Filipino talent, matched by vibe

Hire for the
vibe, not just
the résumé

Tugma matches Australian businesses with Filipino professionals based on work-style, communication, and values — not just skills on paper. Three curated matches. Built for the long haul.

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Average time to your shortlist
94%
Placement rate after first chat
2,400+
Vetted Filipino professionals on platform
M
Marian D.
Operations · Cebu
SteadyDetail-ledOwner
96%
Resonance
J
Jonas R.
Customer Success · Manila
WarmCuriousBilingual
92%
Resonance
A
Althea V.
Brand Designer · Davao
BoldAsyncMaker
89%
Resonance
The flow

From brief to "yes, that's the one" in under five minutes.

01

Tell us the role. And the vibe.

Skip the 200-line job spec. Answer a short brief about the work, the team energy, and how you operate. Our AI reads between the lines.

~ 90 seconds
02

We match against vibe profiles.

Every candidate completes a work-style quiz and voice-note prompts. We blend personality signals, communication patterns, and proven skills into a resonance score.

Vibe + skill
03

Three people. Not three hundred.

You get a curated shortlist of three — each with a written profile, voice intro, and an explanation of why they fit. You decide. We orchestrate the hire.

No noise
A walkthrough

See how a brief becomes three real humans.

Heads-down
Loud & social
Process-led
Improvise
Strict 9–5
Async, results
Cautious
Move fast
Average response: 47 seconds
Why Tugma

The world doesn't need another job board. It needs better fit.

— 01

Vibe is real data, not a feeling.

We capture work-style across six dimensions, plus voice-note answers analysed for tone, energy, and clarity. Skills tell you what someone can do. Vibe tells you who they'll be at 4pm on a hard Tuesday.

— 02

Ethical at the core, not in a footer.

Every Filipino professional on Tugma is paid above-market, locally compliant, and supported by Team Up Now's Employer of Record framework. Your hire is a real teammate, not a body for hire.

— 03

Three is the right number.

Hundreds of CVs feel like progress; they're actually decision fatigue. We do the deep work so you only see candidates who legitimately deserve your time. You'll know within a 30-minute call.

— 04

Hire faster. Without speeding up.

Most teams hire too fast and screen too shallow. Tugma front-loads the human signal, so the actual hiring conversation is shorter, clearer, and more confident. You move quickly because you're certain.

"The shortlist felt like someone had read my mind. We hired the first candidate. Six months in she's running half my onboarding."
D
Daniel Pham
Founder, Brightline POS · Sydney
Investment

One placement fee. Everything included.

Pay once to place. No monthly platform costs. EOR, compliance, and payroll are a separate line item — transparent and optional.

— Starter
A$1,500 · one-off
Contractor model
Self-serve matching. You handle the employment contract directly — faster and cheaper than traditional recruitment.
  • Three curated matches
  • Voice intros & vibe profiles
  • Role fluency assessment
  • Contractor agreement template
  • Lifetime replacement guarantee
Most loved
— with EOR
A$2,000 · one-off
+ A$300 / month · wages & statutory
Full employment handled. Your hire is employed by our Philippines entity — compliant, insured, and properly set up from day one.
  • Three curated matches
  • Voice intros & vibe profiles
  • Role fluency assessment
  • EOR & local Philippines compliance
  • HR, payroll & time tracking
  • Lifetime replacement guarantee
— Team Accelerator
from A$1,800 · hire 3+
A$1,500 + A$275 EOR from hire 5
Volume pricing for teams building out. The more you hire through Tugma, the less each placement costs.
  • Tiered placement discounts
  • Cohort hiring & onboarding
  • Quarterly business reviews
  • Priority matching queue
  • Dedicated account manager
Senior & executive placements
Need bespoke or executive search? Our Team Up Now partners do that.
For VP, Head of, Country Manager, and executive placements — Eiza and Julius lead every search personally. Custom sourcing, two rounds of evaluation, 30/60/90-day check-ins. Starts at A$5,000.
Team Up Now Partner →

Hire someone you'd actually want
on the team.

Three matches, free. No card, no commitment. If we don't impress you in the first round, you walk away with zero spent.

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