Simplifying external workforce management, for TA, HR and Finance Leaders.

Most organisations now rely heavily on external workers, but no single function owns the full picture.  The result is fragmentation, rising compliance pressue, and uncertainly about where to start.

We help organisations connect the parts of their external workforce ecosystem so they work together instead of in silos.  Clearer governance, better supplier relationships and smarter decisions.

Welcome to RedWizard. Women-led specialists in external workforce governance, change enablement and capability maturity.

 Discover RedWizard
  • Strategy
  • Governance
  • Compliance
  • Operations
  • Supply

Setting the direction for your external workforce.

External workforce strategy defines why your organisation uses external workers, in what situations, and under what terms.

We don’t write strategy, but we help you connect the functions that shape it, and build the governance and capability maturity needed to make strategic decisions with confidence.

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Bringing structure and accountability to your external workforce.

Governance defines how decisions are made, by whom, and on what basis.

We specialise in building governance that connects people, processes, suppliers and technology, turning fragmented operations into coordinated ecosystems.

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Protecting your organisation from external workforce risk.

Compliance defines how your organisation meets its legal, regulatory and contractual obligations when engaging external workers.

We don’t provide legal advice, but we build the compliant structures that reduce risk and strengthen compliance confidence.

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Managing your external workforce from engagement to exit.

Operations define how your organisation attracts, engages, manages and offboards external workers.

We help organisations harmonise and  improve their operational processes, removing barriers to adoption and improving experience for their managers.

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Accessing the external support your business needs.

Supply defines how your organisation sources external workers through channels, markets and supplier relationships.

We don’t supply talent.  We help you build stronger, clearer, more strategic relationships with the suppliers who do.

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Not sure where to start?

Concerto® is our proprietary capability framework and assessment tool. It helps you understand how your organisation currently engages external workers, where capability gaps exist, and where governance, compliance or supplier relationships need strengthening.

Start with the free version (single user, three capabilities), or explore tailored multi‑capability assessments for deeper insight.

Set‑up is guided, quick and easy.

    The RedWizard Mission

    • “We exist to help organisations connect the parts of their external workforce ecosystem - governance, operations, compliance, supply and strategy - so they work together instead of in silos. Connection is where capability grows, risk reduces, and better decisions happen.”

      Jools Barrow-Read
      Founder & Director, RedWizard Consulting

    Inspiring, client stories:

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      External workforce visibility is more achievable than you think

      Three functions sat around the same table for five months, all with concerns about the external workforce, none of them able to agree on where to start. This is the story of what was actually getting in the way — and what it took to get things moving.

      Jools Barrow-Read

      Founder

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      Your extended workforce is only as good as its governance

      For three years, competing suppliers collaborated openly inside a carefully built COE. Then a single procurement decision undid almost all of it. Here's what we built, what broke it, and what it means for your programme.

      Jools Barrow-Read

      Founder

    Go deeper on the topics that matter to you, start here:

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      External workforce visibility is more achievable than you think

      Three functions sat around the same table for five months, all with concerns about the external workforce, none of them able to agree on where to start. This is the story of what was actually getting in the way — and what it took to get things moving.

      Jools Barrow-Read

      Founder

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      The integration principles – connecting the dots across your extended workforce

      Your extended workforce doesn't operate in the silos your org chart creates. But most organisations manage it that way — fragmenting data by contract type, optimising budgets department by department, and handling supplier relationships in category silos. These three principles show you where the connections matter and why governance that spans organisational boundaries delivers better outcomes than perfect governance within silos.

      Jools Barrow-Read

      Founder

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