HIREBREW PILOT BRIEF
Founders

WORKFLOW TO EVALUATE
The next hire can set a better pattern.
Pick one important role and follow it through the first month. Use the journey to decide what you must own and what a manager can lead.

HANDOFFS
Clarify | Founder + team lead
Describe the outcome, not just the title
Agree why the role exists and the evidence an interview should uncover. Use the requisition as a shared decision brief, not simply a request to recruit.

Listen | Hiring team
Let the panel contribute real evidence
Coordinate interviews and collect structured feedback from the people who will work with the hire. Keep candidate questions and replies part of the conversation.

Welcome | Line manager
Make a start that does not rely on improvisation
Assign practical tasks, introductions and first-month expectations. Give the new employee a named manager and a scheduled opportunity to ask what is still unclear.

Develop | Manager + employee
Create an early feedback rhythm
Explore goals and check-ins before small uncertainties become performance surprises. Record learning needs and next actions that the manager and employee can revisit together.

PILOT SCOPE
Give one manager a complete journey to own.
Choose a role that matters to your next stage. If your team spans African markets, make location expectations and local policy questions part of the brief.

VALIDATION CHECKLIST
[ ] The hiring team understands the role's purpose
[ ] The manager owns the first-month handoff
[ ] The employee knows what to discuss at check-ins

BOUNDARIES
Use the prototype to shape the process. Live personal data, identity, notifications and any AI provider require separate readiness checks.

AI EVALUATION
Use Brew's illustrative drafting concept to see how rough founder notes could become a role brief or onboarding outline. A person still checks assumptions, adjusts the language and owns the decision.
Example prompt: Turn these business priorities into a first-month discussion outline for a new operations lead, without inventing targets.

NEXT STEP
Assign an owner, test with sample data, record gaps and agree acceptance criteria before any live rollout. This is a planning document, not a booking, service commitment or confirmation of production readiness.