Lifestyle Solutions
$375K
Annual labor cost savings, reallocated to digital marketing
5 FTEs
Fully integrated offshore customer success operation
DESIGNED AND MANAGED OPERATING CAPACITY
Scale your operating capacity. Not the overhead.
InstinctX designs, builds and manages offshore operating teams that run inside your business. You get structured capacity, clear accountability and outcomes you can measure.
Lean teams. Intelligent operations. Measurable outcomes
01Diagnose
02Architect
03Deploy
04Govern
The operating model
From workflow to fully managed operations
We do not start by asking how many people you need. We start by understanding how the work gets done, then build and manage the capacity around it.
01
01 · DiagnoseUnderstand the work before defining the team.
We map the workflow, volumes, handoffs, bottlenecks and dependencies to understand what is actually slowing your operation down.
02
02 · ArchitectDesign the right operating team.
We define the roles, responsibilities, team structure, tools and performance measures needed to run the workflow effectively.
03
03 · DeployBuild and launch the team.
We recruit and assess the right people, prepare them through our US Business Ready programme, then complete preboarding, onboarding and hypercare to stabilise the operation.
04
04 · GovernKeep performance visible and accountable.
Named owners, service levels, reporting, quality controls and escalation paths keep the operation aligned as your business evolves.
What makes the model work
Explore Our Case Studies →01 · ARC Document Solutions
$2.25M
Annual labor cost savings through the InstinctX-managed operation
02 · SSP Investments
92%
Retention rate across all placements
03 · Lifestyle Solutions
$375K
Annual labor cost savings, reallocated to digital marketing
04 · Accountability
Integration, execution and oversight
One operating partner from workflow design through ongoing delivery.
Results relate to the individual client engagements described in the case studies. Outcomes vary by workflow, scope and engagement and are not guaranteed.
The teams behind the work
Specialists built around the way your business operates.
24+roles across our operating catalogue
We build specialist operating teams around the workflows your business runs on, leading with proven depth and expanding only where we can deliver properly.
Finance and accounting. Professional and client services administration. Technical support, quality assurance and customer success. Plus selected capabilities across graphic design, UI/UX, digital marketing and SEO.
Built around the work. Backed by real placement and delivery experience.
Explore the Role Catalogue →
Finance & Accounting
Keep the financial engine moving with specialists across accounts payable and receivable, bookkeeping, reconciliation, payroll support and management reporting.
Client & Professional Services
Support the work behind client delivery from administration and scheduling to documentation, billing support and client reporting.
Customer Success & Technical Support
Extend your customer-facing capacity with technical support, quality assurance, implementation and customer success specialists.
Marketing, Design & Growth
Build the creative and operational capacity behind your growth engine, including graphic design, product interface support, search and content operations.
Specialist & Emerging Capabilities
Additional operating roles and developing capabilities built around specific workflow requirements.
Client outcomes
Lean Teams. Intelligent Operations. Measurable Outcomes.
See how InstinctX helps companies build and scale offshore operating capacity across customer success, finance, marketing, operations, and portfolio-wide initiatives.
ARC Document Solutions
$2.25M
Annual labor cost savings through the InstinctX-managed operation
18 FTEs
Deployed across finance, marketing, operations, and graphics
SSP Investments
$1.8M+
Annual cost savings across the portfolio
24 FTEs
Deployed across 6 portfolio companies spanning technology, hospitality, real estate, and services
Client-specific results, not forecasts for a new engagement. Read each case study for the operating context.
Start where you are
Three ways in, no wrong door
I need numbers
Open the calculator and get an indicative monthly range with the assumptions visible before you speak to anyone.
I need to fix a workflow
Start a workflow analysis. We look at the process, the bottlenecks and the tasks that should not be done by hand at all.
I need to check you out
Read the delivery and governance page. Service levels, escalation, access control, continuity and the boundaries we will not cross.
A closer look, on your terms
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What would operating capacity look like inside your business?
Take the InstinctX brochure into your next planning conversation. Explore the model, the roles and the ways to build a team around your work.
Compare us properly
Five questions worth asking every provider
There are capable providers in this category, and several do good work. We won't claim to have invented workflow design. We will show you how we work and answer the same five questions we'd expect any operating partner to answer.
01.
Will you map my workflow before quoting?
If pricing arrives before understanding, you are buying seats, not capacity.
02.
What does the team look like after redesign?
Ask for the target state, not a mirror of the structure that is already struggling.
03.
Who governs this by name and role?
Governance without named owners is a diagram, not accountability.
04.
