Deel
Deel provides a platform to hire, manage, pay, and equip workers across locations, combining global payroll, HR/HRIS, compliance, and related services like immigration and IT device management.
Proven Impact
Taktile
Grew workforce 5x from 12 to 60 employees and expanded into 3+ markets
Taktile, a remote-first B2B SaaS company headquartered in Germany, faced difficulties attracting top talent due to geographical limitations and candidates unwilling to relocate. This challenge restricted their talent pool and prompted them to seek an Employer of Record (EOR) solution. Their objective was to hire diverse global talent without the complexities and costs of establishing entities in multiple countries. Taktile partnered with Deel after experiencing issues with a previous EOR provider, finding Deel offered a smoother onboarding experience and more responsive customer support. Deel's mature immigration product, covering 25+ countries, and in-house mobility team handled all visa application processes, saving Taktile significant operational time. This partnership allowed Taktile to track progress transparently and successfully supported three employees through visa obtainment with minimal involvement from their internal team. In 2022, Taktile significantly expanded its workforce, growing fivefold from 12 to 60 employees, a feat difficult to achieve within Germany alone. This global hiring approach enabled them to find the best talent across Europe and the US, ensuring a smooth onboarding process through Deel's entities. The collaboration also facilitated rapid global hiring, demonstrated by one instance where an employee started work within five days of receiving an offer. Taktile continues to leverage Deel for managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and navigating US immigration for ongoing expansion.
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Zip Co
Saved 30% on compliance costs and reduced admin time by 20%
Zip Co, a rapidly growing global fintech company with a workforce of over a thousand, needed an HR solution to support worker mobility in countries where they lacked a corporate entity. Their previous solution was expensive, lacked a unified dashboard for employee management, and made compliance work time-consuming and resource-intensive, prompting the need for a new platform. With Deel, Zip Co successfully facilitated employee relocations in multiple countries, including Israel, France, Mexico, Thailand, and Cyprus, achieving record-time mobility. The Deel team's expertise was crucial in resolving a challenging payroll onboarding delay for a new employee, ensuring timely payment. The unified Deel dashboard also provided visibility into employee statuses, enabling quick resolution of outstanding action items and streamlining operations. As a result of implementing Deel, Zip Co achieved a significant 30% reduction in compliance costs. They also cut the time spent on administrative and management tasks by 20%. The platform provided benefits in terms of speed and ease of use, establishing a robust global HR system that became a competitive advantage for talent retention and attraction during their continued global expansion.
Zerve AI
Enabled Global Hiring Across 5+ Countries and Achieved Audit Readiness
Zerve AI, an Irish startup building an agentic development environment, aimed to operate as a distributed team from day one to access specialized engineering talent. As a fast-growing startup with over 60% engineers, they faced the dual challenge of hiring elite global talent and fast-tracking operational maturity for an enterprise-grade product. This required moving away from an an ad-hoc HR system. They needed a global HR platform with a centralized employee directory, compliant time-off policies, and security training verification to prepare for an ISO 27001 audit. Zerve AI, already utilizing Deel's EOR for senior developers in North America and Europe, adopted Deel's HR suite to centralize people operations. This new system was immediately tested in preparation for an upcoming ISO 27001 audit. A key factor in their choice was Deel's integration with their audit monitoring system, which automated the tracking of required security training. This integration provided the fastest path to compliance while fulfilling pre-audit requirements. The immediate success was confidently entering the ISO 27001 audit. Furthermore, consolidating on Deel enabled Zerve AI to fully incentivize talent by issuing equity grants to employees of record. They also increased financial transparency through itemized employment cost tracking for better budgeting. A distributed team was better engaged by facilitating performance recognition and real-time time-off management via Deel's Slack plugin. This foundation positioned Zerve AI to focus on maturing its people and culture programs and future growth initiatives.
Yodo1
Saved 100+ Hours and Reduced 40+ Transactions to One
Yodo1, a mobile game company, faced the challenge of scaling its global, fully remote workforce across 30+ countries during the pandemic. After an initial costly EOR solution, they needed a more efficient and cost-effective method for hiring, onboarding, and paying their diverse international team while ensuring compliance and ease of use. Yodo1 transitioned to Deel, leveraging its all-in-one platform to manage global hiring, onboarding, and payments. They specifically utilized Deel Contractor Management, which helped simplify payroll processing and provided an intuitive user experience for both HR/finance teams and employees, enabling hassle-free payment withdrawals in multiple currencies. As a result, Yodo1 saved over 100 hours by eliminating repetitive manual tasks in HR and finance. They successfully managed payments for one-third of their workforce across 30+ countries and significantly reduced the number of transactions required for global payroll, streamlining their international operations and ensuring an audit-proof setup.
Wayfindr
Achieved 50-60% Reduced Hiring Costs and 50% Faster Onboarding
Wayfindr, a Hong Kong-based logistics and supply chain provider, aimed to scale globally into new markets like Vietnam, the Philippines, Israel, and New Zealand. Without local entities, the company faced significant compliance challenges for hiring in these regions. Each international hire demanded weeks of effort, including researching local labor laws, managing onboarding workflows, establishing legal entities, and registering for tax IDs. This complex process also raised concerns among new employees regarding job security and legitimacy. Wayfindr initially attempted to manage international hiring internally but encountered significant roadblocks. Recognizing the need to move faster and maintain compliance, the company sought a scalable solution to streamline global hiring from end to end. They implemented an all-in-one platform that provided centralized hiring and compliance capabilities. This solution simplified complexities across multiple countries, offering features like localized contracts, fast payments, and secure infrastructure. By centralizing hiring and compliance, Wayfindr successfully expanded its workforce across Hong Kong, the Philippines, Vietnam, Israel, and New Zealand. This strategic implementation resulted in a significant 50–60% reduction in hiring and onboarding costs. Furthermore, onboarding time was cut by half, from one month to two weeks. These efficiencies enabled Wayfindr to scale faster and establish a foundation for more strategic business growth.
Water For People
Reduced HR Recruitment Admin Time by 30% and Hired 21 Across 10 Countries
Water For People, a global nonprofit operating across 10 countries, faced significant challenges in managing consistent recruitment due to globally dispersed HR teams. They relied on a separate ATS from their existing payroll system, which caused non-US teams to routinely lose access, resulting in slow and unreliable re-access. Furthermore, their recruitment process was largely manual, lacking features for bulk candidate communication, automated screening, and centralized candidate history. Water For People adopted the ATS module within Deel HR, integrating recruitment, screening, and hiring into the HRIS they already used for payroll. This provided all country teams with a single platform, eliminating prior access issues and streamlining the entire process. The solution enabled bulk candidate communications, custom correspondence templates, and automated screening with knockout questions. Additionally, Deel’s AI capabilities provided candidate ranking and insights, and new hires could be moved from ATS to HRIS with a single click, automating onboarding data entry. Since implementing the new system, Water For People successfully managed 26 open roles and hired 21 individuals across 10 countries within a unified platform. This led to an estimated 30% reduction in recruitment admin time for the global HR manager, driven by automated communications, AI-assisted screening, and eliminated manual data re-entry. All country teams now operate within the same hiring system, resolving previous access challenges and centralizing the entire candidate journey. These efficiencies have reduced process friction and positioned the organization to scale its hiring efforts effectively as it grows.
Voiceflow
Saved $40K+, 60 Hours Admin, and 3 Days Per Hire for Global Team
Voiceflow, a remote-first company, faced significant challenges in expanding its team internationally. Setting up global entities was prohibitively expensive and time-consuming, preventing them from hiring talent in new regions. Additionally, their decentralized approach to purchasing and delivering equipment to international new hires resulted in inconsistent delivery dates, fluctuating costs, and a poor onboarding experience. To address these issues, Voiceflow partnered with Deel to manage global HR and compliance, and leverage Deel’s integration with Hofy for equipment delivery. This solution streamlined the process of sending laptops to new team members, making it quick and secure. The setup for equipment delivery took minutes rather than hours, simplifying operations for the internal team and ensuring a positive experience for new hires. Since implementing Deel, Voiceflow has successfully hired, onboarded, paid, and equipped its global workforce through a single platform. The team has grown to over 20 people across 7+ countries, saving $30K in entity setup costs. The streamlined equipment delivery process further saved over 60 hours of admin work and an additional $10K, resulting in zero complaints from new team members regarding their equipment.
Video Husky
Turned Compliance Woes into Global Contractor Hiring Wins for 50+ Contractors
Video Husky, a company working with over 50 contractors globally, faced significant compliance concerns regarding international tax and legal requirements. They previously used separate tools for contracts and payments, which lacked the necessary features to ensure adherence to local laws and tax regulations. The primary concern was the potential for tax and legal penalties due to incorrect documentation, such as W8 forms. Video Husky implemented a comprehensive solution to address its compliance fears. This involved utilizing features that ensured tax and contract compliance for its global workforce. The new system provided all necessary documentation and legal information to adhere to local laws worldwide, simplifying the management of over 50 international contractors. The implementation resulted in Video Husky achieving full compliance across its global operations, eliminating previous compliance worries. They gained efficient contract management and access to compliant contract templates, ensuring adherence to local labor laws without needing worldwide incorporation. This outcome provided significant peace of mind regarding international hiring and legal obligations.
Veriff
Achieved Rapid Global Growth and Supported 7 International Hires
Veriff, a global online identity verification company, was experiencing exponential growth and anticipated doubling its global team by Q2 2022. Scaling rapidly presented significant challenges, as setting up legal entities in new locations involved extensive paperwork and bureaucracy. As a hyper-growth startup, Veriff needed to quickly hire talent from around the world to support its expansion. This demanded an efficient solution to overcome the complexities of international recruitment and ensure timely team growth. To address their scaling challenges, Veriff partnered with Deel to manage their global hiring and expansion. Deel provided comprehensive support for international employment, covering critical areas such as employment law, payroll, taxes, and benefits. This solution facilitated Veriff's ability to hire talent from various countries, fostering cultural diversity within their team. Deel's professional team offered consistent assistance and solutions, irrespective of the new hires' locations. So far, this collaboration resulted in the hiring of seven individuals from the UK and Germany, with expectations for rapid continued growth. As a direct result of partnering with Deel, Veriff achieved noticeable benefits, including significant savings in both time and money. The administrative burden on their internal team was substantially reduced, leading to quicker operational turnaround times. Deel proved to be an integral strategic partner, efficiently managing the interests of all parties involved in establishing new business entities. This robust support system enabled Veriff to continue its rapid global expansion. Ultimately, the partnership was instrumental in helping Veriff become one of the fastest-growing startups.
Us2.ai
Onboarded 8 New International Hires; Reduced Onboarding to 3 Hours
Us2.ai, a health tech startup, aimed to expand its presence globally across the US, EU, Australia, and New Zealand. They faced significant challenges in efficiently hiring new remote employees worldwide due to expensive and time-consuming entity incorporation and diverse regulatory compliance across countries. This made accessing global talent difficult, especially during COVID-19 border restrictions, alongside the challenge of finding the right talent fit within a tight budget. To overcome these hurdles, Us2.ai adopted Deel's Employer Of Record (EOR) solution. This allowed them to navigate complex statutory requirements across various regions and rapidly expand their international presence. With Deel EOR, Us2.ai successfully onboarded 8 new international hires as full-time employees, offering complete benefits and localized perks to attract global talent. Additionally, Deel's capabilities helped digitize HR documents, increasing operational efficiency and reducing paper-based processes. Leveraging this new global hiring solution, Us2.ai successfully secured talent across the US, EU, and ANZ regions, significantly expanding its services worldwide. The new talent, particularly in the US, enabled Us2.ai to participate in key industry events, boosting its brand visibility in North America. This strategic expansion momentum allows Us2.ai to continue its mission of making high-quality, consistent, and inexpensive echocardiogram analysis accessible globally through artificial intelligence.
TXOne Networks
Saved 25% Time on Device Management and Scaled to 70 Employees in 6 Months
TXOne Networks, a rapidly expanding cybersecurity company, faced significant challenges with manual device management across its global operations, particularly during its European expansion. The HR Operations Manager was burdened with a full-time job coordinating orders, tracking shipments, and handling replacements for devices from multiple vendors. This process relied heavily on spreadsheets, manual coordination, and constant follow-up, creating an unsustainable administrative load. To address these issues, TXOne implemented Deel IT to centralize and automate device management throughout Europe. The solution enabled the company to create department-specific device catalogs, allowing employees to easily choose approved configurations tailored to their roles. Deel IT automated the entire device lifecycle, from ordering and direct shipping to tracking, repairs, replacements, and offboarding returns, with a dedicated support team handling any issues. The implementation of Deel IT successfully freed up 25% of the HR Operations Manager's time, allowing her to focus on more strategic HR initiatives. TXOne Networks efficiently scaled its workforce from 50 to 70 employees in just six months without needing to hire additional staff or increase operational complexity. Employees benefited from a streamlined experience, receiving their devices faster and with replacements arriving within 2 days when needed, eliminating previous delays and frustrations.
Tough Leaf
Increased efficiency by 50% and decreased HR expenses by 30% after consolidating 3 platforms
Tough Leaf, a platform modernizing procurement and compliance for the construction industry, faced significant challenges managing a complex and fragmented US workforce. When hiring in the US, the team was overwhelmed by varying state compliance requirements and manual payroll processes. Operations Manager Hassan Ibrahim used three separate platforms to manage the growing team, consuming significant time and resources and necessitating an all-in-one solution. Tough Leaf evaluated various US payroll and HR solutions, ultimately selecting Deel for its unmatched global coverage, value for services, and responsive customer support. The implemented solution, Deel’s PEO, provided an intuitive all-in-one platform design, automated payroll processing, and included features like Deel’s Knowledge Hub and in-app compliance monitoring and alert system. This comprehensive PEO solution was designed to streamline HR processes and ensure compliance. As a result of implementing Deel, Tough Leaf significantly lightened its administrative burden. The team achieved a 50% reduction in time spent on HR, payroll, and compliance, alongside a 30% decrease in overall HR expenses. The company also accelerated its speed-to-hire, now able to onboard employees across the US in a fraction of the time it previously took, seamlessly managing its US and global workforce from a single, centralized platform.
Torre
Simplified Global Hiring and Onboarding for a 200-Person Company
The shift to remote work created a pressing need for businesses, including the AI recruiting platform Torre, to access global talent pools. However, hiring and paying remote teams across borders presented significant complexities. Companies faced challenges navigating diverse compliance and payroll regulations, which could impede their ability to efficiently scale global operations. To overcome these hurdles, Torre partnered with Deel, a global HR platform, over the last three years. Deel provided fast, user-friendly global HR solutions, initially supporting Torre's clients with international contractor payments. The partnership evolved, with Deel now managing payroll for Torre's own distributed team, enhancing their internal HR capabilities. This collaboration allowed Torre to integrate its AI recruiting technology with streamlined onboarding processes. This strategic partnership effectively simplified Torre's global hiring and significantly supported its expansion. Torre grew into a 200-person company, with Deel scaling alongside its journey as an essential payroll and compliance provider. Furthermore, partner referrals emerged as Torre's number one source of new business, demonstrating the strong mutual benefits of the collaboration. The partnership ultimately enabled Torre to build and manage its distributed teams effortlessly.
Tiqets
Saved $60,000+ in entity setup fees and hired 4 international team members
Tiqets, a global platform connecting travelers with attractions, faced significant misclassification and compliance challenges when expanding its team internationally. The company lacked established entities in certain regions, making it difficult to hire talent compliantly. To avoid hindering its growth plans, Tiqets sought a solution that could address these complex global hiring obstacles. Tiqets leveraged Deel's Contractor of Record solution to overcome its international hiring challenges. This comprehensive platform allowed Tiqets to hire team members in countries where it lacked established entities. By utilizing Deel, the company aimed to eliminate misclassification risks and ensure compliance with local labor laws, where its internal expertise was limited. Implementing Deel resulted in significant cost savings for Tiqets, avoiding over $60,000 in entity setup fees. In the first month alone, the company successfully onboarded four international team members compliantly and efficiently. This solution provided crucial security and compliance, enabling Tiqets to expand its global workforce as desired.
Tiny Studio
$500K+ Saved in Salaries, $40K+ Lowered HR Costs, and 10+ Processes Streamlined
Tiny Studio aimed to build a remote company to access a global talent pool, believing it offered distinct advantages over a location-bound setup. However, they faced significant challenges in managing a dispersed international team. The company needed to ensure contractual compliance across various countries while maintaining operational simplicity. They sought a single platform that could easily handle and manage their global workforce. Deel provided specific services that enabled Tiny Studio to hire international talent without hassle and manage various HR processes on a unified platform. As Tiny Studio expanded its team to include over twenty collaborators from more than five countries, Deel played a pivotal role in streamlining operations. The platform centralized all employee information efficiently, allowing quick access to contracts, locations, tenure, salaries, and bonuses. This eliminated the need for additional personnel to manage HR processes, saving time and money. Tiny Studio achieved significant time and cost savings through the solution. HR-related tasks, which previously took over a day per month, were reduced to no more than thirty minutes. The company successfully expanded its team and saved over $500,000 annually in salaries by leveraging diverse hiring across countries with varying salary ranges. This strategic approach also optimized operational efficiency, avoiding the need to hire additional HR personnel and resulting in yearly cost savings of at least $40,000.
ThirstySprout
Onboarding/Offboarding Time Reduced from 7-10 Hours to 7-10 Minutes
Before switching to Deel, ThirstySprout managed its global engineering teams using various platforms like QuickBooks, BambooHR, and Hubstaff. Their existing HRIS proved inadequate for the unique demands of a distributed workforce, being either too large or too small and clunky. The platform struggled with international team management, confusing documentation, and the need for rapid scaling of personnel. Its inability to quickly ramp people up and down posed significant HR challenges for the company. ThirstySprout's founder sought an improved method for managing their global team's HR requirements. After receiving a referral, they were impressed by the rapid innovation and frequent updates of the new provider. Consequently, ThirstySprout transitioned away from their previous HRIS to adopt this new solution. This strategic move aimed to consolidate HR operations and enhance efficiency for their distributed workforce. ThirstySprout fully embraced the all-in-one platform to manage contractors, process payments, and centralize documents, policies, and contracts. This consolidation allowed them to streamline HR processes and payments into a single, seamless solution. The company leveraged the platform's Engage features for PTO management, referral programs, and automated onboarding directly within Slack. This integration significantly reduced onboarding and offboarding times from 7-10 hours to just 7-10 minutes, driven by automated contract creation and secure document storage.
The Landbanking Group
Centralized 3 HR Platforms, Hired in 10+ Countries Seamlessly
The Landbanking Group, a startup focused on valuing nature, faced challenges with scattered and risky data storage. Their employee data and crucial documents were spread across three different HR platforms. Attempts to aggregate this data in spreadsheets proved non-compliant, insecure, time-consuming, and error-prone. The team urgently needed a GDPR-compliant HR system to centralize all employee information. The Landbanking Group implemented Deel, centralizing all employee data onto a single platform. This eliminated the need to manage multiple HR tools and switch between various systems. The new solution streamlined the generation and customization of reports, allowed for custom fields, and simplified document signing and storage. This ultimately saved the team significant time and effort, ensuring data was secure and easily accessible. The implementation of Deel significantly supported The Landbanking Group’s talent strategy, which aimed for a diverse global workforce. Utilizing Deel’s EOR solution, the company successfully simplified global hiring processes and expanded its international reach. Consequently, The Landbanking Group seamlessly hired talent in over 10 countries, fostering a diverse team with varied experiences and skills. This enabled them to achieve their global talent acquisition goals effectively.
Telin
Onboarding Time Cut From Weeks To Days, Global Expansion Achieved
Telin, an international telecommunications provider, aimed to grow and scale into 15 new international markets, facing challenges in quickly testing them without extensive entity setup and months-long processing times. The company also needed a single overview for its international workforce, covering onboarding, benefits, payroll, and compliance. Telin implemented a solution to expand its local business development and sales teams, enabling market testing without compliance risks or the strain of opening new entities. This allowed scaling in countries with a small footprint and mitigated relevancy risks. The solution provided flexibility for market entry, resulting in significant cost and time savings. Telin gained a single view of its global workforce, ensuring compliant payment and service across countries and time zones. The platform eliminated time-consuming back-and-forth communication regarding HR and leave. Consequently, the onboarding process was cut from weeks to days, saving considerable time compared to internal handling of global hiring and payroll compliance.
Teamflow
Achieved 1 week of admin time savings monthly, eliminating payroll errors
Teamflow, a remote-first company, aimed for a 100% distributed workforce but faced significant challenges with its initial Employer of Record (EOR) provider. The previous provider made a payroll error involving over $100,000 of unreconciled cash, which took seven weeks to resolve. Additionally, they incorrectly processed an employee termination, continuing payments for over two months. These issues caused substantial financial inaccuracies and a lack of urgent support, prompting Teamflow to seek a more reliable solution. To overcome these problems, Teamflow looked for a new EOR provider that offered automation, fast support, and efficiency, specifically wanting to avoid manual payroll processes. They chose Deel, particularly valuing its commitment to its mission and strong focus on customer success. Deel's solution included seamless integration with QuickBooks for automated data syncing and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for personalized support. Furthermore, Deel's platform streamlined voluntary termination processes into a simple three-step procedure. Since switching to Deel, Teamflow significantly improved its HR processes, reclaiming approximately one week of administrative time each month. The new automation and QuickBooks integration enabled faster and more accurate monthly book closures, preventing the financial statement issues previously caused by manual international payroll. The dedicated Customer Success Manager facilitated quicker issue resolution, eliminating the long waits and ineffective escalations experienced with the prior provider. Voluntary terminations became faster and simpler, avoiding the arbitrary, email-based processes and prolonged overpayments that had occurred before.
Sweep
Secured Top Global Talent and Reduced Hiring Administration
Sweep, a global SaaS business founded in 2020, faced significant challenges in international hiring. Their CEO, Rachel Delacour, recalled that hiring outside Europe for a previous company was a "nightmare" due to regulations and bureaucracy. At the time, remote work was not an option, and relocating employees was nearly impossible, costly, and time-consuming. This hindered their ability to find expert talent globally and scale their business quickly. For example, they were unable to hire an excellent candidate from Kazakhstan due to administrative hurdles. When Sweep was founded, they needed to build a remote international team to address a global problem, anticipating massive challenges in time, money, and resources. They discovered Employer of Record (EOR) services, specifically Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions. This allowed Sweep to easily hire both employees and contractors globally, without requiring them to relocate or the company to be an enterprise. The user-friendly platform transformed their ability to access top talent worldwide, enabling their team members to work from their home countries. With Deel, Sweep achieved the freedom to hire globally and test new markets without the administrative burden of setting up subsidiaries. Previously, establishing a team in countries like the UK or US required extensive setup with accountants, lawyers, and local GMs. Now, Sweep can initiate hiring in these countries with just a few clicks, validating business strategies locally before committing to subsidiary creation. This assurance allowed the CEO to "think big" and scale their workforce globally from day one. Team members also appreciated the flexibility, knowing they could continue working for Sweep even if they moved internationally.
Sweeney Merrigan
Achieved 5 Hires in Under 3 Months with 2.5 Week Average Time-to-Hire
Sweeney Merrigan, a personal injury law firm, faced increasing caseloads that stretched their team thin. Attorneys were burdened with time-consuming administrative tasks, diverting focus from high-value legal work. Existing local recruitment and freelance platforms lacked the stability and long-term partnership needed to build a reliable, ongoing support team. The firm required a global solution to simplify hiring, contracting, and onboarding while accessing appropriate talent. Sweeney Merrigan utilized Talent, a global network service, to connect with Ottomate, a recruiting partner specializing in administrative and legal operations professionals. Ottomate provided vetted resumes and market insights, guiding the firm through global hiring options. Using the platform, the firm managed candidate reviews, feedback, contract finalization, and onboarding in one centralized place, ensuring flexibility in their hiring model. When an initial candidate wasn't suitable, Ottomate quickly sourced a replacement, and the customer success team assisted with contract management. Within four interviews and under one month, Sweeney Merrigan hired two Medical Record Coordinators based in the Philippines. This quick turnaround and the quality of candidates immediately reduced administrative bottlenecks, allowing attorneys to refocus on client services. Encouraged by this success, the firm continued its partnership, evolving their initial trial into a long-term, scalable hiring strategy for sustainable growth.
Superfiliate
Consolidated 3 Platforms for 10x Growth and US Workforce Compliance
Superfiliate, a word-of-mouth marketing platform, faced challenges managing its growing US workforce's compliance and payroll. They were using Deel for contractors and Rippling for US employees, but Rippling proved difficult due to its platform design, lack of flexibility, and sub-par customer support. The CEO described Rippling as a platform that tried to do everything but made nothing easy, necessitating a more intuitive and supportive solution. Superfiliate made the decision to consolidate all operations with Deel, seamlessly migrating their US employees onto Deel PEO. This strategic move allowed the company to refocus its efforts on core growth and talent acquisition initiatives. Deel's experts now manage the complexities of US employment and payroll, ensuring compliance and significantly reducing the risk of issues when hiring in new states. Through this consolidation, Superfiliate successfully streamlined its operations, bringing three disparate platforms into one unified system. The company established a robust foundation for extensive workforce expansion across the US, now employing staff in six different states. Superfiliate has since experienced 10x growth since 2021 and is well-prepared to scale its operations globally while maintaining high levels of compliance and employee satisfaction.
Supercoder
Achieved 125% Revenue Growth, Reduced HR Workload by 80%, and Grew Client Base 2.5x
Supercoder aimed to address the software engineer shortage in Asian countries by enabling companies to hire top-tier remote talent globally. However, scaling their operations required overcoming significant logistical challenges related to international hiring, payroll, and compliance. Traditional methods of setting up entities, managing local labor laws, and opening bank accounts in numerous countries were time-consuming and unsustainable. Supercoder partnered with Deel to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. Deel's platform enabled them to easily onboard, pay, and manage remote developers from various countries without needing to establish local entities or navigate complex international labor laws independently. This partnership allowed Supercoder to focus on client acquisition and talent matching while Deel handled the intricate operational aspects. As a result of implementing Deel, Supercoder significantly accelerated its growth, achieving a 125% increase in revenue within just five months. The company also grew its margin by 37% and expanded its client base by 2.5 times. Furthermore, Deel reduced the HR function workload for Supercoder's clients by over 80%, enabling them to focus on core business activities and scale their in-house headcount from 4 to 15 people.
Strada
Saved 4+ Monthly Hours on US Payroll and 10K+ in Entity Setup Costs
Strada, a US-founded startup, faced significant challenges with global hiring and compliance as it expanded its remote team internationally. Initially, the company struggled with the complexities of onboarding its first international contractor in Argentina. Subsequently, when it came time to manage payroll for US-based employees, Strada lacked experience navigating the ever-changing state and federal taxes, entity registration, and local benefits, making compliance a top priority and a huge hurdle. The company urgently needed an expert partner to streamline its HR processes and ensure compliance for both global and US team members. Strada implemented Deel's all-in-one platform to manage both global hiring and US payroll complexities. The solution streamlined HR and US payroll processes, significantly reducing the time Strada spent on state and federal regulations, I-9 verification, and tax filing. Deel also provided substantial cost savings by removing the need to establish foreign entities, engage local law firms, or open international bank accounts, resulting in savings of over $10,000 USD. Furthermore, Strada avoided hiring payroll consultants, managing its US payroll effectively and compliantly through Deel's platform. As a result of implementing Deel, Strada established a comprehensive solution for streamlining its internal HR and people processes. The company highly valued the platform's all-in-one functionality and the consistently fast, hands-on support received from Deel’s expert customer service and executive team. Strada views Deel as an essential partner for its ongoing growth and expansion into new international markets, relying on its user-friendly experience and consistent platform for all HR and compliance requirements.
Sparksense
Reduced onboarding to 1 day, saved $150K+ on setup and $60K+ yearly HR
Sparksense, a B2B sales team for global tech startups, faced challenges in scaling a talented and compliant international team. After a negative experience with a traditional payroll provider, Sparksense sought a solution to seamlessly hire, onboard, and pay its growing global workforce. Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions were implemented, eliminating the need for multiple providers and saving Sparksense extensive manual payroll administration hours. The platform enabled Sparksense to hire and pay workers quickly and compliantly, allowing teams to focus on core business objectives. Additionally, Deel's integration capabilities with platforms like Expensify or Jibble helped optimize HR processes and virtually eliminate manual tasks. With Deel's assistance, Sparksense expanded globally, hiring over 60 members across 10+ countries. The company significantly reduced onboarding time from over four weeks to just one day, ensuring a swift and compliant workforce. This enhanced efficiency also led to substantial financial savings, including over $150,000 in entity setup costs and nearly $60,000 annually in HR process optimization.
SOCi
Global Hiring Expanded to 25 Countries, Faster Onboarding Achieved
The problem SOCi faced was a manual, error-prone talent acquisition, hiring, and payroll process spread across disparate platforms. This led to repetitive data entry, mistakes, and delays, especially with paper-based payroll. Furthermore, having entities in only a few countries limited their access to global talent, making it difficult to meet rapid growth goals set for early 2022 in a compliant and timely manner without excessive cost. SOCi implemented Deel, integrating it with Greenhouse, to centralize its HR processes. This allowed them to consolidate data from multiple unconnected platforms into a single source of truth. The integration streamlined previously manual processes, reducing them to just a few clicks and minutes, thereby eliminating data errors and enhancing security. This optimization provided SOCi's People team with insightful reports for better decision-making and was supported by ongoing collaboration with Deel's customer success team. Through Deel, SOCi successfully scaled its team and entered the global talent market at the required speed. The company expanded its hiring to over 20 new locations, resulting in team members now present in 25 countries. This acceleration of the hiring process also ensured faster, error-free data transfer between platforms in seconds. SOCi now benefits from a unified source of truth for managing all HR aspects, including an integrated invoice connecting NetSuite and Greenhouse (ATS).
Smplrspace
Saved 20+ Hours Monthly and Reduced Payroll Management to 5-10 Minutes
Smplrspace, a full-remote Singapore-based startup, faced significant challenges in managing and scaling its distributed team across multiple countries. Without a dedicated HR function, founders spent considerable time on international payroll, drafting compliant contracts, and navigating local labor laws. Their previous EOR provider exacerbated these issues with duplicate invoices, international transfer fees, and delays, hindering their ability to confidently hire globally. Smplrspace switched to Deel in 2024 to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. Deel enabled the team to hire confidently in new countries by providing compliant local contracts, proper benefits, and country-specific tax compliance. This solution transformed the time-consuming monthly payroll task, which previously took nearly an entire day, into a task completed in just 5-10 minutes. Deel also allowed preloading payroll for multiple months, eliminating costly international transfer fees. The implementation of Deel unlocked new talent pools, turning global expansion into a strategic advantage for Smplrspace. A dedicated account manager tailored the Deel setup to their unique structure, ensuring smooth onboarding with locally compliant contracts for every new hire. Smplrspace gained peace of mind and confidence to scale its globally distributed team without adding unnecessary headcount or administrative layers, backed by efficiency and expert support.
Slite
Onboarded 17+ Team Members Across 12+ Countries, Saved $500 Per Contractor
Slite, a fully distributed team, sought to hire top talent globally without geographical restrictions. They encountered difficulties in compliantly accessing and employing international talent in France, as managing varied contracts, payroll, and payment options for different regions proved complex. The company needed a hassle-free solution to expand its talent pool internationally. To address this, Slite adopted Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions for international hiring. The initial onboarding process was described as speedy, easy, and straightforward. These solutions enabled Slite to compliantly manage contracts, run payroll, and provide flexible payment options, including crypto, for their growing global workforce. As a result, Slite successfully onboarded 17 team members across 12 countries using Deel, including a full-time employee. They significantly reduced the time spent on running payroll, completing it in a fraction of the time compared to manual processes. The company also avoided estimated legal fees of approximately $500 per new contractor, while empowering employees to relocate internationally and enhancing customer support coverage.
Slevomat
5 International Employees Onboarded in 3 Weeks with 2-Person HR Team
Slevomat, a leading Czech-Slovak marketplace for travel and local experiences, relied on a distributed team of account managers across Italy, Germany, and Croatia. Following a change in ownership, the company needed to maintain its international presence by employing 5 people abroad within a high-stakes, three-week timeline. Their lean HR team, consisting of only two people, faced the complex challenge of managing international employee concerns and tight deadlines during this transition. After evaluating local agencies that lacked the necessary global coverage, speed, and response times, Slevomat selected Deel. They opted for Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) model to offload the burden of local legislation and administrative tasks. During the sensitive transition phase, when employees were initially suspicious of the change, Deel’s in-country specialists provided crucial support through calls to answer complex questions and build confidence. By partnering with Deel, Slevomat successfully transitioned its international workforce while keeping its internal HR scope manageable. Onboarding new hires became fast, with information processed within hours or days. Managers handled expense approvals directly through Deel, eliminating the need to loop in HR, and Slevomat received country-specific compliance updates as they happened. This partnership resulted in a lean team with genuine international reach and the capacity to focus on growing the business.
Skylink Inc.
100% Assisted Faster Global Hiring
Skylink Inc., a fast-growing SMB with 30+ global employees, faced significant challenges with its recruiting process. People Operations Manager Lucy Coletta managed hiring through a fragmented patchwork of tools, with candidate scorecards in Google Forms, communication split across Asana’s ATS, email, and Google Chat. Manual interview scheduling and feedback tracking were time-consuming and inconsistent, making it difficult to maintain the company's promised 'wow' candidate experience. Skylink implemented Deel HR, specifically utilizing the ATS module alongside Engage and Contractor, to consolidate its global recruiting onto a single platform. Coletta built tailored application forms, scheduled interviews directly within Deel, and integrated email with Google Workspace for centralized candidate communication. All notes and hiring manager feedback were stored on the candidate profile, and customized interview guides provided clear structure. By centralizing recruiting with Deel, Skylink transitioned from manual workflows to a faster, clearer, and more easily managed global process. Coletta effectively tracked key performance indicators like time to fill and candidate stage duration using Deel’s ATS analytics, enabling early bottleneck identification. The solution eliminated the need to search across disparate tools for candidate history, accelerated recruiting and hiring, and improved candidate quality while ensuring compliance.
Siena
Saved 8 Hours Per Review Cycle, Launched 1st Structured Reviews, and Automated 20+ Workflows
Siena, an AI agent provider for customer service, faced significant challenges managing its people operations due to informal processes. With approximately 50 employees across 17 countries and diverse employment types, manual engagement surveys and a complete lack of structured performance reviews became unsustainable. The People Operations Manager spent hours manually compiling data and could not track trends or run repeatable cycles, leading to chaos for new hires and missed signals of employee dissatisfaction. To address these issues, Siena implemented Deel HR's Engage module on top of its HRIS, starting with engagement surveys and performance reviews. This provided a centralized view of workforce data across all 17 countries through automated dashboards. Subsequently, Siena implemented over 20 automated workflows across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring accountability without adding overhead. The platform also integrated EOR, contractor management, and PEO, streamlining employment cost modeling and maintaining a consistent operational model as the company scaled. The implementation of the Engage module was completed in four to five weeks, fundamentally transforming Siena's people operations capabilities. Hours previously spent on manual data compilation were eliminated, with analytics now automatically segmented, visualized, and instantly actionable. AI-generated insights identified key drivers and motivators, while recurring survey results provided historical comparisons. This improved efficiency and data-driven insights elevated People Operations' strategic contribution to leadership discussions, demonstrating patterns rather than relying on instincts.
ShopBack
Hired Skilled Talent Across 9 Countries, Onboarding in 24 Hours
The ShopBack Group, Asia-Pacific's leading shopping, rewards, and payments platform, faced complexities in compliantly hiring and onboarding remote contractors in countries lacking legal entities. This presented a significant challenge in bridging skill gaps and maintaining talent supply across their operations. The primary driver for seeking a solution was the crucial need for compliant hiring capabilities in new international markets where they did not have a local presence. ShopBack implemented Deel Contractor to overcome these challenges, leveraging its robust compliance features to hire quickly. This enabled them to onboard skilled contractors, including security engineers, even in countries with complex legal requirements where they lacked local entities. Deel's comprehensive platform and streamlined onboarding process significantly reduced the time required to bring new talent on board. As a result, ShopBack successfully transitioned their contractors within 24 hours, ensuring no disruption in their operations. They could efficiently meet their technical needs by hiring skilled engineers in markets without local entities. This allowed ShopBack to respond swiftly to market demands and continuously maintain a high-skilled global talent supply across 9 countries.
Serverfarm
3 Countries' Payroll Unified, 30-45 Minutes Saved Per Hire, Zero Annual Review Errors
Serverfarm, a global data center infrastructure company with a 300-person workforce across five countries, faced significant challenges with fragmented payroll. Multiple third-party providers and a decentralized approach led to inconsistent processes and a lack of a single source of truth for global payroll. The company urgently needed to consolidate its international population onto one system, standardize its standard operating procedures, and integrate seamlessly with Workday, its system of record. Serverfarm addressed these issues by consolidating payroll for its UK, Netherlands, and Israel operations onto Deel Payroll. A crucial element of this solution was the Workday Global Payroll Connect (GPC) integration, which provided a pre-vetted and supported connection to maintain Workday as the primary data source. Implementation was expedited by Deel's specialists, who prepared mass-load templates to eliminate manual data entry. Furthermore, Deel's additional payroll data feature was configured within Workday's onboarding, making new hires payroll-ready on their first day and enabling automated, audit-confident payroll workflows. This consolidation unified three countries onto a single global payroll system, significantly improving efficiency and accuracy. Serverfarm achieved faster audits, a streamlined new hire experience, and removed people operations from daily data management tasks. The annual compensation review, which was previously a manual and error-prone process, was validated in just a few hours with zero errors. Onboarding complexities across multiple systems were eliminated, saving 30-45 minutes per new hire and termination, while providing real-time visibility and enhancing the employee performance review process.
