Overview of IMPACT Recruiting Group
IMPACT Recruiting Group (formerly known as CSH Consulting) is a specialized staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 2000, the company operates as a private recruiting partner with a distinct focus on connecting high-caliber candidates with businesses in the technology, payments, and digital industries.
IMPACT serves as the parent company to targeted divisions—including IMPACT Technology Recruiting, IMPACT Payments Recruiting, and IMPACT Digital Recruiting—each focusing on niche markets to deliver tailored human capital solutions. The firm manages placements across permanent, contract, and contract-to-hire arrangements, supporting business-critical hires from individual technical specialists to executive leadership.
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Core Divisions and Industry Focus
IMPACT Recruiting Group segments its expertise into three primary divisions to address the specialized skillsets and unique requirements of its partner industries:
1. IMPACT Payments Recruiting
Recognized as a leading recruiting partner in the payments and financial technology (Fintech) space, this division collaborates with top-tier electronic payments companies. They focus on identifying and securing highly qualified industry professionals, sales executives, operations experts, and key leadership figures who possess specialized knowledge of transaction processing, merchant services, and financial compliance.
2. IMPACT Technology Recruiting
Spun off as an independent arm in 2012, the technology division partners with businesses to satisfy complex Information Technology (IT) talent demands. Relying on specialized recruiters who are subject matter experts in technical fields, this division serves as an award-winning IT staffing partner in Arizona, catering to high-demand skills in software development, cloud infrastructure, and systems engineering.
3. IMPACT Digital Recruiting
This division concentrates on the digital front, partnering with top Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), e-commerce, and technology-driven companies. Their recruiting focus centers on placing digital executives, product managers, and marketing leaders who are equipped to drive growth, optimization, and digital transformation.
Services and Solutions
IMPACT Recruiting Group provides a flexible suite of staffing structures designed to align with varying corporate budgets, project timelines, and strategic goals:
Contract Recruiting and Placement
For organizations facing fixed-term projects, seasonal spikes, or specific operational initiatives, IMPACT delivers highly vetted IT and payments professionals for temporary or ongoing assignments. This model allows businesses to rapidly scale their workforces without long-term overhead.
Contract-to-Hire Recruiting and Placement
This model provides a risk-mitigated hiring strategy, allowing employers to evaluate a candidate’s technical aptitude, output quality, and cultural fit on a contract basis before extending a permanent, full-time employment offer.
Direct Hire Recruiting and Placement
When companies require immediate permanent staff, IMPACT manages the end-to-end recruitment process. This includes sourcing, pre-screening, interviewing, and guiding both parties through salary and compensation negotiations to secure long-term, high-performing talent.
Project and Managed Services Delivery
Operating on either a time-and-materials or a fixed-price framework, IMPACT designs scalable delivery solutions to execute complex technical projects. They assume responsibility for managing teams and delivery timelines, allowing corporate clients to remain focused on core operational objectives.
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
For organizations looking to optimize or scale back internal HR burdens, IMPACT offers full-scale RPO services. Under this model, the firm manages the entirety of a client's recruitment operations—from initial job posting to onboarding—helping to build standardized, repeatable hiring processes.
Managed Service Provider (MSP) & Vendor Management System (VMS) Solutions
IMPACT assists larger enterprises in managing their contingent workforces by implementing, administering, and optimizing VMS technology platforms. These solutions ensure rate compliance, vendor accountability, and streamlined billing across a client’s entire third-party labor pool.