Can you show baseline and post-deployment measures?
On a comparable account, with permission, and with the method attached.
05.
Where is your boundary on regulated work?
A provider that never declines anything has not thought about your risk.
Our answer is published.
Indicative economics before you speak to us. A visible delivery model. Accountability defined before deployment. Evaluate the model before you commit.
Governed from day one
Delivery you can audit, not just trust
Targets are set per workflow during the architect stage and attached to your agreement as a service level schedule. Throughput, cycle time, accuracy, rework, backlog, escalation, reporting, access and change control each have a named measure and owner.
Escalation Matrix
Severity levels, response requirements and named owners at every level, with a defined route through to leadership.
Access & Offboarding
Role-based access against an approved register, reviewed on a set cadence and removed through a documented offboarding process.
Change Control
Written change requests make the impact on cost, service levels and capacity clear. Nothing expands quietly or gets billed without approval.
Reporting cadence.
A daily standup with your process owner, a weekly performance pack and a monthly review against baseline with a forward capacity plan.
Security review ready.
Questionnaire responses, incident procedures and continuity documentation available during due diligence. If a scope exceeds our controls, we say so before contracting.
Take the next step
Ready to see what your team should look like?
Start with a number or start with the workflow. Either way, you get a team designed around how your business actually runs.
Client outcomes
Lean Teams. Intelligent Operations. Measurable Outcomes.
See how InstinctX helps companies build and scale offshore operating capacity across customer success, finance, marketing, operations, and portfolio-wide initiatives.
Lifestyle Solutions
E-commerce & Consumer Lifestyle | Mid-Market | PE-Backed | $50M Annual Revenue
The Challenge
Following its acquisition by Prospect Hill Growth Partners, a PE firm, Lifestyle Solutions needed to scale its e-commerce operations quickly while maintaining service quality and controlling operating costs.
Customer service had become a critical constraint. The team needed to maintain strong performance across major retail platforms, including Amazon and Costco.com, while reducing costs to create room for continued digital marketing investment.
The InstinctX Approach
InstinctX identified customer success as a high-impact function for offshore deployment.
A five-person customer success team was established in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and integrated with Lifestyle Solutions' existing operations. Role-specific training was developed in collaboration with the client's customer service management team, with clear KPIs established around customer satisfaction and first-contact resolution.
The operation was integrated across the existing CRM, ticketing, and order-management systems to support seamless handoffs between onshore and offshore teams. A performance-based incentive structure was also introduced to support continuous improvement.
In 2025, the team was further equipped to work with AI tools for repetitive customer inquiries, allowing the offshore operation to focus more heavily on escalations and complex resolutions while continuing to evolve its capabilities.
Results
$375K
Annual labor cost savings, reallocated to digital marketing
4.5–4.9★
Amazon and Costco.com ratings maintained for 3+ years
↑ CSAT & FCR
Customer satisfaction and first-contact resolution improved
5 FTEs
Fully integrated offshore customer success operation
AI-Ready
Team upskilled to support AI-powered workflows in 2025 and continues to evolve its capabilities.
Client Perspective
“We were struggling to scale our marketing and operational execution efficiently without blowing up our overhead. InstinctX came in, assessed our processes, and built an offshore operating model that fit our unique needs. The quality and speed of work exceeded expectations, and we were able to expand our output without hiring more U.S. staff. They don't just provide people; they provide structure, accountability, and results.”
ARC Document Solutions
Professional Services & Document Management | Public-to-Private | PE-Backed | 2,000+ Employees Globally
The Challenge
Following a take-private transaction, ARC Document Solutions faced significant pressure to expand EBITDA while managing $185M in debt and rising interest rates.
The company was undertaking a major operational restructuring, including reductions in domestic roles, while continuing to maintain service quality and create capacity for revenue growth.
The InstinctX Approach
InstinctX began with an operational diagnostic across marketing, operations, finance, and graphics, a specialized pre-press function critical to ARC's business.
The assessment identified functions where offshore capacity could deliver immediate operational and economic value. ARC's managers and executives were then briefed on the deployment approach, while InstinctX worked with the company's IT, HR, and finance teams to prepare the underlying systems and processes for scaling.
The deployment began with three pilot hires: two in marketing and one in operations. Following strong performance, the model expanded across the organization.
For the specialized graphics function, InstinctX also established a talent pipeline through leading universities in Sri Lanka, creating access to qualified pre-press operators for a niche capability.
