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Beeline and Upwork Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Enhanced Hiring Efficiency and Centralized Workforce Management
Partnership provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution for companies looking to source, hire and collaborate with highly skilled independent professionals
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[{"type":"text","content":"Partnership provides a comprehensive end-to-end solution for companies looking to source, hire and collaborate with highly skilled independent professionals\nJACKSONVILLE, Fla. and SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beeline, the leading technology solution provider for managing the extended workforce, and Upwork Inc. (Nasdaq: UPWK), the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent across the globe, today announced a strategic partnership designed to enhance hiring efficiency and centralize enterprises’ contingent workforce programs. The partnership combines Beeline’s advanced workforce management solutions with the highly skilled professionals found on Upwork to deliver a centralized and streamlined end-to-end solution for companies looking to quickly and effectively connect with expert independent talent. The partnership enables efficient talent sourcing by surfacing professionals on Upwork within the Beeline vendor management system (VMS), providing companies with the modern technology-fueled experience of Upwork’s platform as well as access to expert talent across more than 10,000 skills and over 125 categories of work. Companies can centralize their workforce management in Beeline, consolidating sourcing, hiring, onboarding, and payment processes; enhancing compliance; and driving operational efficiency with automated workflows and complete visibility into overall spend. “Companies worldwide face a critical shortage of skilled workers,” said Doug Leeby, CEO of Beeline. “So, we are constantly expanding our clients’ access to exceptional external talent. By partnering with Upwork, we will give our more than 400 global clients direct access to the world’s largest and highest-quality network of independent professionals. Using the familiar processes and workflows within our VMS platforms, Beeline Professional and Beeline Enterprise, our clients’ hiring managers will be able to source workers from Upwork’s extensive global talent pool.” “Partnering with Beeline marks a significant step forward in connecting companies with the world’s best and most business-critical independent professionals,” said Zoë Diamadi, general manager of enterprise at Upwork. “Our collaboration allows Upwork Enterprise customers to centralize and streamline their workforce management into a single system. They ca...