Sendspark
Hired in 5 Countries, Saved Time, Achieved 100% Compliance for Global Expansion
Sendspark, initially US-based, encountered significant limitations with their existing US payroll company, which proved manual, error-prone, and lacked essential automated global payment and compliance management capabilities for contractors. The CEO recognized the necessity of hiring top global talent, irrespective of location, to align with company values and fulfill specific roles. While global expansion offered a valuable market opportunity, their current infrastructure posed a major hindrance. Sendspark began searching for a suitable solution after identifying an impressive CTO candidate in Mexico but facing overwhelming challenges with navigating local laws and creating compliant contracts, risking the loss of this talent. They subsequently discovered Deel, which effectively eliminated all logistical complexities associated with building an international team. Deel's platform also provided crucial withdrawal flexibility, which greatly benefited contractors in countries with currency restrictions, allowing Sendspark to focus solely on talent acquisition. Deel proved to be a transformative solution for Sendspark, empowering them to hire in 5 different countries and successfully implement a more robust global expansion strategy. They now boast a presence in over 70 countries and achieved substantial time savings through automated payments and contract management. Crucially, all these achievements were accomplished while maintaining complete peace of mind regarding 100% compliance. Moving forward, Sendspark plans to leverage Deel's EOR product for localized employee benefits and explore the Global Mobility product for establishing international hubs.
Senders
Saved 60% on Hiring Costs, $10K Monthly, and Reduced Time-to-Hire to 5 Minutes
Senders, an infrastructure company helping businesses connect with customers through email prospecting, rapidly expanded from 5 to 70 clients. This growth, particularly with employees across Latin America, created significant challenges with their payment processes. Existing platforms incurred high commissions, causing collaborator dissatisfaction and making payment management a headache. Consequently, Senders actively sought a more efficient and user-friendly payment solution. Senders chose Deel after comparing it with competitors, finding its process easier to use and faster to manage. The new solution enabled the company to accelerate remote hiring and expand its global talent pool, encompassing eight nationalities across the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia, Macedonia, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, and Finland. Crucially, Deel handled legal complexities and eliminated the need to open new entities in various countries. This comprehensive support allowed Senders to focus on growth without the burden of intricate international payroll and compliance issues. The implementation of the new platform resulted in significant cost reductions, achieving a 60% saving on overall talent-related expenses. Senders also realized monthly savings exceeding $10,000 by outsourcing payroll responsibilities. Furthermore, the hiring process drastically improved, reducing the time from interview approval to a signed offer from over an hour to just 5 minutes. These efficiencies, coupled with easier payment processing, completely eliminated collaborator complaints regarding commissions and bonuses.
SCS-Invictus Group
Enabled client expansion to 160+ countries and eliminated entity setup costs
SCS-Invictus Group sought a seamless and cost-effective solution to help clients expand their businesses overseas. Before utilizing EOR, its customers had to set up a new entity whenever they expanded to a new country, which significantly increased costs. SCS-Invictus Group therefore needed a partner capable of effectively supporting their clients in these overseas ventures. SCS-Invictus Group partnered with Deel, leveraging its extensive global reach across 160+ countries. This alignment created new opportunities for both firms by providing the necessary infrastructure for international expansion. The partnership enabled SCS-Invictus Group to offer Deel's EOR services to its clients. Through this partnership, SCS-Invictus Group streamlined international business expansion for its clients. Deel's EOR services allowed clients to eliminate entity setup costs, enabling them to open new international markets and access diverse talent pools. One client, for example, successfully expanded its workforce across EU countries like Germany, France, Sweden, and Ireland, ultimately saving time and resources.
ScholarshipOwl
Global Payroll Automated, Payment Time Reduced From Three Weeks
ScholarshipOwl faced significant challenges managing global payments and team members due to manual processes. As their team scaled across different locations, tracking invoices and processing payments became a full-time job, with some transfers taking almost three weeks to reach team members. Additionally, navigating international holidays, vacation policies, and ensuring compliance for sensitive data across various countries proved increasingly complex. To address these issues, ScholarshipOwl transitioned to automated processes by implementing Deel. This solution centralized all documentation for compliance and streamlined payment and invoice management into a single platform. They were able to pay employees with a single click, regardless of their country, thereby eliminating previous payment delays and the need for manual tracking. As a result, ScholarshipOwl saved precious time and money by automating payroll, eradicating transaction fees associated with prior methods like wire transfers and Payoneer. Their team members consistently received timely and compliant payments. The platform also offered crucial flexibility with currency and payment withdrawals for their globally distributed team, and assisted in tracking international holidays, making global team management more efficient and secure.
Sastrify
Equipped 130+ Team Members with 97% On-time Delivery to 24 Countries
Sastrify, a SaaS procurement platform operating with a fully remote team, experienced rapid international growth. Inefficiencies in its existing equipment management processes became glaring, creating manual tasks for their People Operations team. Their prior providers caused significant frustration and manual work. To address these challenges, Sastrify sought a streamlined solution for equipment procurement and delivery. Deel IT was implemented to eliminate these inefficiencies by automating Sastrify’s equipment management workflows. Tailored workflows were set up for specific departments, with engineers receiving high-spec tools and executives accessing premium options through a pre-approved catalog. Employees were automatically invited to Deel, enabling them to directly order their equipment. This approach freed the People Ops team from time-consuming manual tasks previously associated with equipment management. Deel IT delivered 97% of orders within 10 working days, ensuring employees received equipment on time, regardless of location. This capability allowed Sastrify to expand confidently, successfully delivering to challenging global regions like Nigeria and Kosovo. The elimination of IT delays for new hires and responsive customer support significantly enhanced employee and People Ops staff satisfaction. Deel became an essential factor in Sastrify's growth, making daily work much easier.
Sardine
Onboarded 200+ Workers Across 10+ Countries Globally
Sardine aimed to hire top global talent and foster a "work from anywhere" culture to build a world-class company. However, they needed an efficient and compliant way to manage the complexities of international hiring. This presented a significant challenge in scaling their distributed workforce and ensuring adherence to local regulations. Sardine partnered with Deel, leveraging their Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor services. This strategic implementation provided the necessary infrastructure to seamlessly hire and manage employees and contractors in various countries. Deel's platform streamlined compliance, payroll, and benefits management, simplifying global employment operations. Through this partnership, Sardine successfully onboarded over 200 workers into their team. They significantly expanded their hiring capabilities to more than 10 countries worldwide. This enabled Sardine to effectively build a world-class company by fully embracing their "work from anywhere" culture.
SafetyWing
Achieved 5x Growth, Saved 30+ Hours Monthly and $10K Annually
Before partnering, SafetyWing struggled with manual, uncentralized cross-border payments for contractors, which consumed significant time. The company also faced in-country compliance concerns, lacking a network of local experts and relying on standard contracts. Additionally, time tracking for hourly agreements and creating contracts proved challenging. These difficulties prompted SafetyWing to seek a partner for streamlining their operations. SafetyWing implemented Deel's Contractor solution to address these challenges. The platform provided a time-tracking feature, facilitated in-country compliance, and simplified contract creation and amendments. It also streamlined global payments by offering multiple currencies and funding methods. This comprehensive solution significantly eased the administrative burden on their HR and Finance teams. SafetyWing achieved impressive results through its collaboration with Deel. The company experienced a remarkable 5x growth after implementing the platform. Furthermore, the HR and Finance teams saved over 30 hours per month on administrative tasks. Annually, SafetyWing also realized significant cost savings of $10,000.
Rotex Automation
2 Senior Sales Leaders Hired and <1 Day Onboarding Achieved for Global Expansion
Rotex Automation, an Indian manufacturing company with a global presence, aimed to expand its operations into the United States. The company needed to hire experienced senior sales leaders in this new market. However, establishing a local entity for this expansion would have been a time-consuming and costly process, potentially hindering their growth plans. To facilitate rapid expansion, Rotex adopted Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This platform eliminated the necessity of setting up local entities and managed cross-border compliance, thereby providing the speed and security required for scaling. Rotex utilized a single platform to onboard new talent in under a day, leveraging Deel’s in-house compliance and payroll infrastructure. This approach streamlined the expansion process, removing administrative burdens and allowing Rotex to concentrate on growth. Through this solution, Rotex successfully hired two senior sales leaders in the new market. They achieved talent onboarding in less than one day, significantly accelerating their market entry. This efficiency and compliance support enabled Rotex to establish a strong foothold in the US, leading them to plan further expansion into multiple new regions globally.
Revolut
Streamlined Employee Relocation, 450+ Contracts Created Across 16+ Countries
Revolut aimed to build a global financial services super app, requiring rapid expansion into new markets worldwide. This growth strategy necessitated efficiently finding and onboarding talent, including new joiners and relocating existing workers. A key challenge was hiring local talent in countries long before establishing a local entity, which could hinder their expansion pace. To overcome these challenges, Revolut partnered with Deel to support its global expansion and talent acquisition needs. They implemented Deel's Mobility, EOR (Employer of Record), and Contractor solutions. These solutions were chosen for Deel's extensive global presence, dedicated support, and proven ability to match Revolut's rapid operational pace. As a result of this partnership, Revolut successfully created over 450 contracts for onboarding EOR employees. They achieved hiring capabilities across more than 16 countries, significantly accelerating their global workforce expansion. This enabled Revolut to hire local talent in new markets well before establishing local entities, gaining a crucial head start in its international growth strategy.
Retreat
Saved $100K+ Annually on Staffing and Reduced Onboarding from Weeks to Days
Retreat, a company assisting remote-first organizations with global team offsites, faced significant challenges managing the legal, payment, and compliance complexities of international hiring. With a distributed team across seven countries, the company lacked the necessary tools to handle legal, tax, and payment requirements for their global workforce, especially engineers. To overcome these complexities, Retreat implemented Deel's Contractor solution. The platform provided an all-in-one approach for generating compliant contracts, facilitating payments in local currencies, and ensuring adherence to regional tax and labor laws. Deel handled crucial legal and compliance tasks, enabling Retreat to hire globally without the need for local lawyers or HR specialists and operate like a mature global business. As a result of implementing Deel, Retreat unlocked substantial operational efficiencies and cost savings. The company saved an estimated $100,000-$140,000 annually on back-office staffing costs. Furthermore, contractor onboarding time was dramatically reduced from 1-2 weeks to merely 1-2 days, providing confidence to scale globally without the burden of legal overhead.
Responsible Cyber
Reduced time-to-hire by 50+ days and saved $12,000+ on legal costs
Responsible Cyber, a fast-growing cybersecurity startup, needed to hire specialist expertise in software development and AI globally to overcome a talent gap in Singapore. Recruiting top-tier talent for niche roles was challenging, threatening the company's growth and customer adoption. They required a holistic platform to break geographical barriers, ensuring compliant, secure, and efficient HR management for international hires, while upholding stringent security standards for employee data. After reviewing over 10 platforms, Responsible Cyber selected Deel due to its high international security standards, robust technical merits, and exemplary customer service. The intuitive platform enabled safe, fast, and seamless onboarding for new hires across various countries like France, the UK, Vietnam, and Tunisia. Deel also competently managed complex local laws and tax regulations, a task that would have been impossible or prohibitively costly to handle in-house, allowing Responsible Cyber to focus on business growth. Responsible Cyber avoided a potential $12,000 legal council cost for an HR issue, benefiting from Deel's built-in support. The company also saved approximately two days per month solely on onboarding new employees. Deel quickly became the backbone of their HR processes, accelerating their hiring rate, saving substantial time, and significantly boosting revenue by removing barriers to growth.
Renrui HR
Expanded Global Support from 40 to 100+ Countries
Renrui HR, a leading HR provider in China, initially relied on numerous local partners in each country to offer global hiring services to its Chinese clients. This approach led to increasingly complex management and communication across many overseas partners. The coordination of these partners resulted in delays, extra costs, and compliance challenges, prompting Renrui HR to seek a more efficient and streamlined solution. Renrui HR partnered with Deel, leveraging its automated global hiring platform to provide an all-in-one solution. Deel offered automated contracts, paperwork, and payments across 100+ countries, all accessible from a single dashboard. This allowed Renrui HR to combine its HR expertise with Deel's technological infrastructure, making cross-border hiring effortless for clients. The partnership streamlined payroll and compliance for international teams, with Renrui HR focusing on advisory and Deel handling the operational technology. The partnership enabled Renrui HR to gain significant efficiency and reduce operational costs for its clients through transparent and streamlined global hiring operations. After just one year, Renrui HR successfully expanded its global support from 40 countries to over 100 countries using Deel's platform. This improved capability provided more opportunities for the company to demonstrate its professional competence and achieve remarkable growth, with a predicted 30-40% increase in its client base.
Quantium
Retained Top Talent with Visa Process Completed in 2-3 Weeks
Following the pandemic, Quantium faced the challenge of supporting an increasingly global and mobile workforce, as top talent sought to work in different locations for extended periods. Managing the varying legal and tax implications for employees working overseas became a significant hurdle. Quantium was determined to retain its critical talent and their valuable corporate knowledge, prompting the People & Culture team to seek solutions for compliant international work arrangements. To address this, Quantium partnered with Deel, leveraging their platform to support and retain employees based in multiple countries. Deel provided robust support for compliant hiring abroad and assisted with the retention of specific employees. This included sponsoring a highly skilled migrant visa for an employee looking to work from the Netherlands, demonstrating an easy remote work solution with a user-friendly platform and seamless process. As a result of the partnership, Quantium successfully supported and retained employees located in Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The highly skilled migrant visa application for an employee in the Netherlands was processed rapidly, taking only 2-3 weeks. This efficiency enabled Quantium to prevent the loss of key staff, thereby preserving essential corporate knowledge and skills beneficial to their business. The solution ensured continuous compliance worldwide while empowering Quantium's talent to work internationally.
QBench
Saved 2+ Days Monthly and Avoided 6-8 Months Setup, Reducing Overhead 3-5%
QBench faced significant challenges in building a global team due to a lack of clarity on international employment law. The company initially relied on platforms like Upwork for project work, but expanding to long-term global talent raised complex questions about misclassification and payment legality. Without a dedicated legal team in every market, QBench risked financial exposure and regulatory issues. This made expanding into regions like Latin America and the Philippines particularly difficult. QBench addressed these challenges by consolidating its international workforce on a single platform to ensure a sound legal structure and reliable payments. The company utilized compliant contract templates and received proactive support for managing misclassification risk. This platform now powers approximately half of QBench’s product engineering and back-office teams. Built-in guidance on local regulations allowed QBench to hire globally without months of legal groundwork, and consolidated reporting simplified financial oversight for their lean operations team. Since partnering with the solution, QBench successfully automated its global operations, saving at least two full days of administrative work each month. The company significantly reduced intermediary fees by moving contractors off high-markup marketplaces. This strategic move provided crucial protection against global compliance risks as QBench grew. Ultimately, they achieved confident global scaling without the burden of compliance guesswork, avoiding potential regulatory issues.
PUMA South Africa
Slashed Payroll Processing for 550+ Employees, Simplified HR Workflows
PUMA South Africa, with over 550 employees, faced significant challenges due to outdated HR and payroll systems. These legacy systems led to inefficient manual data duplication, cumbersome HR workflows, and limited employee access to personal information. As the company expanded, these inefficiencies became more pronounced, necessitating a scalable solution to streamline administrative tasks and ensure compliance. PUMA South Africa implemented Deel Local Payroll, choosing it for its robust built-in integrations, user-friendly experience, and mobile capabilities. This solution enabled real-time cloud synchronization and automation, which eliminated the need for HR and payroll teams to manually manage data and spreadsheets. A standout feature was 'Pacey,' a WhatsApp-powered interface that provided warehouse and store employees with instant, login-free access to leave requests, payslips, and tax documents. Integrating Deel Local Payroll into their existing Workday HR stack significantly reduced payroll-processing time and eradicated manual IT updates. Employees gained the ability to self-manage their data, thereby substantially lessening the administrative burden on HR teams. The scalable infrastructure now facilitates faster onboarding of new employees, ensures compliance with local regulations, and offers the agility required to support the business's ongoing growth.
Pudu Tech
Achieved 40% Cost Savings, 50% Time Savings, and Hired 20+ Global Workers
Pudu Tech, a Chinese service robotics pioneer, was rapidly expanding its global footprint into Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. However, the company faced significant challenges in managing its global expansion due to complex hiring processes. These hurdles included the high costs and time associated with establishing local entities, navigating language barriers, cultural differences, and diverse hiring regulations. They found managing operations with multiple local vendors, sometimes up to ten, to be overwhelming and unsustainable for their rapid growth. Pudu Tech implemented Deel's all-in-one global payroll and human resources management platform to streamline its international operations. The platform provided comprehensive support for various needs, including visa processing for global talent, ensuring local compliance, and offering hiring insights for their global workforce. All aspects of their global talent needs were managed under a single, simple interface, enhancing efficiency and control. Within just three months, Pudu Tech successfully onboarded 20 professionals, primarily software engineers and sales personnel, across Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Leveraging Deel, Pudu Tech achieved significant efficiencies, saving up to 40% of costs and 50% of time it would have taken to establish local entities in various markets. The robust backend support automated payroll processing across all markets, eliminating the need for repeated internal coordination. Furthermore, partnering with Deel enhanced Pudu Tech's brand credibility and trust within the global talent pool. This collaboration ensured a consistent and reliable experience for their international workers, reflecting Pudu Tech's commitment to accommodating a diverse global workforce.
Project44
Achieved $500k+ Yearly Savings and Hired 129+ Global Team Members
Project44 previously experienced inefficiencies and poor service with other EORs, primarily relying on email for critical processes. As the company embarked on an ambitious global expansion, they needed a more robust EOR solution capable of streamlining international hiring, managing contractor invoices, and ensuring compliance across numerous countries without internal legal expertise. Their existing manual invoice processing system for contractors had become chaotic and unscalable, leading to difficulties in timely payments. Project44 selected Deel for its EOR, Contractor, and Contractor of Record solutions, recognizing the platform's ability to support its hyper-growth and expansion goals. This partnership provided a single system of record, automating the generation and processing of invoices for their contractor workforce, thereby eliminating manual efforts. The Contractor of Record solution was particularly valued for providing peace of mind regarding compliance with diverse international laws and regulations. As a result of this partnership, Project44 hired 129 team members across 25 different countries. The company realized significant financial benefits, achieving over $500,000 in yearly savings compared to what they had paid previous EOR providers for a similar number of team members. The new system established a much smoother, more efficient, and compliant process for managing their global workforce.
Pro5
Reduced time-to-hire from weeks to 8 hours, filling 2 roles in days
Pro5, an AI-powered recruiting platform, faced significant challenges with clients unable to match the speed of global hiring. Their kickoff process was substantially delayed by fragmented communication across emails, WhatsApp, and calls. This multi-channel approach required days just to agree on scope and fees, preventing resumes from being shared promptly. The previous communication methods slowed both Pro5 and their clients down, hindering efficient talent acquisition. Pro5 leveraged their existing relationship with Deel to pilot the Talent solution early. The setup proved fast and intuitive, allowing them to begin uploading qualified candidates within hours of receiving their first match. This streamlined process enabled Pro5 to sign a contract, schedule a client call, and submit a vetted candidate in just eight hours for one particular case. As a result, they were able to close two roles within days, positions that had previously taken clients weeks to fill. By centralizing communications and workflows within the Talent platform, Pro5 successfully eliminated the friction that had previously slowed early recruiting conversations. This consolidation cut delays by keeping all job details, candidate uploads, and client feedback in a single, accessible location. The immediate value demonstrated by this efficiency helped Pro5 close more clients and expand their business. Furthermore, the solution opened new markets, enabling Pro5 to easily collaborate with Deel clients worldwide.
Prenetics
51-200 Employee Health Sciences Firm Achieved Compliant Global Hiring
Prenetics, a health sciences company, pivoted its hiring strategy from localized, operations-heavy roles to seeking specialized talent globally. The challenge was that building new entities worldwide to compliantly hire and pay these new global team members was an inefficient and resource-intensive process. They needed a swift and compliant way to access and onboard specialized talent from anywhere in the world. Prenetics selected Deel for its ability to provide access to a global talent pool and streamline the onboarding of new team members. The solution enabled Prenetics to offer candidates fully compliant contracts, complete with attractive perks and benefits packages. This facilitated the provision of competitive offers to highly specialized remote talent. As a result, Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions allowed Prenetics to extend transparent job offers that clearly outlined all perks and benefits. This approach created a smooth and enjoyable experience for candidates from the initial offer stage through to onboarding, significantly reducing the need for multiple back-and-forth communications.
Potloc
Eliminated 1 Headcount, Saved 60 Days Per Hire, Equipped ~20% Global Workforce
Potloc, a market research company expanding globally, faced significant challenges with manual hardware logistics. Its lean operations team struggled to manage an international workforce on spreadsheets, leading to unsustainable processes. The Global Head of HR spent months navigating complex customs and shipping delays, with one instance of shipping a laptop to India taking two months and countless conversations with FedEx. To overcome these issues, Potloc transitioned its hardware inventory and logistics to Deel IT, automating the entire process. Deel IT collected international addresses directly from candidates and managed the global shipping of pre-configured devices. This solution also ensured laptops were secured and configured according to Potloc's specific MDM setup before reaching employees, providing a robust onboarding experience. As a result, Potloc saved one full headcount by eliminating the need for a dedicated inventory manager. They also achieved 60 days saved per hire by reducing shipping and customs delays from two months to zero active HR days, equipping approximately 20% of their global workforce. Additionally, Deel IT simplified SOC 2 Type 2 compliance with centralized reporting and enabled scalable expansion into new markets without increasing operational burden.
PostHog
Saved $50K+ Annually and 160 Hours Monthly on HR Processes
PostHog, a global and remote company, initially relied on separate providers for global hiring and HRIS, leading to significant fragmentation. This unintegrated approach resulted in decentralized data, complicated HR processes, and a labor-intensive environment. Managing workforce information across multiple, user-unfriendly platforms consumed valuable team resources and diverted attention from core business objectives. To address these inefficiencies, PostHog decided to consolidate all HR operations under Deel. They extended their use of Deel beyond global hiring to include HRIS, aiming for a unified solution. This strategic move centralized hiring, onboarding, compliance, and HRIS onto a single platform, establishing a single source of truth for all people-related data. The goal was to simplify processes, eliminate manual data entry, and gain comprehensive insights. By consolidating with Deel, PostHog achieved substantial operational efficiencies and cost savings. They saved over $50K+ USD annually by streamlining processes that would typically necessitate a larger People team. The platform's self-serve capabilities empowered the team, saving 160 hours monthly on HR tasks like payments and time-off approvals. This enabled PostHog to maintain a lean team while efficiently managing rapid growth and supporting future HR optimization plans.
Platzi
Hired 30+ Global Talents for Expansion with Immediate Onboarding
Platzi, an online education platform, aimed to expand its operations to new markets and develop talent in AI and technology across Latin America and globally. To achieve its mission of transforming lives through education, Platzi needed to attract the best talent worldwide. They required a fast-moving provider capable of incorporating international talent compliantly while adhering to various hiring regulations. Platzi partnered with Deel, leveraging its EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions. This collaboration allowed them to hire over 30 individuals across multiple countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Canada, and the United States. Deel's platform not only facilitated compliant international hiring but also provided added value by ensuring timely payments and accommodating personalized requirements for their global talent. The integration of new team members was practically immediate through Deel. As a result, Platzi gained invaluable peace of mind, knowing their international contracts met the legal requirements of each country, enabling them to concentrate on talent growth. This newfound security significantly reduced the time spent on hiring processes. By eliminating geographical limits in their hiring strategy, Platzi expanded its talent pool and expedited its recruitment efforts, hiring based solely on skills and capabilities without major legal complications.
Planhat
Grew International Team 5X to 50 Employees Across 14 Countries
Planhat, a remote-first company, faced the challenge of efficiently hiring talent globally. With founders in different countries, they recognized the business advantage of recruiting internationally. However, establishing legal entities in every desired hiring country proved unfeasible, leading them to seek a comprehensive global hiring solution and an Employer of Record. Planhat implemented Deel, drawn to its intuitive and solution-oriented global hiring platform. They valued Deel's flexibility and willingness to adapt to their evolving growth plans, distinguishing it from less agile providers. The platform was utilized for mobility, enabling employees to relocate between countries like Chile to Australia and Sweden to Norway. This allowed Planhat to easily update contracts and support life-changing decisions without needing local legal entities. As a result of implementing Deel, Planhat achieved seamless and compliant international hiring. They successfully grew their team 5x, increasing from 10 employees in early 2022 to nearly 50 employees across 14+ different countries. Deel enabled Planhat to compliantly hire talent globally, accessing individuals they would not have been able to employ without establishing legal entities. This allowed them to stay close to their worldwide customer base.
Pixis
Reduced Hiring Time from 15 Days to 30 Minutes, Saved $100K-200K Annually, and Centralized 100% Payments
Pixis, an AI-powered marketing tech firm, faced significant challenges managing its rapidly expanding global team of contractors across APAC, MENA, the U.S., and Europe. The existing manual HR processes created bottlenecks, making it difficult to onboard over 70 contractors quickly and manage payments seamlessly across 15 countries. Intricate hiring laws, international payment complexities, and compliance risks further stifled their growth. Pixis adopted Deel's Contractor of Record, EOR, and Deel Payroll solutions to streamline its global expansion and talent management. This implementation significantly reduced onboarding times, enabled centralized payroll management for all workers, and provided robust compliance risk mitigation across multiple complex legal landscapes. The all-in-one solution aimed to transform their hiring and payroll processes. The adoption of Deel enabled Pixis to reduce EOR and contractor onboarding time from 10-15 days to just 30 minutes, preventing loss of top talent. They achieved 100% centralized payroll management on a single platform, gaining full transparency and control over payments. Furthermore, Deel mitigated compliance risks across 15 countries, saving Pixis an estimated $100,000 to $200,000 annually and allowing them to grow globally with confidence and efficiency.
Petvisor
5 Payroll Systems Consolidated Into One and Gained a Single Global Payroll Manager
Petvisor, a technology company in the pet care industry, struggled with fragmented global payroll and hiring systems after acquiring several companies. These disjointed systems lacked centralized processes and visibility across its operations. This posed significant compliance and operational risks for the company. Their chief people officer noted that their HR and payroll systems had become unmanageable. Petvisor evaluated several providers but found their costs exceeded payroll itself, leading them to select Deel for its comprehensive suite of solutions. Deel Payroll consolidated over five HR and payroll functions into a single platform, enabling one person to manage all global payrolls efficiently. Additionally, Deel's EOR solution empowered Petvisor to hire globally and support international relocations without needing to establish new entities, ensuring compliance in diverse regions. By consolidating most of its HR and payroll operations into Deel, Petvisor significantly simplified its complex payroll processes. The company strengthened compliance across various regions and entities, mitigating previously identified risks. This integrated approach also provided Petvisor with full visibility across all its global operations and entities. Additionally, Petvisor leveraged Deel for hiring independent contractors, running background checks, automating NDA creation, and streamlining employee relocations.
Paysend
Supported 400 Employee Global Expansion for Cross-Border Payments Leader
Paysend, a rapidly growing leader in cross-border payments, significantly expanded its global workforce from 100 to 500 employees across four main hubs in four years. This rapid growth led to increasing complexities in managing international payroll and hiring needs. They required a more efficient, user-friendly, and cost-effective solution than their existing payroll provider to support their continued global expansion. In August 2022, Paysend decided to transition from their previous provider to Deel for their global hiring and payroll requirements. Deel was selected for its superior cost-effectiveness and enhanced user experience. Utilizing Deel's EOR product, Paysend streamlined employee onboarding and simplified the entire payroll process, transforming a friction-filled task into a very easy one. Deel successfully provided Paysend with the flexibility and reliability essential for its strategic initiatives and continued expansion into new markets. The platform enabled Paysend to confidently future-proof its growth, irrespective of where they chose to hire internationally. Additionally, Deel's excellent account management and support contributed significantly to a positive overall user experience, ensuring seamless operations.
Paperform
104 HR Days Saved Annually, Reducing Costs Up To $100,000 Per Year
Paperform, a remote-first company with a global team of over 25, faced significant HR complexity. The company was using disparate HR and payroll systems, along with spreadsheets, to manage its international workforce. This decentralized approach led to a "fog of admin and process" as they independently navigated local laws and tax regulations in various countries. Paperform needed a unified solution to manage HR and compliance at scale, enabling them to build out their global team efficiently. Paperform identified Deel as the ideal solution, offering an integrated ecosystem to address their HR challenges. Deel provided comprehensive support for compliance, payroll, onboarding, Employer of Record services, and legal issues, all within a single platform. The implementation of Deel's one-click payroll feature specifically streamlined what was previously an arduous and time-consuming monthly process. This allowed Paperform to manage its global workforce more effectively and with greater peace of mind regarding compliance. Through Deel, Paperform successfully transformed its time-consuming monthly HR and payroll processes into a simple, efficient task. The company achieved significant annual savings, equating to 104 days worth of HR costs each year. These cost reductions were estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars, potentially reaching up to $100,000 annually. The savings encompassed expenses related to HR staffing, insurances, legal fees for employee contracts, accountant fees, and the costs associated with various HR tools previously used.
Palm NFT Studio
Saved 80+ Hours Monthly on HR Admin for International NFT Studio
Palm NFT Studio, a 100% remote company, faced significant challenges managing its international workforce spread across seven different countries. The People and Talent team struggled with complex global hiring, management, and compliance with diverse local laws and regulations. They needed a comprehensive, cost-effective platform to efficiently manage the entire employee lifecycle, including payroll, onboarding, expenses, PTO, and terminations, while navigating various regional legal nuances. Palm NFT Studio implemented Deel to centralize global workforce management and address their international team challenges. Deel’s automation capabilities eliminated manual processes, significantly increasing the People and Talent team's efficiency across functions like onboarding, PTO, payroll, compliance, and contract amendments. The platform streamlined time-off management by automating local holiday calculations and expedited onboarding, which otherwise would have required an additional hire. Deel’s cost-effective payroll and global knowledge base also helped navigate complex international laws and benefits, ensuring compliance and saving research time. Palm NFT Studio saved over 80 hours per month on HR administration, allowing their People and Talent team to concentrate on core responsibilities. Deel's advanced reporting features provided easy access to and analysis of workforce data, facilitating more informed decision-making and insights into their diverse team, which included hiring across 7+ nationalities. The platform ensured compliance with local laws across multiple countries and helped guarantee a healthy work-life balance for employees through efficient time-off tracking. These outcomes led to a more efficient, compliant, and well-managed global workforce.
Outreach
Achieved 90% Workload Reduction, Entered 5 New Countries, and Consolidated 4 Vendors
Outreach, a leading sales execution platform, faced significant challenges in managing its global workforce during expansion, particularly when entering new countries like India and Mexico. The lengthy process of setting up legal entities delayed employee onboarding and hindered aggressive growth. Additionally, managing independent contractors through various agencies led to a fragmented overview of spending and administrative headaches from relying on multiple global payroll vendors. Outreach streamlined its team management, country entry, and global payroll with Deel. Initially, they leveraged Deel's EOR to quickly expand into new countries without establishing legal entities, enabling faster hiring. As the company grew, Contractor of Record simplified contractor management, reducing reliance on multiple agencies and automating processes. Deel Payroll further consolidated payroll operations, reducing the number of vendors and centralizing data for improved efficiency. As a result, Outreach achieved a 90% workload reduction in managing its global workforce. The company successfully entered 5 new countries with ease, accelerating its global expansion plans. They also consolidated 4 vendors into one unified system, reducing their payroll vendors by 75% and eliminating administrative burdens, saving significant time, money, and resources.
Outfittery
Achieved 50% Cost Savings and 80% Faster Onboarding in 7+ Countries
Outfittery, an online personal shopping service based in Germany, struggled to find affordable tech talent domestically and sought international candidates. They initially used EOR solutions like Work Motion and Oyster but encountered poor service quality, slow response times, and a lack of local entities. These issues significantly impacted their budget and overall hiring efficiency. Outfittery transitioned to Deel's EOR solution to streamline their global hiring process. This move immediately reduced their costs by 50% and cut onboarding times by 80%. Deel's innovative platform enabled Outfittery to easily hire talent from new countries, including Kosovo, Bulgaria, and South Africa, eliminating previous logistical challenges. Additionally, Deel's customer success managers provided strategic recommendations for targeting new hiring markets. Deel's legal and compliance expertise significantly strengthened the relationship between Outfittery and its employees. The integration of Deel AI provided employees with instant answers to common questions, decreasing reliance on customer support and accelerating query resolution. This fostered greater employee trust in receiving accurate information regarding crucial matters like salaries and bank holidays. Furthermore, the quality of Deel's customer service and their quick response times consistently remained high.
Oursky
Expanded Markets and Cut Admin Time by 80%
Oursky, a 70-person software product studio, was expanding its business internationally since 2020, establishing offices in Taiwan, the UK, and Canada. The founder, Ben Cheng, found his time increasingly consumed by administrative and HR matters as they expanded. They also incurred significant costs hiring local lawyers, accountants, and consultants in each market to ensure compliant hiring, which became an unsustainable approach for continued global growth. Oursky implemented Deel's streamlined and automated platform to navigate their global operations. This allowed them to easily generate contracts, hire quickly, and onboard new team members without delays or extensive back-and-forth contact. The platform also ensured employees in all offices were paid on time, regardless of time zone or currency, and the founder planned to use it for future global office expansion and employee relocation. Oursky successfully expanded its team globally and significantly cut administrative work. The founder reported saving up to 80% of time on admin tasks, enabling him to focus more on integrating new team members and fostering company culture. Deel's capability to ensure contract compliance with local regulations in over 150 countries also helped Oursky retain talent by offering remote working opportunities globally.
Ottomate
Achieved 2-Week Average Time-to-Hire and 30-50% Faster Placements Across 10+ Countries
Ottomate, a recruitment specialist, struggled with scaling its global operations due to a fragmented workflow. The team managed multiple systems, tools, and communication channels, leading to scattered updates and inconsistent data sharing. This complexity slowed collaboration and hindered visibility into candidate progress and client feedback, requiring a centralized solution to match their speed and ambition. The firm implemented Deel's Talent recruiting network, which provided a centralized workspace. This platform allowed recruiters to upload candidate profiles and communicate directly with clients through a built-in chat function. This consolidated approach eliminated scattered tools and long email threads, enabling the team to focus on sourcing exceptional global talent across various roles. As a result, Ottomate reduced its average time to hire to just two weeks, achieving 30-50% faster placements compared to traditional methods. The firm expanded its reach, now supporting clients in over 10 countries across North America, LATAM, and APAC. This consolidation of communication and candidate management also strengthened client relationships, reduced administrative overhead, and unlocked new growth opportunities.
Otamiser
Managed 37 Global Workers with 1 HR Employee, Consolidating 4 Tools
Otamiser, a bootstrapped Belgian startup founded in 2022, faced significant challenges scaling globally. Their HR operations were manual and fragmented, relying on Upwork, PayPal, international bank wires, and spreadsheets for payments, PTO, and compliance. This led to payment delays, contract risks, and administrative overhead, highlighting the critical need for a unified, affordable, and globally compliant HR platform. Otamiser selected Deel after discovering it on LinkedIn, drawn by its all-in-one coverage, global reach, and expertise in international employment. The company successfully consolidated four disparate HR tools into Deel's platform, replacing spreadsheets with Deel's global HRIS for PTO, and Upwork/PayPal with Contractor for payments. Deel provided global compliance backed by local entities, unified workflows from onboarding to payroll, and expert support, streamlining their entire HR process. As a result, Otamiser onboarded over 30 workers in less than a month with a single HR manager and part-time finance partner. Workflow integrations accelerated efficiency, and the mobile app saw 90% adoption in the first week for PTO requests and expenses. The company grew from a solo founder to a 38-person team across seven countries without building a large in-house HR department, supporting over 50 contractors and converting them to full-time in under 48 hours with compliant contracts.
Omniscient Digital
Eliminated onboarding delays with day 1 access, saving 5+ hours monthly across 12 countries
Omniscient Digital, a remote-first organic growth agency with a team spread across 12 countries, faced significant challenges in provisioning and managing hardware. Their previous vendor caused laptop shipments to be delayed by 30 to 45 days, forcing employees to use personal devices and limiting access to client data. This led to onboarding delays and security vulnerabilities due to a lack of managed device management (MDM) and an expensive per-employee pricing model, requiring the CEO to spend hours on IT troubleshooting. Omniscient Digital migrated to Hofy, later acquired by Deel IT, which offered a transparent platform-fee model and a robust MDM service. The transition was seamless, consolidating device lifecycle management and MDM onto a single platform. Laptops now arrive pre-configured with all necessary software and security policies, enabling remote deployment and enforcement of security. Additionally, 24/7 expert support from Deel IT became a critical resource, providing peace of mind and assistance during security incidents. As a result, Omniscient Digital eliminated onboarding delays, ensuring new hires receive fully configured laptops and full access on their first day. The MDM layer freed up at least five hours per month that David previously spent on IT troubleshooting, with remote software deployment now handled efficiently. Security compliance is automatically managed with every device enrolled in MDM, and Deel IT reliably supports global laptop shipments to team members across 12 countries, enabling confident global expansion and talent acquisition.