Results
18 FTEs
Deployed across finance, marketing, operations, and graphics
$2.25M
Annual labor cost savings through the InstinctX-managed operation
EBITDA ✓
EBITDA expansion targets achieved within 12 months
-2.7%
Interest rate reduction from lenders after targets were achieved
+$20M
Revenue increase supported by offshore operational leverage
Client Perspective
“Partnering with InstinctX has been a game-changer for our demand generation and marketing efforts. As a company new to outsourced staffing, we were initially cautious, but InstinctX exceeded our expectations by providing highly skilled and capable professionals who integrated seamlessly into our team. Their ability to source top-tier talent has not only strengthened our marketing programs but also made the entire process effortless.”
SSP Investments
Private Equity | Portfolio-Wide Deployment | 31 Active Companies
The Challenge
SSP Investments identified a recurring challenge across its portfolio: individual companies were experimenting with offshore operations independently, producing inconsistent results and little knowledge transfer between companies.
Some portfolio companies had experienced significant churn and quality issues, while others had avoided offshore operations altogether because of perceived execution risk.
SSP needed a more consistent approach, one that could be deployed across different companies and industries without rebuilding the model from scratch each time.
The InstinctX Approach
Rather than building an offshore operation for a single portfolio company, InstinctX partnered with SSP to establish a portfolio-wide operating framework.
The model was first piloted at one portfolio company and proven over 90 days before expanding across additional holdings.
The InstinctX-OS framework combined repeatable infrastructure with client-specific customization. Workflows were documented, role-specific training was established, and quarterly dashboards were introduced to give SSP leadership portfolio-wide visibility without adding a significant management burden.
The result was firm-level offshore infrastructure that could be reused across future portfolio companies, with standardized playbooks, centralized reporting, and an operating framework designed to support continued deployment.
Results
24 FTEs
Deployed across 6 portfolio companies spanning technology, hospitality, real estate, and services
$1.8M+
Annual cost savings across the portfolio
92%
Retention rate across all placements
3–5%
EBITDA margin improvement across holdings
Firm-Level Infrastructure
Repeatable offshore playbook established as part of SSP's value-creation toolkit
Client Perspective
“As a private equity investor, I look for partners who can deliver operational leverage in portfolio companies. InstinctX is exactly that. They quickly identified high-impact areas, implemented offshore teams, and executed without burdening domestic leadership. The measurable improvements to EBITDA, process efficiency, and talent scalability were evident within months, and the repeatable framework they provide is a competitive advantage for any portfolio company.”
These case studies describe specific client engagements. Financial and operational outcomes depend on the client's circumstances, the agreed scope and other business factors. They are not guarantees of future results.
Bring the model into your next conversation
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See what sits behind the outcomes.
Download the InstinctX brochure for an overview of the operating model, available capabilities and team options.
Role Catalogue
The roles we can staff, stated honestly.
Our catalogue is organised by readiness. Ready roles have proven placement history and local depth. Emerging roles have established capability with a developing deployment track record. Developing capabilities are built through structured training from strong adjacent talent, with a longer ramp and closer supervision.
US Business ReadyEvery talent we place completes our US Business Ready preparation.
The method
Diagnose. Architect. Deploy. Govern.
Four stages, run in order, every time.
The order matters more than the speed. We never build a team before we understand the work, because designing a team around a misread workflow creates more problems to correct later.
01
01 · Diagnose
Understand the work before defining the team.
We map how the workflow actually moves. Volumes, handoffs, rework loops, exception rates, tooling, decision points and the tasks quietly consuming senior time. We capture a baseline we can be measured against later.
You receive: Baseline summary02
02 · Architect
Design the capacity the workflow needs.
We define the target state: role mix, seniority balance, scope boundaries, team structure, tooling changes and the measures that will prove the design works. This is also where we separate what should be automated from work that genuinely needs a person.
You receive: Target state design03
03 · Deploy
Build the team and stabilise the operation.
We source and assess the required talent, prepare them through US Business Ready, then complete preboarding and structured onboarding before supporting the transition through hypercare.
You receive: Deployment plan and dependencies04
04 · Govern
Keep performance visible and accountable.
Named owners, service levels, reporting, quality controls, capacity planning, escalation and change control keep the operation aligned as requirements evolve.
You receive: Governance pack with owners and measures
Why we map the workflow before we quote
A headcount number without workflow context is only a starting assumption.
Understanding the work first lets us determine what capacity is actually needed, what should be automated, what roles belong in the team and how performance will be measured.
We map the workflow before we quote. Always in that order.
