A powerhouse team to operate and optimize your HR technology
Not every team needs full-service administration, but every team needs reliable expertise.
With IRD, you can engage in two ways:
- Ongoing support, optimization guidance and live access to experienced practitioners
- Fractional admin services when you need dedicated operational ownership of your system
Whether you're looking for strategic direction or hands-on execution, we meet you where you are, and grow with you.

Focus on the strategy, not the software
Stop spending your time troubleshooting workflows or chasing down system issues.
With ongoing support and fractional admin services, you get:
- Expert support without hiring full-time
- Continuous optimization, not just maintenance
- A partner who understands both recruiting operations and the technology underneath
We help you stay focused on hiring outcomes while we handle the system underneath.

Maximize your system's potential
In our experience, many teams use only part of what their system can already do. We help unlock the rest.
Through ongoing support and advisory, we help you:
- Fine-tune workflows for speed, compliance, and candidate experience
- Clean up your data, enhance reporting, and eliminate manual work
- Identify automation opportunities that actually save time
This isn't one-time optimization. It's continuous improvement.

Never fall behind again
Your HR technology evolves constantly. So should your system.
With ongoing support and fractional admin services, you stay current on:
- Platform changes and new features
- Best practices from real administrators
- Smarter configuration approaches as your hiring needs evolve
We proactively guide updates so your system doesn't drift, and your team doesn't get stuck reacting.

Measure what matters
You can't improve what you can't see.
We help you build visibility into:
- Time-to-fill, recruiter productivity, and system usage
- Clean, defensible reporting for leadership conversations
- ROI models that support budget decisions
Whether through advisory or hands-on admin support, we help turn your ATS into a source of insight, not just infrastructure.

In practice
What ongoing administration can include
The day-to-day work we take on, so your system keeps running smoothly while your team focuses on hiring.
Regular check-ins
Stay informed and aligned through scheduled check-in calls with your IRD consultant.
Vendor support tickets
We submit and follow up on support tickets with your vendor on your behalf.
Reporting requests
We fulfil reporting requests, so you have the data and insight you need for decisions.
IT engagement
We work with your IT team on system functionality and integrations.
Dashboard updates
We update your existing dashboards: adding reports, updating column headers and other usability adjustments.
Troubleshooting
We troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in your system to keep disruption to a minimum.
Account-team support
We support your conversations with your vendor's account team.
Contract review
We review your contract and advise on module utilization and a path for adopting additional modules and third-party software.
Temporary administration
When your system administrator is on leave or you are between hires, our remote administrators keep your system running.
Ongoing administration keeps your system running well. When a deeper assessment and redesign is needed, we will recommend a separate optimization project.
For ICIMS customers
The ICIMS Maturity Assessment is a self-assessment app for ICIMS customers.
Proof and reading
Client stories and resources
Client story
Case Study: Global Medical Device Manufacturer
This global medical device manufacturer, with 20,000 employees across North America, LATAM, and APAC, partners with Integral Recruiting Design for ICIMS system…
Client story
Case Study: Regional Power Services Company
A global power services firm partnered with IRD to lead a complex ICIMS optimization and data migration project post-acquisition. IRD streamlined workflows, activated…
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Integrations & System Ecosystem: Building Your Recruiting Technology Stack
Your ATS sits at the center of a complex ecosystem. Learn how to build integrations that work reliably, scale sustainably, and free your team from manual data entry -…
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Automation & Productivity: Working Smarter, Not Harder
Recruiters spend 30-40% of their time on administrative tasks that could be automated. Learn how to build automation infrastructure that eliminates repetitive work and…
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You’re US-Based. Why Is the EU Sending You a Compliance Bill?
As an ICIMS or ATS administrator, here's a scenario worth taking seriously: your company is US-based, you've never opened an EU office, and a compliance bill just landed…
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