Okara
Saved $120K+ Annually and Reduced Onboarding to 1 Day
Based in Singapore, Okara, an AI company, faced significant operational challenges due to its global-first strategy, managing contractors across India and Malaysia, and planning further expansion. As a solo founder, the company was burdened by the manual tasks of drafting contracts and handling numerous monthly payments, diverting crucial time from business development. Without the capacity for a dedicated HR team, Okara sought an external solution to streamline its cross-border hiring complexities. Okara partnered with Deel to automate its global HR operations. Deel's platform took over contracts, onboarding, compliance, and payroll, enabling the founder to onboard contractors in a single day and consolidate monthly payments into one transfer. The company specifically chose Deel due to its consultative approach, responsive team, and valuable local presence in Singapore, which provided immediate support and confidence for rapid expansion. Implementing Deel drastically simplified Okara's payroll, transforming it into a single monthly transfer and eliminating manual reconciliation. The entire onboarding process, including contract generation, KYC, background checks, and document collection, was reduced to just one day, processes that previously took over a week. These significant operational efficiencies resulted in annual cost savings of USD $120,000 to $140,000, compared to the expense of dedicated HR and operations staff. This transformation also provided the flexibility for Okara to expand into new markets without additional administrative burden.
Nomic Foundation
Saved $270K+ in HR and entity costs, hired 15+ globally
Nomic Foundation aimed to build a first-class, remote-first international team to find niche talent for the specialized Ethereum industry. This presented significant challenges, as hiring legal and accounting professionals in every global location was costly and time-consuming. Furthermore, as a foundation, they couldn't offer traditional equity but sought to provide similar grant packages to attract top talent. They needed a partner for compliant international hiring, onboarding, and payment, along with attractive benefit options. Nomic partnered with Deel, successfully hiring and paying international talent seamlessly and compliantly. Deel developed a tailored solution, enabling Nomic to offer a bespoke grant program that mirrored equity benefits, significantly enhancing their talent attraction. They also leveraged Deel Mobility for crucial immigration and visa support, which saved thousands of dollars and extensive time. Furthermore, Nomic implemented Deel's built-in HRIS and Engage to automate HR processes and simplify team management, ultimately saving $120K+ in HR administration. With Deel, Nomic Foundation successfully hired over 15 team members across more than 10 countries. The partnership resulted in significant financial savings, including over $150K USD in entity setup costs and an additional $120K+ USD saved in HR administration. This efficient global HR platform streamlined compliance and prevented increased overhead for their future expansion plans. Ultimately, Nomic could focus on building their dream team without international hiring complexities.
Nium
12-24 Months of Global Expansion Efforts Saved for Fintech Leader
Nium, a global leader in modern money movement, faced the challenge of rapidly expanding into new markets and accessing global talent. The company needed to achieve this while navigating the complexities of compliance within the highly regulated financial services industry. Building the internal capabilities for such rapid global expansion required significant time and resources. To overcome these hurdles, Nium implemented Deel's solutions, specifically utilizing their Contractor and EOR products. Deel was instrumental in enabling Nium to pursue its mission of reaching and expanding into new markets with a faster turnaround time. This approach also facilitated the compliant recruitment of top Fintech talent from around the world. As a result of adopting Deel, Nium successfully saved an estimated 12 to 24 months of effort in its global expansion initiatives. The partnership allowed the company to accelerate its market entry and talent acquisition processes, proving to be a valuable solution for global expansion when internal time and resources were limited.
Nexbuzz
Saved $51K+ and Onboarded 7 Team Members in 2 Hours
Nexbuzz, an e-commerce services company helping large enterprises across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India, faced a significant challenge after separating from its parent company. As a newly formed Indian entity, it inherited a high-performing team based in Malaysia and needed a legally compliant and efficient way to manage these cross-border workers. Establishing a local Malaysian entity, the traditional route, was deemed a costly and time-consuming process that would have drained critical resources, making it a non-starter. After exploring several options, Nexbuzz chose Deel for its seamless contractor management and global payroll capabilities. This solution eliminated the need for a dedicated internal HR team, allowing Nexbuzz to onboard 7 team members in just 2 hours. Deel centralized contracts, automated payments, and ensured full compliance, which enabled the co-founder to manage everything directly and avoid over $51,000+ in legal and entity setup costs. Deel’s integrated wallet also streamlined international transactions, allowing funding in USD and withdrawals in MYR at favorable exchange rates, thereby minimizing currency conversion losses. With a successful and efficient system in place, Nexbuzz confidently began planning its expansion across Asia. The company intends to leverage Deel to hire talent in new markets like Japan and South Korea, prioritizing operational flexibility over the cost and complexity of establishing local entities. Deel has become a strategic partner in Nexbuzz's agile, global growth strategy, making cross-border scaling faster, more efficient, and completely stress-free by effectively serving as an on-demand HR and payroll team.
Mynewsdesk
120 Hours Monthly Saved on Payroll Administration
Mynewsdesk, an AI-driven PR and communication platform, faced significant challenges with its manual internal payroll administration. The Chief People Officer aimed to focus on value-adding tasks, but the team was consuming too much time managing various systems and local regulations across different countries. This unsustainable situation caused frustration and necessitated an urgent efficiency project. Mynewsdesk sought to automate its manual payroll processes, expecting to eliminate manual data transfers between systems. They discovered Deel Payroll, which offered a comprehensive and flexible solution for global payroll management that other providers lacked. Deel's willingness to adapt and its seamless API integration with Mynewsdesk’s existing HR system proved crucial in meeting their specific needs and saving resources. Through Deel Payroll, Mynewsdesk achieved a significant efficiency transformation. They reduced the time spent on payroll administration from a full-time employee's workload to just 4-5 working days per month, resulting in a saving of approximately 120 hours monthly. This allowed the team to focus on value-creating activities and simplified what was previously a heavy administrative process.
Moralis
Doubled Workforce, Hired 95+ People, and Saved 150+ Hours Monthly
In 2021, Moralis needed to rapidly scale its developer teams but struggled with global compliance for internal agreements, lacking validation and customization. As their team grew, managing global payments became a significant challenge due to various currencies and differing payment schedules across countries. This left them unable to answer workforce questions and highlighted a crucial need for assistance with localized agreements and global payments. Moralis initially approached a competitor but received no response for two weeks before contacting Deel, who replied in just one day. They felt an instant connection due to Deel's speed and flexibility, leading to onboarding within two weeks, contractor calls, and first payments for over 70 people. Moralis now offers candidates Contractor and EOR models via Deel and uses Deel’s Expenses feature to provide team member perks. Since partnering with Deel, Moralis successfully saved over 150 hours per month, equivalent to one full-time position, and doubled its overall workforce. The team plans to leverage Deel’s Market Salaries Insights tool for future hires to ensure competitive local market rates. Moralis also integrated its HRIS with Deel, streamlining contract creation by automatically fetching data and receiving praise from leadership and team members for the platform’s ease of use.
Momentu
Achieved 5-10% Savings and Hired 7+ Nationalities with 75+ Contracts
Momentu aimed to build a remote team across Latin America, prioritizing talent quality over geographical location. This approach meant hiring therapists, coaches, and nutritionists from various countries. Without an integrated solution, managing this process manually or with disparate tools would have been chaotic, expensive, and logistically problematic. The vision was to scale throughout LATAM, which necessitated an efficient, global hiring framework. Momentu selected Deel for its robust platform, which simplified payment management and offered flexible payment methods and contract types. The solution enabled the onboarding of therapists and coaches in less than a day and facilitated variable payments based on session availability. Deel also streamlined international contracts, allowing Momentu to make a single payment while distributing funds to the global team and offering talent options like advance payments. This comprehensive approach also provided performance tracking for finance and operations. Momentu achieved between 5% and 10% savings on total salaries by streamlining variable payments and administrative processes. The company successfully hired a diverse team across 7+ nationalities, including members in Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, and Spain. They also created over 75 contracts, gaining peace of mind regarding international compliance and payments. The solution significantly eased the workload for their finance and operations teams.
Mobbin
Hired 40+ Global Workers Across 12 Markets in Under 1 Day
Mobbin, a Singapore-based UI/UX design startup, expanded its team globally across several countries. They required a dependable method to hire and manage international talent efficiently. Previously, Mobbin encountered inconsistent service levels and confusing workflows with other Employer-of-Record platforms. These operational challenges burdened their leadership team, as they lacked dedicated internal HR support. Mobbin implemented Deel, consolidating its entire HR function onto a centralized platform. This solution allowed their leadership team to confidently manage global hiring, navigate local compliance, and streamline operations. With Deel, the hiring and onboarding process was significantly accelerated, taking hours instead of weeks, with contracts issued and compliance handled within the same day. The platform's product-first design and intuitive interface enabled Mobbin to manage over 40 global contractors and several EOR employees with minimal overhead and no need for internal HR. Mobbin experienced responsive and reliable customer support, providing timely and accurate assistance for international hires and policy changes. This dependable support allowed their lean team to remain agile and confident in their global expansion efforts. By partnering with Deel, Mobbin scaled smarter, empowering its team to build globally, hire faster, and maintain focus on designing world-class digital experiences.
Mixtiles
Hired 125+ Team Members Across 11 Countries for Compliant Payroll
Mixtiles faced significant challenges managing payroll and contracts for its growing international team. The company previously relied on inefficient, scattered tools like spreadsheets and email for document signing, which led to contracts falling through the cracks. Ensuring compliance for global hires across various countries and currencies was a complex and time-consuming process. Mixtiles implemented a unified platform to manage its global workforce operations. This solution centralized all information regarding payroll and contracts, consolidating data that was previously held in diverse formats across different tools. The new system enabled the company to efficiently hire over 125 team members across 11 different countries. The new system significantly simplified the previously complex processes for Mixtiles' People Ops department. The company achieved a clear, centralized view of all payroll and contract-related information, which made management much easier. This central hub eliminated scattered data and processes, providing a comprehensive snapshot of their global workforce operations.
Miinto
Unified Payroll Across Seven Countries with Only Two Team Members
Miinto, an online fashion marketplace with over 250 employees across seven European countries, faced significant payroll complexity. They utilized a different payroll provider in each country, overwhelming their People team with conflicting timelines, languages, and support systems. This fragmented approach made it nearly impossible to gain a consolidated view of costs, as crucial data was buried in spreadsheets and email threads. The situation escalated when one local provider used another third-party vendor, creating a confusing support maze with no clear point of contact. Miinto sought a strategic partner capable of simplifying processes, ensuring compliance, and supporting long-term growth. After evaluating several options, they selected Deel for its owned payroll and compliance infrastructure, which offered greater accountability and local expertise. Deel also provided centralized visibility through a unified platform, consolidating data and reports that were previously scattered across various systems. This solution offered the scalability required to cover their existing seven countries and support future market expansion. As a result of implementing Deel, Miinto now efficiently runs payroll across seven countries with only two team members. Deel’s automation and integrations enabled the team to manage the entire global payroll workload from a single, centralized source of truth. All data became standardized, accessible, and consolidated in English, with compliance documentation digitized. Integrations with BambooHR significantly reduced duplicative work, streamlined audits, and real-time support allowed the team to refocus on core business objectives rather than payroll issues.
Microblink
Reduced Onboarding Admin Time by 50% and Increased Peer Review Completion to 97%
Microblink, a global identity intelligence firm scaling rapidly across multiple continents, faced a fragmented HR tech stack involving spreadsheets, local vendors, and various EOR providers. This setup caused constant manual approvals, data reconciliation, and a poor employee experience, forcing employees to manage two separate tools for essential HR tasks like PTO, which created significant inefficiency and a lack of control for the growing organization. After evaluating ten vendors, Microblink initially selected Deel for its direct local EOR presence. This decision evolved as they discovered Deel could also replace their existing HRIS and integrate comprehensive talent management tools, ultimately consolidating their HR operations. Migrating to Deel HR allowed Microblink to automate six distinct onboarding workflows, replace manual introduction sessions with on-demand learning, and establish granular admin access controls within a unified system. The transition to an integrated HR system delivered immediate efficiency gains, cutting onboarding administrative time by 50% for over 50 new hires through automation. Consolidating talent management within Deel enabled the launch of 360-degree review cycles, which reduced manager review time from over four hours to just 90 minutes and boosted peer review completion from 50% to 97%. Furthermore, Deel provided proactive compliance support, allowing Microblink to hire confidently in over 10 countries and ensure total regulatory certainty.
micro1
Grew ARR to $250M+, Managed 10,000+ Contractors, Onboarded 100+ Experts Daily
Micro1, an AI platform for human intelligence, faced the challenge of rapidly building the human infrastructure for frontier AI. The company partnered with leading AI labs to recruit, vet, and manage domain experts who generated training data. With tens of thousands of contractors globally and new experts joining daily, any friction in onboarding or payments threatened to throttle their ability to serve clients. This operational bottleneck was a significant hurdle to their mission. Micro1 implemented Deel from its inception, utilizing the platform to power every layer of its global workforce. Tens of thousands of independent contractors signed agreements and received payments through Deel's streamlined setup, enabling rapid onboarding across dozens of countries. Micro1 also leveraged Deel's Employer of Record services to compliantly employ team members outside the United States, avoiding the need for new entities. Furthermore, Deel Payroll consolidated contractor payments and domestic payroll onto a single platform for their domestic team. With payments and compliance seamlessly managed, Micro1 was able to fully focus on its mission of building human data infrastructure for AGI. This partnership facilitated the scaling of their expert network into tens of thousands of contractors, supporting their rapid growth. Micro1 even demonstrated its own capabilities by sourcing and hiring 1,000 qualified candidates for Deel through its AI recruitment platform. This integrated approach proved crucial as Micro1 scaled to manage over 10,000 global contractors and onboard 100 new experts daily.
MELD
Saved 2 weeks on payroll admin processes for 50+ roles across 10+ countries
MELD, a fast-growing startup providing software engineering and Web3 tools, faced significant challenges in hiring niche talent like blockchain developers globally due to widespread talent shortages. Its lean HR department struggled to manage diverse payroll obligations and compliance laws across numerous countries where its distributed team resided. The company also sought to avoid incorporating separate legal entities in every team member's location, necessitating a unified HR platform to streamline its complex global operations. MELD selected Deel as a unified HR platform, seeking a one-stop-shop solution to manage its global team. Deel was chosen for its comprehensive understanding of international labor laws, user-friendly platform, and responsive customer support. This implementation streamlined MELD’s HR operations, consolidating previously manual, fragmented tracking systems into a single, efficient platform. The solution enabled MELD to manage all employees compliantly across various countries without establishing multiple entities. MELD achieved significant efficiency and intuitivity in its HR operations, as Deel effectively streamlined administrative tasks. The platform enabled team members to independently manage many admin functions previously assigned to HR, centralizing all processes. This consolidation ensured effective start dates with compliant contracts, while making contract archives and paper trails easily accessible to authorized personnel. MELD consequently eliminated complexities related to global contracts, onboarding, and payroll, allowing the company to focus more on its core business development.
MarqVision
Hired 30+ Global Workers Across 8+ Markets Compliantly
MarqVision, an AI-powered IP protection startup, began its global expansion in 2022, starting with Europe. However, this presented significant challenges due to complex hiring laws, cross-border payments, and compliance risks. The company aimed to compliantly onboard over 30 international workers across eight countries, which required a fast and seamless solution. MarqVision adopted EOR and Deel Payroll to streamline its global expansion and talent management. This allowed them to navigate complex legal landscapes in eight countries, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and HR regulations. Deel Payroll enabled transparent management of payments for all global workers on a single platform. Additionally, simplified visa management helped secure talent, and Deel AI improved HR productivity by providing instant answers to employee questions. Through these implementations, MarqVision successfully hired over 30 global workers and expanded into 8+ new markets compliantly. The company improved operational efficiency and maintained compliance across various legal landscapes, mitigating risks and avoiding delays in its global expansion. Managing payroll across multiple countries and currencies became manageable, and the People team experienced significant time savings due to instant HR answers provided by AI.
Magic
Saved 50+ Monthly Admin Hours and Reduced HR Workload by 25%
Before implementing the Deel API, Magic's HR team faced significant challenges manually creating hundreds of contracts per week for every hired contractor. This manual process led to countless operational admin hours, caused delays for customers, and created an unscalable bottleneck. The situation threatened remote worker retention and raised compliance and customer satisfaction concerns, highlighting a critical need for an automated contract integration. Magic addressed this by integrating the Deel API, enabling automatic contract creation on the Deel platform as soon as customers agreed to a hire. This custom integration significantly streamlined operations, saving over 13 hours per week on administrative tasks. The solution also improved service by reducing wait times by up to two weeks for both customers and workers, effectively supplementing the HR team without requiring an additional hire and enhancing contractor trust. After a collaborative development process, Magic successfully tested and implemented the integration, making contract creation automatic and nearly instantaneous. This led to key results including 50+ hours saved monthly in admin and a 25% reduction in HR workload. The venture greatly improved the overall experience for clients, contractors, and the company, with Magic planning to leverage other Deel features for future process optimization.
LMAX Group
Onboarded 8+ Niche Specialists Across 6 Countries, Saved 50% Onboarding Time
LMAX Group, a rapidly expanding FCA-regulated fintech company, faced significant challenges in hiring niche talent globally to support its fast growth. Internal friction, regulatory constraints, and the impracticality of opening new entities for every hire slowed down recruitment. Strict FCA rules mandated a 14-day start-date minimum, leading to candidates withdrawing offers due to delays in securing specialized roles like traders and sales leaders. To overcome these obstacles, LMAX Group implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution, allowing them to compliantly hire in key markets like Shanghai, Malaysia, and Canada without needing entity setup. The solution enabled the company to offer localized contracts, mirror UK benefits globally, and utilize Deel's Hiring Cost Calculator for budget forecasting. Additionally, Deel’s Contractor of Record (COR) facilitated the retention of a finance contractor who relocated internationally. The adoption of Deel resulted in rapid and measurable improvements. Onboarding time was drastically reduced from 14 days to as little as one, never exceeding six days. A sales hire in the Philippines quickly booked significant institutional FX deals, generating new revenue. LMAX Group achieved 100% adherence to statutory benefits, tax, and labor law in every country, ensuring compliance and eliminating surprise liabilities while improving retention for international contractors.
Lloyd’s List Intelligence
Achieved 33% Global Presence Increase and 75% Faster Market Launch Across 7 Countries
Lloyd's List Intelligence, a leader in maritime intelligence, faced significant challenges in expanding and managing teams globally. The company encountered complex entity setup processes due to varying payroll regulations and tax requirements across different countries. Additionally, managing employee operations like leave and equipment became increasingly difficult with international growth. Initial attempts to address these complexities proved inefficient, costly, and inconsistent, as no single provider could meet all their needs, making juggling multiple platforms unviable. Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution significantly streamlined Lloyd’s List Intelligence's payroll management, enabling compliant expansion into new markets. The integration of Deel IT further simplified equipment provision, allowing for efficient onboarding and handling logistical challenges like shipping laptops internationally. Deel also provided crucial support in staying updated on international legal changes, such as holiday regulations in India and health mandates in Japan, which was essential for a single APAC People and Culture Business Partner managing seven countries. Through its partnership with Deel, Lloyd's List Intelligence successfully increased its global presence by 33%. The company also achieved a 75% reduction in time-to-launch in new markets, now running payroll across 7 countries using Deel's platform. These solutions saved considerable time, money, and resources, simplifying complex global operations and ensuring compliance without the need for extensive in-house teams or multiple vendors.
Little Emperors
Generated 100-150 Monthly Leads and Achieved Substantial Growth
Little Emperors, a luxury travel booking platform, sought a reliable partner to help access audiences unreachable through traditional marketing. Prior partnerships presented challenges with slow response times and limited engagement, hindering their growth objectives. Little Emperors partnered with Deel, attracted by its rapid market growth and positive reputation. Deel's promptness and adaptability, combined with a platform that aligned with Little Emperors’ target younger demographic, enabled the luxury travel platform to extend its unique benefits to Deel’s closed user group, fostering mutual audience reach. Since their January 2023 partnership, Little Emperors experienced substantial growth and remarkable customer satisfaction. The collaboration brought a steady stream of users, significantly increasing website visits and hotel bookings, and generated approximately 100-150 leads monthly from Deel's platform.
LionsBot
Enabled 4 New European Markets, Hired 25+ Global Workers, Saved 20 Hours Monthly
LionsBot, a robotics company based in Singapore, aimed to significantly expand its presence across Europe from its EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam. To achieve this, the company needed to establish local sales and technical teams in various countries quickly and compliantly. However, setting up individual legal entities in each target country was identified as an expensive, time-consuming, and inefficient approach, creating a significant barrier to their rapid expansion goals. LionsBot partnered with Deel and implemented its Employer of Record (EOR) solution to overcome these challenges. This enabled the company to swiftly hire over 25 employees across key markets like Germany, the UK, and France, completely eliminating the need for individual entity setups. Deel also unified LionsBot's HR operations and payroll on a single platform, ensuring full compliance with local contracts and regional regulations in each new location. Through this solution, LionsBot successfully expanded into four new European markets and onboarded more than 25 global workers. The company saved 20 hours each month on manual HR administration by centralizing payroll and HR tasks. Deel's responsive customer support and compliant hiring model allowed LionsBot to focus on market capture rather than administrative burdens, setting a robust foundation for continued rapid growth across Europe.
Lion Reach Media
Onboarded Employees in Two Days, Accelerating APAC Expansion
Lion Reach Media, a global demand generation agency, encountered significant challenges expanding into the APAC region. Establishing a local presence was crucial for building in-market relationships, but hiring locally proved difficult without legal entities in key countries like Singapore. The process of setting up a regional team was slow and complex, riddled with compliance, payroll, and HR hurdles, threatening to stall their growth momentum. To overcome these obstacles, Lion Reach Media implemented Deel’s Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This platform provided the necessary speed and flexibility to build in-region teams without the delays or legal complexities associated with setting up local entities. Deel enabled Lion Reach to compliantly onboard employees in new markets rapidly, with a centralized dashboard simplifying the management of benefits, expenses, and time off, alongside built-in checklists and localized benefits. As a result, Lion Reach Media quickly established a presence in Singapore with minimal overhead, leveraging Deel’s comprehensive support for local labor laws, payroll, and benefits to scale faster and more strategically across APAC. The solution also significantly improved the employee experience, with responsive support and localized healthcare, exemplified by one employee completing spinal surgery and returning to work within days. This empowered Lion Reach to confidently explore new markets and talent pools.
Liner
Reduced HR Query Time to <60 Minutes, Replaced 3 Vendors with 1 System
Liner, a South Korea-based AI company, faced significant HR and compliance complexities when expanding its operations to California. They encountered complex US payroll, benefits, and tax rules, particularly California's demanding labor laws. Initially managing US team members as contractors, the growing headcount necessitated employee-grade benefits and airtight compliance. This required a solution that avoided hiring extra staff or coordinating multiple local accountants and lawyers. Liner switched to Deel's PEO, centralizing payroll, HR, and compliance operations. This single platform replaced three external vendors: tax, accounting, and legal advisors, which significantly reduced costs. Payroll now ran automatically each month with real-time visibility, and contracts remained compliant with US and Californian labor laws. Additionally, Deel offered instant guidance through an AI chat and direct access to in-house payroll and compliance specialists for nuanced scenarios. Liner achieved significant operational efficiency and compliance assurance. Questions that previously took days with external vendors were typically resolved within an hour, freeing HR to focus on onboarding and engagement. With five California employees managed through the PEO, Liner gained the ability to scale its HR functions. This success prompted plans for future phases, including benefits administration and automated IT equipment management.
Achieved 65% Faster Hiring Speed and 20% More Internally Sourced Hires
Deel, a global payroll and HRIS provider, sought a world-class Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Talent Relationship Management (TRM) platform. They required a solution that could seamlessly integrate with their existing HRIS and Global Payroll products. The company aimed to maintain its high standards for human resources operations and enhance client offerings, seeking a partner with proven results in talent acquisition. Deel partnered with Lever, a provider of cloud-based ATS and TRM software, driven by a shared vision to enhance the recruitment process. This collaboration established an API integration to automate hiring workflows for their mutual clients. The solution automatically generates contracts for employees hired via Lever, subsequently onboarding them to Deel, eliminating manual data entry. Through this integration, clients utilizing the Deel and Lever platforms experienced significant improvements. They achieved a 65% increase in hiring speed and a 20% increase in internally sourced hires. The elimination of manual data entry further helped reduce operational costs and ensured a seamless flow of information between products, enhancing overall efficiency.
Letterboxd
Doubled Workforce, Hired 6 US Employees for International Expansion
Letterboxd, a popular social discovery platform for cinema fans, experienced significant organic growth, reaching over 8 million members. To support this expansion, the company needed to hire employees in the crucial US market to establish a local presence. However, they were apprehensive about the complexities and costs associated with US employment law compliance, including health benefits and tax filings, and did not want to hire dedicated HR staff for these tasks. Letterboxd partnered with Deel to manage its international expansion seamlessly. With Deel's platform, the company successfully hired six US-based employees across various time zones. This enabled Letterboxd to have local staff attend events and ensured full compliance with US employment regulations, alleviating their concerns about legal responsibilities. As a direct result, Letterboxd successfully doubled its headcount by integrating these six US employees into its team. Deel significantly accelerated the talent onboarding process, allowing the company to quickly bring on key personnel. The solution effectively managed all aspects of US compliance, providing Letterboxd with confidence and enabling them to focus on their core mission and continued growth.
Legora
$120K+ Saved on Entity Setup Costs, Entered 3 New Countries, and Saved 450+ Admin Hours
Legora, an AI-powered workspace for law firms, sought to enter new markets and required talent with deep local knowledge to introduce its product. The company faced challenges with slow and complex international hiring, specifically not wanting to spend time researching compliant practices or setting up entities in each new location outside Sweden. Its CEO prioritized speeding up the hiring process to allow the team to focus on product development. Legora utilized Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution to overcome these challenges. This enabled them to strategically hire critical team members across various European markets, including the UK, Denmark, and Finland, without the need for complex entity setup. The solution also provided convenient and fast background checks, proving invaluable during ISO 27001 audits and ensuring confident, compliant international hiring. Through Deel, Legora successfully broadened its market reach and introduced its product to new clients in new territories. The company entered 3 new countries, gaining access to best-in-class local talent quickly. This approach saved Legora over $120,000 in entity setup costs and over 450 administrative hours for every new country entered, allowing them to rapidly expand their global footprint and focus on their core business.
Ladonware
Achieved 75% less payroll admin and automated 2 months of performance reviews
Ladonware, a fully remote team, faced significant challenges with manual payroll across multiple countries, including the US, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Mid-month payroll involved over 50 wire transfers, complex personal loan deductions, and many hours spent juggling spreadsheets and bank portals. As the company expanded hiring across Latin America, payroll complexity increased further. A trial with ADP failed due to a lack of regional support, leading internal teams to spend days each cycle managing payroll manually. They realized they needed a solution built for distributed teams. In 2023, Ladonware implemented Deel's Contractor and Contractor of Record solutions to standardize agreements and payments for its distributed workforce. Lucia Rodriguez restructured every contract using Deel’s locally compliant templates, adding vacation, paid leave, and private health coverage. They then adopted Deel Payroll to manage employees in Costa Rica and Panama, consolidating over 50 international transfers into one bulk payment processed in multiple currencies. With payroll streamlined, Ladonware also tackled performance management, implementing Deel's HR features in 2024 to track goals, generate AI-powered trainings, and launch company-wide surveys. Performance reviews, previously taking two months, were streamlined into a single workflow. Ladonware achieved a 75% reduction in monthly payroll administration time. The consolidation of over 50 international transfers into a single bulk payment significantly simplified operations. The automation of performance reviews saved two months, and company-wide NPS surveys could be launched in just 15 minutes. This transformation provided employees with a self-service portal for payslips, policies, and time-off, enhancing Ladonware’s employer brand. The integrated HR stack built with Deel positioned Ladonware for scalable future expansion in new markets.
Kyoto Fusioneering
Saved $43K in Entity Setup Costs and 6+ Months in Hiring Time
Kyoto Fusioneering, a startup focused on commercializing fusion energy, encountered significant hurdles when attempting global expansion by setting up a local entity in Germany. The process was identified as expensive, time-consuming, and overly complex, threatening to delay their market entry and prevent them from achieving their expansion goals promptly. The HR Manager confirmed that they would not have met their targets without an alternative solution. To overcome these challenges, Kyoto Fusioneering opted for Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution, attracted by its strong presence in Germany, intuitive platform, and reliable support. This strategic decision allowed the company to bypass the intricate legal and employment systems inherent in German entity setup. Consequently, the team could redirect their focus entirely to talent acquisition and business growth, rather than administrative complexities. Leveraging the EOR solution, Kyoto Fusioneering successfully saved $43,000 in entity setup costs and accelerated their market expansion by at least six months. They efficiently hired their first two local employees in Germany within just one month. The company now plans to establish a local entity, utilizing its newly formed workforce and the foundation laid with Deel to solidify its presence in the market.
Keego Mobility
Doubled Headcount, Tripled Revenue, and Grew Client Base by 10x
Keego Mobility, a Taiwanese ebike company, sought to rapidly hire an account executive in Berlin, a strategic location for their delivery industry focus. However, they discovered that establishing a legal entity in Germany was not a viable option. The significant time and resources required for entity setup were prohibitive, posing a critical challenge to their immediate hiring needs and market expansion. To overcome the international hiring obstacle, Keego Mobility partnered with Deel for its global employment solution. They promptly adopted the platform to expand their team, initiating hires in crucial European markets and later in APAC. This strategy allowed them to prioritize talent acquisition based on skill rather than geographical entity availability, enabling diverse international hires. As a result of implementing Deel, Keego Mobility successfully doubled its headcount, tripled its revenue, and expanded its client base by tenfold. The company avoided the need to open its own international entities, which saved significant time, money, and resources. Keego Mobility can now continue its worldwide expansion efficiently and plans to utilize Deel for future hiring and potential visa solutions.
Jusbrasil
Reduced International Hiring Management to Half a Day Per Month
Jusbrasil, a Brazil-based legaltech platform, aimed to make legal information more accessible. With a fully distributed team across Brazil and beyond, hiring internationally presented a significant challenge. This process was once costly and complex, requiring multiple people days each month for management. To overcome these hurdles, Jusbrasil partnered with a solution that simplified compliance and payroll for international hiring. This implementation streamlined their global hiring operations significantly. The new system provided the confidence to expand their workforce without geographical constraints. Through this partnership, Jusbrasil achieved a dramatic reduction in management effort. A single person could now manage all global hiring operations in just half a day per month. This improvement allowed the team to allocate resources more efficiently and scale their international talent acquisition seamlessly.
Intercare Group
Achieved Seamless Growth with New Acquisitions' Payroll Data Integrated in Minutes
Intercare Group, a healthcare provider serving over a million patients in South Africa, experienced rapid growth through acquisitions. Their existing locally hosted, paper-based payroll system could not keep up with this expansion. System updates were disruptive, and the team frequently worked late to process payroll. Maintaining physical filing cabinets for records was costly and complicated audits. Each new acquisition brought fresh pay structures and compliance details, further compounding the problem of their inadequate legacy system. To overcome these challenges, Intercare adopted Deel Local Payroll, a cloud-based solution. This transition instantly made their payroll operations paperless by moving all records to the cloud. The new system allowed new acquisition data, regardless of its complexity, to be integrated within minutes. Electronic profiles replaced physical files, streamlining record-keeping and future audits. The partnership was also sealed by Deel's innovative culture, which aligned with Intercare's values of excellence. Switching to Deel Local Payroll transformed Intercare's workflow into a single, cloud-based process, replacing manual filing and email chains. Custom checkpoints in the new system proactively prevented errors, and system updates were unobtrusive. The platform proved crucial during pandemic lockdowns, enabling the payroll team to transition to remote work overnight. Despite the shift, all staff, including doctors and nurses, were paid on schedule without disruption or downtime. Intercare's payroll function is now future-proofed and flexible, capable of scaling with ongoing growth, new regulations, and unforeseen crises.
InspireX
Saved 1 Workday Monthly on Reporting, Streamlined Hiring Across 5 Markets
InspireX, an Audio Visual (AV) expert operating across Australia, the Philippines, Europe, and the United States, faced significant challenges in managing its expanding global workforce. Each new country added administrative burden, increased compliance risks, and stretched the finance team thin with manual tasks and spreadsheets. Without a centralized view, onboarding new international hires became complex, necessitating a simpler and more reliable solution to ensure compliance and timely payments. Since 2022, InspireX partnered with Deel to manage its global team members, including contractors and EORs. Utilizing Deel's centralized platform, they gained the ability to hire, pay, and ensure compliance across five countries: the Philippines, Portugal, Ukraine, the US, and Poland. Consolidating multiple local entities on the Deel platform also helped streamline operations and provide better visibility into their global workforce, leading to improved financial projections and workforce planning. As a result of this partnership, InspireX achieved a frictionless onboarding experience for dozens of new team members across various regions. Deel's intuitive interface, hands-on support, and timezone compatibility ensured seamless global operations. With their global workforce management streamlined and compliant, InspireX gained the confidence to continue its growth trajectory, backed by a platform that supports its international talent needs.
Immutable
Hired 50+ Roles Globally, Saving 4+ Payroll Admin Days Monthly
As a company at the forefront of technical innovation, Immutable needed access to people with highly specialized skillsets and experience. The global talent pool for their niche web3 industry was small, especially when trying to find candidates with specific language skills or in strategic regions. Immutable's previous human resources solution was slow and complex, requiring manually intensive compliance and payroll processes. The company required a streamlined solution to focus on finding the right talent without additional administrative overheads. A global hiring solution was implemented, allowing Immutable to focus on finding top talent regardless of their location. This solution provided worldwide hiring power with a global team of compliance and legal experts. It enabled them to find candidates with niche skill combinations, such as web3 expertise and local language proficiency, which made local-only hiring impossible. This approach ensured Immutable could secure critical talent without administrative delays or compliance issues. Immutable fast-tracked talent acquisition and management, successfully hiring and managing over fifty roles across ten-plus countries. These new hires accounted for over twenty percent of its total workforce. Payroll processes were greatly simplified, with time spent managing payments slashed from 4 days per month to less than half a day per month. This allowed the company to find, hire, and manage key roles efficiently and without hassles.
Hyqoo
Scaled Global Contractor Workforce, Managing 300+ in 50+ Countries
Hyqoo, a global talent cloud platform, faced the challenge of implementing a robust global payroll and compliance infrastructure to manage its expanding contract workforce. The company needed a solution that could support quick onboarding, adhere to complex international labor and tax laws, minimize misclassification risks across various jurisdictions, and provide responsive customer service. Initially, Hyqoo experienced issues with a previous vendor, including hidden fees and unresponsive support, which necessitated a change to standardize operations. After evaluating several providers, Hyqoo selected Deel for its extensive country coverage and comprehensive compliance protections. Deel offered unmatched global reach, enabling Hyqoo to manage talent in over 50 countries, including regions with challenging infrastructure. The solution provided built-in compliance, legal indemnification through its Contractor of Record (COR) and Employer of Record (EOR) products, and transparent pricing. Furthermore, Deel offered dedicated account management, custom reporting capabilities, and a user-friendly platform that simplified contractor management and payment processes. As a result, Deel enabled Hyqoo to achieve greater loyalty, speed, and global scale in its operations. Hyqoo successfully managed its 300+ global contractors primarily using Deel's COR, with EOR utilized in select high-risk countries. Deel IT facilitated the easy delivery of work equipment across challenging regions like Latin America, overcoming issues with customs charges. Deel also demonstrated responsiveness to feedback, such as manually assisting with employee transfers and later implementing a new in-app feature, and provided valuable resources for compensation benchmarking and strategic planning.
Hugging Face
Achieved 50% Faster Payment Processing by Centralizing 5 Systems
Hugging Face, a global AI platform with subsidiaries in Canada and France, faced significant challenges with its payment processes. Previously, the company utilized five distinct tools to manage its workforce payments. Each month, payments were handled individually, consuming considerable time and resources. Furthermore, the necessity of paying workers through both American and French entities introduced an additional layer of complexity to their operations. Deel implemented a single, unified platform to manage all worker payments across Hugging Face's global operations. This solution streamlined the payment process significantly, accommodating the complexities of their American and French subsidiaries. Deel's customizable agreements were crucial, addressing Hugging Face's strict legal and HR policy requirements. The platform enabled efficient management of their growing global workforce, providing invaluable flexibility. As a direct result of Deel's implementation, Hugging Face successfully reduced its payment processing time by an impressive 50%. The company also achieved significant operational efficiency by centralizing five disparate payment systems into one cohesive platform. This optimization allowed Hugging Face to seamlessly accommodate its growing global workforce, simplifying complex international payment logistics. The integrated solution greatly enhanced overall efficiency and compliance for the AI platform.