Get a Free Workflow Analysis →What happens at each stage
| Stage | What we do | What you receive |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnose | Map workflow and establish baseline | Baseline summary |
| Architect | Design target operating state | Target state design |
| Deploy | Build, onboard and stabilise the team | Deployment plan |
| Govern | Manage performance and change | Governance pack |
Deployment outline
A 90-day shape, not a promise
Every deployment is different. Role complexity, approval speed, access provisioning and role readiness all affect the timeline.
The following is the planning shape we typically work against:
Diagnose
Workflow mapping, stakeholder interviews, baseline and scope confirmation.
Architect
Target state, role specifications, service-level design and sourcing launch.
Deploy
Assessment, selection, preboarding, access approvals and onboarding.
Stabilise & Govern
Hypercare, quality sampling, measure calibration and transition to steady-state governance.
Ready, Emerging and Developing roles may follow different ramp profiles. We state those expectations upfront rather than compressing them into an artificial timeline.
Where we say no
The right operating partner knows its boundaries.
If a scope falls outside our current controls, capability or role readiness, we say so before contracting. That protects your operation, your customers and the team responsible for delivering it.
Proof standard
How we talk about results
Evidence before claims.
We reference outcomes only where there is a baseline, an agreed measure, a defined period and permission to reference the work.
Baseline first
We establish the starting position before measuring improvement.
Method attached
Published results include the measure, period and scope behind the number.
Permission required
Client references and named examples are used only with permission.
The model in practice
From a three-person pilot to a multi-function operation.
The deployment began with three pilot hires: two in marketing and one in operations. Following strong performance, the model expanded across the organization.
Read the ARC Document Solutions case study →Ready to look at your workflow?
Get a Free Workflow Analysis →
Delivery & Governance
Governance defined before delivery.
At InstinctX, governance is a written structure with named owners, measurable service levels and documented controls. Targets are defined for each workflow during the Architect stage and agreed before the operation goes live.
This gives both sides a clear view of what will be measured, who is accountable and how performance will be managed from day one.
Service level categories
Throughput, cycle time, accuracy, rework, backlog age, escalation response, reporting, access provisioning, continuity and change control. Each carries a workflow-specific target rather than a generic promise.
Escalation by severity
Issues are classified by severity, with a defined response requirement, named owner and clear path to leadership. Severity definitions are agreed at kickoff so expectations are clear when an incident occurs.
Access & offboarding
Access is granted on a least-privilege basis against an approved register, reviewed on a defined cadence and revoked through a documented offboarding process, with confirmation provided to you.
Reporting cadence
Day-to-day direction sits with you. Your team joins your standups and works to your priorities. We govern the employment and delivery layer: tracking attendance, working hours and coverage, and holding weekly one-to-ones with each team member to stay close to workload and wellbeing.
Monthly reporting covers attendance, hours, coverage and retention risks. Quarterly business reviews cover performance, capacity and scope across the engagement. Annually, we review the engagement against agreed service levels, including our own.
Quality assurance
Agreed sampling rates, calibration sessions and root-cause analysis help identify defects, with corrective actions tracked through to closure.
Change control
Scope changes follow a written request and impact assessment covering cost, service levels and capacity. Nothing expands quietly, and changes are not absorbed without a record.
Continuity & Security Posture
| Area | What we operate | What you receive |
|---|---|---|
| Business Continuity | Documented procedures covering power, connectivity, facility access and remote fallback | Continuity summary during due diligence and after material changes |
| Incident Response | Defined incident classification, containment steps, notification paths and post-incident review | Notification within the agreed window and a written post-incident report |
| Data Handling | Least-privilege access, controlled devices, restricted export paths and confidentiality commitments | Data handling schedule aligned with your policies and applicable requirements |
| Security Review | Prepared responses to standard security questionnaires maintained as a review pack | Completed questionnaire responses without a multi-week delay |
| Personnel Screening | Structured assessment, verification and reference checks appropriate to the role | Confirmation of completed checks for assigned personnel |
| Continuity of People | Documented processes, cross-training and succession cover for key roles | Replacement and knowledge-transfer commitments documented in the agreement |
Operating footprint
California leadership. Colombo delivery.
Strategy, client governance and commercial ownership are based in San Francisco, California. Delivery teams operate from Colombo, Sri Lanka, with agreed overlap hours built into the engagement.
We lead with the operating model, not the location. The geography supports delivery; the way the operation is designed and managed determines how well it performs.
Operating structure
Named owners
An engagement owner, delivery lead and team lead, each with a defined remit and clear route to escalation.
Agreed overlap
Coverage windows aligned with your business hours and reviewed as volume patterns change.
