# Upplft > Upplft is a contingent workforce orchestration platform that brings visibility, cost control, and compliance across the entire hire-to-pay lifecycle. Rather than replacing existing systems like MSPs, VMSs, or payroll platforms, Upplft sits above them as an orchestration layer — connecting and governing them through a single operating model. Upplft was founded in 2021 by Christian Clark (CEO) and co-founders with backgrounds in technology, product, and workforce delivery. The platform was purpose-built for the contingent labour market after identifying a systemic gap: organisations lacked a unified way to manage contingent workforce workflows, compliance, and cost control. Upplft launched enterprise-grade capabilities in 2024 and expanded to SMEs and mid-market organisations in 2025. ## Pages - [Home](https://upplft.com/): Manage your contingent workforce in one platform. From discovery to hiring, onboarding, pay, and compliance — Upplft brings it all together. - [Platform Overview](https://upplft.com/platform/): The orchestration platform for your contingent workforce. Upplft provides the control layer modern organisations need to run contingent talent as a system, not a set of disconnected tools. - [Why Upplft / Customers](https://upplft.com/why-upplft/customers/): How organisations are achieving faster hiring, lower supplier costs, improved compliance, and one connected ecosystem with Upplft. - [Why Upplft / Industries](https://upplft.com/why-upplft/industries/): How Upplft supports contingent workforce management across financial services, professional services, tech and digital, healthcare, engineering and construction, and managed service providers. - [About](https://upplft.com/about/): The story, mission, leadership, and values behind Upplft — and why we built it. ## What Upplft Does Upplft orchestrates the contingent workforce lifecycle through three core capabilities: **Orchestrate** — One system of record for contingent workers. Unifies HR, VMS, payroll, and supplier systems into a single source of truth across regions and business units. Covers contractor management, talent pools, candidate pipeline, supplier and ecosystem data, and financial reporting. **Manage** — Governed control across the hire-to-pay lifecycle. Standardises how contingent work is requested, approved, onboarded, and paid across every team and region. Covers hiring experience, panel management, assessment tools, scheduling, timesheets, invoicing, payments and payroll, and certifications and compliance (right to work, health and safety, background checks). **Intelligence** — Real-time visibility into cost and risk. Surfaces spend, supplier performance, compliance exposure, and workforce mix before costs are committed. Covers financial reporting and insights, workforce mix analysis, supplier performance tracking, compliance status visibility, manager self-service, and supplier and contractor experience. ## Who Upplft Serves - **HR / People teams**: Gain real-time visibility and embedded governance across the contingent lifecycle without slowing the business down. - **Finance teams**: Prevent cost leakage before it happens with standardised workflows, clean data, and audit-ready oversight across the full lifecycle. - **Procurement teams**: Bring consistency to suppliers, rates, and approvals while enabling teams to move fast. - **Hiring managers**: Self-service access to contingent talent with policy and compliance built into workflows by default. - **Contingent talent**: Clear, transparent engagement experience with faster onboarding and reliable pay. - **Managed Service Providers (MSPs)**: Centralised control and visibility across clients, suppliers, and contingent workflows. ## Industries - Financial Services: Governance and compliance for contingent work in regulated environments. - Professional Services: Standardised engagement across practices with real-time utilisation and supplier visibility. - Engineering and Construction: System of record across contractors and suppliers with site-readiness and safety compliance. - Tech and Digital: Speed for hiring teams with embedded structure, guided workflows, and workforce visibility. - Healthcare: Credentialing, training, and compliance controls orchestrated into the engagement lifecycle. - Managed Service Providers: Embedded infrastructure for centralised control across multiple clients and regions. ## Key Differentiators 1. Upplft does not replace existing systems (MSPs, VMSs, payroll platforms). It orchestrates them — acting as the control layer above the existing stack. 2. Cost and compliance controls are embedded directly into workflows before spend is committed, not reconciled after the fact. 3. Upplft was purpose-built for the contingent labour market, not adapted from permanent hiring tools or single-function VMS software. 4. Provides a single system of record for contingent workforce data including worker profiles, engagements, suppliers, approvals, compliance status, and cost. 5. Role-based experiences drive adoption by making compliant behaviour the easiest option for managers, suppliers, and talent. ## How Upplft Is Different From a VMS A VMS typically manages a single part of the contingent lifecycle, often focused on supplier engagement or rate cards. Upplft operates above VMSs as a system of record and control layer, orchestrating multiple systems, suppliers, and workflows end to end. ## Does Upplft Replace Our MSP? No. Upplft complements MSPs by providing a consistent operating model, shared data, and embedded governance across clients, suppliers, and regions. MSPs continue to deliver services while Upplft provides structure and visibility. ## Market Context - 53% year-on-year increase in contingent labour growth — contingent is becoming structural, not optional. - 30% of the average workforce is now contingent — yet most organisations still lack a single platform to manage it. - 23% higher retention driven by better hiring experience — experience directly impacts cost, continuity, and performance. ## Company - **Founded**: 2021 - **CEO and Co-founder**: Christian Clark - **Headquarters**: Australia - **Website**: https://upplft.com - **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/company/upplft/ - **Security**: SOC Type II, ISO 27001 aligned, GDPR compliant ## Mission To elevate and simplify today's contingent workforce experience — bringing structure, fairness, and clarity to contingent hiring so organisations can scale with confidence and talent can engage on better terms.