Hudson Global
80% Less Admin Time, 130+ Employees Hired Globally in Under a Year
Hudson Global, a leading on-demand talent platform, faced talent shortages and escalating costs, which hampered its growth. The company needed more staff for back-office processing and operations, but local talent was scarce and expensive, and automation had limited reach. Their previous employer-of-record solution proved slow for hiring and onboarding and lacked crucial international regulatory knowledge. Hudson Global sought a streamlined talent solution with expert support to continue its growth trajectory. To address these challenges, Hudson Global implemented Deel, experiencing an immediate improvement in its global hiring processes. The new solution enabled the company to hire and pay employees globally, with all necessary compliance managed from a single dashboard. Deel's team of regulatory experts also provided easy navigation through complex international labor law requirements, facilitating fast issue resolution. This comprehensive platform helped Hudson Global streamline its talent acquisition efforts across new geographies. As a result of implementing Deel, Hudson Global successfully hired over 130 employees in new geographies in less than a year. The streamlined end-to-end processes and employee management tools reduced the time spent on hiring and onboarding by up to 80%. This allowed Hudson Global to maintain complete control and transparency over its global operations without compromise. The quick and robust process significantly contributed to the company's growth and compliance needs.
Hero Gaming
Optimized global hiring for 20+ contractors across 11 countries
Hero Gaming faced significant challenges managing HR logistics for its many worldwide contractors. Manual processes led to contractor documents and information getting lost in emails or spreadsheets, creating mistakes and confusion. Furthermore, the company struggled with manual invoice payments, lacking a formal tracking or approval system. This resulted in issues like expired or missed invoices, necessitating a centralized solution. To address these issues, Hero Gaming implemented a centralized platform to optimize its onboarding, HR, and payroll processes for its 20 contractors across 11 countries. The platform ensured that no contractor details were missed, helping the team stay organized. This solution enabled Hero Gaming to more efficiently manage invoices, guarantee manager approval, and maintain clear tracking of expenses through a streamlined and flexible payroll workflow. Implementing the platform transformed Hero Gaming's operations, aligning their systems and eliminating the need for hours spent manually managing payments or contractor logistics. The company gained the ability to track contractor spending and expense fluctuations with ease through detailed reports. This centralized workflow and flexible payment system significantly improved the working experience for contractors, empowering Hero Gaming to simplify global hiring amidst growing interest in remote work.
Greene Legal Group
Hired 2 Specialists in Under 1 Month, Simplifying Global Recruitment
Greene Legal Group, a personal injury law firm, faced significant challenges scaling its virtual team as client intakes surged. The existing manual hiring process was costly, slow, and required substantial effort. Marketing Director Elle Brewster found the traditional methods for managing and paying virtual assistants inefficient, involving frequent wiring fees. A simpler, more direct system for global hiring and payment was desperately needed to support the firm's rapid growth. The firm utilized the Talent solution to connect with Ottomate, a recruiting partner specializing in fast, high-quality placements. Ottomate quickly delivered qualified, bilingual candidates experienced in legal work within days of the initial role posting. Working with the solution's Customer Success team, the firm seamlessly refined job requirements and finalized contracts through a single, intuitive platform. This comprehensive solution streamlined the entire hiring journey, with Ottomate handling sourcing and candidate communication, while the platform managed compliant contracts, onboarding, and payments. As a result, Greene Legal Group successfully filled two intake specialist roles in under one month. This transformed a previously complex hiring process into a fast and coordinated success. The streamlined efficiency provided the firm with the confidence and necessary infrastructure to continue expanding its team as it grows.
Gomboc
80+ Hours of Manual HR Admin Saved with 1 Unified Global HR Platform
Gomboc, a rapidly scaling AI startup, faced significant HR challenges as they doubled their headcount. Their legacy systems struggled to keep pace, leading to friction in managing payroll and compliance through manual processes. They contended with siloed platforms for US and international workers, cumbersome manual payroll reporting, and a poor user experience with confusing permissions and separate expense management. Gomboc evaluated several providers before selecting Deel for its simplicity and all-in-one workforce management. Deel provided a single platform consolidating PEO, EOR, payroll, benefits, and expenses, eliminating the need for multiple vendors. They integrated Deel with QuickBooks for real-time payroll visibility and adopted Deel's Engage module to introduce structured performance reviews with automated feedback cycles. With Deel, Gomboc saved over 80 hours on manual HR administration monthly by consolidating their US PEO, international EOR, and global HRIS onto one unified platform. This transformation replaced complexity with clarity, empowering employees with self-serve tools for documentation, reviews, time off, and expenses. The company achieved a scalable people platform, enabling them to expand into new markets without additional operational risk.
Glomax Search and KingsRoad
Sourced 5 Qualified Candidates in 48 Hours and Matched 4 New Client Requirements
Myles Maximilian, founder of Glomax Search, faced significant challenges in client acquisition, diverting crucial time from core delivery work. He previously relied on cold outreach, existing networks, and inefficient, cumbersome legacy systems. These traditional platforms offered limited transparency, lacked adequate candidate tracking, and provided delayed feedback, making it difficult to ascertain client engagement or profile visibility. Glomax Search discovered Deel’s Talent solution, a platform designed to connect vetted recruiters directly with companies seeking global talent. Onboarding was straightforward, with Myles praising the intuitive user interface and rapid setup, allowing him to quickly receive new client requests. The solution introduced structured work orders, clear role definitions, and transparent terms, which eliminated guesswork and accelerated delivery. It also provided real-time updates on candidate status, fostering a more collaborative and visible process. Using the Deel Talent solution, Glomax Search successfully sourced five qualified candidates within 48 hours for a critical requirement, all aligned with the budget and brief. The firm rapidly secured four new client requests, accelerating its growth. In one notable instance, a contract placement from job requisition to offer was completed in just 48 hours. The platform's transparency and efficiency significantly sped up the placement process, and a client, KingsRoad, reported saving a significant amount of time by managing candidates on a centralized platform.
Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Increased efficiency by 70% and grew workforce by 10+ across 2 countries
Gecko Robotics, Inc. faced significant payroll obstacles while scaling its global company with a diverse workforce across the USA, Europe, and UAE. Their previous HR and payroll systems could not keep pace with their needs, leading to a confusing platform, errors, a convoluted approval process, overwhelmed accounting teams, missed payments, and poor customer experience. Gecko implemented Deel Payroll, which provided an intuitive platform and a dedicated onboarding manager for a clear and simple migration. This transition made the company 70% more efficient. Previously requiring 10 monthly logins for payroll confirmation, Gecko's Mobility and Legal Operations Specialist now only logs in to approve expenses and payments, leveraging Deel's seamless process and Slack integration for direct support from account managers and in-house experts. With Deel, Gecko achieved comprehensive global workforce management, utilizing EOR and Contractor solutions for compliant hiring and adaptability, alongside Deel Mobility for global support. Deel’s in-house expertise and infrastructure enabled the startup to quickly grow its workforce by over 10 people across 2 countries. This agile approach empowered Gecko to confidently pivot their hiring strategies, whether with independent contractors, international entities, or through the EOR model.
Freeletics
Saved $15K+ Annually and Achieved 100% Leader Support
Freeletics, a leading fitness and lifestyle coaching provider, encountered significant challenges in developing its leaders. Ineffective ad-hoc training programs offered no practical application for new skills, and the People team found one-on-one leadership onboarding sessions to be both time-consuming and stressful. This situation highlighted a need for a more flexible and holistic development solution. Freeletics partnered with Deel to implement a comprehensive blended learning program. This solution integrated three tailored modern training methods: microlearning with short, weekly lessons delivered via Slack, peer learning sessions through People Manager roundtables on Engage, and structured multi-week leadership onboarding journeys. This approach aimed to provide flexible and holistic development and enhance leader effectiveness. The implementation of Deel’s learning solutions significantly transformed Freeletics' leadership training, reinforcing their core principles and competencies. As a direct result, 100% of managers reported feeling supported in their growth and development. Furthermore, the People Operations team experienced reduced manual effort and stress while realizing substantial annual cost savings. Specifically, these programs now save Freeletics $15,000 annually compared to traditional leadership workshops.
Form3
Grew workforce 20%, hired 100 employees, saved 128+ monthly admin hours
Form3, a remote-first payments technology company, initially hired global contractors and direct employees in six countries. To offer job security and benefits, they decided to convert contractors to permanent employees. However, many contractors were located in countries where Form3 lacked legal entities. Setting up multiple new business entities, especially for a few workers, proved infeasible. They required a solution to enable compliant hiring of permanent talent across various international locations. Form3 selected Deel as their EOR partner, specifically leveraging Deel Mobility for immigration and visa support. Deel provided comprehensive assistance in all current and future hiring locations, including immigration sponsorship and local tax relief for eligible employees. The platform also offered an excellent customer experience through a responsive Account Manager and efficient Slack communication. Crucially, Deel Mobility facilitated visa transfers and ensured expiring work visas for important candidates were updated, preventing the loss of key talent. The partnership with Deel proved highly successful, significantly improving Form3's hiring capabilities and team satisfaction. Deel enabled the company to grow its workforce by 20% in just one year. This facilitated the hiring of approximately 100 individuals who otherwise could not have been employed. The ability to convert contractors to employees also led to a reduced attrition rate. Furthermore, Form3 experienced considerable administrative time savings, as managing global EOR employees through Deel required only one day a week from a dedicated staff member.
Fnatic
Centralized 5 Payroll Processes, Hired 5 Employees in 4 Countries
Fnatic, a leading e-sports organization, faced significant challenges in scaling its global operations compliantly. They needed to navigate complex local labor laws across various countries to onboard new talent swiftly, especially a crucial player in Sweden, without possessing local entities. Witnessing rivals suffer penalties due to non-compliant global hiring further emphasized their need for a reliable and compliant international HR partner. Fnatic adopted Deel's easy-to-use platform, leveraging its EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions, which offered airtight local compliance. This eliminated the need for Fnatic to delve into intricate compliance details or rely on workarounds. Through this partnership, Fnatic successfully hired three contractors and two full-time employees across four different countries. The collaboration with Deel effectively eliminated blockers to Fnatic's global expansion, making compliant HR and payroll a reality. They centralized what would have been five distinct payroll processes into one efficient workflow, ensuring timely payments globally. This newfound flexibility allowed Fnatic to accommodate remote work requests compliantly and rapidly expand into new markets like Asia and Europe without the time and effort required to open foreign entities.
Floship
Achieved 2-Day Global Hiring, Reducing Time From Weeks to Days
Floship faced significant roadblocks in hiring quickly and compliantly as it expanded globally. The process of sourcing and consulting local experts for each new international hire was both costly and time-consuming. These lengthy lead times in a competitive job market often meant Floship risked missing out on top talent and valuable business opportunities. Floship partnered with Deel to streamline its international hiring process, using the platform to hire both full-time employees and freelancers globally. Deel's transparent platform assured potential hires of legitimate and compliant employment, providing essential peace of mind for remote workers. This enabled Floship to tap into a worldwide talent pool, focusing on skills rather than location, and freed up internal time by automating cumbersome administrative tasks like payroll and reporting. Through Deel, Floship dramatically reduced its hiring and onboarding time from weeks or even months to as little as two days. The company achieved significant time and cost savings by simplifying its internal and external hiring processes. Furthermore, Floship improved remote worker integration and retention by offering benefits and job security, successfully retaining top team members even through challenging relocations.
Firstbase.io
Automated 40+ HR Processes, Hired 16+ Team Members in 12+ Countries
Firstbase.io sought to streamline and automate global payroll and HR processes, needing to scale efficiently and compliantly across multiple regions. Before Deel, the team dedicated hundreds of work hours to manual tasks, including waiting for deposits and payroll, and manually processing documentation for team members. This manual approach created inefficiencies and significant room for error, diverting focus from business growth. Firstbase.io implemented Deel to automate over 40 HR-related processes, allowing their team to concentrate on core business functions without interruption. This solution efficiently processed documentation, hours, and other administrative work, ensuring quick, easy, and secure operations. Deel also facilitated the hiring of over 16 contractors in 12 different countries, significantly enhancing the overall employee experience through secure access and flexible payment options. By automating HR and payroll processes, Firstbase.io gained the capacity to focus on scaling its organization effectively. They achieved a user-friendly, secure, affordable, and scalable solution that automated all previous manual tasks. This led to a seamless, secure, and compliant onboarding experience for every new team member, resulting in increased productivity and improved work-life balance for the team.
Fini
Achieved 95% HR Admin Reduction and 40% Personnel Cost Savings
Fini, an AI startup, aimed to double its headcount but encountered significant hurdles in global expansion. Setting up legal entities in new countries, such as a Dutch entity which required 30-40 hours initially and 5-10 hours monthly, was not scalable. This manual process and the inability to quickly hire talent in new regions like Argentina, India, US, or Turkey hindered their growth. Managing disconnected HR workflows for employees and contractors across different countries consumed valuable founder time. Fini required a unified solution to streamline global HR administration and overcome these growth barriers. Fini evaluated several platforms including Deel, Rippling, and Remote, ultimately choosing Deel for its user-friendliness, transparent self-serve platform, and excellent customer support. Deel provided a unified platform to manage their entire global team's hiring and payroll needs. They leveraged Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution for compliant hiring of full-time employees in new regions like Turkey and Argentina, where they lacked legal entities. Additionally, the platform facilitated easy onboarding and payment for international contractors and centralized payroll, time-off management, and document signing through Deel Payroll and HRIS. Deel further supported Fini by assisting with a complex O-1 visa application for a founder moving to the US. Switching to Deel delivered immediate and impactful results, allowing Fini to focus on product development rather than HR complexities. Payroll management time for employees was significantly reduced to just 5 minutes per month, a stark contrast to the 2-3 hours previously spent managing half the number of employees through a local provider. This global hiring capability allowed Fini to access talent worldwide, achieving personnel cost savings of up to 40% for comparable roles by hiring in emerging countries. Deel became an indispensable partner, eliminating administrative friction and empowering Fini to build a world-class, borderless team at startup speed.
Finder
Reduced HR Admin by 20% and Cut Onboarding Time by 50%
Finder rapidly expanded into new categories and markets by hiring global talent, including employees in strategic regions and contractors. This approach led to significant operational complexity and an increased administrative load due to the need to comply with local labor laws and offer competitive packages. Finder assumed all hiring risks, which proved unsustainable for long-term growth. The company required a solution that would enable flexible, compliant, and confident global hiring. Finder implemented Deel, gaining a scalable platform to hire employees via Employer of Record (EOR) or as contractors. This solution provided the flexibility to choose the optimal employment structure, accommodating various staff preferences. Additionally, Deel's Contractor of Record service handled contractor hiring, compliance, invoicing, and payments, significantly reducing misclassification risk. Deel assumed complete liability for potential misclassification claims, which freed up internal HR time to focus on strategic workplace experiences and workforce development. With Deel, Finder successfully hired and managed staff across more than ten countries. The streamlined self-service dashboard saved the company a full day of HR administration weekly. Furthermore, the time required to onboard new team members was reduced by half. Finder also gained peace of mind through Deel’s classification guarantee and ongoing support, ensuring hiring compliance and saving time on complex tax regulation inquiries.
Filtered
80% Reduced Onboarding Time and 100% On-Time Delivery for 82 Orders
Filtered, a content intelligence platform, struggled with delivery inefficiencies as it expanded internationally. Their previous provider caused delays, duplicate shipments, and frustrating logistical hurdles. These issues hindered Filtered’s global expansion plans. Deel transformed Filtered’s onboarding process. Employees could now choose equipment that fit their needs, with product team members receiving higher-spec laptops and others selecting from standard options within their £1,800 allowance. This flexible approach allowed Filtered to invite a new hire to the Deel platform in seconds. Filtered achieved 100% on-time delivery for all 82 orders, ensuring new hires were equipped quickly. The new process reduced onboarding time by 80%, taking only 10 minutes to equip a new hire. This streamlined operation improved employee satisfaction and enhanced overall operational efficiency, allowing Filtered to focus on scaling without logistical concerns.
Fidel API
Hired 43+ People from 10+ Countries and Saved 5+ Hours Monthly
Fidel API, a global financial infrastructure platform, faced challenges in hiring full-time employees outside their entity countries. Existing solutions limited payment options to a single currency, forcing them to convert every invoice to British pounds, which was inefficient for their global team. This unscalable process necessitated a more robust solution for global hiring and payroll. Fidel API sought a seamless global hiring and payroll platform with automated payments. Deel’s automated payments in 120 currencies were crucial for eliminating friction in their processes. Its extensive country coverage, particularly for the LATAM market, was a key feature, alongside automation to reduce human error and manage diverse contract types and payment options, enabling bulk review and approval while enhancing the employee experience. Through the new solution, Fidel API employed more than 40 people from over 10 different countries to date. The company achieved savings of more than 5 hours monthly by streamlining global hiring and payment processes. Internal teams experienced a significant positive change, finding their work lives considerably easier.
FEMSA
Saved $270K+ and Hired 40+ Employees Across 9+ Countries
FEMSA, a prominent beverage and retail company in Latin America, faced significant challenges in recruiting highly qualified talent, particularly in the digital sector, as the required skills were often located outside their primary operating regions. The company needed a robust solution to hire top global talent while rigorously adhering to the legal, labor, and administrative frameworks unique to each country. To address these challenges, FEMSA implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) service, enabling them to hire professionals worldwide without the need to establish local legal entities or navigate complex benefits systems in each new country. This solution allowed FEMSA to successfully hire over 40 professionals across more than 9 countries, including key markets like the United States, Argentina, and Colombia. Additionally, Deel Mobility provided crucial assistance in securing work permits, particularly for the US, where FEMSA operates across numerous states, each with distinct jurisdictional requirements. As a result, Deel significantly enhanced the visibility and efficiency of FEMSA's global talent management operations, providing their HR team with complete oversight of personnel in all operating countries. The platform facilitated easy identification of specific business needs, including volume, job positions, and locations. Furthermore, FEMSA realized savings of over $270,000 by using the EOR model instead of setting up new legal entities, and the company successfully entered 9+ new markets.
Feedier
Achieved 50% Lower HR Workload with 100% Centralized Data
Feedier, a French Customer Intelligence Platform, faced significant HR complexity during its global expansion. Managing EOR employees, contractors, and direct hires across different entities added layers to operations. Relying on Google Sheets for employee data, time-off requests, and payslips created administrative bottlenecks. This manual approach caused headaches and slowed critical workflows. The company implemented Deel to transition from fragmented, manual processes to a fully automated and centralized HR system. Deel's Workflow Builder automated onboarding, significantly reducing manual effort for new hires. Integrations, like with Google Workspace, empowered employees to independently request time off, automatically updating manager calendars for instant approvals. Furthermore, secure storage for payslips and documents provided instant access for all users, eliminating email exchanges. As a result, Feedier achieved a 50% reduction in its HR administrative workload, centralizing 100% of its workforce data. The new system eliminated bottlenecks, empowered the workforce, and transformed HR management into a seamless, efficient process. This efficiency freed up valuable time to concentrate on strategic growth initiatives.
Family Care
Incorporated compliant payroll system for 180+ staff in three months
Family Care, a non-profit, received notice in March 2023 that its existing payroll service would conclude in just three months. This presented a significant challenge to transition to a new system quickly. Concurrently, the organization aimed to implement integrated payroll and HR systems, moving away from fragmented, standalone platforms. Family Care partnered with PayGroup by Deel to address the urgent need. PayGroup by Deel swiftly developed a test-run system within 30 days of engagement. They were able to onboard the new payroll system within a two-month timeframe, significantly faster than the three-month deadline. A dedicated project manager was assigned to collaborate closely with Family Care's team, ensuring all implementation deadlines were met. Within three months, Family Care's payroll system was fully operational, ensuring complete compliance with superannuation, PAYG, and reporting requirements. The integrity and accuracy of the data and reporting were significantly improved. Furthermore, the new system proved straightforward for staff to use, facilitating smoother processes for timesheet and leave applications, and simplifying supervisor approvals.
Exnaton
10+ Team Members Hired in 5+ Countries, Reduced HR Time to 1 Hour
Exnaton, a remote-first SaaS billing platform, aimed to build a global team to achieve its goals. However, as an entity limited to Switzerland, the company faced significant compliance challenges when exploring international markets. Exnaton needed a partner to support its global mission, specifically seeking a solution for seamless expansion and efficient payment of teams worldwide. Exnaton partnered with Deel to overcome its international hiring and compliance hurdles. The company successfully utilized Deel’s platform for international hiring and team management services. This enabled them to compliantly onboard and pay their growing team across various countries, while a key integration with Personio centralized and streamlined team information. Through this partnership, Exnaton successfully onboarded and paid over 10 team members compliantly in more than five different countries. This strategic growth empowered Exnaton to build its dream team and enhance its ability to attract new customers. The integration with Personio drastically reduced the time spent organizing and accessing people data from days to just one hour, ensuring sustainable development.
Ever.Ag
36% Reduced Payroll Time and 25% Fewer Errors with 30% Faster Onboarding
Ever.Ag, a company building technology for the agriculture and food supply chain, faced significant complexity managing its international workforce. Varied payroll processes across countries, costly legal entity requirements for hiring, and fragmented manual workflows for contractors led to compliance risks and inconsistent data spread across disconnected systems. This hampered global expansion efforts and created administrative overhead. Ever.Ag implemented Deel, integrated natively with Workday as their HCM system of record, to manage its global workforce. This solution enabled employee updates from Workday to flow directly into Deel, standardizing workflows and eliminating duplicate entry. Deel's EOR services allowed compliant international hiring without local entities, while Deel Payroll and Contractor services provided consistent processes for all global workers. The company achieved a 36% reduction in payroll processing time and a 25% decrease in manual data entry and payroll-related errors. Onboarding timelines for international employees and contractors improved by 30%. These operational improvements led to a more consistent, scalable global workforce framework, strengthened data integrity, and reduced compliance risk by enabling compliant hiring in new countries without establishing legal entities.
Hey Digital
Scaled Team to 16 Members Across 11 Countries and Simplified Global Payroll
The Estonia e-Residency program aimed to empower global entrepreneurs to establish EU-based companies and manage them remotely, addressing the need for location-independent business operations. Hey Digital, an advertising agency with a growing international team, faced significant challenges with manual multi-country payments, complex invoicing, and ensuring compliant employment contracts for its widely distributed workforce. Dylan Hey, the founder of Hey Digital and an e-Resident, adopted Deel's platform, leveraging its partnership with Estonia e-Residency. This integration provided Hey Digital with a unified solution for international hiring, payroll, and contract management. The platform enabled the company to efficiently manage its diverse team, which operates across 11 different countries, by centralizing payment processes and ensuring legal compliance. Hey Digital successfully scaled its global team, which grew to 16 members. The company overcame previous challenges associated with manual international payments and compliance. Its team now operates across 11 countries, with Deel’s support significantly streamlining the complexities of cross-border employment, facilitating rapid team growth and ensuring compliant contracts across various national legislations, ultimately making global operations much easier for Hey Digital.
Esports Entertainment Group
Onboarded 48 Team Members Across 20+ Countries, Absorbing 30+ Workers After Acquisition
Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) struggled with manual payroll processes, using spreadsheets that became unmanageable for their global, remote team. Managing new contracts and company additions lacked transparency, relying on DocuSign, an agency, and email for document storage and tracking. A recent acquisition of Helix eSports and ggCircuit brought over 30 contractors from various countries, exacerbating their existing issues. They desperately needed a way to quickly onboard these new team members and centralize the process. EEG discovered Deel through an advertisement, recognizing it as the ideal solution for their operational challenges. They implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor solutions, which enabled them to seamlessly onboard their entire acquired team. Deel also provided a centralized platform for global payroll, ensuring locally compliant documents and offering flexible payment options. This transformation significantly reduced payroll and onboarding tasks, turning days of work into just a few hours. With Deel, EEG successfully onboarded 48 team members spanning 20 different countries, drastically simplifying the acquisition process. Deel centrally managed all compliance and documentation requirements, alleviating concerns about managing new international additions. The ease of use and efficiency of Deel's solutions completely overhauled EEG's payroll workflow and onboarding experience for new employees. This eliminated the need to spend months setting up entities and finding local payroll providers, transforming a logistical nightmare into an efficient process.
Entain
Saved 450+ Admin Hours, Swiftly Deployed Talent in Regulated Markets
Entain, a leading global sports betting and gaming group with 30,000 employees across 19 countries, aimed to expand its global footprint, targeting Brazil as its next strategic market. However, the company faced significant regulatory challenges and convoluted entity formation processes that delayed its entry and hindered its ambitious expansion plans. To overcome these hurdles, Entain partnered with Deel and implemented its Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This strategic partnership enabled Entain to enhance its compliance with complex employment laws specific to Brazil. Through Deel, Entain successfully navigated the regulatory environment, facilitating the establishment of its legal entity and the swift deployment of its team in the country. As a result of this partnership, Entain swiftly deployed its team in Brazil, ensuring seamless operations and timely payments. The company saved over 450 hours of entity setup administration time, significantly accelerating its market entry. The Deel platform was praised for its ease of use, and outstanding support from the Customer Success Manager contributed to significant growth and hiring success for Entain's Brazil expansion.
Endeavor Labs
Hired Global Teams in Under 24 Hours, Processed Payments in 5 Minutes
As a US-founded startup, Endeavor Labs aimed to expand its team to meet high-quality service demands, but balancing top-tier talent acquisition with budget constraints was a significant challenge. The company recognized the benefits of hiring global talent for accessing a wider pool of skilled individuals at efficient costs. Founder Nathan Gould had prior positive experiences with global teams and sought a partner to ensure compliant global hiring for Endeavor Labs' growth. Endeavor Labs initially sought a hassle-free and compliant platform for global hiring, choosing a different provider. However, after a couple of months, they encountered critical customer service issues with their initial vendor, including a 48-hour delay in resolving a time-sensitive onboarding problem. Recognizing the need for better support, Gould swiftly moved to Deel, creating an account and compliantly onboarding a team member within minutes. Impressed by Deel's seamless and fast customer support, he transitioned the entire global workforce to the platform. With Deel, Endeavor Labs found a reliable partner that streamlined compliant hiring and onboarding processes, enabling new team members to be onboarded in less than 24 hours. This efficiency allowed the company to scale rapidly and deliver top-tier AI consulting services to its clients. Furthermore, processing monthly global team payments became quick and effortless, taking less than 5 minutes through Deel's platform, significantly improving the founder's time management.
ElevenLabs
Managed 130 US Employees, Global Benefits, Amidst 4x Headcount Growth
ElevenLabs quadrupled in size in 2025, facing significant operational hurdles managing a distributed US team. Without a physical US office and with leadership in Europe, navigating the complex patchwork of US state-specific tax rules, registrations, and employment laws was intimidating. Their lean, UK-based People team lacked the deep local expertise needed to manage these nuances. This put them at risk of costly state compliance fines, payroll errors, and stalled hiring, hindering their global expansion. They required a comprehensive solution to simplify HR, compliance, payroll, tax, and benefits. ElevenLabs expanded its partnership with Deel by integrating PEO, extending their existing EOR, Payroll, and Independent Contractor setup. This co-employment model enabled Deel to manage their 130 US employees, sharing compliance liability and handling HR, payroll, tax, and benefits administration. This approach freed up ElevenLabs' People team to focus on strategic initiatives, supported by a dedicated Deel Customer Success Manager. Deel also introduced its benefits administration solution and broker network, allowing ElevenLabs to offer competitive global benefits without needing additional vendors. This facilitated the rollout of employee benefits in Ireland and the UK, with India in progress, all managed within the unified Deel platform. ElevenLabs achieved HR, payroll, and benefits peace of mind, streamlining operations by integrating Deel with HiBob and Ashby. These integrations automated workflows, saving the People team valuable time during onboarding and ensuring payroll synced automatically with accounting via NetSuite. The company provided international health coverage through Aetna, ensuring support for its US team even when traveling abroad. Managing all employees on one Deel platform provided a single, comprehensive view of their global workforce, improving onboarding, HR, and payroll workflows. This scalability positioned ElevenLabs to easily support its plans for future global headcount expansion.
Elemental Enzymes
Accelerated Market Entry by 5 Months and Regained 15% Admin Time
Elemental Enzymes faced rapidly increasing demand for their sustainable agriculture products and needed to quickly establish legal entities in target markets to accelerate regulatory pathways. Their previous attempts with other entity setup and PEO providers proved unpredictable and encountered significant setbacks. This prevented efficient market entry and product distribution. Elemental Enzymes partnered with Deel for hassle-free entity setup. Deel's in-house experts enabled them to establish a new entity in the UK within weeks, a task that had previously taken another provider six months. The company also utilized Deel’s EOR services to compliantly hire regulatory professionals in Southeast Asia and Brazil, establishing vital business connections. They further leveraged Deel AI for legal and compliance information across 120+ countries, ensuring a swift and seamless transition to the platform. Utilizing Deel, Elemental Enzymes transformed complex processes into swift market entry and regulatory approval. The company accelerated regulatory approval and market entry by five months. Furthermore, they anticipated saving thousands in setup costs. The COO also personally regained 15% of her time previously spent on administrative tasks, enabling faster progress towards long-term goals.
EDGLRD
Managed 40 Global Contractors Across Multiple Countries with Single Payroll Platform
EDGLRD, a global creative agency, needed to rapidly assemble and pay teams across multiple countries. The sole HR person struggled with managing global payroll, compliance, and contractor onboarding using a dated, non-compliant system that required extensive manual research for international regulations. This limited their ability to scale and ensure compliance effectively. EDGLRD implemented Deel Payroll, EOR, and Contractor solutions to centralize and automate global HR operations. The platform transformed complex payroll into a quick review-and-submit process, significantly reducing manual effort for the HR team. Deel also automated contractor onboarding with country-specific tax documentation and identity verification, and facilitated local employment through EOR without requiring EDGLRD to establish new entities. Deel enabled the rapid onboarding and offboarding of 40 contractors across Spain, Ukraine, Canada, and other countries for a large-scale project. Onboarding was consistent across all jurisdictions, and offboarding was automated via Google integration. Further operational efficiency was gained through Slack integration, allowing for easy time-off requests and automated team culture notifications.
EasyBroker
Saved 52% in Fees, 50% in Onboarding Time, and Reduced Payments to 10 Minutes
EasyBroker, a US company operating a real estate portal, faced significant challenges with its outsourcing services for hiring in Mexico, particularly after new laws in 2020. The company encountered bureaucratic and tedious processes for hiring, onboarding, off-boarding, and payroll, with issues like mandatory in-person contract signings and frequent delays or errors in payments. Being a 100% remote company, EasyBroker sought a legal, global, and user-friendly solution that could simplify HR tasks, allow expansion into other LATAM countries, and avoid high fees. EasyBroker adopted Deel's platform, utilizing its Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor services to streamline their global hiring and operational processes. The solution enabled them to open roles to any country in Latin America, moving beyond their previous limitation to Mexico, and helped them offer more competitive salaries and benefits. Deel's platform simplified the entire workflow, from digital contract signing and document upload to payroll processing, providing a transparent and efficient system for managing international talent. Implementing Deel resulted in substantial improvements for EasyBroker, including a 52% savings in fees and a 50% reduction in onboarding time. Recruitment time was cut by almost 50%, and the onboarding process for new team members dramatically decreased from two weeks to less than two hours. Furthermore, payroll processing and review, which previously took 3-4 days using Excel, was reduced to just 10 minutes, significantly boosting efficiency and accuracy.
dLocal
Entered 27 New Countries and Saved 12,150 Admin Hours
dLocal, a company enabling global companies to connect with consumers in 40 emerging markets, faced a challenge with slow and complex market entry. Their previous approach to onboarding talent in new markets was time-consuming, hindering their expansion strategy and efficient hiring of specialized skills. They sought a faster and easier onboarding solution to maintain their growth trajectory. dLocal partnered with Deel, utilizing their Employer of Record (EOR) services to streamline international hiring, payroll, and compliance. This solution enabled rapid and hassle-free global expansion by simplifying the management of international benefits, taxes, and regulatory requirements. Additionally, dLocal leveraged Contractor of Record to compliantly hire and pay contractors, ensuring peace of mind regarding misclassification and enhancing the contractor experience. Through this partnership, dLocal successfully hired talent in 27 new countries, significantly accelerating their market entry. They saved an estimated 12,150 hours of administrative work for every new country entered. The solution also helped dLocal avoid complexities associated with diverse payment regulations, facilitated seamless multi-currency payroll, and provided superior customer support, while enhancing contractor satisfaction with self-managed finances and multi-currency payment options.
Dive Studios
Saved 1 Headcount, Achieved 100% Device Coverage, and Eliminated Onboarding Bottlenecks
Dive Studios, a media agency specializing in K-pop and Korean cultural content, faced significant challenges with manual IT and HR operations as it expanded globally. Without a dedicated IT function, Chief of Staff Jessica Chan manually managed all device procurement, security, and onboarding via spreadsheets, leading to compliance risks for high-end clients requiring strict security standards. This lack of a centralized system necessitated implementing Mobile Device Management (MDM) and establishing proper inventory control. To address these issues, Dive Studios adopted Deel IT, consolidating HR and IT operations into a single platform. This allowed Chan to oversee both functions from one place and delegate device assignment tasks to other team members, freeing her to focus on strategy. The system integrated with their existing MDM setup, automating device ordering and pre-configuration, ensuring devices arrived fully compliant and ready for use. This implementation streamlined onboarding, with devices arriving pre-configured, eliminating delays and the need for employees to set up personal accounts. Offboarding and security processes became automated, ensuring efficient device wiping and tracking. All device inventory was centralized in Deel IT, replacing scattered spreadsheets and simplifying compliance tracking and audits, while the delegation of tasks reclaimed Chan's time for strategic work.
DivBrands
Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Expanded to 19+ Countries
Prior to implementing Deel, DivBrands, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company with a fully remote global team, faced significant challenges with manual payroll and compliance. As the company grew, manually processing payments for their global workforce became increasingly time-consuming and highly susceptible to errors. Managing various local labor laws, payment schedules by country, and contract creation for diverse international teams proved to be an unfeasible burden. DivBrands adopted Deel early in 2019, becoming one of its first customers. The platform streamlined their payments and compliance processes, enabling them to hire and pay global workers across multiple locations without concern for intricate local regulations. Deel simplified administrative tasks such as onboarding new team members with just a few clicks, creating and storing local employment agreements, and managing expenses and time off. The integration with Xero and the use of Deel Card also provided efficiency and cost savings. As a result of implementing Deel, DivBrands successfully mitigated the complexities of global HR, contracts, and payments. The team confirmed that without Deel, managing payroll and compliance for their 80+ strong workforce would consume at least eight hours per week from a top-management person, freeing up critical time. Deel also facilitated their expansion into 19+ countries with remarkable ease, allowing them to focus on scaling their direct-to-consumer brands globally.
DICE
Global Hiring Consolidated, Focus Shifted to Strategy
DICE aimed to put fans first with a ticketing platform, but their global expansion efforts faced significant challenges. Their existing setup, which included fragmented systems, multiple local providers, and heavy reliance on spreadsheets, hindered efficient operations. This made scaling their hiring globally and managing talent across markets slow and difficult. The team consolidated their global employment operations by implementing Deel's EOR, payroll, and contractor management solutions. This unified approach streamlined processes and eliminated the need for fragmented systems and local providers. As a result, they gained more control over their global workforce management. The consolidation efforts freed up significant time for the team. They were able to assume full ownership of US payroll operations. Furthermore, their focus shifted from tedious data entry and administrative tasks to more strategic work and large-scale challenges.
DevSavant
Saved $12k+ Monthly and 77% Admin Time, Hired 400+ Workers Across 15+ Countries
Before using Deel, DevSavant, a company connecting US tech startups with Latin American talent, managed contractors manually. This process led to significant challenges including compliance issues, delayed payments, and fragmented onboarding. The lack of automation hindered their ability to scale, slowed operations, and incurred high costs, including a 20+ person administrative team and $12,000 USD in monthly expenses. DevSavant partnered with Deel for an all-in-one hiring solution that automated their contractor management. Deel standardized hiring processes, ensured timely payments, and streamlined onboarding, allowing DevSavant to reduce administrative burdens. The solution also enhanced the contractor experience with features like multi-account transfers, virtual payment cards, USD payments, and integrations with tools like QuickBooks and Slack. As a result, DevSavant achieved a 77% reduction in administrative time and saved over $12,000 USD in monthly admin costs. Onboarding times dramatically decreased from three weeks to just one, freeing up resources to focus on growth and strategy. The company successfully hired 400+ workers and expanded its talent sourcing to 15+ new countries, enabling confident scaling into new markets and more efficient client service.