Documented boundaries
Work we do not accept is defined before contracting, including scopes beyond our current controls or capabilities.
Auditable records
Registers, checklists, reports and change logs maintained so performance and decisions can be evidenced.
Portfolio-wide visibility
SSP Investments
The result was firm-level offshore infrastructure that could be reused across future portfolio companies, with standardized playbooks, centralized reporting, and an operating framework designed to support continued deployment.
Read the portfolio-wide case study →
Tools
Numbers first, then the workflow
Start with the economics or start with the work.
Use the calculator to understand indicative team costs, then use the workflow analysis to determine where additional operating capacity could make the biggest difference.
Plan your operating capacity
Start with a pod. Or build around your workflow.
Choose one starting point, see the roles behind it and shape the team you need. Your monthly estimate updates as you go, with assumptions and any items requiring a quote shown separately.
Published 2026 pricing in US dollars. This is a planning estimate, not a proposal or a commitment to supply a particular team.
2. Choose the work you need covered
Published pods have a fixed monthly base fee. Additional team templates use the published per-person rates.
Proposed configurations show the roles we recommend for planning. Final pod composition, headcount, scope and service levels are confirmed after workflow scoping.
3. Add roles to your pod
These roles are additional to the selected pod. Keep quantities at zero unless you need more capacity.
No matching roles. Try another search or function.
Entry: $3,000. Professional: $3,500. Senior / Specialized: $4,000 per person per month. Executive roles require a quote. Readiness and experience level are separate: a higher tier does not remove the ramp time for an Emerging or Developing role.
4. Configure your working setup
Choose optional coverage and equipment for your plan. Any assumptions about pod staffing are identified in the estimate.
Dedicated workspace is available for teams of four or more. Pricing is monthly, per person.
Monthly, per person.
How are team discounts calculated?
For individually priced roles, seats 1–9 use the standard rate. Seats 10–19 receive 10% off and seats 20–29 receive 15% off. Discounts apply only to the seats in each band, not retrospectively to the whole team. Roles are counted in displayed catalogue order. Published fixed-price pods are priced separately, and their members do not count towards individual-seat discount bands. Teams requiring 30 or more individually priced seats need a tailored quote.
What is the difference between a published pod and a team template?
A published pod starts with a fixed monthly fee from the pricing framework. Its displayed role mix is a proposed configuration subject to scoping. A team template is a recommended combination of available roles, priced from the published per-person tiers. Neither represents a separate contractual service commitment until agreed in your Onboarding Form.
What happens if I change my starting point?
Your added roles stay in the builder. Switching to Build your own team removes the pod from the active estimate. Switching back restores the selected pod. Only the active starting point contributes to the total.
What the range includes
- Talent sourcing and recruitment; technical and behavioural vetting
- InstinctX Business Readiness Program; HR and payroll
- Standard IT and equipment; employee support and local infrastructure
- Dedicated Account Manager and ongoing InstinctX support
- Onboarding and build for the published pods, with no separate pod setup charge
What the range excludes
- Client-side software licences and tooling you own
- One-off implementation or migration projects outside the agreed scope
- Applicable taxes, travel and on-site attendance if requested
- Scope added later without an agreed change request
- Custom requirements until individually quoted
Advance payment is the default under the Master Services Agreement: the first full month and any separately agreed initial charges are due before mobilization. The published pods include onboarding and build without a separate setup fee. Payment in arrears requires written approval and a payment security deposit under the agreement. This calculator does not calculate taxes, deposits or prorated first months.
Workflow Analysis
The free workflow analysis
AI-assisted. Senior-reviewed.
See where your operation is losing capacity.
A senior analyst reviews how work moves through your business and produces a written analysis covering the current state, volume and capacity, bottlenecks, automation opportunities, role design, target-state team, performance measures, risks, sequencing and indicative economics.
What you receive
A ten-section analysis covering:
- Current-state workflow map
- Volume & capacity view
- Bottleneck analysis
- Automation candidates
- Role redesign
- Target-state team
- Performance measures
- Risk notes
- Sequencing plan
- Indicative economic view
Who is it for?
Senior analysis time is limited, so the workflow analysis is qualified before it is booked.
Qualification considers:
- Operation size
- Workflow complexity
- Decision authority in the room
- Whether a real operational change is being considered this quarter
Request a Free Workflow Analysis
Readiness Checklist
Workflow Readiness Checklist
Know what needs to be clear before you bring a provider into the conversation.
If most answers are clear, you are ready for a full workflow analysis. If they are not, this checklist shows you what to clarify first.
