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HOW WE ENGAGE

The specialists to deploy it. The teams to solve it.

Two ways to work with us, one operating system behind both. Take Deployed Specialists when you need AI-native people fast, or an Embedded Team when you need a pod to go solve the problem. Every engagement runs on Elios OS and leaves the capability with your team.

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PARTNER NETWORKS

We partner with the leading AI labs.

Elios is part of the OpenAI Partner Network and Anthropic's Claude Partner Network.

That context complements our hands-on experience deploying AI inside enterprise workflows, systems, and teams.

HOW WE ENGAGE

Two offerings. One operating system.

The specialists to deploy it and the teams to solve it. Take Deployed Specialists when you need AI-native people fast, or an Embedded Team when you need a pod to go solve the problem. Both run on Elios OS and leave the capability with your team.

01

Deployed Specialists

Deploy it. We start with your requirements, not a keyword search. We source AI-native specialists through Elios Insights and vet against your actual role. Individual experts deployed in 48 hours, from a head of AI to forward deployed engineers to QA. Not a stack of resumes. A person matched to the problem.

AI-native on every placement

A hard screen on all roles. Everyone we deploy uses AI in production to do more with less.

Deployed in 48 hours

Our network and platform find the right person in as little as 48 hours, then we vet against your actual role.

One specialist or several

Take a single head of AI, or four engineers and a delivery lead. Scale as priorities shift.

Convertible to full-time¹

Try the fit in the work, then bring anyone we deploy onto your team permanently.

Why teams choose Elios

The speed of specialists on demand, the rigor of a solving team, and the hands-on focus of operators who own the problem.

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Deployed Specialists

02

Embedded Teams

Solve it. An elevated way of working: pre-formed AI pods powered by Elios OS and led by senior delivery operators. You get the Elios Insights platform, the accelerators, and the specialists together, so you reach tangible results and cost savings faster. We embed, solve alongside your team, and transfer the capability. Enter at any phase.

What the pod takes on

  • AI strategy and roadmapping
  • Process mapping, engineering, and redesign
  • Custom AI products
  • AI fluency and team upskilling
  • Knowledge and capability transfer

Accelerators by business function

  • Finance ops
  • Revenue ops
  • Customer ops
  • Supply chain
  • People ops
  • Engineering ops
  • Compliance and risk

Convertible and flexible

Scale the pod up or down as priorities shift, and convert anyone to full-time at your option¹.

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Embedded Teams

POD CONFIGURATIONS

Three configurations, two directions.

Start with one workflow, expand across departments, or run one operating standard across a portfolio. The direction changes, but the model stays the same: embedded pods, Elios OS, and senior oversight.

STARTER

Pilot

One company. One workflow. Prove it works before expanding the mandate.

Timeline
First result in weeks
Pod shape
Compact pod for one focused workflow
Best fit
A visible pain point with clear owners

Example mandates

  • Contract review and clause extraction
  • CRM enrichment and lead scoring
  • Invoice and AP automation
  • Support triage and routing

Representative roles

  • Forward deployed specialist
  • Forward deployed engineer
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SCALE

Scale

Parallel workstreams in one company. One operating standard across many workflows.

Timeline
A quarter plus, ongoing
Pod shape
Scaled pod for multiple connected workstreams
Best fit
A department or function ready to move at once

Example mandates

  • Multi-department workflow rollout
  • Revenue ops forecasting and pricing
  • Churn prediction and retention
  • Month-end close acceleration
  • Data pipeline and reporting automation

Representative roles

  • Forward deployed specialist
  • Forward deployed engineers
  • Data engineer as needed

PORTFOLIO

Portfolio Program

Many companies or departments. One standard, with a pod in each priority area.

Timeline
Hold-period program
Pod shape
Multiple pods coordinated through one standard
Best fit
Portfolio value creation or enterprise-wide rollout

Example mandates

  • Portfolio-wide value creation
  • Multi-portco workflow rollout
  • Shared accelerator library
  • Cross-company reporting

Representative roles

  • One pod per company or department
  • Shared general operator
  • Portfolio oversight

Principal-level experts oversee each pod so quality stays high and work moves fast.

ELIOS OS

More with less, by design.

Our proprietary method and accelerators do what takes other firms dozens of people, wrapped in a process that hands the capability back to you.

Diagnose

Map the capability gap, workflows, data, and success criteria. We start with the business outcome, not the tool.

Embed & Solve

We embed in your environment and solve alongside your team. Pre-built accelerators let a small pod ship what takes other firms dozens, on your stack, fast.

Transfer

We prove the outcome, document the operating model, and leave the capability with your team. No dependency.

Tell us what you need

Give us one problem. Let us prove it.

Tell us what you are trying to do. We will match the right offering, the right people, and the right way to deliver it.

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1“Convertible to full-time” describes an option that may be available on certain engagements. Any conversion is subject to a separate written agreement, eligibility, and applicable terms; Elios does not guarantee conversion.

2 Source: RAND Corporation, 2024, The Root Causes of Failure for Artificial Intelligence Projects and How They Can Succeed.

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