DevBase
Automated 20+ HR Processes, Reduced Workload 80%, Saved 278+ Hours Monthly
DevBase, a rapidly expanding global software development company, initially struggled with manually processing international payments for its remote workforce using multiple disparate platforms. This became unsustainable with growth, making delegation to the HR team challenging due to unique platform credentials. Furthermore, their small HR team spent roughly 5 hours weekly on duplicated data entry, manually syncing information between Deel and Airtable for contracts, expenses, and terminations. An all-in-one solution was needed to streamline payments, ensure compliant hiring, and automate data synchronization. DevBase leveraged Deel's API to automate and integrate its entire employee lifecycle, connecting Deel with Airtable via a custom middleware application. This enabled seamless data synchronization for various HR tasks, including onboarding, expense management, and contract amendments. Specifically, job offer acceptances in Airtable now automatically trigger contract creation and signing in Deel, transforming a one-hour manual process into an automated workflow. The integration also ensures that expenses submitted in Airtable are automatically synced and paid through Deel, significantly streamlining accounting and budgeting. By automating their HR processes with Deel’s API, DevBase achieved significant efficiency gains and productivity improvements. They saved over 278 hours monthly on HR operations and administrative tasks. This automation of more than 20 recruiting and HR processes led to an 80% reduction in the HR function's workload and a threefold increase in HR productivity. Manual onboarding tasks that previously took up to one hour were fully automated, further demonstrating the substantial time savings and operational streamlining achieved.
Design Pickle
Reduced payroll processing time by 80% for 500+ contractors in 11+ countries
Design Pickle, a global creative services company, struggled with manual and error-prone payroll for its diverse workforce. This manual handling led to significant time consumption and mistakes. The absence of an HRIS system further complicated the management of contractor agreements, leading to operational inefficiencies and compliance challenges. Deel implemented a robust platform that automated Design Pickle's entire payroll process. This automation significantly reduced the workload, allowing one person to manage payroll in a few hours per pay period, a task that previously required multiple individuals for over a week. The platform ensured accurate and timely payments to contractors. Design Pickle achieved an 80% reduction in payroll processing time. Deel's compliance features, including pre-drafted independent contractor agreements, ensured adherence to local regulations without the need for constant legal consultation. This solution provided peace of mind and positioned Design Pickle for compliant expansion into new countries without significant additional costs.
Data Talks
Hired 10+ Employees Across 5+ Countries, Boosting Hiring Speed by 75%
Data Talks, a customer data platform in the sports industry, sought to expand its global workforce beyond Sweden to support business growth. They initially used an employer of record (EOR) solution, but it proved inefficient and complex. The onboarding process with the prior provider was slow and poorly managed, and its platform lacked an intuitive user experience. This resulted in prolonged hiring processes, often delaying candidate employment contracts by days or even weeks. Data Talks' Chief Customer Officer, Helen Yildiz, discovered Deel through local events, recommendations, and her own research into global hiring solutions. Deel's quality of service and support, particularly during the onboarding process, was immediately apparent. The Deel team diligently assisted Data Talks in migrating all their information with high accuracy and care. Utilizing Deel's EOR solution, Data Talks could now send localized employment contracts to candidates on the same day. This streamlined approach ensured better employment compliance and significantly reduced the hiring timeline. As a direct result of implementing Deel, Data Talks successfully hired over 10 employees and expanded into more than five new countries. The previous lengthy hiring process, which took seven or more days, was drastically reduced to just one day. This efficiency led to a remarkable 75% increase in their overall hiring speed. Data Talks' C-suite was highly impressed by the solution's simplicity, while employees benefited from easier management of their pay stubs and holidays. This contributed to a healthier remote work culture and increased peace of mind for the entire team.
Cryptio
Replaced 6 Fragmented HR Tools in 6 Weeks for Global HR System
Cryptio, a digital asset platform, operated across nine jurisdictions with a rapidly growing workforce of 140 people. Its HR function relied on a fragmented stack of six disparate tools, including an HRIS, two payroll systems, an EOR provider, a compensation tool, and an ATS. These systems lacked integration, leading to extensive manual reconciliation of spreadsheets for payroll cycles and no single source of truth for vital HR data, hindering clear insights into growth and employee expectations. Cryptio implemented a deliberate, tiered approach to migrate to a unified HR operating system. They first integrated HRIS, EOR, and Deel Payroll to establish a robust foundation for compliance and payments. Subsequently, talent management was introduced with Engage, where a comprehensive career framework was built, assigning paths, levels, and competencies to every employee. This framework served as the central point for reviews, goal setting, and salary conversations, with an internal training hub created for automated course assignments via OpenSesame integration. This consolidation replaced six separate platforms with one connected HR operating system, taking only six weeks to implement. Every Cryptio employee now benefits from a defined career path, level, and competencies, with goals cascading directly from company strategy. Review cycles run automatically, and managers gained direct visibility into their teams' standing, eliminating the need for HR requests. The immediate value was evident, leading to high adoption rates as employees could easily access payslips, understand career progression, and connect their work to company objectives.
Crimson Education
Retained 2 Key Employees, Hired Globally With Compliance Confidence
Crimson Education, a global university admissions consultancy with staff in 25 locations, faced challenges retaining valuable contractors who wished to become full-time employees in new countries like India and Sweden. The company was overwhelmed by the local compliance requirements for hiring in these previously uncharted locations. The compliance manager found it impossible to be an expert on every country's regulations, risking the loss of key team members due to legal complexities. Crimson partnered with Deel as its global hiring and compliance solution. Deel managed all the local compliance requirements for hiring employees in new countries, including directly answering team members' questions through their platform. This partnership allowed Crimson to access a wider global talent pool and confidently hire in various markets, from Belgium to Morocco, ensuring proper compliance regardless of location. As a result, Crimson successfully retained two valuable contractors, converting them into full-time employees in new countries. The company gained the flexibility to hire talent worldwide, expanding its global footprint without being bogged down by international compliance complexities. This enabled Crimson to confidently grow its global team and manage its distributed workforce effectively.
Cohabs
960+ Admin Hours Saved Monthly and 50% Payroll Admin Time Cut Across 7 Countries
Cohabs, a co-living space provider with a global vision, rapidly expanded across seven countries in Europe and the US. Managing HR and payroll for 130 employees across nine cities became a complex patchwork of local providers, accountants, and spreadsheets, lacking centralized control, oversight, and compliance confidence. The sole HR lead needed local expertise, global visibility, and a standardized system, which was unfeasible to achieve through individual country hires. After evaluating four platforms, Cohabs selected Deel for its in-house payroll infrastructure, global compliance coverage, and intuitive HRIS, offering a single platform to replace their seven fragmented systems. Within four months, Cohabs successfully implemented Deel Payroll across five countries, with France and the US following shortly after, consolidating their global HR and payroll operations. By expanding HR capabilities without increasing headcount, Cohabs saved an estimated 960 hours of administrative work every month. Payroll administration time was projected to be cut by 50%, freeing the HR manager to focus on strategic initiatives. Deel brought structure, real-time oversight, automation, and proactive compliance alerts, ensuring compliance across all countries and improving the employee experience with accurate payslips and intuitive time-off tracking.
Cocoroco.com
Achieved $480K+ Savings and 98% On-Time Hires Across 42+ Countries
Cocoroco.com, a Netherlands-based online talent marketplace, faced significant challenges expanding into over 40 countries. They struggled with maintaining compliance and managing employment costs while needing to onboard talent faster. A scalable hiring infrastructure was essential to ensure compliance and deliver a unified brand experience to companies and candidates globally. Cocoroco.com partnered with Deel as a reseller, leveraging Deel's EOR, Contractor, and Embedded solutions. Deel provided expertise in international hiring, API integrations, and compliance support, establishing a flexible and scalable hiring infrastructure. Furthermore, Deel’s white label solution enabled Cocoroco.com to unify its branding across the entire hiring and onboarding process. As a result, Cocoroco.com successfully expanded into over 42 countries and saved more than $480,000 in entity setup costs. They achieved 98% of hires completed within the expected timeframe and saved 320 hours per month on administrative tasks. The partnership also ensured full compliance, automated timely payroll for global workers, and created a cohesive, branded experience, strengthening client trust and worker satisfaction.
Clover S.A.
Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Enabled 5,000+ Employee Payroll With a Lean Team
Clover faced a critical challenge with a forced migration of payroll for thousands of employees across multiple countries. With a central payroll team of fewer than six people, they had just two months to source, implement, and onboard users onto a new platform. The risk of disruption threatened employee trust and operational continuity for their 5,000 to 10,000 employees. To address this, Clover migrated all multi-country payrolls onto Deel Payroll, with a lean team of fewer than five managing the entire transition. They implemented bulk upload functionality and granular role-based access controls for their company-level users. Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service (MSS) were deployed, allowing employees to manage payslips and managers to track teams, all integrated with payroll. Deel's in-country compliance teams were leveraged to maintain tax and legislative compliance throughout the process. As a result, a team of fewer than five now confidently manages payroll for 5,000–10,000 employees across multiple countries, even as their overall team headcount decreased. The payroll and HR team saved over 8 hours per week on administrative tasks that were previously handled manually. Full reporting flexibility with role- and location-based access provided every stakeholder with necessary visibility. Tax and legislative compliance was handled on time across all markets, significantly reducing the governance burden on the central team.
Cloud9
Hired 223 contractors across 21 countries for global presence
Cloud9, a leading esports organization, faced significant challenges supporting its global presence. International team members were required for marketing and content, but the manual hiring process across many countries and currencies was arduous. Keeping up with documentation, admin, payroll, and compliance manually severely limited their ability to scale globally. This manual approach also led to missing tax forms and payroll issues, posing risks and growth blockers for the company. Cloud9 implemented Deel to streamline its global hiring and onboarding process. The platform's simplicity, ease of use, and efficiency enabled them to onboard 223 contractors across 21 different countries. Deel facilitated quick onboarding for various roles, including content creators and local support staff for international leagues. Cloud9 centralized its entire HR, payroll, and legal onboarding process, significantly simplifying global operations. With Deel, Cloud9 achieved its scaling goals for 2022, gaining significant global flexibility. They could easily set up contracts with local content creators, eliminating the need to fly staff internationally for competition documentation. This enabled faster hiring wherever needed, allowing Cloud9 to focus on strategic growth. The platform also provided a seamless onboarding experience, making traditional HR and payroll accessible without investing in dedicated HR teams. This flexibility helped Cloud9 cater to global audiences and meet content demands efficiently.
Climate-KIC
$600k+ Operational Costs Saved, 7 New Entities Set Up in 1.5 Months
Climate-KIC, an organization dedicated to tackling climate change, faced a significant restructuring challenge in late 2024. The transition to a multi-funds operating model required registering new legal entities in seven countries and completing foreign employer registrations in five. A critical merger deadline on December 31st necessitated activating payroll for all new entities by January 1st, 2025, leaving little room to navigate complex tax registrations and social security processes. Deel played a pivotal role in Climate-KIC’s restructuring by providing end-to-end support for setting up new legal entities and simplifying payroll activation across multiple locations. The Deel team identified unforeseen risks, such as permanent establishment and associated tax impacts, offering expert guidance and peace of mind. They also streamlined local compliance and eliminated payroll complexities. Additionally, Climate-KIC leveraged Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) and Deel Mobility to continue hiring top talent in countries where they lacked legal entities. Climate-KIC successfully completed the entire restructuring process in just 1.5 months, significantly outperforming typical eight-week lead times. This efficiency resulted in over $600,000 in operational cost savings. The company seamlessly transitioned more than 100 employees and established 7 new legal entities, meeting their critical merger deadline. Deel's services further enabled Climate-KIC to continue expanding its global talent presence without administrative burdens.
ClickOut Media
Achieved 300% Growth in 10 Months and 83% Faster Payments Across 40+ Countries
ClickOut Media, a fully-remote marketing agency, faced significant challenges in hiring specialized global talent due to the absence of a streamlined international hiring system. This limitation restricted their talent pool, growth potential, and operational efficiency. Managing contractors was cumbersome, relying on multiple platforms and slow, traditional payment methods that often took 30 days or more, making it difficult to offer flexible and timely payments. Deel's Contractor solution was implemented to simplify ClickOut Media's global onboarding and payment processes. This provided access to an unlimited talent pool and enabled the company to efficiently manage its growing international workforce. The solution also unlocked over 8 flexible payment options for contractors, improving payment flexibility. As a result of implementing Deel, ClickOut Media achieved 300% growth in 10 months, expanding its workforce from 200 to over 600 individuals. They hired talent from more than 40 different countries and significantly reduced time-to-hire from months to weeks. Additionally, payment processing was accelerated by 83%, from 30 days to 5-6 days, unlocking 8+ payment options and improving operational efficiency.
Clara
$215K+ Saved Yearly with 5 Days Faster Hiring Across 9+ Countries
Clara, a fintech company, faced the challenge of expanding its business and hiring global talent while operating in a remote-first environment. As they grew from Mexico to Brazil and Colombia, they needed a flexible solution to offer remote work capabilities and attract the best talent, regardless of their location, without incurring administrative complexities. Clara implemented Deel to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. This solution allowed them to onboard new hires almost immediately, significantly reducing the typical 5-day hiring process per country. Deel also facilitated direct payments in local currencies, eliminating the need for complex interbank transfers and simplifying financial management for both the company and its global talent, ensuring budget consciousness during expansion. As a result, Clara achieved substantial time and cost savings by removing the necessity for extensive global payment infrastructure. They saved an estimated $2,000 USD per month per country that would otherwise be spent on global payroll software and personnel. This enabled Clara to grow its operations across 9+ countries with stable operating costs, avoiding exponential expenses as the company scaled, and saving over $215K annually on local payroll costs.
Chirpy
Secured $500K Project and Achieved 10x Revenue Increase
Chirpy, a U.S.-based CRO services agency, focused on optimizing digital experiences for mid-market and enterprise-level businesses. Founder Haley Carpenter faced a daunting task for her largest project since inception. She needed to hire and pay contractors from Europe but lacked the HR and legal background to navigate international compliance complexities. This was a make-or-break project requiring quick hiring, as she was lost on legal and compliance issues. To tackle these challenges, Haley turned to Deel. Deel Contractor enabled Chirpy to onboard and pay contractors swiftly, preventing project delays. It simplified hiring with pre-drafted contracts and compliance documents. Deel also streamlined payroll, handling currency conversions and timely payments, which allowed the founder to hire with confidence. With Deel handling administrative and compliance tasks, Chirpy completed its milestone project smoothly. This success secured a $500K project and increased the company’s revenue 10x. The smooth completion of the project established Chirpy's reputation in the industry. Ultimately, Deel made it possible for the business to get off the ground.
ChartSquad
Achieved 100% Benefits Coverage and Strengthened Compliance
ChartSquad, a national business serving clients in all 50 states, faced significant challenges scaling with its growing headcount. Existing payroll tools were too limited, and legacy PEOs like ADP, Insperity, and Gusto delivered fragmented systems, poor service, and critical compliance gaps. The company experienced issues such as missed wage garnishments, disappearing handbooks, and inconsistent PTO policies, indicating a strong need for a more robust solution to support its remote US workforce. After a positive experience testing Deel's EOR solution with another business, ChartSquad's CEO decided to implement Deel for its PEO requirements. Deel distinguished itself from traditional PEOs through its tech-forward design and comprehensive all-in-one platform. With a single dashboard, built-in security features, and AI-powered tools, ChartSquad consolidated its onboarding, payroll, time off, and expenses into one unified system, streamlining operations. Since implementing Deel, ChartSquad successfully simplified benefits enrollment, streamlined expense reimbursements for its mobile sales team, and strengthened compliance across multiple states. Employees gained the convenience of managing PTO and expenses via their mobile devices, while HR achieved real-time visibility into policies and spending. The solution also provided valuable insights, enabling ChartSquad to make informed hiring decisions, including avoiding states with heavier compliance burdens, thereby scaling with greater intention and reduced stress.
Change.org
300+ Admin Hours Saved Monthly
Change.org faced significant operational complexity due to its distributed workforce across more than 25 countries. They previously managed payroll with countless vendors and multiple platforms, which was time-consuming and prone to errors. Their legacy provider also suffered from a lack of automation, slow support, and a clunky user experience. These issues necessitated a search for a more effective and automated solution. Change.org migrated to Deel Payroll, seeking better support and an improved user experience. They appreciated Deel’s immediate support specialist responses, which was a key factor in their decision. The team also valued Deel's advanced and user-friendly platform, contrasting it with outdated systems lacking automation. Deel also provided comprehensive local legal support and compliance handling, automating and customizing solutions for Change.org's global needs. Since implementing Deel Payroll, Change.org successfully saved over 300 hours on administrative tasks each month. They also utilized Deel EOR to retain valuable employees requiring visa sponsorship. This allowed team members to live where they preferred, contributing to improved retention. These outcomes empowered Change.org with confidence in their future global workforce management.
Cape Union Mart
Saved 3.5 Days Per Payroll Run and Achieved 100% In-House Management
Cape Union Mart, a leading Southern African retailer with a large, distributed workforce, faced significant challenges with its outdated payroll and HR system. Manual payroll processes consumed up to four days monthly and necessitated constant reliance on external consultants for compliance and accuracy. This setup led to increased costs and risks, hindering the company's ability to scale efficiently. To address these issues, Cape Union Mart adopted Deel Local Payroll, a cloud-native platform, to modernize and simplify its operations. This solution provided real-time updates, mobile access, and a user-friendly interface, empowering internal teams to fully own and manage payroll. Deel's built-in compliance automation, including audit-ready reporting and proactive tax updates, ensured adherence to evolving local labor laws and removed dependency on third-party support. With Deel, Cape Union Mart drastically reduced payroll processing time to just half a day, freeing its team to focus on strategic priorities. The platform successfully supports over 3,000 employees across various retail locations, offering seamless accessibility and uninterrupted performance. This transformation eliminated ongoing consultant fees, enhanced compliance, and allowed internal teams to manage payroll for their distributed workforce independently.
cal.com
Unified Global HR and Payroll for 1-50 Member Team
Before adopting Deel, cal.com, a fully remote company focused on global talent acquisition, faced significant challenges with its manual HR setup. The company's payroll and HR processes were managed through personal contracts and PayPal payments. This manual approach made it impossible for cal.com to effectively track its monthly spend or gain visibility into its financial operations. Managing a growing international team with such a fragmented system proved inefficient and unsustainable. Cal.com implemented Deel to centralize and automate its entire global payroll and HR operations. The company adopted Deel's comprehensive platform, which included contractor management, Employer of Record (EOR) services, and performance reviews via Engage. This unified solution allowed cal.com to consolidate disparate manual processes into a single, efficient system. The ability to pay multiple individuals simultaneously was a key factor in their rapid adoption of the platform. Following the implementation, cal.com successfully transitioned its entire global payroll and HR functions onto the Deel platform. This transformation eliminated the previously manual and untrackable HR setup, replacing it with an automated and integrated system. The company achieved comprehensive oversight of its global team, streamlining everything from contractor payments to EOR services and performance management. Cal.com now efficiently runs its global operations, ensuring seamless coordination and accurate financial tracking across its international workforce.
Cake
$3K+ Saved Per Hire in Compliance Costs
Cake, a global equity management platform, aimed for a borderless philosophy in its team structure, requiring flexibility and mobility. However, getting boots on the ground in strategic regions and hiring globally was expensive, time-consuming, and fraught with risk. Cake needed a plug-and-play solution to achieve its global hiring ambitions with minimal administration, while ensuring international team members received the same perks and cultural benefits as local staff. Cake implemented Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution to quickly hire key roles globally, with a particular focus on establishing a US presence. The solution allowed Cake to make locally relevant offers, ensuring local perks and working conditions were in line with—or exceeded—market expectations. Deel provided a cost-effective global hiring method, ensuring confidence in compliance, especially in the complex landscape of US employment laws. Cake successfully hired roles in the US and the Philippines through Deel. Utilizing one-click payroll and Deel's intuitive dashboard, the Chief Operating Officer now spends half as much time on employee-related administration for the international team. Deel’s team of compliance, law, and payment experts ensured every hire was relevant and compliant, allowing Cake to focus on offering best-in-class equity plans to businesses worldwide.
BVSA
4x Faster Payroll Operations and Significant Drop in Complaints
BVSA, an accounting partner with 22 branches and over 13,000 clients, faced significant challenges due to outdated legacy payroll tools. These systems led to manual work, disconnected processes, and limited visibility across operations. This resulted in excessive time spent on administrative tasks rather than strategic advisory services. The absence of seamless integration between payroll and accounting also impacted client satisfaction and hindered the company's growth. To modernize its operations, BVSA implemented Deel Local Payroll, a flexible, cloud-native, and fully compliant system. This transition enabled the automation of previously time-consuming processes and eliminated manual data uploads. The solution also provided clients with real-time access to their payroll data via a secure, user-friendly portal. Its ease of use further reduced training time for staff and associated costs. With Deel Local Payroll, BVSA achieved significant efficiency improvements, including managing multiple client accounts from a single, compliant platform. Staff saved considerable time through bulk imports and automated reporting, leading to payroll tasks being completed four times faster. This modernization resulted in a significant drop in client complaints and ensured full compliance with legislative updates. BVSA also integrated the system with its broader finance and analytics ecosystem for real-time KPI tracking.
Bureau Veritas
Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Reduced Support Response to Under 10 Minutes
Bureau Veritas faced significant compliance risks and administrative burden managing manual payroll processes across East and Southern Africa. They contended with varying statutory filings, social reports, and annual tax threshold changes across multiple countries, often handled manually. Their previous provider offered unreliable support, resulting in long hold times and no guarantee of issue resolution. This unsustainable situation created exposure to compliance issues and overwhelmed their team with complex multi-country workforce management. Bureau Veritas transitioned its East and Southern Africa payroll to Deel, replacing a provider reliant on manual compliance and difficult-to-reach support. In this partnership, they automated statutory and social report submissions via the platform, eliminating manual filing tasks. Annual legislative changes were automatically applied proactively across all countries before implementation. Additionally, a comprehensive reporting suite was introduced to address both ad hoc and payroll reporting requirements throughout the region. Bureau Veritas achieved a significant improvement in support, with response times reduced from long hold times to under 10 minutes via email. Compliance risk on statutory filings was eliminated, ensuring accurate, timely, and legally sound submissions across all markets. The team no longer experienced year-end scrambles, as legislative changes were automatically applied with advance notifications. Crucially, 8+ hours were saved per week on administrative tasks, allowing the team to focus on strategic priorities.
bunq
Saved 30% Time and 20%+ Employment Costs Across 5 Countries
As bunq expanded globally, it needed to quickly build skilled teams in new markets while navigating complex compliance in each country. Using multiple providers for each territory would be costly and time-consuming, with scattered data and disparate experiences. bunq sought a global partner that could support its rapid growth, ensure compliance with local laws and regulations, and centralize hiring and payroll management. bunq partnered with Deel to streamline global payroll, hiring, and onboarding on a single platform. Deel’s EOR and Contractor services enabled bunq to grow its team and hire quickly in new countries without needing a local entity. Additionally, Deel Payroll centralized payroll operations across five countries where bunq had its own entities, eliminating the need for multiple vendors, reducing language barriers, and unifying localized payroll practices and data reporting. By leveraging Deel, bunq successfully streamlined its international hiring and payroll processes. The company saved 30% on payroll and HR processes and achieved over 20% savings in local setup and employment costs. bunq efficiently managed global payroll in 5 countries, enabling rapid international growth and compliant operations, with Deel's speed, coverage, and reliable customer support facilitating a seamless partnership.
Bubb
Transformed Global Recruitment Across 150+ Countries
Bubb, a provider of recruitment and digital solutions, faced significant challenges in global hiring. The company was hesitant to recommend local payroll and compliance partners in unfamiliar territories, leading to friction with customers due to a lack of visibility into partner processes. This complexity increased with each new global referral, highlighting Bubb's need for a single, seamless global solution to align with its customer offerings. To address these challenges, Bubb sought a single, reliable partner capable of delivering a seamless global experience and strong support. Deel was selected for this partnership, establishing a collaborative workflow where Bubb managed recruitment delivery and expertise. Deel, in turn, facilitated all payroll and local compliance requirements for every international hire. The partnership enabled Bubb to confidently recommend a compliant and seamless global hiring solution to its clients. This collaboration ensured that all new hires' payroll, compliance, and background checks were expertly managed, instilling security for Bubb, its clients, and employees. The credible partnership with Deel also significantly strengthened Bubb's market position as a global hiring solution provider, supporting its strategic marketing investments and meeting customer expectations.
BSI Steel
Achieved 0 Payroll Errors While Onboarding 300 Employees
BSI Steel, operating in Southern Africa’s dynamic steel industry, faced significant challenges with its rigid, legacy on-premise payroll system. For over two decades, the system required constant manual updates, server maintenance, and reconciliation, lacking modern vendor support. This setup made it impossible to efficiently scale headcount up or down, directly hindering the company's ability to adapt to rapid market changes and increasing risk. Deel’s payroll experts implemented Deel Local Payroll with a fast, structured, and collaborative rollout. The solution featured shared project spreadsheets, 24/7 availability, and pay-per-employee pricing, ensuring predictable costs. The implementation was smooth, going live without a single glitch, and employees quickly embraced self-service web and mobile portals, while warehouse teams accessed tools via a WhatsApp-based bot named Pacey. BSI Steel successfully processed its first payroll with Deel without a single error, seamlessly migrating more than 300 employees across three South African locations. Hourly clock-in data now flows directly into payroll with 100% accuracy, eliminating manual keying and payment errors. Administrative workload was significantly reduced as support queries were resolved in minutes instead of days, allowing HR to focus on strategic workforce planning and employee engagement increased due to real-time access to payroll information.
Bregal Sagemount
Achieved $1.6M Annual Savings, 50%+ Cost Reduction, and 36% Capacity Expansion
A private equity-backed supply chain software company faced pressure to accelerate growth without increasing headcount or impacting EBITDA. High vendor rates in traditional offshore markets drove engineering costs over $7,000 per head monthly, straining margins. Establishing foreign entities proved too time-consuming and incompatible with their lean operating model. The company required a fast, compliant, and scalable solution to avoid compromising its product roadmap. Bregal Sagemount's operating team, Growth Factors, initiated a competitive RFP process, assessing various Employer of Record (EOR) providers. Deel distinguished itself with its direct-entity infrastructure, cost efficiency, and speed to hire, guaranteeing onboarding within 14 days. The company subsequently re-sourced its development and QA roles to vetted talent in EMEA and LATAM, avoiding the need for new legal entities. Deel expertly managed an eight-week phased transition, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer, IP protection, and uninterrupted operations. Within the initial year, the company achieved over $1.6 million in savings, reducing the average engineering cost per head by more than 50%. Simultaneously, their development and QA capacity expanded by 36%. These significant savings were strategically reinvested into R&D and M&A, accelerating the company’s product roadmap and acquisition strategy. Additionally, the company avoided creating any legal entities, which saved months of administrative work.
Braintrust
Facilitated 48-Hour Global Talent Hiring and Compliance for Clients
Braintrust, a global talent platform, successfully connected clients with high-quality tech professionals, often within 48 hours. However, clients faced considerable administrative and regulatory challenges once talent was acquired, especially concerning international hiring, payroll, and compliance. For instance, a client encountered significant difficulties hiring an individual in Germany due to complex regulations for an 18-month contract. Braintrust itself also struggled to find a partner that could provide these crucial global hiring solutions at a fair price and quality. Braintrust partnered with Deel, recognizing their unmatched quality and comprehensive solutions. Deel provided answers to Braintrust's challenges by addressing clients' needs for international hiring, payroll, and compliance after talent acquisition. Deel's solutions seamlessly complemented Braintrust's existing services, acting as a crucial partner for both local and global client requirements. This partnership enabled Braintrust to offer an extended suite of services to its diverse clientele. Deel's expertise and insights proved immensely valuable, facilitating a smooth and compliant hiring process for Braintrust's clients. This partnership reflected positively on Braintrust's clientele, enhancing their overall experience and satisfaction. Partnering with Deel played a pivotal role in greatly contributing to Braintrust’s success with its clients. This synergy effectively navigated previous challenges and boosted overall operational efficiency.
Bowtie Life Insurance
Entered 4 New Markets and Hired 15 Teammates with 1/3 Cost Savings
Bowtie Life Insurance, a virtual insurer in Hong Kong, faced challenges in sourcing specialist talent locally due to a limited talent pool and the complex, evolving InsurTech landscape. They needed to find individuals with specific skill sets and experience, coupled with a deep understanding of their industry. Establishing local entities to access broader talent pools would also require significant resources. Bowtie implemented Deel's EOR solution to overcome their talent acquisition challenges. This enabled them to access a larger global talent pool and successfully expanded their workforce across four new markets, including the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The solution also streamlined their hiring and onboarding processes, supporting both new hires and current employees seeking relocation. Bowtie successfully attracted top global talent by offering competitive, localized compensation and benefits packages. They achieved this by leveraging Deel’s exclusive partnerships with top-tier benefit providers, market intelligence tools, and the expertise of over 200 legal professionals. This approach ensured equitable treatment worldwide and eliminated the burden on their HR team for managing a globally distributed workforce.
Bowmans
Unified HR and Payroll Across 6 Countries and 400,000+ Square Miles
Bowmans, one of Africa’s largest law firms with 1,150 employees across six countries, faced significant challenges in managing HR and payroll. Rapid growth, primarily fueled by acquisitions, resulted in a fragmented system with a patchwork of local HRIS platforms and payroll providers. Each newly acquired office introduced unique tax and labor rules, making cross-country payroll management a time-consuming and error-prone exercise, necessitating a single, scalable group-wide system. To address this, the Bowmans team adopted Deel Local Payroll and leveraged its API to create a single, unified HRIS system across all its African locations. The comprehensive and regularly updated API documentation allowed developers to implement solutions quickly and efficiently. This modern, RESTful API provided a developer-first toolkit, enabling Bowmans' engineers to self-serve and build effectively without needing extensive vendor support. The firm successfully deployed a single payroll engine, abstracting the complexities of tax codes, pension rules, and reporting calendars across six countries. This enabled monthly payroll to be run from a unified dashboard with automatic compliance updates and standardized data. Developers also gained a ring-fenced staging environment for safe-to-fail innovation, fostering experimentation without risking live employee data, ultimately providing a scalable architecture that grows with the firm.
Bitpanda
Expanded from 3 to 20+ Jurisdictions, Saved 3 Months Onboarding Time
Bitpanda, a rapidly growing fintech, faced challenges hiring top talent quickly and compliantly across multiple jurisdictions. Their existing "global" provider was inadequate, failing to deliver promised service and acting merely as a middleman for local providers. This left them without the necessary infrastructure to seamlessly hire independent contractors or establish new entities efficiently. They urgently needed a truly global payroll solution and more efficient, compliant hiring methods to support their expansion. Bitpanda implemented Deel's EOR solution to facilitate fast, compliant hiring in new markets, using it as a rapid entry method before establishing their own entities. They also adopted Deel's Contractor solution, including Contractor of Record, to compliantly hire independent contractors and manage associated liability risks. Furthermore, when an urgent payroll issue arose with a previous local provider in the Netherlands, Deel swiftly migrated Bitpanda's entire country payroll to their platform within seven days. This comprehensive approach ensured seamless global hiring and robust payroll management. With Deel, Bitpanda successfully increased its global worker footprint, expanding from 3 office hubs to over 20 jurisdictions. They avoided potential payroll disasters and ensured consistent compliance across their operations. Critically, onboarding time for new hires was significantly reduced from 3 months to just 10 days. This provided Bitpanda with a reliable and efficient platform for global growth, free from concerns about compliance, missed payments, or slow response times.
Beaumont Property Group
Achieved Payroll System Transfer in 3 Months, Operational by July 14th
Beaumont Property Group, an expanding family organization with seven businesses by March 2023, faced significant challenges with its payroll. Their accountants, who had managed payroll for 36 years, found it increasingly time-consuming and prone to errors. This led to missed payments and affected the company's reputation with its staff. To address these issues, Beaumont Group decided to outsource its payroll operations. After struggling to find a local provider comfortable with the migration, they partnered with PayGroup by Deel. PayGroup by Deel demonstrated a confident, organized, and procedural approach to the transition, providing a clear plan, specific timeframes, and extensive support throughout the process. As a result, PayGroup by Deel successfully transferred all relevant information to a new database within three months, by July 1st, and the new system was fully operational by July 14th. This migration led to accurate and compliant payments, data, and reporting, with automatic interpretation of awards reducing human error. Employees regained trust and appreciated the easy-to-use mobile app, while the company achieved valuable time savings.
Beatgrid
$180k Annually Saved and 500+ Monthly HR Admin Hours Eliminated Across 6+ Countries
Beatgrid Media, a fast-growing ad-tech company, faced significant HR challenges when Shawnda Kohr joined as the first HRBP in 2024. Day-to-day HR work was largely manual and fragmented across spreadsheets and email, despite having adopted Deel earlier for expansion. The team experienced manual payroll bottlenecks, delays, time-off and expense approvals buried in email threads, and ad-hoc contractor hiring with limited legal oversight. Performance reviews were tracked in spreadsheets, and inconsistent policies left employees uncertain of their rights. Shawnda evaluated solutions to standardize on a single platform for scale, compliance, and ease of use. Shawnda, as the sole HR lead, swiftly established a compliant and efficient HR function across six countries, leveraging Deel as an all-in-one people platform. Through Deel's EOR, Beatgrid hired full-time employees in Australia, the UK, and Italy without needing local entities, with Deel managing localized contracts, payroll, and benefits. For its US entity, PEO guided the transition of payroll and benefits while ensuring compliance. Deel's HRIS centralized employee data, automating time-off, policies, and documents, which reduced admin work and human error. Additionally, Engage provided a structured framework for OKRs and feedback, and Deel AI offered instant answers on compliance and salary benchmarks. With Deel, Beatgrid successfully built a global-ready HR operation without expanding its HR team, allowing one person to manage a multi-country function. The company saved over 500 hours of manual HR work monthly and an estimated $180,000 annually by eliminating the need for additional payroll, compliance, and HR support specialists. This consolidation also streamlined HR processes, automating compliant onboarding in more than six countries. Furthermore, the platform improved the employee experience by centralizing access to payslips, expenses, and performance reviews. Beatgrid established a compliant, scalable people function capable of adapting to future growth with a single HR lead at the helm.
Beam AI
Saved 480+ Hours Monthly, Consolidated 6 Products for Lean Ops
Beam AI, an AI startup automating back-office tasks, was born global with a 40-person team spread across the world. The entire global operation was managed by one person, Chief of Staff Fredrik Falk, who needed an efficient way to scale the company. The team lacked in-house specialists for legal, IT, and payroll, making hiring them costly and contrary to their lean model. They also faced significant hurdles with SOC 2 compliance documentation, complex payroll management in markets like Germany, and global IT logistics without a dedicated department. Beam AI adopted Deel from its founding, initially for contractors, which evolved into their central operations hub. Deel automated Beam AI's global payroll for its German entity, navigating complex regulations without needing a specialist. Deel IT allowed new hires to pick equipment with Deel managing logistics, delivery, and handoffs globally, eliminating the need for an in-house IT team. The platform also seamlessly managed both EOR hires and a global network of contractors. Furthermore, Beam AI consolidated its entire HR function onto Deel, utilizing HRIS, Expenses, and Carta integration for equity management. By consolidating global operations onto Deel, Beam AI saved an estimated 480+ administrative hours every month, equivalent to the work of at least three full-time specialists. This massive efficiency gain enabled Beam AI to maintain a lean structure and allowed Fredrik Falk to focus on high-impact strategic initiatives instead of manual administration. The financial and operational savings were significant; for instance, retrieving a laptop from an offboarding employee became painless and cost-effective through Deel IT. Deel's platform proved to be an "easy button" that provided the leverage of a full back-office, growing with the company without being overwhelming.
BBMSL
Hired 15+ Roles Across 4+ Countries with 1-Day Onboarding
BBMSL, a payment service provider, faced significant administrative hurdles during its rapid global expansion, particularly in Southeast Asia. The company needed a solution to quickly scale and seize business opportunities without the extensive time and effort required to establish local entities. A key challenge was onboarding local general managers and senior staff, as the HR team struggled to navigate diverse local laws and regulations across multiple countries. To overcome these challenges and accelerate its expansion, BBMSL implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This allowed them to onboard staff quickly, often within a single day, regardless of the new hire's location. The solution enabled BBMSL to fast-track candidates to the offer stage and prepare compliant contracts without lengthy research into local laws. Consequently, BBMSL successfully hired over 15 staff members across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia, streamlining the entire onboarding and payroll process. The implementation of Deel’s EOR solution yielded significant benefits for BBMSL. The rapid contract processing instilled a sense of security and trust in candidates, ensuring they could start work and receive timely payments, with insurance also managed through the platform. This streamlined approach proved essential for BBMSL's expansion strategy, enabling quick scaling with flexible tools. By offloading administrative burdens, the HR team saved considerable time, redirecting their focus towards strategic talent acquisition to support ongoing plans for further global expansion into Vietnam, Japan, and Macau.