1 · Volume is measured
You can state how many items move through the process each week and how that varies across the month.
2 · Handoffs are named
You know who touches the work at each stage and where it waits between stages.
3 · Rework is visible
You have a sense of how often work comes back and what usually causes it.
4 · Tooling is listed
You can list the systems involved and identify which ones hold the source of truth.
5 · A decision maker is available
Someone with authority over the process can join the conversation and approve change.
6 · A timeline exists
There is a real window this quarter when change can happen, rather than a vague intention.
How many can you check? 0 / 6
If most are clear, you're in a good position to request a Free Workflow Analysis.
Get a Free Workflow Analysis →
Insights
Practical thinking on building and managing operating capacity.
Explore practical perspectives on workflow design, role design, operating economics and the governance that keeps teams performing.
Explore the operating model
Start with the work.
Explore our approach and the client engagements behind it.
Diagnose. Architect. Deploy. Govern.
Why we understand the workflow before defining the team.
Explore our method →Operating capacity in practice.
Client case studies across customer success, multi-function operations and private equity portfolios.
Read the case studies →Accountability built into delivery.
How ownership, measures, escalation and change control support an operating team.
Explore governance →
Videos & Conversations
Perspectives from the people behind the work.
Published videos and conversations will appear here when available.
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Explore InstinctX’s operating model, capabilities and team options in the brochure.
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Company news and announcements.
What's happening at InstinctX.
Updates on our capabilities, partnerships, milestones and other company developments.
Company updates
Approved announcements will be published here when available.
Press and Media
Where InstinctX is being featured.
Verified articles, interviews and external coverage will appear here when available.
Press & Media Enquiries
Speak with our team.
For interviews, commentary on operating models, company information or brand assets, contact our communications team.
marketing@instinctx.io →Company Facts
InstinctX LLC operates leadership and client governance from San Francisco, California, with delivery teams in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving funded startups, established small and medium businesses and mid-market companies across the United States.
Talent Center
Build a career on real work.
You will not be placed on a task list and forgotten. You join a structured operating team supporting live business operations for companies in the United States with a named lead, real preparation and a clear path forward.
A structured environment to do your best work.
Clear expectations, strong support and room to grow, within a managed team working with real US businesses.
Structured onboarding
Documented ramp plans, a named team lead and clear expectations from your first week.
Real progression
Associate-to-senior-to-team-lead paths tied to measured performance, not tenure alone.
Coaching culture
Quality sampling, calibration sessions and specific feedback help you understand where you can improve and how to improve it.
International exposure
Work directly with US clients on operations that matter to their business.
Built to prepare you for the work
Prepared to perform. Supported to grow.
Skills get you hired. Preparation makes you effective in week one. From US Business Ready through role-specific onboarding and early-stage support, you get the context and guidance needed to contribute effectively to real US business operations.
01
Prepared for the work
US Business Ready helps you understand how US businesses operate, communicate and work with their teams.
02
Ready for your role
Role-specific tools, systems, process documentation and performance measures help you understand what good looks like.
03
Supported as you grow
Coaching, quality reviews and feedback help you strengthen your capabilities and progress based on demonstrated performance.
Career areas
Find your next direction at InstinctX.
Explore the functions our teams support. These are career areas, not a list of confirmed current vacancies. Register your interest to ask about suitable opportunities.
Customer & Technical Operations
Customer activation, technical onboarding, support and quality assurance.
Register interest →Business Operations
Finance, accounting, client services administration, data and reporting.
Register interest →Growth & Creative Operations
Design, brand production, digital marketing and search.
Register interest →Specialist Capabilities
Workflow-specific opportunities with readiness and training requirements discussed during recruitment.
Register interest →
Introduce yourself
Register your interest.
Tell us about your experience and the kind of work you want to do.
About InstinctX
We exist because staffing alone never fixed a broken workflow.
Too many offshore engagements start with a seat to fill rather than the work that needs to be done. The result is additional headcount without the operating structure needed to make that capacity perform.
InstinctX was built to approach the problem differently. We design operating capacity around the work, build the team around that design and stay accountable for how it performs.
See Our Method →How we think
Four principles guide how we build and run teams.
Design before hiring
The workflow decides the team. Never the other way around.
Say the hard thing early
Boundaries, ramp times and capability gaps are stated before contracting.
Measure or stay quiet
If there is no baseline and no method, we do not publish the number.
Govern relentlessly
Named owners, written service levels and change control keep delivery accountable.
Who we are
US leadership. Colombo delivery. One operating model.
