Staff augmentation

Grow your team, your way

Scale your team with top-tier UX experts that get fluent in your company tools and culture.

Solo expert

Ideal when you need specific expertise for a project or temporary support.

Dedicated team

A full team of UX experts, tailored to your tech stack, culture and goals.

UX staff augmentation, made easy

Flexible, expert-driven UX staffing — built around your needs

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    Top-tier talent

    We work with some of the best UX professionals in the field — already vetted and ready to join.

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    Fast, flexible hiring

    Get the right profiles in 48h. Scale up or down depending on your goals, with zero recruitment hassle.

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    Global ready experts

    English-fluent, remote-friendly, and comfortable collaborating with international teams.

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    Competitive and cost-efficient

    Portugal’s cost of living means you get top-tier UX professionals at more accessible rates — without the overhead of full-time salaries and equipment.

Outstaffing

Get a UX expert in 4 steps

Connect quickly with the best profiles for your needs. We manage onboarding and support to ensure everything runs smoothly.

  • 1
    Define your needs
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    Get curated profiles
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    Pick your match
  • Start onboarding

Yes, we can go to the office for onboarding

We live and breathe UX

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We’re specialists

We are not generalists, we know the craft. We've shaped enough digital experiences to know the difference between good and great.

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We know who's right for the job

We come from the same world as the people we hire. That's why we spot profiles who deliver great impact from day one.

"Worten & Hyphen together has been essential in expanding and strengthening our UX Team, ensuring we maintain a high level of quality and innovation in user experience. Hyphen not only provides us with highly specialized talent but also fosters a collaborative community where knowledge sharing and teamwork thrive. Whenever we need specialized professionals, we fully trust Hyphen to meet our demands with excellence."

Lívia Noronha
UX Lead Plataforma Digital

“Cofidis Portugal's collaboration with Hyphen plays a pivotal role in scaling, maintaining, and ensuring the scalability of our design team and expertise, allowing us to prioritize user experience, and ensure that our solutions are not only technologically advanced but also intuitively designed to meet our customers' and partners’ needs. Hyphen is a company that provides not only specialized resources, but a tribe with a lot of community building and knowledge sharing, which aligns with our commitment to deliver exceptional value and service by empowered and happy people.”

Isabel Machado
Former Head of design at Cofidis

“Cofidis Portugal's collaboration with Hyphen plays a pivotal role in scaling, maintaining, and ensuring the scalability of our design team and expertise, allowing us to prioritize user experience, and ensure that our solutions are not only technologically advanced but also intuitively designed to meet our customers' and partners’ needs. Hyphen is a company that provides not only specialized resources, but a tribe with a lot of community building and knowledge sharing, which aligns with our commitment to deliver exceptional value and service by empowered and happy people.”

Isabel Machado
Former Head of Design at Cofidis

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Frequently asked questions

Can your experts come to my office for onboarding?

Yes! We take care of everything. Our HR team will arrange travel and accomodation, based on your requirements and deadlines. To find more about our onboarding process, send a message.

Do you work remotely or hybrid?

We adapt to your location. In Portugal, we offer both hybrid and remote solutions to our clients. Beyond Portugal, we mix remote work with opportunities for office visits. Not sure what’s right for you? Feel free to reach out.

We adapt to your location. In Portugal, we offer both hybrid and remote solutions to our clients. Beyond Portugal, we mix remote work with opportunities for office visits. Not sure what’s right for you? Feel free to reach out.

How long will it take to hire an expert?

From 1 to 30 days. We keep close contact with our team, so are usually quick.

Is Hyphen a recruitment agency?

No, it’s even better! We have our own in-house experts, which means: No time wasted on interviews - We pick top professionals from our very own talent pool. No need for long-term commitments - Our experts work on your project for a limited time, from X months to X years.

I’m not in Portugal. Can I hire you?

Absolutely! We work from Portugal to the world. If you want your consultant in-person for meetings, we can arrange a set number of office visits per year. Just let us know, we will make it happen.