Bardeen
Achieved 3x Faster Onboarding and 22% More Countries Covered for Global Hiring
Bardeen, a workflow automation platform company, experienced surging demand and needed to expand its team globally, with critical hires in Germany. Employing talent in Germany without a local legal entity presented significant challenges due to complex labor laws, payroll taxes, and statutory benefits. Bardeen required a fast, compliant, and logistics-free way to onboard new German employees without incurring regulatory risk. Bardeen initially used a different provider for a single German engineer but switched to Deel as their hiring plans expanded across Europe and beyond. Deel provided advanced compliance capabilities for complex employment models, real-time compliance monitoring, and significantly faster onboarding processes. Deel's team also managed the entire migration seamlessly, integrating with existing accounting software and offering comprehensive in-house services like immigration and IT equipment support. With Deel as a trusted partner, Bardeen gained the speed, reach, and peace of mind needed to scale its global operations effortlessly. They achieved 3x faster onboarding on average, allowing engineers to begin work almost immediately. The partnership removed artificial limits on hiring locations, enabling Bardeen to ramp up its European engineering hub and expand into additional markets without repeatedly addressing compliance challenges.
Balboa
Achieved 30 Hires with 13 Contractors Placed and Scaled Bilingual Staffing
Balboa, a 16-year-old staffing and BPO company, faced challenges scaling its in-house recruitment for bilingual Spanish agents. While their Philippines-based team successfully handled English-speaking roles, a growing demand from US clients for Spanish fluency exposed limitations. Sourcing candidates with strong Spanish and English skills at the required volume proved slow and inconsistent. A prior attempt with an external partner was not cost-sustainable, leaving Balboa needing a new solution for scalable Latin American talent. Balboa adopted Talent to overcome its scaling challenges, primarily valuing its extensive geographic scope across Latin America. This allowed Balboa to access a wide pool of Spanish bilingual talent beyond a single country's labor market. Talent also provided flexible hiring options, enabling Balboa to bring on workers as either full-time employees or contractors. The Contractor of Record model was utilized for Colombian contractors, ensuring a managed compliance framework in the new market. This comprehensive support eliminated the need for Balboa's in-house team to navigate unfamiliar international recruitment landscapes. Since implementing Talent, Balboa completed approximately 30 hires across Latin America, with 13 contractors successfully placed directly with US clients. Hiring in Colombia was achieved at a slightly lower cost compared to their previous Philippines-based recruitment baseline. The onboarding process for new contractors became remarkably smooth and efficient once the team familiarized itself with the platform. Balboa also benefited from close collaboration with a dedicated recruitment partner, gaining local expertise and ensuring cultural fit. This established a scalable recruiting and compliance infrastructure ready for future growth.
Awesomic
Achieved 95.5% Onboarding Completion with 100% Automated Process
Y-Combinator-backed Awesomic connects top-notch freelance designers with global companies. Prior to implementing the new solution, Awesomic faced significant challenges with an outdated and inefficient manual process for onboarding its global contractors. This manual approach made it difficult to manage the process effectively and ensure a smooth start for new hires. Awesomic partnered with Deel to implement an automated, interactive onboarding process. This solution included automatic assignment of contractors after signing, structured learning journeys, and engaging content with Awesomic's unique look and feel. They also integrated an onboarding buddy program to guide new hires with just-in-time information and support, making the process short, well-structured, and interactive. The new system transformed Awesomic's onboarding, resulting in a high 95.5% onboarding completion rate. This led to faster time-to-productivity for contractors and happier customers. The automation also significantly reduced manual effort for HR, allowing them to focus on more strategic tasks instead of administrative overhead. New hires provided positive feedback, describing the onboarding as easy, informative, and well-structured.
Authentic
O-1A Visa Approved in 3 Days, Enabling Founder to Grow Startup in US
Quinn Litherland, founder of the NYC startup Authentic, faced a critical challenge as his Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization was nearing expiration. Without a clear path to a US work visa, he risked having to return to Canada, leaving behind his entrepreneurial aspirations and established networks in New York. Despite consulting five to ten immigration lawyers who offered negative prospects, Litherland remained under constant stress due to his uncertain immigration status, which also hampered the launch of his new technology company. Everything changed when Litherland discovered Deel Mobility (then Legalpad) at a founder event. Recognizing an O-1A visa as the ideal solution, he engaged Deel for their reputation, honest case assessment, comprehensive immigration services, and supportive team. Deel's expertise helped Litherland navigate the complex application process, leading to a swift approval of his O-1A visa within just three days of submission, despite prior doubts from other legal counsel. Securing the O-1A visa provided Litherland immense peace of mind, freeing him to fully focus on growing Authentic. Remaining in the US allowed him to immerse himself in the vibrant NYC startup ecosystem, multiplying his access to founder networks and investors by 10x or more. This invaluable visa enabled him to meet potential investors and team members in person, proving crucial for his business's growth and ensuring Deel is now his trusted provider for any future global mobility needs.
Artisan AI
Unified 26 Global Workers, Managed Scaled Growth with One HR Manager
Artisan AI, an AI sales platform, operated with a distributed workforce across multiple countries and an EOR employee in Canada. As the company grew rapidly, onboarding international workers quickly became a direct input to its overall growth rate. The sole HR operator, Noah Davis, faced the challenge of managing this complexity and speed. Separate tools for contracts, payments, and compliance created friction that a fast-moving company could not afford. Artisan implemented Deel to consolidate its entire international workforce onto a single unified platform. This solution streamlined contract creation, worker classification checks, global payments, expense management, and time-off tracking. All operations for both contractors and the Canadian EOR employee were managed within one intuitive interface. This unified approach immediately simplified global operations for the sole HR operator, Noah Davis. Utilizing the unified platform, Artisan AI's team could redirect their focus towards strategic growth rather than administrative tasks. Managing all contractors and EOR employees in a single location reclaimed significant time during onboarding processes. This operational consistency positioned the HR function as a scalable engine, directly supporting the company's rapid growth. The streamlined onboarding proved critical, enabling the company to scale at its current pace without significant hassle.
Arch
Achieved Global Compliance for 1-50 Team Members
Arch, a fintech company, faced significant challenges building an international team with members in Latin America. Manually navigating compliance, potential penalties, and payments for a dispersed team was time-consuming and stressful. As they began fundraising, the need for consolidated accounting and a legitimate paper trail for the financial sector became crucial. Arch implemented Deel, which allowed for rapid setup and streamlined operations. The solution consolidated contracts, invoices, and payments into a single platform. This provided complete confidence in compliance for their international team members and automated previously manual payroll processes. Consequently, Arch achieved effortless contract signing and the implementation of confidentiality agreements. Manual payroll processes became automatic, with easy banking connections and accounting software integration. This brought peace of mind regarding tax compliance and legitimate record-keeping, fostering trust among the team and signaling the company's growth and formalization.
App Bar
Retained 7 Global Talents, Avoiding Local Entity Setup
App Bar, a Hong Kong-based tech firm, was expanding to Southeast Asia and needed to quickly hire global tech talent. The company faced the complex challenge of retaining these global talents compliantly without establishing local entities. They aimed to provide flexible global policies and local benefits while rapidly expanding their workforce. App Bar utilized Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution to streamline its global hiring and onboarding processes. This approach eliminated the need to set up local entities, saving significant time, capital, and resources. The platform effortlessly managed all compliance requirements, including contract generation and local benefits, across various international markets. App Bar successfully hired and retained seven employees across Southeast Asia and North America. The company achieved the ability to hire talent based on capability rather than geographical location, eliminating previous hiring constraints. Furthermore, they maintained their globally distributed workforce with a clear dashboard providing essential payroll and compliance information.
Amilon
480 Monthly HR Hours Cut for Gift Card Technology Company
When Amilon expanded globally in 2018, the gift card technology company quickly opened operations in Spain and Poland. Its HR systems, however, were not built for international scale, leading to rapid fragmentation. With every process handled manually, the team faced ongoing difficulties in maintaining accuracy and efficiency, including varied local labor laws and contracts in unfamiliar languages. Even basic changes required HR intervention, reporting was done in sprawling Excel files, and simple legal questions incurred steep costs and long wait times. Amilon initially used Deel to relocate a single employee, then expanded its use to Spain and Poland when HR systems became fragmented. The unified platform eliminated an expensive patchwork of local providers, centralizing HR tasks, payroll, and compliance across countries. EOR replaced the need for legal entities, and Deel Payroll streamlined fragmented processes. Deel HR automated manual workflows like expense management and employee data updates through self-service. The Knowledge Hub also provided instant, searchable legal guidance, replacing costly consultations. The transformation was immediate, turning €1,000 legal consultations into instant searches and eliminating multi-day email chains for basic updates. Amilon saved 3-4 days every month on expenses alone, effectively getting a full day back monthly. Centralized reporting provided leadership with real-time visibility across all operations, replacing messy Excel sheets with live dashboards. The company is now using Deel to fuel its next phase of growth, handling complex international moves, and estimated needing to hire at least three additional people if they stopped using the solution.
AMB Digital Agency
Digital Agency Founder Secured US Visa Without 1 RFE, Driving Agency Growth
Yijin (Michael) Li founded AMB Digital Agency to connect US universities with Chinese students, but a 15-hour time difference and lack of local presence hindered growth. Scaling relationships from Shanghai proved nearly impossible, leading Michael to decide on relocating to America. This pivot presented significant immigration challenges, including securing an L-1A visa, and he needed clear guidance for his US expansion strategy. Michael selected Deel for its transparent and comprehensive immigration services after comparing multiple providers. Deel offered radical transparency with step-by-step eligibility checks and real-time progress tracking, eliminating guesswork. Dedicated legal support and early identification of potential hurdles, like the need for a US bank account, saved weeks and kept the timeline intact. As a result, Michael successfully relocated to California, experiencing substantial professional and personal rewards. His US visa application was approved by the U.S. government without any requests for additional evidence (RFE). Being present in the US has enhanced AMB Digital Agency's credibility, fostered stronger client relationships, and opened new business opportunities, with plans for Michael to continue using Deel for future immigration processes.
Alan
Hired Dozens of New Team Members Across Five European Countries Since 2021
Alan was growing fast, expanding across Europe, and needed to formalize its remote-friendly policy while harmonizing HR policies and compensation packages globally. The differing labor laws across countries presented a challenge for ensuring expertise and compliance. Manon Trabuc sought an EOR solution that could support the company’s growth ambitions and ensure global access to benefits and equity. Alan chose Deel's in-house EOR network due to its self-owned legal entities worldwide, which promised faster support, better compliance, and greater control without reliance on partners. Deel's platform, offering employee autonomy, along with its overall experience and pricing, were crucial factors in the decision. The exceptional responsiveness and smooth communication from the Deel team during initial discussions and onboarding also impressed Alan. They subsequently hired their first EOR employee in the Netherlands in May 2021. Since 2021, Alan successfully hired dozens of new team members in five European countries, leveraging Deel's platform. This enabled Alan to greatly expand its candidate pool and maintain high standards for selected profiles without compromise. The platform played a key role in delivering on Alan's growth and internationalization strategy.
Airbase
Achieved Zero HR Headcount, 2-Minute Payroll Approval, and Under 10-Minute Onboarding
Airbase's CEO and co-founder, Ari Rosner, had prior experiences with fragmented HR systems during scaling, leading to operational drag. Determined not to repeat these issues, he sought a robust yet simple HR platform capable of handling US multi-state compliance, contractors, and benefits, all while being manageable by a single individual before any hires were made. Ari evaluated several vendors before selecting Deel, valuing its powerful capabilities balanced with user-friendly simplicity. Airbase implemented Deel to manage payroll, tax administration, access Fortune 500-level health benefits, compliantly hire and manage contractors, and maintain multi-state compliance. Additionally, Deel's PEO provided co-employment support across all 50 states, consolidating all HR functions into a single platform without requiring dedicated HR staff. As a result, payroll review and approval now take just two minutes every two weeks, and onboarding new hires, including background checks, is completed in under ten minutes. Airbase successfully operates with zero HR headcount, efficiently handles state compliance changes, and benefits from a modular platform design that allows for seamless scaling and activation of new capabilities as the company grows.
The AH&MRC
Saved 312 Hours Annually, Achieved 100% Compliance and 100% Accurate Payroll Records
Before 2023, The AH&MRC ran its payroll manually using Excel spreadsheets, which led to significant challenges. It was difficult to ensure accurate records, crucial for grant reliance, and guaranteeing 100% compliance for 79 employees across three different grant awards was complicated. This manual, labor-intensive process for a single payroll clerk was time-consuming and prone to mistakes, highlighting the need for a streamlined solution. To overcome these challenges, The AH&MRC outsourced its payroll to a new solution, enabling staff to digitally record attendance for increased accuracy and transparency, providing ample evidence for grant applications. The platform automatically interpreted awards, ensuring 100% compliance for salary packaging, tax, and end-of-financial-year reporting. Furthermore, digitized onboarding and expense management streamlined processes, allowing individual employees to efficiently set themselves up. As a result, The AH&MRC team gained complete confidence in the accuracy of its records and the fulfillment of its legal and financial obligations. The new system saved staff six hours per week, translating to 312 hours annually, which could be reallocated to other important business tasks. This operational improvement allowed the organization to achieve peace of mind and significantly reduce the time spent on payroll management.
3Commas
Achieved 0 Customs Delays and Saved Hours on Global Equipment Shipments
3Commas, a cryptocurrency trading platform with employees across 30 countries, faced significant challenges managing equipment logistics for its global workforce. Shipping laptops internationally from its Estonia headquarters involved navigating complex customs, managing expensive carrier logistics, and performing manual packing and configuration. This often led to unexpected delays, such as a laptop arriving four days late for a new hire in Lisbon, and prevented new hires from accessing secured tools immediately, diverting HR resources. To solve these problems, 3Commas fully integrated Deel IT into its equipment strategy. The platform streamlined the entire equipment lifecycle, from order creation to global shipping with pre-configured devices and remote setup. Deel IT's network of regional storage hubs ensured equipment arrived from nearby locations, drastically reducing customs delays and shipping costs, and eliminating the manual workload for Torres's team. The shift to Deel IT fundamentally transformed 3Commas' global hiring capabilities, removing equipment logistics as a barrier to opportunity. The company achieved reliable, on-time equipment delivery, completing 15 to 20 orders across 8 or 9 countries without any issues, a stark improvement over prior vendor experiences. This automation also freed up headcount and operational capacity, allowing 3Commas to hire top talent worldwide and ensuring compliance with security protocols through centralized reporting.
360Player
Reduced Reporting Cycles to Minutes and Saved 2+ HR Headcounts
360Player, an all-in-one sports tech platform, faced a fragmented HR system as it expanded across five continents. Employee data was scattered across Excel sheets and Google Drives, making it challenging to provide quick answers to employees or accurate data to investors. With staff doubling in size, managing diverse employment models across multiple countries using manual processes became unsustainable. While evaluating traditional HRIS options like HiBob and Rippling, 360Player found them too complex or slow for their rapid growth. They chose Deel for its speed and ability to consolidate their global workforce onto a single platform. The global HRIS was implemented in just two weeks, bringing all employees, including EOR workers, onto the system and simplifying compliance, especially post-Brexit in the UK. The impact on efficiency was immediate; reporting for leadership, board, and owners, which previously took weeks, now takes minutes with standardized global reports. 360Player avoided hiring at least two additional HR team members by automating onboarding, contract generation, and compliance monitoring. The finance team gained real-time visibility into global retention and salary trends, and managers could independently handle time off and data fields.
Endeavor Labs
Achieved 1 Global Team Expansion With Compliant International Hiring
Endeavor Labs needed to grow its team internationally while staying compliant with local employment requirements. The company faced the complexity of meeting local employment rules across different countries. It needed a way to hire globally without risking compliance issues. The company used an employer-of-record approach to hire and manage international team members. This approach enabled Endeavor Labs to handle employment requirements through a compliant structure. It supported international hiring while simplifying ongoing team management. As a result, Endeavor Labs expanded its team globally while maintaining compliance. The company successfully grew its international workforce using the employer-of-record model. This enabled global team growth without compromising adherence to local employment requirements.
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Delivered 1 NYC Startup Launch After US Immigration Support
A Canadian founder needed to relocate and launch a new startup in New York City. The founder faced complex US immigration requirements. These hurdles threatened to delay or prevent the move and the company launch. US immigration support was implemented to guide the founder through the immigration process. The support handled the complexity of the required steps and documentation. This enabled the founder to proceed with the relocation plans. The founder relocated to New York City after completing the immigration process. The founder then launched the NYC-based startup. The immigration complexity no longer blocked the move or the launch.
Nium
Saved 12+ Months Expanding Into 12 New Geographies
Nium needed to expand into multiple new geographies but faced a time-intensive effort to set up in each location. Each new market entry required significant time and coordination. This slowed down expansion plans across regions. Nium implemented a global hiring and expansion solution to streamline the process of entering new markets. The approach reduced the setup burden associated with launching in each location. This created a more efficient path for multi-country expansion. As a result, Nium saved 12+ months of expansion effort. The company expanded into a dozen new geographies. This accelerated market entry while reducing the time required per location.
ThirstySprout
Saved 7–10 Hours per Hire by Streamlining Hiring Workflows
ThirstySprout sought to reduce the time spent on hiring and onboarding workflows. The team faced manual effort that slowed down these processes. They needed a more efficient way to manage hiring activities. ThirstySprout implemented a solution to streamline the hiring process. The approach reduced manual effort across hiring and onboarding workflows. The team used the new process to make hiring more efficient. As a result, ThirstySprout saved 7 to 10 hours per hire. The streamlined hiring process reduced time spent on hiring and onboarding workflows. The team freed up time previously spent on manual tasks.
Magic
Saved 50+ Hours Per Month on Admin Tasks
Magic needed to reduce the time spent on administrative work and streamline operational processes. The team was spending too much time on admin tasks. They wanted to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency. Magic implemented a solution to centralize and automate key administrative workflows. The team streamlined operational processes by bringing core admin work into a single system. This approach reduced the amount of manual work required. As a result, Magic saved 50+ hours each month on admin tasks. The team reduced manual effort across key administrative workflows. Operations ran more efficiently after the change.
Finder
Reduced HR Admin 20% and Delivered 50% Faster Onboarding
Finder needed to reduce HR administrative workload and speed up onboarding for its workforce. Existing processes created unnecessary manual overhead and slowed down onboarding. These issues made it harder for the team to operate efficiently. Finder streamlined HR processes by implementing a platform to simplify onboarding workflows. The implementation focused on reducing manual steps and standardizing key HR tasks. This helped the team manage onboarding more efficiently across its workforce. As a result, Finder cut HR admin by 20%. Finder also reduced onboarding time by half, delivering a 50% decrease. These improvements reduced manual overhead and accelerated the onboarding experience.
Outreach
Achieved HR and Payroll Centralization Across 5+ Countries
Outreach needed to streamline and centralize HR and payroll operations as it expanded internationally. Managing HR and payroll across multiple geographies created operational complexity. The company faced challenges maintaining a consistent approach while growing across countries. Outreach implemented a unified approach to manage HR and payroll across multiple geographies. The company consolidated processes into a centralized operating model. This implementation supported international expansion while keeping HR and payroll aligned. As a result, Outreach centralized HR and payroll across 5+ countries. This change reduced fragmentation across geographies. The company operated with a more unified HR and payroll approach across its international footprint.
Form3
Achieved 20% Workforce Growth in 1 Year
Form3 needed to scale its global team quickly while keeping hiring and compliance manageable. Managing international hiring created complexity and risk. The company needed a way to expand without slowing down operations. Form3 implemented a single platform to hire and manage international workers. This approach centralized global hiring and worker management in one place. It also helped keep compliance processes more manageable while the team expanded. As a result, Form3 increased its workforce by 20% over one year. The company scaled its global team while keeping hiring and compliance manageable. This enabled faster growth without adding unnecessary operational burden.
Very simple to use. Intuitive and fast. Great experience managing contracts and payments.
Nadia Carolina Salas Trejos
From WebsiteReliable platform with excellent customer support. Very helpful team.
Norma Ortega
From WebsiteVery smooth and easy to use. Transparent. Time efficient.
Baber Mushtaq
From WebsiteQuick international payments without lengthy processes. Very efficient platform for global payroll.
Kapil Joshi
From WebsiteExcellent experience from the last 12 months. Reliable platform with smooth payroll processing and great customer support.
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From WebsiteEntain
Deployed Talent Faster Across 2 Highly Regulated Markets
Entain needed to deploy talent quickly across highly regulated markets while staying compliant with local employment requirements. Local regulations created complexity for hiring and managing workers in-country. The team also faced constraints tied to operating in regulated jurisdictions. Entain implemented an Employer of Record approach to hire and manage workers in-country without setting up local entities. This approach supported local employment requirements while enabling compliant engagement of talent. It also streamlined the operational steps required to place workers in regulated markets. As a result, Entain deployed talent faster while maintaining compliance in regulated jurisdictions. The Employer of Record approach supported compliant hiring and management without establishing local entities. This improved speed of deployment across regulated markets while meeting local requirements.
Tough Leaf
Saved 50% HR Admin Time and Reduced HR Expenses 30%
Tough Leaf faced complex, state-by-state US compliance requirements while managing a growing workforce. The team relied on manual payroll processes that increased administrative burden. They also juggled three separate platforms to run HR operations, creating inefficiencies. Tough Leaf consolidated HR, payroll, and compliance into one system. This change streamlined employee onboarding across the organization. It also simplified compliance monitoring by bringing key processes into a single platform. Tough Leaf reduced time spent on HR, payroll, and compliance by 50%. The company lowered HR expenses by 30%. It also consolidated three platforms into one, reducing tool sprawl and operational complexity.
Chirpy
Achieved $500,000 Project to Kickstart Growth
Chirpy needed a way to quickly and compliantly set up operations to win new work and begin scaling. They faced pressure to establish the right setup fast to support growth. They also needed confidence that their approach would meet compliance requirements. Chirpy implemented a global hiring and onboarding solution to support cross-border engagement and execution. This solution enabled them to set up operations while maintaining compliance. It provided a structured way to hire and onboard as they expanded. As a result, Chirpy secured a $500,000 project that helped kickstart its growth. The solution supported their ability to engage across borders to deliver the work. It also enabled them to move forward with scaling efforts.
Cake
Saved $3,000+ Per Hire in Compliance Costs
Cake faced rising compliance-related expenses when hiring internationally. These costs increased as the company expanded its global hiring efforts. The team needed a way to manage compliance requirements without adding more risk or complexity. Cake implemented a solution to manage international compliance requirements. This approach streamlined the hiring process by centralizing compliance-related tasks. It also helped the team reduce risk while continuing to hire globally. As a result, Cake saved more than $3,000 per hire in compliance costs. The company also streamlined its hiring process. The team reduced compliance risk while supporting international growth.
Clara
Expanded Globally Without Increasing Expenses
Clara needed to expand its business while keeping expenses flat. The company faced the challenge of growing into new markets without adding cost. It also needed a way to support this expansion without disrupting operations. Clara implemented a platform to support its global expansion. The solution helped the company manage the requirements associated with operating across countries. This approach enabled Clara to scale its footprint while maintaining control over spending. Clara expanded its business without increasing expenses. The company grew globally while keeping costs flat. No specific numeric results were provided in the available content.
Senders
Saved Up to 60% on Hiring Costs
Senders faced high hiring costs while scaling its team. The company needed a way to expand efficiently without increasing overhead. Managing hiring and workforce operations across countries added complexity and expense. Senders centralized international hiring and workforce management through a single platform. This consolidated previously fragmented processes into one place. The change streamlined how the company managed global hiring. The streamlined approach reduced friction in the hiring process. Senders reported saving up to 60% on hiring costs. The company supported team growth with lower overall hiring spend.
Planhat
Hired 50+ Employees Across 14+ Countries
Planhat needed to scale hiring internationally across many countries. The team faced the challenge of hiring in multiple locations while staying compliant. This created complexity as headcount plans expanded across borders. Planhat implemented an employer-of-record solution to hire employees compliantly in multiple locations. The approach enabled the team to onboard talent across different countries without setting up local entities. This streamlined international hiring while maintaining compliance. Planhat hired more than 50 employees across 14+ different countries. The company expanded its team internationally while keeping hiring compliant. This result supported their growth across multiple markets.
Chief of Staff Association
Deployed Hiring Across 70+ Countries and Saved 30 Minutes on Benefits Enrollment
The Chief of Staff Association expanded into new markets and faced operational hurdles. Without in-house HR or legal expertise, it struggled to stay compliant with employment laws. It also had difficulty managing payroll and administering benefits across geographies. The organization implemented an employer of record solution to support international hiring. The approach enabled employee onboarding while maintaining compliance in new locations. It also avoided the need to set up local entities in each market. The association operated across 70+ countries while supporting global expansion. Benefits enrollment was completed in 30 minutes. The organization also expected a 5x increase in US headcount by year-end.
Barings
Achieved 2-Platform Payroll Consolidation Across 18 Countries
Barings operated fragmented payroll systems across regions, using CloudPay in Europe and Vistra in Asia-Pacific. APAC also relied heavily on manual Excel spreadsheets. This created operational inefficiencies and compliance risks. It also prevented clear visibility into total employment costs. The team implemented a unified payroll approach using a certified Workday integration. The solution consolidated multiple vendors into one platform. It enabled bi-directional data flow between systems. This standardised payroll operations across regions. Barings consolidated its payroll setup and enhanced payroll operations across countries. The company gained real-time data visibility to support strategic decision-making. Clearer visibility into total employment costs supported better analysis and reconciliation. The change reduced reliance on manual spreadsheets and improved operational consistency.
Hypertherm Associates
Delivered 100% Payroll Delivery Across 20+ Countries
Hypertherm Associates operated with fragmented payroll systems across multiple countries, each relying on different providers. The manual process required extracting data from emails and spreadsheets. Teams then input information into various systems for approvals and verified outputs. Hypertherm Associates implemented Workday integrations to automate data transfer. This approach eliminated manual report extraction. It also removed the need for Excel reformatting. Hypertherm Associates delivered a 100% payroll delivery success rate. The company standardized payroll processes across 20+ countries. It also consolidated to 1 global payroll provider from multiple regional providers.
ServicePower
Saved 1 HR Headcount and Delivered 5x Faster Contractor Onboarding
ServicePower acquired Invenium and inherited a workforce in Tunisia without local HR expertise. Payroll had been entirely manual and managed by a local accountant using paper payslips. The finance team had zero visibility into payroll operations. ServicePower implemented tools that provided instant visibility and control over payroll operations. It also used AI to build HR policies from scratch. The approach accelerated contractor onboarding across geographies. ServicePower achieved 100% visibility over a previously manual, paper-based payroll system. It saved 1 HR headcount by managing new entities through the platform. It delivered 5x faster contractor onboarding, reducing timelines from 5+ months to under 1 month.
SK Intellix
Hired 2 Senior US Employees Without a Legal Entity
SK Intellix needed to expand into the US market but faced complex, state-specific regulations, payroll requirements, and employee benefits. Without a US legal entity, the expansion could have stalled. The team also needed to stay compliant across federal and state tax laws while moving quickly. An Employer of Record (EOR) solution was implemented to enable compliant hiring in the US without establishing a local entity. It supported rapid onboarding of senior employees and automated payroll administration. The approach also handled compliance across federal and state tax requirements while providing competitive benefits from day one. SK Intellix successfully expanded into the US without setting up a legal entity. The company hired senior talent in Georgia and Ohio while maintaining compliant payroll and tax processes. Compliance questions were answered in under five minutes, helping the team move faster with confidence.
FICO
Achieved 100% Payroll KPIs and 0 Missed Cycles Across 90+ Countries
FICO managed payments across 90+ countries using multiple global payment vendors, each with different rules and procedures. Coordinating processes across time zones was laborious. Inconsistent information threatened operational disruptions. FICO implemented a Workday integration to streamline payroll updates. The integration eliminated manual document searches. Regional expertise was used to navigate compliance nuances across locations. FICO met 100% of payroll KPIs. FICO recorded 0 missed payroll cycles. FICO managed payroll across 90+ countries with a unified view of global payroll processes.
Directional Pizza
Saved $174K Yearly and Migrated 3,000 Employees in 3 Months
Directional Pizza faced a fragmented HR infrastructure after multiple acquisitions across the UK, Denmark, and Sweden. The organization lacked consolidated payroll visibility across markets. It also needed stronger multi-market compliance management to support rapid expansion. Directional Pizza implemented an integrated platform to unify its global HR operations. The rollout covered Global HRIS and Global Payroll to centralize workforce data and payroll processes. It also included IT capabilities to standardize device management across regions. Directional Pizza saved $74,000 yearly in headcount costs. It saved $100,000+ yearly in HRIS costs. The company launched in 3 new markets—Denmark, the UK, and Sweden—and migrated 3,000 employees in 3 months.
Luxury Escapes
Hired 35 Employees in Spain in Under 2 Years
Luxury Escapes scaled rapidly from 20 to over 600 employees globally in a decade. When expanding into Europe, leadership needed to hire locally at speed while staying fully compliant. The team faced complex Spanish employment laws and required a way to manage local requirements while growing headcount. Luxury Escapes implemented an employer of record solution for Spain and a global payroll solution for UK operations. The approach enabled the company to hire quickly while outsourcing compliance management. The provider also handled payroll, benefits, and local expertise to support operations. Luxury Escapes expanded from 1 employee in Barcelona to 35 in under two years. The company maintained 100% compliance with complex Spanish employment laws. These outcomes supported rapid European expansion while keeping hiring and payroll processes compliant.
Kintsugi
Achieved 150-Employee Scaling Across 13 Countries With 0 Contract Redlines
Kintsugi entered hypergrowth after raising nearly $30 million and scaling 20–30% month-over-month. The company needed to hire top engineers quickly across Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe while managing country-specific compliance risks and hiring restrictions. At the same time, VC backing increased scrutiny from lawyers and auditors around IP protection, SOC 2 readiness, and legal clarity. Fragmented HR tools would have created onboarding delays, security gaps, and heavier legal work during due diligence. The founder selected a single global HR system from day one to support fast, compliant hiring. Globally compliant employment contracts were used to meet investor due diligence requirements and protect IP without prolonged legal negotiation. As the team expanded, the system served as the central HRIS and was integrated with the company’s SSO provider, JumpCloud, to automate access provisioning and deprovisioning. This automation supported SOC 2 audit expectations by keeping hiring, onboarding, and access tracking in one place. Kintsugi scaled to 150 employees across 13 countries during hypergrowth. Investor due diligence moved forward with 0 redlines from VC lawyers on the global IP contracts. The company operated with 0 full-time HR staff while scaling to 90 people across 13 countries, avoiding internal HR overhead. With onboarding and compliance workflows automated through 1 unified platform, the team stayed focused on product development and customer growth.
Boston Consulting Group
Achieved 30% Growth Over 4 Years with Centralized Payroll
Boston Consulting Group previously managed payroll across six Southeast Asian nations using four separate vendors. Each vendor followed different operational processes, which fragmented payroll operations. This approach created inefficiencies, including language barriers and limited technological capabilities. A multi-country payroll platform was implemented to standardize operations across Asia. Payroll processes were consolidated into a single, user-friendly portal. This replaced the prior model of managing multiple vendors with inconsistent workflows. The organization grew 30% over four years while operating across six countries with centralized payroll. Headcount expanded from 600–700 employees to 1,200+ employees. The team expected 10–15% additional growth while maintaining payroll headcount at 1.5.
Turing
Achieved 6,000+ Contracts Across 60+ Countries and Reduced Payments to Hours
Turing managed compliance manually with extensive back-and-forth email processes. They processed ~150 contracts using spreadsheets. They also used Western Union for payments, which involved delays and fees. They implemented a single platform to consolidate contractor payments and compliance in one place. They structured contracts using a country-specific compliance approach. This helped align each contract with local laws in each jurisdiction. They created 6,000+ contracts across 60+ countries. They reduced payment processing time from several days to just a few hours. The entire team migrated to the contractor solution in days.
PartnerOne
Achieved 2x Faster Onboarding Across 6+ Acquisitions in 9 Countries
PartnerOne’s aggressive M&A strategy created significant HR complexity. After acquiring six businesses in one year with employees across nine countries, their lean HR team struggled with their previous EOR provider’s lack of visibility, delays, and inflexibility. PartnerOne integrated a global HR and EOR platform into their acquisition process early. This enabled pre-close contract preparation, benefits mapping, and compliance checks. The approach helped standardize how new acquisitions were brought into their HR workflows. PartnerOne achieved faster onboarding compared to their previous provider. They supported 6+ acquisitions across 9 countries more smoothly despite having a lean HR team. The increased visibility and flexibility reduced delays during the onboarding process.
Algrano
Achieved 8+ Country HR Consolidation on a Single Platform
Algrano, a B2B coffee marketplace founded in 2015, faced fragmented HR infrastructure as it scaled globally. The company managed multiple disconnected payroll and PEO vendors across countries. It lacked consistent visibility across regions and relied on manual processes. Spreadsheet-based reviews alone consumed 10% of one role’s time. Algrano consolidated its entire team onto a single HR platform. US employees were migrated to a PEO solution, Swiss employees were moved to payroll, and international freelancers were transitioned to a contractor solution. The company centralized HR workflows that had previously been split across multiple systems. It replaced manual, spreadsheet-driven review processes with a unified approach. Algrano consolidated operations across 8+ countries into one platform. It created 1 unified system to support the full employee lifecycle across the organization. The consolidation reduced fragmentation from multiple vendors and improved cross-country visibility. It removed spreadsheet-based review work that had taken 10% of one role’s time.
About Deel
About Deel
Deel is a platform for managing global work, helping businesses hire, manage, pay, and equip workers across locations. The site positions Deel as an all-in-one provider covering payroll, HR, IT, and immigration for different worker types. Deel markets a suite of products that include global payroll (including US payroll), HR/HRIS capabilities, employer-of-record (EOR) and contractor solutions, plus adjacent services such as immigration support, equity, entity setup, background checks, and integrations via an app marketplace. The website emphasizes credibility through volume signals (e.g., being trusted by tens of thousands of companies and thousands of reviews) and highlights enterprise-grade security and data protection as part of its value proposition. Deel also provides resources (blog, hiring guides, webinars/events, glossary, templates, free tools, academy, API documentation) and showcases customer stories/case studies to demonstrate outcomes from using the platform.
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Solution Details
Products
Compliance
Global HR compliance software for hiring and payroll-related compliance needs.
HR compliance
Hiring compliance
Payroll compliance
Contractor Management
Hire and pay contractors worldwide with compliant contracts, automated payments, and tax document collection. No monthly fees for contractors.
Compliant contractor agreements
Automated global payments
Tax document collection
Pricing
Deel Contractor
Contractor management product (including Contractor of Record) for engaging and managing contractors through Deel.
Contractor management
Contractor of Record
Compliance
Deel Engage
Performance management and professional development platform for assessing employee performance and providing continuous learning opportunities.
Performance assessments
Professional development tracking
Learning management
Pricing
Deel EOR
Employer of Record (EOR) offering to support compliant employment and workforce management via Deel.
EOR
Compliance
Global hiring
Deel HR
HR product within Deel’s platform, positioned alongside HR platform and global HRIS capabilities.
HR
HR platform
Global HRIS
Deel Immigration
Visa and work permit services for relocating workers, including green card processing and global mobility support.
Visa processing
Work permit applications
Green card sponsorship
Pricing
Deel IT
IT management product line including device lifecycle management and security/identity controls for workforce IT needs.
Device lifecycle
Mobile management
Endpoint protection
Deel Payroll
Payroll product suite for running payroll through Deel, including global and US payroll offerings.
Payroll
Global payroll
US payroll
Deel PEO
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) offering, referenced in customer story navigation and case study titles.
PEO
HR
Payroll
Deel US PEO
Professional employer organization for US-based companies handling domestic payroll, compliance, benefits administration, and HR tasks.
Domestic US payroll
Benefits administration
Compliance management
Pricing
Entity Setup
Services to support entity setup for global expansion.
Entity setup
Global expansion
Operations
Global Payroll
Streamline international payroll, compliance, tax deductions, and filings in 130+ countries with in-house payroll experts.
Payroll in 130+ countries
Automated tax deductions and filings
In-house payroll experts
Pricing
Global Payroll Services
Global payroll services focused on payments and compliance for international teams.
Global payroll
Payments
Compliance
HR Platform
HR platform to manage payroll, compliance, and more in one place.
HR platform
Payroll
Compliance
IT Operations
Tools to manage and automate IT operations across supported countries.
IT operations
Automation
Country coverage
Payroll Services
Payroll services to hire and pay in 130+ countries.
Payroll processing
International coverage
Compliance
US Payroll Services
US payroll services aimed at ensuring compliance and accuracy.
US payroll
Compliance
Accuracy
US PEO Services
Professional Employer Organization (PEO) services for the United States.
PEO
HR support
Compliance
Historical Performance
Grew workforce 5x from 12 to 60 employees and expanded into 3+ markets
Taktile
Taktile, a remote-first B2B SaaS company headquartered in Germany, faced difficulties attracting top talent due to geographical limitations and candidates unwilling to relocate. This challenge restricted their talent pool and prompted them to seek an Employer of Record (EOR) solution. Their objective was to hire diverse global talent without the complexities and costs of establishing entities in multiple countries. Taktile partnered with Deel after experiencing issues with a previous EOR provider, finding Deel offered a smoother onboarding experience and more responsive customer support. Deel's mature immigration product, covering 25+ countries, and in-house mobility team handled all visa application processes, saving Taktile significant operational time. This partnership allowed Taktile to track progress transparently and successfully supported three employees through visa obtainment with minimal involvement from their internal team. In 2022, Taktile significantly expanded its workforce, growing fivefold from 12 to 60 employees, a feat difficult to achieve within Germany alone. This global hiring approach enabled them to find the best talent across Europe and the US, ensuring a smooth onboarding process through Deel's entities. The collaboration also facilitated rapid global hiring, demonstrated by one instance where an employee started work within five days of receiving an offer. Taktile continues to leverage Deel for managing contracts, ensuring compliance, and navigating US immigration for ongoing expansion.