InstinctX LLC is a US-founded operating partner serving companies across the United States. Our leadership and client governance are based in San Francisco, with delivery teams in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The geography supports how we deliver. The operating model determines how we perform: clear ownership, structured teams, defined measures and continuous oversight.
Who we serve
Built for companies where capacity has become a constraint.
Funded Startups
Scaling operations faster than local hiring can support.
Established Businesses
Building structured capacity around finance, administration and customer operations.
Mid-Market Companies
Extending established functions with governed operating capacity.
PE-Backed Companies
Adding measurable operating capacity where execution, visibility and cost discipline matter.
The people behind InstinctX
Built by operators who believe capacity should come with accountability.
Sereena Pathiratne
Founder & CEO, InstinctX
Sereena Pathiratne founded InstinctX to help growing businesses scale without choosing between quality and control. She believes effective operations start by understanding the work, designing the right structure and putting the right people in the right seats. Her approach shapes InstinctX’s managed teams, built around workflows rather than headcount alone. Sereena is particularly passionate about the potential of Sri Lankan talent to make a meaningful impact for businesses worldwide.
See how InstinctX works.
If you're evaluating operating capacity, start with the workflow, not the headcount.
The InstinctX Brochure
See the operating model behind the team.
Explore how InstinctX designs, builds and manages capacity around the work your business needs.
A clearer starting point for your next operating decision.
Get an overview of the model, the capabilities and the ways you can build a team.
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- Bring the model into your internal planning conversation
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Information we receive
Depending on your interaction, we may receive your name, contact details, company, workflow information, communications preferences, employment interests, résumé and correspondence. Please do not include sensitive client records in an initial enquiry.
The workflow and talent forms prepare an email in your email application. Entering information into those forms does not submit it to InstinctX; you must send the email. A connected Zoho brochure form, when available, submits information directly to Zoho for InstinctX to handle your request.
How information is used
Information is used to respond to requests, evaluate prospective engagements, provide requested communications, assess recruitment enquiries, maintain business records, protect systems and meet legal obligations. Optional marketing communications can be declined or stopped by contacting us.
Mobile numbers and SMS consent
Providing your phone number does not, by itself, authorise InstinctX LLC to send you text messages. Consent to email communications, recruitment processing or this Privacy Policy is not consent to receive SMS messages.
Website forms and consent methods
Our current website forms do not enrol you in an SMS program. Where a form requests a phone number, it is collected for the purpose described on that form, not as permission to send text messages.
- Website submissions: Our current forms do not collect SMS opt-in consent. Submitting a phone number, requesting a brochure or registering an interest in employment does not subscribe you to SMS messages.
- Implied consent: We do not treat a business relationship, a published phone number, a general enquiry or acceptance of this Privacy Policy as permission to enrol you in recurring or promotional text messages.
- Verbal consent: No verbal SMS opt-in process is offered through this website. Any separately operated verbal consent process must be appropriate to the message type, documented and permitted by applicable law and carrier requirements before it is used.
- Written or electronic consent: If an SMS program is introduced, we will provide a separate, clearly identified consent mechanism before enrolment. Consent will identify InstinctX, the relevant message types and the phone number authorised to receive them. Marketing messages will require the express written consent applicable to that program; general contact permission will not be substituted for it.
Choice and withdrawal
SMS consent is voluntary and is not a condition of purchasing services. If you enrol in an InstinctX SMS program, the opt-in disclosure will explain the program, expected message frequency or that frequency varies, and that message and data rates may apply.
For an active SMS program, you may reply STOP to opt out or HELP for assistance. You may also contact marketing@instinctx.io to request assistance or withdraw SMS consent. We will honour other reasonable methods of revoking consent as required by applicable law. Following an opt-out, you may receive a non-promotional confirmation of your request; further program messages will stop unless you subsequently provide valid consent again.
Mobile information and sharing
We do not sell, rent or share mobile phone numbers or SMS opt-in information with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional purposes. SMS consent is specific to InstinctX and is not transferable to another organisation.
We may disclose the minimum information necessary to messaging platforms, telecommunications providers and other service providers solely to deliver and support authorised communications on our behalf, subject to appropriate restrictions, or where disclosure is legally required. These exceptions do not permit recipients to use your mobile information or SMS consent for their own marketing.
The general sharing provisions elsewhere in this Privacy Policy do not override these restrictions on mobile information and SMS consent.
