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SOP 01 · Hiring

New contractor onboarding

Day 1 to first paid cycle. From handshake to payment.

Owner
Pod Lead + Talent Recruiter
Duration
~5 business days
Triggers
Offer accepted

Steps

  1. Send the contractor agreement, NDA, and IP assignment via DocuSign. Don’t skip the IP assignment.
  2. Have them complete the payment onboarding form — Wise details, currency, country.
  3. Collect W-8BEN (non-US) or W-9 (US) and file in CMG’s Drive > Legal > Contractors.
  4. Provision tooling: Slack, Google Workspace mailbox if applicable, Linear, Notion, Figma (if designer), GitHub (if dev).
  5. Add to the relevant Pod 1 client Slack channels.
  6. Schedule a 30-min welcome call with Pod Lead. Walk them through Team Hub, especially the Client Engagement Playbook and their Job Description.
  7. Assign their first deliverable. No floating two-week ramp — they ship something in week one.
  8. Add to the next biweekly Wise payment cycle.
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