- 3+ new markets entered
- Workforce grew from 12 to 60 employees
- 6+ different nationalities hired
Project Details
Saved 30% on compliance costs and reduced admin time by 20%
Zip Co
Zip Co, a rapidly growing global fintech company with a workforce of over a thousand, needed an HR solution to support worker mobility in countries where they lacked a corporate entity. Their previous solution was expensive, lacked a unified dashboard for employee management, and made compliance work time-consuming and resource-intensive, prompting the need for a new platform. With Deel, Zip Co successfully facilitated employee relocations in multiple countries, including Israel, France, Mexico, Thailand, and Cyprus, achieving record-time mobility. The Deel team's expertise was crucial in resolving a challenging payroll onboarding delay for a new employee, ensuring timely payment. The unified Deel dashboard also provided visibility into employee statuses, enabling quick resolution of outstanding action items and streamlining operations. As a result of implementing Deel, Zip Co achieved a significant 30% reduction in compliance costs. They also cut the time spent on administrative and management tasks by 20%. The platform provided benefits in terms of speed and ease of use, establishing a robust global HR system that became a competitive advantage for talent retention and attraction during their continued global expansion.
- 30% reduction in compliance costs
- 20% less time spent on admin and management
Project Details
Enabled Global Hiring Across 5+ Countries and Achieved Audit Readiness
Zerve AI
Zerve AI, an Irish startup building an agentic development environment, aimed to operate as a distributed team from day one to access specialized engineering talent. As a fast-growing startup with over 60% engineers, they faced the dual challenge of hiring elite global talent and fast-tracking operational maturity for an enterprise-grade product. This required moving away from an an ad-hoc HR system. They needed a global HR platform with a centralized employee directory, compliant time-off policies, and security training verification to prepare for an ISO 27001 audit. Zerve AI, already utilizing Deel's EOR for senior developers in North America and Europe, adopted Deel's HR suite to centralize people operations. This new system was immediately tested in preparation for an upcoming ISO 27001 audit. A key factor in their choice was Deel's integration with their audit monitoring system, which automated the tracking of required security training. This integration provided the fastest path to compliance while fulfilling pre-audit requirements. The immediate success was confidently entering the ISO 27001 audit. Furthermore, consolidating on Deel enabled Zerve AI to fully incentivize talent by issuing equity grants to employees of record. They also increased financial transparency through itemized employment cost tracking for better budgeting. A distributed team was better engaged by facilitating performance recognition and real-time time-off management via Deel's Slack plugin. This foundation positioned Zerve AI to focus on maturing its people and culture programs and future growth initiatives.
- 5+ countries supported for global hiring
- 90% of workforce managed on platform
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Saved 100+ Hours and Reduced 40+ Transactions to One
Yodo1
Yodo1, a mobile game company, faced the challenge of scaling its global, fully remote workforce across 30+ countries during the pandemic. After an initial costly EOR solution, they needed a more efficient and cost-effective method for hiring, onboarding, and paying their diverse international team while ensuring compliance and ease of use. Yodo1 transitioned to Deel, leveraging its all-in-one platform to manage global hiring, onboarding, and payments. They specifically utilized Deel Contractor Management, which helped simplify payroll processing and provided an intuitive user experience for both HR/finance teams and employees, enabling hassle-free payment withdrawals in multiple currencies. As a result, Yodo1 saved over 100 hours by eliminating repetitive manual tasks in HR and finance. They successfully managed payments for one-third of their workforce across 30+ countries and significantly reduced the number of transactions required for global payroll, streamlining their international operations and ensuring an audit-proof setup.
- 100+ hours saved in processes
- 40+ contracts created
- 30+ countries supported for workforce management
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Achieved 50-60% Reduced Hiring Costs and 50% Faster Onboarding
Wayfindr
Wayfindr, a Hong Kong-based logistics and supply chain provider, aimed to scale globally into new markets like Vietnam, the Philippines, Israel, and New Zealand. Without local entities, the company faced significant compliance challenges for hiring in these regions. Each international hire demanded weeks of effort, including researching local labor laws, managing onboarding workflows, establishing legal entities, and registering for tax IDs. This complex process also raised concerns among new employees regarding job security and legitimacy. Wayfindr initially attempted to manage international hiring internally but encountered significant roadblocks. Recognizing the need to move faster and maintain compliance, the company sought a scalable solution to streamline global hiring from end to end. They implemented an all-in-one platform that provided centralized hiring and compliance capabilities. This solution simplified complexities across multiple countries, offering features like localized contracts, fast payments, and secure infrastructure. By centralizing hiring and compliance, Wayfindr successfully expanded its workforce across Hong Kong, the Philippines, Vietnam, Israel, and New Zealand. This strategic implementation resulted in a significant 50–60% reduction in hiring and onboarding costs. Furthermore, onboarding time was cut by half, from one month to two weeks. These efficiencies enabled Wayfindr to scale faster and establish a foundation for more strategic business growth.
- 50-60% reduction in hiring and onboarding costs
- 50% reduction in onboarding time (from 1 month to 2 weeks)
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Reduced HR Recruitment Admin Time by 30% and Hired 21 Across 10 Countries
Water For People
Water For People, a global nonprofit operating across 10 countries, faced significant challenges in managing consistent recruitment due to globally dispersed HR teams. They relied on a separate ATS from their existing payroll system, which caused non-US teams to routinely lose access, resulting in slow and unreliable re-access. Furthermore, their recruitment process was largely manual, lacking features for bulk candidate communication, automated screening, and centralized candidate history. Water For People adopted the ATS module within Deel HR, integrating recruitment, screening, and hiring into the HRIS they already used for payroll. This provided all country teams with a single platform, eliminating prior access issues and streamlining the entire process. The solution enabled bulk candidate communications, custom correspondence templates, and automated screening with knockout questions. Additionally, Deel’s AI capabilities provided candidate ranking and insights, and new hires could be moved from ATS to HRIS with a single click, automating onboarding data entry. Since implementing the new system, Water For People successfully managed 26 open roles and hired 21 individuals across 10 countries within a unified platform. This led to an estimated 30% reduction in recruitment admin time for the global HR manager, driven by automated communications, AI-assisted screening, and eliminated manual data re-entry. All country teams now operate within the same hiring system, resolving previous access challenges and centralizing the entire candidate journey. These efficiencies have reduced process friction and positioned the organization to scale its hiring efforts effectively as it grows.
- 30% reduction in HR time spent on recruitment activities
- 26 open roles managed on one platform
- 21 people hired across 10 countries on one platform
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Saved $40K+, 60 Hours Admin, and 3 Days Per Hire for Global Team
Voiceflow
Voiceflow, a remote-first company, faced significant challenges in expanding its team internationally. Setting up global entities was prohibitively expensive and time-consuming, preventing them from hiring talent in new regions. Additionally, their decentralized approach to purchasing and delivering equipment to international new hires resulted in inconsistent delivery dates, fluctuating costs, and a poor onboarding experience. To address these issues, Voiceflow partnered with Deel to manage global HR and compliance, and leverage Deel’s integration with Hofy for equipment delivery. This solution streamlined the process of sending laptops to new team members, making it quick and secure. The setup for equipment delivery took minutes rather than hours, simplifying operations for the internal team and ensuring a positive experience for new hires. Since implementing Deel, Voiceflow has successfully hired, onboarded, paid, and equipped its global workforce through a single platform. The team has grown to over 20 people across 7+ countries, saving $30K in entity setup costs. The streamlined equipment delivery process further saved over 60 hours of admin work and an additional $10K, resulting in zero complaints from new team members regarding their equipment.
- $10K+ saved in equipment delivery processes
- 3 days saved per new hire
- $30K+ saved in entities setup
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Turned Compliance Woes into Global Contractor Hiring Wins for 50+ Contractors
Video Husky
Video Husky, a company working with over 50 contractors globally, faced significant compliance concerns regarding international tax and legal requirements. They previously used separate tools for contracts and payments, which lacked the necessary features to ensure adherence to local laws and tax regulations. The primary concern was the potential for tax and legal penalties due to incorrect documentation, such as W8 forms. Video Husky implemented a comprehensive solution to address its compliance fears. This involved utilizing features that ensured tax and contract compliance for its global workforce. The new system provided all necessary documentation and legal information to adhere to local laws worldwide, simplifying the management of over 50 international contractors. The implementation resulted in Video Husky achieving full compliance across its global operations, eliminating previous compliance worries. They gained efficient contract management and access to compliant contract templates, ensuring adherence to local labor laws without needing worldwide incorporation. This outcome provided significant peace of mind regarding international hiring and legal obligations.
- Over 50 contractors managed
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Achieved Rapid Global Growth and Supported 7 International Hires
Veriff
Veriff, a global online identity verification company, was experiencing exponential growth and anticipated doubling its global team by Q2 2022. Scaling rapidly presented significant challenges, as setting up legal entities in new locations involved extensive paperwork and bureaucracy. As a hyper-growth startup, Veriff needed to quickly hire talent from around the world to support its expansion. This demanded an efficient solution to overcome the complexities of international recruitment and ensure timely team growth. To address their scaling challenges, Veriff partnered with Deel to manage their global hiring and expansion. Deel provided comprehensive support for international employment, covering critical areas such as employment law, payroll, taxes, and benefits. This solution facilitated Veriff's ability to hire talent from various countries, fostering cultural diversity within their team. Deel's professional team offered consistent assistance and solutions, irrespective of the new hires' locations. So far, this collaboration resulted in the hiring of seven individuals from the UK and Germany, with expectations for rapid continued growth. As a direct result of partnering with Deel, Veriff achieved noticeable benefits, including significant savings in both time and money. The administrative burden on their internal team was substantially reduced, leading to quicker operational turnaround times. Deel proved to be an integral strategic partner, efficiently managing the interests of all parties involved in establishing new business entities. This robust support system enabled Veriff to continue its rapid global expansion. Ultimately, the partnership was instrumental in helping Veriff become one of the fastest-growing startups.
- 7 international employees hired
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Onboarded 8 New International Hires; Reduced Onboarding to 3 Hours
Us2.ai
Us2.ai, a health tech startup, aimed to expand its presence globally across the US, EU, Australia, and New Zealand. They faced significant challenges in efficiently hiring new remote employees worldwide due to expensive and time-consuming entity incorporation and diverse regulatory compliance across countries. This made accessing global talent difficult, especially during COVID-19 border restrictions, alongside the challenge of finding the right talent fit within a tight budget. To overcome these hurdles, Us2.ai adopted Deel's Employer Of Record (EOR) solution. This allowed them to navigate complex statutory requirements across various regions and rapidly expand their international presence. With Deel EOR, Us2.ai successfully onboarded 8 new international hires as full-time employees, offering complete benefits and localized perks to attract global talent. Additionally, Deel's capabilities helped digitize HR documents, increasing operational efficiency and reducing paper-based processes. Leveraging this new global hiring solution, Us2.ai successfully secured talent across the US, EU, and ANZ regions, significantly expanding its services worldwide. The new talent, particularly in the US, enabled Us2.ai to participate in key industry events, boosting its brand visibility in North America. This strategic expansion momentum allows Us2.ai to continue its mission of making high-quality, consistent, and inexpensive echocardiogram analysis accessible globally through artificial intelligence.
- 8 new international hires onboarded
- 3 hours onboarding time for international employees
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Saved 25% Time on Device Management and Scaled to 70 Employees in 6 Months
TXOne Networks
TXOne Networks, a rapidly expanding cybersecurity company, faced significant challenges with manual device management across its global operations, particularly during its European expansion. The HR Operations Manager was burdened with a full-time job coordinating orders, tracking shipments, and handling replacements for devices from multiple vendors. This process relied heavily on spreadsheets, manual coordination, and constant follow-up, creating an unsustainable administrative load. To address these issues, TXOne implemented Deel IT to centralize and automate device management throughout Europe. The solution enabled the company to create department-specific device catalogs, allowing employees to easily choose approved configurations tailored to their roles. Deel IT automated the entire device lifecycle, from ordering and direct shipping to tracking, repairs, replacements, and offboarding returns, with a dedicated support team handling any issues. The implementation of Deel IT successfully freed up 25% of the HR Operations Manager's time, allowing her to focus on more strategic HR initiatives. TXOne Networks efficiently scaled its workforce from 50 to 70 employees in just six months without needing to hire additional staff or increase operational complexity. Employees benefited from a streamlined experience, receiving their devices faster and with replacements arriving within 2 days when needed, eliminating previous delays and frustrations.
- 25% time saved on device management
- 20 new hires in 6 months
- 2-day device replacement
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Increased efficiency by 50% and decreased HR expenses by 30% after consolidating 3 platforms
Tough Leaf
Tough Leaf, a platform modernizing procurement and compliance for the construction industry, faced significant challenges managing a complex and fragmented US workforce. When hiring in the US, the team was overwhelmed by varying state compliance requirements and manual payroll processes. Operations Manager Hassan Ibrahim used three separate platforms to manage the growing team, consuming significant time and resources and necessitating an all-in-one solution. Tough Leaf evaluated various US payroll and HR solutions, ultimately selecting Deel for its unmatched global coverage, value for services, and responsive customer support. The implemented solution, Deel’s PEO, provided an intuitive all-in-one platform design, automated payroll processing, and included features like Deel’s Knowledge Hub and in-app compliance monitoring and alert system. This comprehensive PEO solution was designed to streamline HR processes and ensure compliance. As a result of implementing Deel, Tough Leaf significantly lightened its administrative burden. The team achieved a 50% reduction in time spent on HR, payroll, and compliance, alongside a 30% decrease in overall HR expenses. The company also accelerated its speed-to-hire, now able to onboard employees across the US in a fraction of the time it previously took, seamlessly managing its US and global workforce from a single, centralized platform.
- 50% increase in efficiency
- 3 platforms consolidated into one
- 30% decrease in HR expenses
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Simplified Global Hiring and Onboarding for a 200-Person Company
Torre
The shift to remote work created a pressing need for businesses, including the AI recruiting platform Torre, to access global talent pools. However, hiring and paying remote teams across borders presented significant complexities. Companies faced challenges navigating diverse compliance and payroll regulations, which could impede their ability to efficiently scale global operations. To overcome these hurdles, Torre partnered with Deel, a global HR platform, over the last three years. Deel provided fast, user-friendly global HR solutions, initially supporting Torre's clients with international contractor payments. The partnership evolved, with Deel now managing payroll for Torre's own distributed team, enhancing their internal HR capabilities. This collaboration allowed Torre to integrate its AI recruiting technology with streamlined onboarding processes. This strategic partnership effectively simplified Torre's global hiring and significantly supported its expansion. Torre grew into a 200-person company, with Deel scaling alongside its journey as an essential payroll and compliance provider. Furthermore, partner referrals emerged as Torre's number one source of new business, demonstrating the strong mutual benefits of the collaboration. The partnership ultimately enabled Torre to build and manage its distributed teams effortlessly.
- Scaled to a 200-person company
- Number one source of new business from partner referrals
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Saved $60,000+ in entity setup fees and hired 4 international team members
Tiqets
Tiqets, a global platform connecting travelers with attractions, faced significant misclassification and compliance challenges when expanding its team internationally. The company lacked established entities in certain regions, making it difficult to hire talent compliantly. To avoid hindering its growth plans, Tiqets sought a solution that could address these complex global hiring obstacles. Tiqets leveraged Deel's Contractor of Record solution to overcome its international hiring challenges. This comprehensive platform allowed Tiqets to hire team members in countries where it lacked established entities. By utilizing Deel, the company aimed to eliminate misclassification risks and ensure compliance with local labor laws, where its internal expertise was limited. Implementing Deel resulted in significant cost savings for Tiqets, avoiding over $60,000 in entity setup fees. In the first month alone, the company successfully onboarded four international team members compliantly and efficiently. This solution provided crucial security and compliance, enabling Tiqets to expand its global workforce as desired.
- $60,000+ saved in entity setup fees
- 4 team members hired internationally in one month
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$500K+ Saved in Salaries, $40K+ Lowered HR Costs, and 10+ Processes Streamlined
Tiny Studio
Tiny Studio aimed to build a remote company to access a global talent pool, believing it offered distinct advantages over a location-bound setup. However, they faced significant challenges in managing a dispersed international team. The company needed to ensure contractual compliance across various countries while maintaining operational simplicity. They sought a single platform that could easily handle and manage their global workforce. Deel provided specific services that enabled Tiny Studio to hire international talent without hassle and manage various HR processes on a unified platform. As Tiny Studio expanded its team to include over twenty collaborators from more than five countries, Deel played a pivotal role in streamlining operations. The platform centralized all employee information efficiently, allowing quick access to contracts, locations, tenure, salaries, and bonuses. This eliminated the need for additional personnel to manage HR processes, saving time and money. Tiny Studio achieved significant time and cost savings through the solution. HR-related tasks, which previously took over a day per month, were reduced to no more than thirty minutes. The company successfully expanded its team and saved over $500,000 annually in salaries by leveraging diverse hiring across countries with varying salary ranges. This strategic approach also optimized operational efficiency, avoiding the need to hire additional HR personnel and resulting in yearly cost savings of at least $40,000.
- 5+ countries for employee hiring
- $40K+ yearly savings in HR processes
- $500K saved annually in salaries
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Onboarding/Offboarding Time Reduced from 7-10 Hours to 7-10 Minutes
ThirstySprout
Before switching to Deel, ThirstySprout managed its global engineering teams using various platforms like QuickBooks, BambooHR, and Hubstaff. Their existing HRIS proved inadequate for the unique demands of a distributed workforce, being either too large or too small and clunky. The platform struggled with international team management, confusing documentation, and the need for rapid scaling of personnel. Its inability to quickly ramp people up and down posed significant HR challenges for the company. ThirstySprout's founder sought an improved method for managing their global team's HR requirements. After receiving a referral, they were impressed by the rapid innovation and frequent updates of the new provider. Consequently, ThirstySprout transitioned away from their previous HRIS to adopt this new solution. This strategic move aimed to consolidate HR operations and enhance efficiency for their distributed workforce. ThirstySprout fully embraced the all-in-one platform to manage contractors, process payments, and centralize documents, policies, and contracts. This consolidation allowed them to streamline HR processes and payments into a single, seamless solution. The company leveraged the platform's Engage features for PTO management, referral programs, and automated onboarding directly within Slack. This integration significantly reduced onboarding and offboarding times from 7-10 hours to just 7-10 minutes, driven by automated contract creation and secure document storage.
- Reduced onboarding and offboarding time from 7-10 hours to 7-10 minutes via automation
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Centralized 3 HR Platforms, Hired in 10+ Countries Seamlessly
The Landbanking Group
The Landbanking Group, a startup focused on valuing nature, faced challenges with scattered and risky data storage. Their employee data and crucial documents were spread across three different HR platforms. Attempts to aggregate this data in spreadsheets proved non-compliant, insecure, time-consuming, and error-prone. The team urgently needed a GDPR-compliant HR system to centralize all employee information. The Landbanking Group implemented Deel, centralizing all employee data onto a single platform. This eliminated the need to manage multiple HR tools and switch between various systems. The new solution streamlined the generation and customization of reports, allowed for custom fields, and simplified document signing and storage. This ultimately saved the team significant time and effort, ensuring data was secure and easily accessible. The implementation of Deel significantly supported The Landbanking Group’s talent strategy, which aimed for a diverse global workforce. Utilizing Deel’s EOR solution, the company successfully simplified global hiring processes and expanded its international reach. Consequently, The Landbanking Group seamlessly hired talent in over 10 countries, fostering a diverse team with varied experiences and skills. This enabled them to achieve their global talent acquisition goals effectively.
- 3 HR platforms centralized
- 10+ countries for global hiring
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Onboarding Time Cut From Weeks To Days, Global Expansion Achieved
Telin
Telin, an international telecommunications provider, aimed to grow and scale into 15 new international markets, facing challenges in quickly testing them without extensive entity setup and months-long processing times. The company also needed a single overview for its international workforce, covering onboarding, benefits, payroll, and compliance. Telin implemented a solution to expand its local business development and sales teams, enabling market testing without compliance risks or the strain of opening new entities. This allowed scaling in countries with a small footprint and mitigated relevancy risks. The solution provided flexibility for market entry, resulting in significant cost and time savings. Telin gained a single view of its global workforce, ensuring compliant payment and service across countries and time zones. The platform eliminated time-consuming back-and-forth communication regarding HR and leave. Consequently, the onboarding process was cut from weeks to days, saving considerable time compared to internal handling of global hiring and payroll compliance.
- Onboarding time cut from weeks to days
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Achieved 1 week of admin time savings monthly, eliminating payroll errors
Teamflow
Teamflow, a remote-first company, aimed for a 100% distributed workforce but faced significant challenges with its initial Employer of Record (EOR) provider. The previous provider made a payroll error involving over $100,000 of unreconciled cash, which took seven weeks to resolve. Additionally, they incorrectly processed an employee termination, continuing payments for over two months. These issues caused substantial financial inaccuracies and a lack of urgent support, prompting Teamflow to seek a more reliable solution. To overcome these problems, Teamflow looked for a new EOR provider that offered automation, fast support, and efficiency, specifically wanting to avoid manual payroll processes. They chose Deel, particularly valuing its commitment to its mission and strong focus on customer success. Deel's solution included seamless integration with QuickBooks for automated data syncing and a dedicated Customer Success Manager for personalized support. Furthermore, Deel's platform streamlined voluntary termination processes into a simple three-step procedure. Since switching to Deel, Teamflow significantly improved its HR processes, reclaiming approximately one week of administrative time each month. The new automation and QuickBooks integration enabled faster and more accurate monthly book closures, preventing the financial statement issues previously caused by manual international payroll. The dedicated Customer Success Manager facilitated quicker issue resolution, eliminating the long waits and ineffective escalations experienced with the prior provider. Voluntary terminations became faster and simpler, avoiding the arbitrary, email-based processes and prolonged overpayments that had occurred before.
- 20+ employees and contractors hired
- 10+ different countries supported
- 1 week of admin time saved per month
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Secured Top Global Talent and Reduced Hiring Administration
Sweep
Sweep, a global SaaS business founded in 2020, faced significant challenges in international hiring. Their CEO, Rachel Delacour, recalled that hiring outside Europe for a previous company was a "nightmare" due to regulations and bureaucracy. At the time, remote work was not an option, and relocating employees was nearly impossible, costly, and time-consuming. This hindered their ability to find expert talent globally and scale their business quickly. For example, they were unable to hire an excellent candidate from Kazakhstan due to administrative hurdles. When Sweep was founded, they needed to build a remote international team to address a global problem, anticipating massive challenges in time, money, and resources. They discovered Employer of Record (EOR) services, specifically Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions. This allowed Sweep to easily hire both employees and contractors globally, without requiring them to relocate or the company to be an enterprise. The user-friendly platform transformed their ability to access top talent worldwide, enabling their team members to work from their home countries. With Deel, Sweep achieved the freedom to hire globally and test new markets without the administrative burden of setting up subsidiaries. Previously, establishing a team in countries like the UK or US required extensive setup with accountants, lawyers, and local GMs. Now, Sweep can initiate hiring in these countries with just a few clicks, validating business strategies locally before committing to subsidiary creation. This assurance allowed the CEO to "think big" and scale their workforce globally from day one. Team members also appreciated the flexibility, knowing they could continue working for Sweep even if they moved internationally.
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Achieved 5 Hires in Under 3 Months with 2.5 Week Average Time-to-Hire
Sweeney Merrigan
Sweeney Merrigan, a personal injury law firm, faced increasing caseloads that stretched their team thin. Attorneys were burdened with time-consuming administrative tasks, diverting focus from high-value legal work. Existing local recruitment and freelance platforms lacked the stability and long-term partnership needed to build a reliable, ongoing support team. The firm required a global solution to simplify hiring, contracting, and onboarding while accessing appropriate talent. Sweeney Merrigan utilized Talent, a global network service, to connect with Ottomate, a recruiting partner specializing in administrative and legal operations professionals. Ottomate provided vetted resumes and market insights, guiding the firm through global hiring options. Using the platform, the firm managed candidate reviews, feedback, contract finalization, and onboarding in one centralized place, ensuring flexibility in their hiring model. When an initial candidate wasn't suitable, Ottomate quickly sourced a replacement, and the customer success team assisted with contract management. Within four interviews and under one month, Sweeney Merrigan hired two Medical Record Coordinators based in the Philippines. This quick turnaround and the quality of candidates immediately reduced administrative bottlenecks, allowing attorneys to refocus on client services. Encouraged by this success, the firm continued its partnership, evolving their initial trial into a long-term, scalable hiring strategy for sustainable growth.
- 5 hires in under 3 months
- 2-2.5 weeks average time to hire
- 2 Medical Record Coordinators hired in under 1 month
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Consolidated 3 Platforms for 10x Growth and US Workforce Compliance
Superfiliate
Superfiliate, a word-of-mouth marketing platform, faced challenges managing its growing US workforce's compliance and payroll. They were using Deel for contractors and Rippling for US employees, but Rippling proved difficult due to its platform design, lack of flexibility, and sub-par customer support. The CEO described Rippling as a platform that tried to do everything but made nothing easy, necessitating a more intuitive and supportive solution. Superfiliate made the decision to consolidate all operations with Deel, seamlessly migrating their US employees onto Deel PEO. This strategic move allowed the company to refocus its efforts on core growth and talent acquisition initiatives. Deel's experts now manage the complexities of US employment and payroll, ensuring compliance and significantly reducing the risk of issues when hiring in new states. Through this consolidation, Superfiliate successfully streamlined its operations, bringing three disparate platforms into one unified system. The company established a robust foundation for extensive workforce expansion across the US, now employing staff in six different states. Superfiliate has since experienced 10x growth since 2021 and is well-prepared to scale its operations globally while maintaining high levels of compliance and employee satisfaction.
- 3 platforms consolidated
- 10x growth since 2021
- 6 states with employees
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Achieved 125% Revenue Growth, Reduced HR Workload by 80%, and Grew Client Base 2.5x
Supercoder
Supercoder aimed to address the software engineer shortage in Asian countries by enabling companies to hire top-tier remote talent globally. However, scaling their operations required overcoming significant logistical challenges related to international hiring, payroll, and compliance. Traditional methods of setting up entities, managing local labor laws, and opening bank accounts in numerous countries were time-consuming and unsustainable. Supercoder partnered with Deel to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. Deel's platform enabled them to easily onboard, pay, and manage remote developers from various countries without needing to establish local entities or navigate complex international labor laws independently. This partnership allowed Supercoder to focus on client acquisition and talent matching while Deel handled the intricate operational aspects. As a result of implementing Deel, Supercoder significantly accelerated its growth, achieving a 125% increase in revenue within just five months. The company also grew its margin by 37% and expanded its client base by 2.5 times. Furthermore, Deel reduced the HR function workload for Supercoder's clients by over 80%, enabling them to focus on core business activities and scale their in-house headcount from 4 to 15 people.
- 125% revenue growth
- 80% reduction in client HR function workload
- 2.5x client base growth
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Saved 4+ Monthly Hours on US Payroll and 10K+ in Entity Setup Costs
Strada
Strada, a US-founded startup, faced significant challenges with global hiring and compliance as it expanded its remote team internationally. Initially, the company struggled with the complexities of onboarding its first international contractor in Argentina. Subsequently, when it came time to manage payroll for US-based employees, Strada lacked experience navigating the ever-changing state and federal taxes, entity registration, and local benefits, making compliance a top priority and a huge hurdle. The company urgently needed an expert partner to streamline its HR processes and ensure compliance for both global and US team members. Strada implemented Deel's all-in-one platform to manage both global hiring and US payroll complexities. The solution streamlined HR and US payroll processes, significantly reducing the time Strada spent on state and federal regulations, I-9 verification, and tax filing. Deel also provided substantial cost savings by removing the need to establish foreign entities, engage local law firms, or open international bank accounts, resulting in savings of over $10,000 USD. Furthermore, Strada avoided hiring payroll consultants, managing its US payroll effectively and compliantly through Deel's platform. As a result of implementing Deel, Strada established a comprehensive solution for streamlining its internal HR and people processes. The company highly valued the platform's all-in-one functionality and the consistently fast, hands-on support received from Deel’s expert customer service and executive team. Strada views Deel as an essential partner for its ongoing growth and expansion into new international markets, relying on its user-friendly experience and consistent platform for all HR and compliance requirements.
- 4+ hours saved monthly on US payroll
- 10K+ USD saved by not opening own entities abroad
- 5+ hours saved per employee on hiring and onboarding
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Reduced onboarding to 1 day, saved $150K+ on setup and $60K+ yearly HR
Sparksense
Sparksense, a B2B sales team for global tech startups, faced challenges in scaling a talented and compliant international team. After a negative experience with a traditional payroll provider, Sparksense sought a solution to seamlessly hire, onboard, and pay its growing global workforce. Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions were implemented, eliminating the need for multiple providers and saving Sparksense extensive manual payroll administration hours. The platform enabled Sparksense to hire and pay workers quickly and compliantly, allowing teams to focus on core business objectives. Additionally, Deel's integration capabilities with platforms like Expensify or Jibble helped optimize HR processes and virtually eliminate manual tasks. With Deel's assistance, Sparksense expanded globally, hiring over 60 members across 10+ countries. The company significantly reduced onboarding time from over four weeks to just one day, ensuring a swift and compliant workforce. This enhanced efficiency also led to substantial financial savings, including over $150,000 in entity setup costs and nearly $60,000 annually in HR process optimization.
- $150,000+ saved on entity setup
- $60,000+ saved annually on HR headcount
- Over 60 members hired
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Global Hiring Expanded to 25 Countries, Faster Onboarding Achieved
SOCi
The problem SOCi faced was a manual, error-prone talent acquisition, hiring, and payroll process spread across disparate platforms. This led to repetitive data entry, mistakes, and delays, especially with paper-based payroll. Furthermore, having entities in only a few countries limited their access to global talent, making it difficult to meet rapid growth goals set for early 2022 in a compliant and timely manner without excessive cost. SOCi implemented Deel, integrating it with Greenhouse, to centralize its HR processes. This allowed them to consolidate data from multiple unconnected platforms into a single source of truth. The integration streamlined previously manual processes, reducing them to just a few clicks and minutes, thereby eliminating data errors and enhancing security. This optimization provided SOCi's People team with insightful reports for better decision-making and was supported by ongoing collaboration with Deel's customer success team. Through Deel, SOCi successfully scaled its team and entered the global talent market at the required speed. The company expanded its hiring to over 20 new locations, resulting in team members now present in 25 countries. This acceleration of the hiring process also ensured faster, error-free data transfer between platforms in seconds. SOCi now benefits from a unified source of truth for managing all HR aspects, including an integrated invoice connecting NetSuite and Greenhouse (ATS).
- +20 locations for hiring
- 25 countries with team members
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Saved 20+ Hours Monthly and Reduced Payroll Management to 5-10 Minutes
Smplrspace
Smplrspace, a full-remote Singapore-based startup, faced significant challenges in managing and scaling its distributed team across multiple countries. Without a dedicated HR function, founders spent considerable time on international payroll, drafting compliant contracts, and navigating local labor laws. Their previous EOR provider exacerbated these issues with duplicate invoices, international transfer fees, and delays, hindering their ability to confidently hire globally. Smplrspace switched to Deel in 2024 to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. Deel enabled the team to hire confidently in new countries by providing compliant local contracts, proper benefits, and country-specific tax compliance. This solution transformed the time-consuming monthly payroll task, which previously took nearly an entire day, into a task completed in just 5-10 minutes. Deel also allowed preloading payroll for multiple months, eliminating costly international transfer fees. The implementation of Deel unlocked new talent pools, turning global expansion into a strategic advantage for Smplrspace. A dedicated account manager tailored the Deel setup to their unique structure, ensuring smooth onboarding with locally compliant contracts for every new hire. Smplrspace gained peace of mind and confidence to scale its globally distributed team without adding unnecessary headcount or administrative layers, backed by efficiency and expert support.
- 20+ hours saved each month
- 5-10 minutes a month to manage payroll
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Onboarded 17+ Team Members Across 12+ Countries, Saved $500 Per Contractor
Slite
Slite, a fully distributed team, sought to hire top talent globally without geographical restrictions. They encountered difficulties in compliantly accessing and employing international talent in France, as managing varied contracts, payroll, and payment options for different regions proved complex. The company needed a hassle-free solution to expand its talent pool internationally. To address this, Slite adopted Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions for international hiring. The initial onboarding process was described as speedy, easy, and straightforward. These solutions enabled Slite to compliantly manage contracts, run payroll, and provide flexible payment options, including crypto, for their growing global workforce. As a result, Slite successfully onboarded 17 team members across 12 countries using Deel, including a full-time employee. They significantly reduced the time spent on running payroll, completing it in a fraction of the time compared to manual processes. The company also avoided estimated legal fees of approximately $500 per new contractor, while empowering employees to relocate internationally and enhancing customer support coverage.
- 17+ team members hired
- 12+ different countries reached for hiring
- $500 saved per new contractor in potential legal fees
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5 International Employees Onboarded in 3 Weeks with 2-Person HR Team
Slevomat
Slevomat, a leading Czech-Slovak marketplace for travel and local experiences, relied on a distributed team of account managers across Italy, Germany, and Croatia. Following a change in ownership, the company needed to maintain its international presence by employing 5 people abroad within a high-stakes, three-week timeline. Their lean HR team, consisting of only two people, faced the complex challenge of managing international employee concerns and tight deadlines during this transition. After evaluating local agencies that lacked the necessary global coverage, speed, and response times, Slevomat selected Deel. They opted for Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) model to offload the burden of local legislation and administrative tasks. During the sensitive transition phase, when employees were initially suspicious of the change, Deel’s in-country specialists provided crucial support through calls to answer complex questions and build confidence. By partnering with Deel, Slevomat successfully transitioned its international workforce while keeping its internal HR scope manageable. Onboarding new hires became fast, with information processed within hours or days. Managers handled expense approvals directly through Deel, eliminating the need to loop in HR, and Slevomat received country-specific compliance updates as they happened. This partnership resulted in a lean team with genuine international reach and the capacity to focus on growing the business.
- 5 international employees onboarded
- 2-person HR team managed international transition
- 3-week timeline for onboarding international employees
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100% Assisted Faster Global Hiring
Skylink Inc.
Skylink Inc., a fast-growing SMB with 30+ global employees, faced significant challenges with its recruiting process. People Operations Manager Lucy Coletta managed hiring through a fragmented patchwork of tools, with candidate scorecards in Google Forms, communication split across Asana’s ATS, email, and Google Chat. Manual interview scheduling and feedback tracking were time-consuming and inconsistent, making it difficult to maintain the company's promised 'wow' candidate experience. Skylink implemented Deel HR, specifically utilizing the ATS module alongside Engage and Contractor, to consolidate its global recruiting onto a single platform. Coletta built tailored application forms, scheduled interviews directly within Deel, and integrated email with Google Workspace for centralized candidate communication. All notes and hiring manager feedback were stored on the candidate profile, and customized interview guides provided clear structure. By centralizing recruiting with Deel, Skylink transitioned from manual workflows to a faster, clearer, and more easily managed global process. Coletta effectively tracked key performance indicators like time to fill and candidate stage duration using Deel’s ATS analytics, enabling early bottleneck identification. The solution eliminated the need to search across disparate tools for candidate history, accelerated recruiting and hiring, and improved candidate quality while ensuring compliance.
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Saved 8 Hours Per Review Cycle, Launched 1st Structured Reviews, and Automated 20+ Workflows
Siena
Siena, an AI agent provider for customer service, faced significant challenges managing its people operations due to informal processes. With approximately 50 employees across 17 countries and diverse employment types, manual engagement surveys and a complete lack of structured performance reviews became unsustainable. The People Operations Manager spent hours manually compiling data and could not track trends or run repeatable cycles, leading to chaos for new hires and missed signals of employee dissatisfaction. To address these issues, Siena implemented Deel HR's Engage module on top of its HRIS, starting with engagement surveys and performance reviews. This provided a centralized view of workforce data across all 17 countries through automated dashboards. Subsequently, Siena implemented over 20 automated workflows across the full employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, ensuring accountability without adding overhead. The platform also integrated EOR, contractor management, and PEO, streamlining employment cost modeling and maintaining a consistent operational model as the company scaled. The implementation of the Engage module was completed in four to five weeks, fundamentally transforming Siena's people operations capabilities. Hours previously spent on manual data compilation were eliminated, with analytics now automatically segmented, visualized, and instantly actionable. AI-generated insights identified key drivers and motivators, while recurring survey results provided historical comparisons. This improved efficiency and data-driven insights elevated People Operations' strategic contribution to leadership discussions, demonstrating patterns rather than relying on instincts.
