Mckinley & Rice Inc.

McKinley Rice operates as a recruitment and global talent deployment platform based across Seoul, California, and five Indian cities (Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, Bengaluru). Founded in 2018 from a studio apartment in Seoul, the company positions itself as an intermediary connecting companies globally with Indian talent. The core offering hinges on two products: CareerChat, described as India's leading recruitment platform, and SecondOffice, which handles offshore office setup, talent acquisition, HR management, and infrastructure support. The company frames its mission around democratizing access to global talent — specifically solving what it sees as outdated outsourcing and staffing models that still require companies to navigate consulting firms, agencies, or freelancers rather than accessing talent directly.

Services and capabilities

McKinley Rice's primary service line centers on global office deployment and talent recruitment. SecondOffice manages the full stack: the company acts as recruiter, HR manager, and infrastructure manager for a client's satellite office in India. This means handling recruitment of local talent, managing ongoing HR operations, and providing the operational backbone (workspace, compliance, systems) so a company can establish and run an Indian office without direct on-the-ground presence. CareerChat, positioned as a recruitment platform, connects early-career talent in India with companies. The company emphasizes data-driven recruitment and references its "extensive recruitment infrastructure" across India's tech hubs, particularly Bangalore, Pune, and the Delhi NCR region (Noida). The stated target is connecting what they call "grade-A players" with domestic and international companies.

The company recently announced a partnership with UCLA Venture Accelerator, suggesting a focus on supporting early-stage and venture-backed clients. Beyond recruitment and deployment, the website alludes to HR and infrastructure management as packaged services, though specifics on scope, SLAs, or pricing are absent from the source material.

How they work

McKinley Rice structures engagements around company-specific needs. For SecondOffice, the model appears to be: a company chooses to establish a presence in India, McKinley Rice handles recruitment, onboarding, HR compliance, and infrastructure so the client can focus on the work itself. CareerChat operates as a platform where companies post roles and candidates apply. The company emphasizes communication and agility as core operating principles — their stated values include "communicate often, in detail" and moving fast with continuous hypothesis testing. Engagement appears flexible (fixed hiring need, ongoing team deployment, or recruitment-as-a-service), but the source does not specify pricing models, contract lengths, or minimum team sizes.

Team and credentials

The company has "good players," per its own language, with a leadership team and board advisors listed on its site, though names and backgrounds are not provided in the source material. Team size is not disclosed. The company operates across six locations: Seoul (HQ), Buena Park, California, and four Indian metros (Pune, Noida, Hyderabad, Bengaluru). It references having made "employment offers" and worked with "global partner companies" and "Indian partner companies," but no specific names, counts, or client references are provided. No certifications (ISO, SOC 2, GDPR compliance) are mentioned. The company conducts business in English and Korean.