Consent records
For any SMS program we operate, we maintain records sufficient to demonstrate the permission relied upon, including the authorised number, date, consent method, applicable disclosure and subsequent withdrawal where relevant. We retain consent and suppression records as reasonably necessary to demonstrate compliance and respect opt-out requests, subject to applicable legal requirements.
Sharing and international handling
Information may be accessed by authorised personnel and service providers as needed for those purposes, or disclosed where legally required. InstinctX has leadership in the United States and delivery teams in Sri Lanka, so information may be handled across borders. Client-controlled information is subject to the transfer arrangements in the applicable Data Processing Addendum.
Security and retention
We apply safeguards appropriate to the information and processing risks. No internet transmission or storage system is guaranteed to be perfectly secure.
Information is retained as reasonably necessary for its purpose, subject to applicable legal, contractual and recordkeeping requirements. Contact us to request deletion or ask about the retention period applicable to your information.
Your choices and rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or receive a copy of your information, object to or restrict processing, or withdraw consent. Requests may require identity verification and may be subject to legal exceptions. We do not discriminate against people for exercising applicable privacy rights.
Contact marketing@instinctx.io. If your information was supplied through a client’s workflow, contact that client; InstinctX will assist as required by the applicable agreement. Where applicable, you may complain to a competent data protection authority.
Cookies and external services
This version of the website does not intentionally add advertising trackers or analytics cookies. It requests fonts from Google Fonts and images from Unsplash; those providers may receive technical information, including your IP address, when your browser requests their content. Hosting providers may maintain request logs or set essential cookies.
Microsoft Bookings opens when you choose a booking link. A connected Zoho form may load additional resources and process submitted details. Those services are also subject to their own privacy practices. Additional tracking should not be enabled without reviewing this notice and implementing any required consent controls.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. This website does not present a cookie-preference control that cannot actually change the behaviour of embedded services.
Children, updates and contact
This website is intended for business users and adult applicants. This notice may be updated as website functionality changes. For questions, contact marketing@instinctx.io.
Legal
Master Services Agreement
Version 3.1 · September 23, 2026
The full Master Services Agreement and its schedules are provided in the original document below. This page is an overview, not a substitute for the signed agreement.
Services are ordered through an executed Onboarding Form identifying the applicable MSA version, roles, scope, fees, term and engagement-specific measures.
Open the Complete MSA (PDF) →Service levels and governance
Schedule B lists possible measurement categories. None becomes a contractual performance commitment merely by appearing there. A selected measure must be expressly defined, quantified and classified in the applicable Onboarding Form or Workflow Service Schedule.
Corrective action is the primary remedy. Financial service credits apply only when expressly agreed in an executed Onboarding Form.
Data protection and security
Schedule C governs processing of personal information on a client’s behalf. It addresses instructions, service-provider obligations, subprocessors, security, breach notification, assistance with individual rights, deletion and international transfers.
A confirmed security incident affecting Client Data is notified without undue delay and within 72 hours of confirmation, subject to the full agreement.
Pricing and payment
Fees are agreed in the relevant Onboarding Form. Schedule D makes advance monthly payment the default. Payment in arrears requires approval and a payment security deposit under its terms.
Required initial payments must clear before InstinctX is required to mobilise. Published pods in the revised pricing framework include onboarding and build without a separate setup fee; any other agreed initial charges are governed by the executed engagement documents.
Contract terms
The MSA also addresses client dependencies, personnel, access, confidentiality, intellectual property, liability, continuity, termination and dispute resolution. Read the complete agreement and applicable executed engagement documents for the governing terms.
Internal operating standards do not independently create client contractual rights or obligations.
Service Levels & Operating Standards →
Delivery Documentation
Service Levels & Operating Standards
How engagement-specific measures are established.
Internal operating standards are not client-facing agreements and do not independently create contractual commitments. This page explains the public-facing approach without publishing internal process documents.
Measures agreed for your engagement
Possible categories include availability, responsiveness, throughput, cycle time, accuracy, rework, backlog, escalation, reporting, access, continuity and change control.
A category becomes a contractual service level only when expressly selected, defined, quantified and classified accordingly in the applicable executed engagement documents. Each measure specifies its target, period, source of record, exclusions and dependencies.
Dependencies and reporting
The parties identify owners, access and approval responsibilities, escalation routes and reporting cadence. A measurement clock may pause for a documented dependency; the reason and pause and restart times must be recorded.
Correction and continuity
The MSA describes the corrective-action process when a contractual service level or mandatory control is missed. Continuity arrangements depend on the role, access, scope and available personnel. No specific recovery objective, replacement deadline or service credit applies unless expressly agreed.