Tech Hub Setup
Design and launch a high-quality Engineering Hub in Portugal, from operating model to first hire. Built by people who have done it from 5 to 70+ Engineers, more than once.
We design and build your Engineering Hub in Portugal, and hand it over running: the operating model, the processes, the first wave of recruitment, and a Team that can grow without us.
We have launched and scaled Hubs in Lisbon from the ground up, multiple times, from 5 to 70+ Engineers across different industries. We know the market, the Talent, the operating model, and the governance traps. We bring that playbook to your context, not a generic template.
Companies building Engineering capacity in Portugal.
European and American scale-ups expanding into Europe. Corporate groups centralising Engineering capacity in one location. Companies that have made an acquisition and need to integrate and grow the acquired Technical Team. And founders who want a Hub built right the first time, not learned through expensive mistakes.
A functioning Hub, handed over running.
A Hub operating model designed for your business. A recruitment and onboarding process that works at scale. First hires made and integrated. A documented playbook so the Team grows independently. A functioning Engineering Hub within 60 to 90 days.
What the setup covers.
Operating model and structure
How the Hub is organised, how it reports, and how it connects to the rest of the business, designed for your stage and your goals.
Location, legal and setup
The practical groundwork of standing up an entity and a workplace in Portugal, with the local knowledge that avoids the common traps.
Talent strategy and recruitment
Where the Talent is, what it costs, and a recruitment process that runs the first wave of hires, not just advises on it.
Onboarding and ways of working
The processes, tooling and Engineering practices that make new hires productive fast and hold quality as the Team grows.
Governance and integration
How the Hub stays aligned with headquarters, how decisions flow, and how an acquired Team is integrated rather than bolted on.
Handover and independence
A documented playbook and a leadership layer, so the Hub grows on its own once we step back.
What you are left with.
How a Hub setup runs.
A partner-led engagement with a clear endpoint: a functioning Engineering Hub within 60 to 90 days. Scope is fixed up front and sized to the Hub you need. We stay involved through the first hires, then hand over to a Team that can grow on its own.
Building an Engineering Hub in Portugal?
Tell us the size of the Team you need and the timeline you are working to. We will come back with a scoped setup and a date by which it is running.
