Built by industry insiders, for the brands they know best.

Behind every great collection is a team that never made the lookbook. We place exceptional offshore talent into the operational heart of fashion and retail businesses, from customer service teams and accountants to logistics coordinators, buyers, planners, and ecommerce and marketing specialists, and we stay long after the handshake. Because the people who keep your brand running deserve the same intention you put into everything else.

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Meet the team behind Adminworks

These guys know what it means to build great teams. Harry and Jonny started Adminworks to fill their own need for great offshore talent, having built those teams themselves, and things rolled from there. Team building is core to who they are.

Harry Kavanagh
Harry Kavanagh
Co-founder

Harry brings 20 years across the Australian fashion industry, from planning and business development to ERP and software builds, spanning high street through luxury. He's as comfortable in the supply chain as he is building the systems that run it. When the need arose, he built offshore teams himself, so he knows exactly what the right offshore hire looks like.

Jonny Wallace
Jonny Wallace
Co-founder

Starting on the shop-floor at the age of 18, Jonny rose through buying and planning leadership, covering everything from designer labels and womenswear to high street and streetwear, on both the branded and vertical sides. He knows retail inside out. Like Harry, he built offshore teams himself when the need arose. As Jonny puts it: “I know what it means to build effective and strong buying and merchandising teams.”

Dylan Neilsen
Dylan Neilsen
Finance Talent Director

Dylan grew up in retail (his parents still run a surf shop) and started on the shop floor before qualifying as a chartered accountant. He now runs CMPLTE, a Melbourne accounting and tax advisory firm, and partners with Adminworks to build out finance talent for fashion and retail brands.

Six commitments we run on

What we promise every client, every hire.

Talent excellence

Founder-vetted candidates with real industry knowledge, never keyword matching.

Measurable value

We track what each placement gives back: capacity, quality, outcomes and wage savings.

People-first culture

Above-market pay, real benefits, real careers. Retention is the proof.

Scalable support

From role design to ongoing HR check-ins, end to end, every placement.

Trusted partnership

Matched to your brand, culture and team, not just the role description.

Industry insiders

We run an offshore operation built purely for fashion and retail. Nobody knows that world better.

Who stays in it with you

After placement, Adminworks stays with you to make sure you and your team are looked after. You get a point of contact who knows your business, and your team member gets HR care, development and regular check-ins that keep the fit strong.

A people business, properly run

Above-market pay
Health insurance
Paid leave
13th salary
Real raises and promotions
Academy training that keeps skills sharp
Dedicated account management
Cultural fit matching
Flexible scaling, up or down
Long-term partnership

All covered by Adminworks, not costed separately to you. That's our commitment.

Ella
Retail Coordinator
5 years in retail
Manila

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