- 8 hours saved per performance review cycle
- 1st structured review cycle launched
- 20+ automated workflows across the full employee lifecycle
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Hired Skilled Talent Across 9 Countries, Onboarding in 24 Hours
ShopBack
The ShopBack Group, Asia-Pacific's leading shopping, rewards, and payments platform, faced complexities in compliantly hiring and onboarding remote contractors in countries lacking legal entities. This presented a significant challenge in bridging skill gaps and maintaining talent supply across their operations. The primary driver for seeking a solution was the crucial need for compliant hiring capabilities in new international markets where they did not have a local presence. ShopBack implemented Deel Contractor to overcome these challenges, leveraging its robust compliance features to hire quickly. This enabled them to onboard skilled contractors, including security engineers, even in countries with complex legal requirements where they lacked local entities. Deel's comprehensive platform and streamlined onboarding process significantly reduced the time required to bring new talent on board. As a result, ShopBack successfully transitioned their contractors within 24 hours, ensuring no disruption in their operations. They could efficiently meet their technical needs by hiring skilled engineers in markets without local entities. This allowed ShopBack to respond swiftly to market demands and continuously maintain a high-skilled global talent supply across 9 countries.
- 24 hours for contractor onboarding
- 9 countries for hiring
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3 Countries' Payroll Unified, 30-45 Minutes Saved Per Hire, Zero Annual Review Errors
Serverfarm
Serverfarm, a global data center infrastructure company with a 300-person workforce across five countries, faced significant challenges with fragmented payroll. Multiple third-party providers and a decentralized approach led to inconsistent processes and a lack of a single source of truth for global payroll. The company urgently needed to consolidate its international population onto one system, standardize its standard operating procedures, and integrate seamlessly with Workday, its system of record. Serverfarm addressed these issues by consolidating payroll for its UK, Netherlands, and Israel operations onto Deel Payroll. A crucial element of this solution was the Workday Global Payroll Connect (GPC) integration, which provided a pre-vetted and supported connection to maintain Workday as the primary data source. Implementation was expedited by Deel's specialists, who prepared mass-load templates to eliminate manual data entry. Furthermore, Deel's additional payroll data feature was configured within Workday's onboarding, making new hires payroll-ready on their first day and enabling automated, audit-confident payroll workflows. This consolidation unified three countries onto a single global payroll system, significantly improving efficiency and accuracy. Serverfarm achieved faster audits, a streamlined new hire experience, and removed people operations from daily data management tasks. The annual compensation review, which was previously a manual and error-prone process, was validated in just a few hours with zero errors. Onboarding complexities across multiple systems were eliminated, saving 30-45 minutes per new hire and termination, while providing real-time visibility and enhancing the employee performance review process.
- 3 countries unified on a single global payroll system
- 30-45 minutes saved per new hire and termination
- Zero errors in annual compensation review
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Hired in 5 Countries, Saved Time, Achieved 100% Compliance for Global Expansion
Sendspark
Sendspark, initially US-based, encountered significant limitations with their existing US payroll company, which proved manual, error-prone, and lacked essential automated global payment and compliance management capabilities for contractors. The CEO recognized the necessity of hiring top global talent, irrespective of location, to align with company values and fulfill specific roles. While global expansion offered a valuable market opportunity, their current infrastructure posed a major hindrance. Sendspark began searching for a suitable solution after identifying an impressive CTO candidate in Mexico but facing overwhelming challenges with navigating local laws and creating compliant contracts, risking the loss of this talent. They subsequently discovered Deel, which effectively eliminated all logistical complexities associated with building an international team. Deel's platform also provided crucial withdrawal flexibility, which greatly benefited contractors in countries with currency restrictions, allowing Sendspark to focus solely on talent acquisition. Deel proved to be a transformative solution for Sendspark, empowering them to hire in 5 different countries and successfully implement a more robust global expansion strategy. They now boast a presence in over 70 countries and achieved substantial time savings through automated payments and contract management. Crucially, all these achievements were accomplished while maintaining complete peace of mind regarding 100% compliance. Moving forward, Sendspark plans to leverage Deel's EOR product for localized employee benefits and explore the Global Mobility product for establishing international hubs.
- 5 countries for hiring
- 70+ countries with global presence
- 100% compliance maintained
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Saved 60% on Hiring Costs, $10K Monthly, and Reduced Time-to-Hire to 5 Minutes
Senders
Senders, an infrastructure company helping businesses connect with customers through email prospecting, rapidly expanded from 5 to 70 clients. This growth, particularly with employees across Latin America, created significant challenges with their payment processes. Existing platforms incurred high commissions, causing collaborator dissatisfaction and making payment management a headache. Consequently, Senders actively sought a more efficient and user-friendly payment solution. Senders chose Deel after comparing it with competitors, finding its process easier to use and faster to manage. The new solution enabled the company to accelerate remote hiring and expand its global talent pool, encompassing eight nationalities across the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia, Macedonia, Costa Rica, Bangladesh, and Finland. Crucially, Deel handled legal complexities and eliminated the need to open new entities in various countries. This comprehensive support allowed Senders to focus on growth without the burden of intricate international payroll and compliance issues. The implementation of the new platform resulted in significant cost reductions, achieving a 60% saving on overall talent-related expenses. Senders also realized monthly savings exceeding $10,000 by outsourcing payroll responsibilities. Furthermore, the hiring process drastically improved, reducing the time from interview approval to a signed offer from over an hour to just 5 minutes. These efficiencies, coupled with easier payment processing, completely eliminated collaborator complaints regarding commissions and bonuses.
- 60% hiring cost savings
- $10,000+ saved per month
- Reduced hiring time from over 1 hour to 5 minutes
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Enabled client expansion to 160+ countries and eliminated entity setup costs
SCS-Invictus Group
SCS-Invictus Group sought a seamless and cost-effective solution to help clients expand their businesses overseas. Before utilizing EOR, its customers had to set up a new entity whenever they expanded to a new country, which significantly increased costs. SCS-Invictus Group therefore needed a partner capable of effectively supporting their clients in these overseas ventures. SCS-Invictus Group partnered with Deel, leveraging its extensive global reach across 160+ countries. This alignment created new opportunities for both firms by providing the necessary infrastructure for international expansion. The partnership enabled SCS-Invictus Group to offer Deel's EOR services to its clients. Through this partnership, SCS-Invictus Group streamlined international business expansion for its clients. Deel's EOR services allowed clients to eliminate entity setup costs, enabling them to open new international markets and access diverse talent pools. One client, for example, successfully expanded its workforce across EU countries like Germany, France, Sweden, and Ireland, ultimately saving time and resources.
- Supported client expansion to 160+ countries
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Global Payroll Automated, Payment Time Reduced From Three Weeks
ScholarshipOwl
ScholarshipOwl faced significant challenges managing global payments and team members due to manual processes. As their team scaled across different locations, tracking invoices and processing payments became a full-time job, with some transfers taking almost three weeks to reach team members. Additionally, navigating international holidays, vacation policies, and ensuring compliance for sensitive data across various countries proved increasingly complex. To address these issues, ScholarshipOwl transitioned to automated processes by implementing Deel. This solution centralized all documentation for compliance and streamlined payment and invoice management into a single platform. They were able to pay employees with a single click, regardless of their country, thereby eliminating previous payment delays and the need for manual tracking. As a result, ScholarshipOwl saved precious time and money by automating payroll, eradicating transaction fees associated with prior methods like wire transfers and Payoneer. Their team members consistently received timely and compliant payments. The platform also offered crucial flexibility with currency and payment withdrawals for their globally distributed team, and assisted in tracking international holidays, making global team management more efficient and secure.
- Almost 3 weeks of payment delays eliminated
- 1 click payments for global team salaries
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Equipped 130+ Team Members with 97% On-time Delivery to 24 Countries
Sastrify
Sastrify, a SaaS procurement platform operating with a fully remote team, experienced rapid international growth. Inefficiencies in its existing equipment management processes became glaring, creating manual tasks for their People Operations team. Their prior providers caused significant frustration and manual work. To address these challenges, Sastrify sought a streamlined solution for equipment procurement and delivery. Deel IT was implemented to eliminate these inefficiencies by automating Sastrify’s equipment management workflows. Tailored workflows were set up for specific departments, with engineers receiving high-spec tools and executives accessing premium options through a pre-approved catalog. Employees were automatically invited to Deel, enabling them to directly order their equipment. This approach freed the People Ops team from time-consuming manual tasks previously associated with equipment management. Deel IT delivered 97% of orders within 10 working days, ensuring employees received equipment on time, regardless of location. This capability allowed Sastrify to expand confidently, successfully delivering to challenging global regions like Nigeria and Kosovo. The elimination of IT delays for new hires and responsive customer support significantly enhanced employee and People Ops staff satisfaction. Deel became an essential factor in Sastrify's growth, making daily work much easier.
- 97% on-time delivery for over 160 orders
- 24 countries covered for equipment delivery
- 130+ team members equipped
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Onboarded 200+ Workers Across 10+ Countries Globally
Sardine
Sardine aimed to hire top global talent and foster a "work from anywhere" culture to build a world-class company. However, they needed an efficient and compliant way to manage the complexities of international hiring. This presented a significant challenge in scaling their distributed workforce and ensuring adherence to local regulations. Sardine partnered with Deel, leveraging their Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor services. This strategic implementation provided the necessary infrastructure to seamlessly hire and manage employees and contractors in various countries. Deel's platform streamlined compliance, payroll, and benefits management, simplifying global employment operations. Through this partnership, Sardine successfully onboarded over 200 workers into their team. They significantly expanded their hiring capabilities to more than 10 countries worldwide. This enabled Sardine to effectively build a world-class company by fully embracing their "work from anywhere" culture.
- 10+ countries enabled for hiring
- 200+ workers onboarded
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Achieved 5x Growth, Saved 30+ Hours Monthly and $10K Annually
SafetyWing
Before partnering, SafetyWing struggled with manual, uncentralized cross-border payments for contractors, which consumed significant time. The company also faced in-country compliance concerns, lacking a network of local experts and relying on standard contracts. Additionally, time tracking for hourly agreements and creating contracts proved challenging. These difficulties prompted SafetyWing to seek a partner for streamlining their operations. SafetyWing implemented Deel's Contractor solution to address these challenges. The platform provided a time-tracking feature, facilitated in-country compliance, and simplified contract creation and amendments. It also streamlined global payments by offering multiple currencies and funding methods. This comprehensive solution significantly eased the administrative burden on their HR and Finance teams. SafetyWing achieved impressive results through its collaboration with Deel. The company experienced a remarkable 5x growth after implementing the platform. Furthermore, the HR and Finance teams saved over 30 hours per month on administrative tasks. Annually, SafetyWing also realized significant cost savings of $10,000.
- 5x Growth
- 30+ hours saved monthly on administrative tasks
- $10,000 saved annually
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2 Senior Sales Leaders Hired and <1 Day Onboarding Achieved for Global Expansion
Rotex Automation
Rotex Automation, an Indian manufacturing company with a global presence, aimed to expand its operations into the United States. The company needed to hire experienced senior sales leaders in this new market. However, establishing a local entity for this expansion would have been a time-consuming and costly process, potentially hindering their growth plans. To facilitate rapid expansion, Rotex adopted Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This platform eliminated the necessity of setting up local entities and managed cross-border compliance, thereby providing the speed and security required for scaling. Rotex utilized a single platform to onboard new talent in under a day, leveraging Deel’s in-house compliance and payroll infrastructure. This approach streamlined the expansion process, removing administrative burdens and allowing Rotex to concentrate on growth. Through this solution, Rotex successfully hired two senior sales leaders in the new market. They achieved talent onboarding in less than one day, significantly accelerating their market entry. This efficiency and compliance support enabled Rotex to establish a strong foothold in the US, leading them to plan further expansion into multiple new regions globally.
- 2 senior sales leaders hired
- <1 day onboarding time
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Streamlined Employee Relocation, 450+ Contracts Created Across 16+ Countries
Revolut
Revolut aimed to build a global financial services super app, requiring rapid expansion into new markets worldwide. This growth strategy necessitated efficiently finding and onboarding talent, including new joiners and relocating existing workers. A key challenge was hiring local talent in countries long before establishing a local entity, which could hinder their expansion pace. To overcome these challenges, Revolut partnered with Deel to support its global expansion and talent acquisition needs. They implemented Deel's Mobility, EOR (Employer of Record), and Contractor solutions. These solutions were chosen for Deel's extensive global presence, dedicated support, and proven ability to match Revolut's rapid operational pace. As a result of this partnership, Revolut successfully created over 450 contracts for onboarding EOR employees. They achieved hiring capabilities across more than 16 countries, significantly accelerating their global workforce expansion. This enabled Revolut to hire local talent in new markets well before establishing local entities, gaining a crucial head start in its international growth strategy.
- 450+ contracts created
- 16+ countries hired from
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Saved $100K+ Annually on Staffing and Reduced Onboarding from Weeks to Days
Retreat
Retreat, a company assisting remote-first organizations with global team offsites, faced significant challenges managing the legal, payment, and compliance complexities of international hiring. With a distributed team across seven countries, the company lacked the necessary tools to handle legal, tax, and payment requirements for their global workforce, especially engineers. To overcome these complexities, Retreat implemented Deel's Contractor solution. The platform provided an all-in-one approach for generating compliant contracts, facilitating payments in local currencies, and ensuring adherence to regional tax and labor laws. Deel handled crucial legal and compliance tasks, enabling Retreat to hire globally without the need for local lawyers or HR specialists and operate like a mature global business. As a result of implementing Deel, Retreat unlocked substantial operational efficiencies and cost savings. The company saved an estimated $100,000-$140,000 annually on back-office staffing costs. Furthermore, contractor onboarding time was dramatically reduced from 1-2 weeks to merely 1-2 days, providing confidence to scale globally without the burden of legal overhead.
- $60,000 saved annually in legal fees
- 80+ hours saved on contract setup
- $12,000 saved annually on international payment fees
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Reduced time-to-hire by 50+ days and saved $12,000+ on legal costs
Responsible Cyber
Responsible Cyber, a fast-growing cybersecurity startup, needed to hire specialist expertise in software development and AI globally to overcome a talent gap in Singapore. Recruiting top-tier talent for niche roles was challenging, threatening the company's growth and customer adoption. They required a holistic platform to break geographical barriers, ensuring compliant, secure, and efficient HR management for international hires, while upholding stringent security standards for employee data. After reviewing over 10 platforms, Responsible Cyber selected Deel due to its high international security standards, robust technical merits, and exemplary customer service. The intuitive platform enabled safe, fast, and seamless onboarding for new hires across various countries like France, the UK, Vietnam, and Tunisia. Deel also competently managed complex local laws and tax regulations, a task that would have been impossible or prohibitively costly to handle in-house, allowing Responsible Cyber to focus on business growth. Responsible Cyber avoided a potential $12,000 legal council cost for an HR issue, benefiting from Deel's built-in support. The company also saved approximately two days per month solely on onboarding new employees. Deel quickly became the backbone of their HR processes, accelerating their hiring rate, saving substantial time, and significantly boosting revenue by removing barriers to growth.
- 2+ days saved per new hire in admin processes
- 50+ days saved from job posting to successful hire
- 85%+ employees using self-service features for HR tasks
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Expanded Global Support from 40 to 100+ Countries
Renrui HR
Renrui HR, a leading HR provider in China, initially relied on numerous local partners in each country to offer global hiring services to its Chinese clients. This approach led to increasingly complex management and communication across many overseas partners. The coordination of these partners resulted in delays, extra costs, and compliance challenges, prompting Renrui HR to seek a more efficient and streamlined solution. Renrui HR partnered with Deel, leveraging its automated global hiring platform to provide an all-in-one solution. Deel offered automated contracts, paperwork, and payments across 100+ countries, all accessible from a single dashboard. This allowed Renrui HR to combine its HR expertise with Deel's technological infrastructure, making cross-border hiring effortless for clients. The partnership streamlined payroll and compliance for international teams, with Renrui HR focusing on advisory and Deel handling the operational technology. The partnership enabled Renrui HR to gain significant efficiency and reduce operational costs for its clients through transparent and streamlined global hiring operations. After just one year, Renrui HR successfully expanded its global support from 40 countries to over 100 countries using Deel's platform. This improved capability provided more opportunities for the company to demonstrate its professional competence and achieve remarkable growth, with a predicted 30-40% increase in its client base.
- Expanded global support from 40 countries to 100+ countries
- Predicted 30-40% increase in client base
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Retained Top Talent with Visa Process Completed in 2-3 Weeks
Quantium
Following the pandemic, Quantium faced the challenge of supporting an increasingly global and mobile workforce, as top talent sought to work in different locations for extended periods. Managing the varying legal and tax implications for employees working overseas became a significant hurdle. Quantium was determined to retain its critical talent and their valuable corporate knowledge, prompting the People & Culture team to seek solutions for compliant international work arrangements. To address this, Quantium partnered with Deel, leveraging their platform to support and retain employees based in multiple countries. Deel provided robust support for compliant hiring abroad and assisted with the retention of specific employees. This included sponsoring a highly skilled migrant visa for an employee looking to work from the Netherlands, demonstrating an easy remote work solution with a user-friendly platform and seamless process. As a result of the partnership, Quantium successfully supported and retained employees located in Canada, Italy, and the Netherlands. The highly skilled migrant visa application for an employee in the Netherlands was processed rapidly, taking only 2-3 weeks. This efficiency enabled Quantium to prevent the loss of key staff, thereby preserving essential corporate knowledge and skills beneficial to their business. The solution ensured continuous compliance worldwide while empowering Quantium's talent to work internationally.
- 2-3 weeks for highly skilled migrant visa processing
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Saved 2+ Days Monthly and Avoided 6-8 Months Setup, Reducing Overhead 3-5%
QBench
QBench faced significant challenges in building a global team due to a lack of clarity on international employment law. The company initially relied on platforms like Upwork for project work, but expanding to long-term global talent raised complex questions about misclassification and payment legality. Without a dedicated legal team in every market, QBench risked financial exposure and regulatory issues. This made expanding into regions like Latin America and the Philippines particularly difficult. QBench addressed these challenges by consolidating its international workforce on a single platform to ensure a sound legal structure and reliable payments. The company utilized compliant contract templates and received proactive support for managing misclassification risk. This platform now powers approximately half of QBench’s product engineering and back-office teams. Built-in guidance on local regulations allowed QBench to hire globally without months of legal groundwork, and consolidated reporting simplified financial oversight for their lean operations team. Since partnering with the solution, QBench successfully automated its global operations, saving at least two full days of administrative work each month. The company significantly reduced intermediary fees by moving contractors off high-markup marketplaces. This strategic move provided crucial protection against global compliance risks as QBench grew. Ultimately, they achieved confident global scaling without the burden of compliance guesswork, avoiding potential regulatory issues.
- 2+ days saved monthly
- 6-8 months of setup avoided
- 3-5% reduced overhead per hire
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Slashed Payroll Processing for 550+ Employees, Simplified HR Workflows
PUMA South Africa
PUMA South Africa, with over 550 employees, faced significant challenges due to outdated HR and payroll systems. These legacy systems led to inefficient manual data duplication, cumbersome HR workflows, and limited employee access to personal information. As the company expanded, these inefficiencies became more pronounced, necessitating a scalable solution to streamline administrative tasks and ensure compliance. PUMA South Africa implemented Deel Local Payroll, choosing it for its robust built-in integrations, user-friendly experience, and mobile capabilities. This solution enabled real-time cloud synchronization and automation, which eliminated the need for HR and payroll teams to manually manage data and spreadsheets. A standout feature was 'Pacey,' a WhatsApp-powered interface that provided warehouse and store employees with instant, login-free access to leave requests, payslips, and tax documents. Integrating Deel Local Payroll into their existing Workday HR stack significantly reduced payroll-processing time and eradicated manual IT updates. Employees gained the ability to self-manage their data, thereby substantially lessening the administrative burden on HR teams. The scalable infrastructure now facilitates faster onboarding of new employees, ensures compliance with local regulations, and offers the agility required to support the business's ongoing growth.
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Achieved 40% Cost Savings, 50% Time Savings, and Hired 20+ Global Workers
Pudu Tech
Pudu Tech, a Chinese service robotics pioneer, was rapidly expanding its global footprint into Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. However, the company faced significant challenges in managing its global expansion due to complex hiring processes. These hurdles included the high costs and time associated with establishing local entities, navigating language barriers, cultural differences, and diverse hiring regulations. They found managing operations with multiple local vendors, sometimes up to ten, to be overwhelming and unsustainable for their rapid growth. Pudu Tech implemented Deel's all-in-one global payroll and human resources management platform to streamline its international operations. The platform provided comprehensive support for various needs, including visa processing for global talent, ensuring local compliance, and offering hiring insights for their global workforce. All aspects of their global talent needs were managed under a single, simple interface, enhancing efficiency and control. Within just three months, Pudu Tech successfully onboarded 20 professionals, primarily software engineers and sales personnel, across Europe, the United States, and Southeast Asia. Leveraging Deel, Pudu Tech achieved significant efficiencies, saving up to 40% of costs and 50% of time it would have taken to establish local entities in various markets. The robust backend support automated payroll processing across all markets, eliminating the need for repeated internal coordination. Furthermore, partnering with Deel enhanced Pudu Tech's brand credibility and trust within the global talent pool. This collaboration ensured a consistent and reliable experience for their international workers, reflecting Pudu Tech's commitment to accommodating a diverse global workforce.
- 20+ global workers hired in 3 months
- 40% cost savings compared to establishing local entities
- 50% time savings compared to setting up local entities
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Achieved $500k+ Yearly Savings and Hired 129+ Global Team Members
Project44
Project44 previously experienced inefficiencies and poor service with other EORs, primarily relying on email for critical processes. As the company embarked on an ambitious global expansion, they needed a more robust EOR solution capable of streamlining international hiring, managing contractor invoices, and ensuring compliance across numerous countries without internal legal expertise. Their existing manual invoice processing system for contractors had become chaotic and unscalable, leading to difficulties in timely payments. Project44 selected Deel for its EOR, Contractor, and Contractor of Record solutions, recognizing the platform's ability to support its hyper-growth and expansion goals. This partnership provided a single system of record, automating the generation and processing of invoices for their contractor workforce, thereby eliminating manual efforts. The Contractor of Record solution was particularly valued for providing peace of mind regarding compliance with diverse international laws and regulations. As a result of this partnership, Project44 hired 129 team members across 25 different countries. The company realized significant financial benefits, achieving over $500,000 in yearly savings compared to what they had paid previous EOR providers for a similar number of team members. The new system established a much smoother, more efficient, and compliant process for managing their global workforce.
- $500,000+ USD saved yearly
- 129+ team members hired
- 25+ nationalities supported
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Reduced time-to-hire from weeks to 8 hours, filling 2 roles in days
Pro5
Pro5, an AI-powered recruiting platform, faced significant challenges with clients unable to match the speed of global hiring. Their kickoff process was substantially delayed by fragmented communication across emails, WhatsApp, and calls. This multi-channel approach required days just to agree on scope and fees, preventing resumes from being shared promptly. The previous communication methods slowed both Pro5 and their clients down, hindering efficient talent acquisition. Pro5 leveraged their existing relationship with Deel to pilot the Talent solution early. The setup proved fast and intuitive, allowing them to begin uploading qualified candidates within hours of receiving their first match. This streamlined process enabled Pro5 to sign a contract, schedule a client call, and submit a vetted candidate in just eight hours for one particular case. As a result, they were able to close two roles within days, positions that had previously taken clients weeks to fill. By centralizing communications and workflows within the Talent platform, Pro5 successfully eliminated the friction that had previously slowed early recruiting conversations. This consolidation cut delays by keeping all job details, candidate uploads, and client feedback in a single, accessible location. The immediate value demonstrated by this efficiency helped Pro5 close more clients and expand their business. Furthermore, the solution opened new markets, enabling Pro5 to easily collaborate with Deel clients worldwide.
- 8 hours to place the first candidate
- 2 roles filled in days
- 1 intuitive workflow replaced multi-channel communications
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51-200 Employee Health Sciences Firm Achieved Compliant Global Hiring
Prenetics
Prenetics, a health sciences company, pivoted its hiring strategy from localized, operations-heavy roles to seeking specialized talent globally. The challenge was that building new entities worldwide to compliantly hire and pay these new global team members was an inefficient and resource-intensive process. They needed a swift and compliant way to access and onboard specialized talent from anywhere in the world. Prenetics selected Deel for its ability to provide access to a global talent pool and streamline the onboarding of new team members. The solution enabled Prenetics to offer candidates fully compliant contracts, complete with attractive perks and benefits packages. This facilitated the provision of competitive offers to highly specialized remote talent. As a result, Deel's EOR and Contractor solutions allowed Prenetics to extend transparent job offers that clearly outlined all perks and benefits. This approach created a smooth and enjoyable experience for candidates from the initial offer stage through to onboarding, significantly reducing the need for multiple back-and-forth communications.
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Eliminated 1 Headcount, Saved 60 Days Per Hire, Equipped ~20% Global Workforce
Potloc
Potloc, a market research company expanding globally, faced significant challenges with manual hardware logistics. Its lean operations team struggled to manage an international workforce on spreadsheets, leading to unsustainable processes. The Global Head of HR spent months navigating complex customs and shipping delays, with one instance of shipping a laptop to India taking two months and countless conversations with FedEx. To overcome these issues, Potloc transitioned its hardware inventory and logistics to Deel IT, automating the entire process. Deel IT collected international addresses directly from candidates and managed the global shipping of pre-configured devices. This solution also ensured laptops were secured and configured according to Potloc's specific MDM setup before reaching employees, providing a robust onboarding experience. As a result, Potloc saved one full headcount by eliminating the need for a dedicated inventory manager. They also achieved 60 days saved per hire by reducing shipping and customs delays from two months to zero active HR days, equipping approximately 20% of their global workforce. Additionally, Deel IT simplified SOC 2 Type 2 compliance with centralized reporting and enabled scalable expansion into new markets without increasing operational burden.
- 1 full headcount saved by eliminating the need for a dedicated inventory manager
- 60 days saved per hire by reducing shipping and customs delays
- ~20% global workforce equipped across multiple continents
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Saved $50K+ Annually and 160 Hours Monthly on HR Processes
PostHog
PostHog, a global and remote company, initially relied on separate providers for global hiring and HRIS, leading to significant fragmentation. This unintegrated approach resulted in decentralized data, complicated HR processes, and a labor-intensive environment. Managing workforce information across multiple, user-unfriendly platforms consumed valuable team resources and diverted attention from core business objectives. To address these inefficiencies, PostHog decided to consolidate all HR operations under Deel. They extended their use of Deel beyond global hiring to include HRIS, aiming for a unified solution. This strategic move centralized hiring, onboarding, compliance, and HRIS onto a single platform, establishing a single source of truth for all people-related data. The goal was to simplify processes, eliminate manual data entry, and gain comprehensive insights. By consolidating with Deel, PostHog achieved substantial operational efficiencies and cost savings. They saved over $50K+ USD annually by streamlining processes that would typically necessitate a larger People team. The platform's self-serve capabilities empowered the team, saving 160 hours monthly on HR tasks like payments and time-off approvals. This enabled PostHog to maintain a lean team while efficiently managing rapid growth and supporting future HR optimization plans.
- $50K+ saved annually in HR processes
- 160 hours saved monthly on HR tasks
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Hired 30+ Global Talents for Expansion with Immediate Onboarding
Platzi
Platzi, an online education platform, aimed to expand its operations to new markets and develop talent in AI and technology across Latin America and globally. To achieve its mission of transforming lives through education, Platzi needed to attract the best talent worldwide. They required a fast-moving provider capable of incorporating international talent compliantly while adhering to various hiring regulations. Platzi partnered with Deel, leveraging its EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions. This collaboration allowed them to hire over 30 individuals across multiple countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Chile, Spain, Canada, and the United States. Deel's platform not only facilitated compliant international hiring but also provided added value by ensuring timely payments and accommodating personalized requirements for their global talent. The integration of new team members was practically immediate through Deel. As a result, Platzi gained invaluable peace of mind, knowing their international contracts met the legal requirements of each country, enabling them to concentrate on talent growth. This newfound security significantly reduced the time spent on hiring processes. By eliminating geographical limits in their hiring strategy, Platzi expanded its talent pool and expedited its recruitment efforts, hiring based solely on skills and capabilities without major legal complications.
- 30+ people hired internationally
- Hired in 6+ countries
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Grew International Team 5X to 50 Employees Across 14 Countries
Planhat
Planhat, a remote-first company, faced the challenge of efficiently hiring talent globally. With founders in different countries, they recognized the business advantage of recruiting internationally. However, establishing legal entities in every desired hiring country proved unfeasible, leading them to seek a comprehensive global hiring solution and an Employer of Record. Planhat implemented Deel, drawn to its intuitive and solution-oriented global hiring platform. They valued Deel's flexibility and willingness to adapt to their evolving growth plans, distinguishing it from less agile providers. The platform was utilized for mobility, enabling employees to relocate between countries like Chile to Australia and Sweden to Norway. This allowed Planhat to easily update contracts and support life-changing decisions without needing local legal entities. As a result of implementing Deel, Planhat achieved seamless and compliant international hiring. They successfully grew their team 5x, increasing from 10 employees in early 2022 to nearly 50 employees across 14+ different countries. Deel enabled Planhat to compliantly hire talent globally, accessing individuals they would not have been able to employ without establishing legal entities. This allowed them to stay close to their worldwide customer base.
- 50+ employees hired
- 14+ different countries for hiring
- 5x growth in employees hired
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Reduced Hiring Time from 15 Days to 30 Minutes, Saved $100K-200K Annually, and Centralized 100% Payments
Pixis
Pixis, an AI-powered marketing tech firm, faced significant challenges managing its rapidly expanding global team of contractors across APAC, MENA, the U.S., and Europe. The existing manual HR processes created bottlenecks, making it difficult to onboard over 70 contractors quickly and manage payments seamlessly across 15 countries. Intricate hiring laws, international payment complexities, and compliance risks further stifled their growth. Pixis adopted Deel's Contractor of Record, EOR, and Deel Payroll solutions to streamline its global expansion and talent management. This implementation significantly reduced onboarding times, enabled centralized payroll management for all workers, and provided robust compliance risk mitigation across multiple complex legal landscapes. The all-in-one solution aimed to transform their hiring and payroll processes. The adoption of Deel enabled Pixis to reduce EOR and contractor onboarding time from 10-15 days to just 30 minutes, preventing loss of top talent. They achieved 100% centralized payroll management on a single platform, gaining full transparency and control over payments. Furthermore, Deel mitigated compliance risks across 15 countries, saving Pixis an estimated $100,000 to $200,000 annually and allowing them to grow globally with confidence and efficiency.
- Reduced onboarding time from 10-15 days to 30 minutes
- 100% centralized payments
- $100,000 to $200,000 saved annually
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5 Payroll Systems Consolidated Into One and Gained a Single Global Payroll Manager
Petvisor
Petvisor, a technology company in the pet care industry, struggled with fragmented global payroll and hiring systems after acquiring several companies. These disjointed systems lacked centralized processes and visibility across its operations. This posed significant compliance and operational risks for the company. Their chief people officer noted that their HR and payroll systems had become unmanageable. Petvisor evaluated several providers but found their costs exceeded payroll itself, leading them to select Deel for its comprehensive suite of solutions. Deel Payroll consolidated over five HR and payroll functions into a single platform, enabling one person to manage all global payrolls efficiently. Additionally, Deel's EOR solution empowered Petvisor to hire globally and support international relocations without needing to establish new entities, ensuring compliance in diverse regions. By consolidating most of its HR and payroll operations into Deel, Petvisor significantly simplified its complex payroll processes. The company strengthened compliance across various regions and entities, mitigating previously identified risks. This integrated approach also provided Petvisor with full visibility across all its global operations and entities. Additionally, Petvisor leveraged Deel for hiring independent contractors, running background checks, automating NDA creation, and streamlining employee relocations.
- 5 payroll systems consolidated
- 3 new countries entered
- 1 global payroll manager
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Supported 400 Employee Global Expansion for Cross-Border Payments Leader
Paysend
Paysend, a rapidly growing leader in cross-border payments, significantly expanded its global workforce from 100 to 500 employees across four main hubs in four years. This rapid growth led to increasing complexities in managing international payroll and hiring needs. They required a more efficient, user-friendly, and cost-effective solution than their existing payroll provider to support their continued global expansion. In August 2022, Paysend decided to transition from their previous provider to Deel for their global hiring and payroll requirements. Deel was selected for its superior cost-effectiveness and enhanced user experience. Utilizing Deel's EOR product, Paysend streamlined employee onboarding and simplified the entire payroll process, transforming a friction-filled task into a very easy one. Deel successfully provided Paysend with the flexibility and reliability essential for its strategic initiatives and continued expansion into new markets. The platform enabled Paysend to confidently future-proof its growth, irrespective of where they chose to hire internationally. Additionally, Deel's excellent account management and support contributed significantly to a positive overall user experience, ensuring seamless operations.
- Workforce expanded from 100 to 500 employees
- 4 main hubs for operation
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104 HR Days Saved Annually, Reducing Costs Up To $100,000 Per Year
Paperform
Paperform, a remote-first company with a global team of over 25, faced significant HR complexity. The company was using disparate HR and payroll systems, along with spreadsheets, to manage its international workforce. This decentralized approach led to a "fog of admin and process" as they independently navigated local laws and tax regulations in various countries. Paperform needed a unified solution to manage HR and compliance at scale, enabling them to build out their global team efficiently. Paperform identified Deel as the ideal solution, offering an integrated ecosystem to address their HR challenges. Deel provided comprehensive support for compliance, payroll, onboarding, Employer of Record services, and legal issues, all within a single platform. The implementation of Deel's one-click payroll feature specifically streamlined what was previously an arduous and time-consuming monthly process. This allowed Paperform to manage its global workforce more effectively and with greater peace of mind regarding compliance. Through Deel, Paperform successfully transformed its time-consuming monthly HR and payroll processes into a simple, efficient task. The company achieved significant annual savings, equating to 104 days worth of HR costs each year. These cost reductions were estimated to be in the tens of thousands of dollars, potentially reaching up to $100,000 annually. The savings encompassed expenses related to HR staffing, insurances, legal fees for employee contracts, accountant fees, and the costs associated with various HR tools previously used.
- 104 days worth of HR costs saved annually
- Up to $100,000 in annual HR cost savings
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Saved 80+ Hours Monthly on HR Admin for International NFT Studio
Palm NFT Studio
Palm NFT Studio, a 100% remote company, faced significant challenges managing its international workforce spread across seven different countries. The People and Talent team struggled with complex global hiring, management, and compliance with diverse local laws and regulations. They needed a comprehensive, cost-effective platform to efficiently manage the entire employee lifecycle, including payroll, onboarding, expenses, PTO, and terminations, while navigating various regional legal nuances. Palm NFT Studio implemented Deel to centralize global workforce management and address their international team challenges. Deel’s automation capabilities eliminated manual processes, significantly increasing the People and Talent team's efficiency across functions like onboarding, PTO, payroll, compliance, and contract amendments. The platform streamlined time-off management by automating local holiday calculations and expedited onboarding, which otherwise would have required an additional hire. Deel’s cost-effective payroll and global knowledge base also helped navigate complex international laws and benefits, ensuring compliance and saving research time. Palm NFT Studio saved over 80 hours per month on HR administration, allowing their People and Talent team to concentrate on core responsibilities. Deel's advanced reporting features provided easy access to and analysis of workforce data, facilitating more informed decision-making and insights into their diverse team, which included hiring across 7+ nationalities. The platform ensured compliance with local laws across multiple countries and helped guarantee a healthy work-life balance for employees through efficient time-off tracking. These outcomes led to a more efficient, compliant, and well-managed global workforce.
- 80+ hours saved monthly on HR admin
- 7+ different nationalities hired
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Achieved 90% Workload Reduction, Entered 5 New Countries, and Consolidated 4 Vendors
Outreach
Outreach, a leading sales execution platform, faced significant challenges in managing its global workforce during expansion, particularly when entering new countries like India and Mexico. The lengthy process of setting up legal entities delayed employee onboarding and hindered aggressive growth. Additionally, managing independent contractors through various agencies led to a fragmented overview of spending and administrative headaches from relying on multiple global payroll vendors. Outreach streamlined its team management, country entry, and global payroll with Deel. Initially, they leveraged Deel's EOR to quickly expand into new countries without establishing legal entities, enabling faster hiring. As the company grew, Contractor of Record simplified contractor management, reducing reliance on multiple agencies and automating processes. Deel Payroll further consolidated payroll operations, reducing the number of vendors and centralizing data for improved efficiency. As a result, Outreach achieved a 90% workload reduction in managing its global workforce. The company successfully entered 5 new countries with ease, accelerating its global expansion plans. They also consolidated 4 vendors into one unified system, reducing their payroll vendors by 75% and eliminating administrative burdens, saving significant time, money, and resources.
- 90% workload reduction
- 5 new countries entered
- 4 vendors consolidated into one
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Achieved 50% Cost Savings and 80% Faster Onboarding in 7+ Countries
Outfittery
Outfittery, an online personal shopping service based in Germany, struggled to find affordable tech talent domestically and sought international candidates. They initially used EOR solutions like Work Motion and Oyster but encountered poor service quality, slow response times, and a lack of local entities. These issues significantly impacted their budget and overall hiring efficiency. Outfittery transitioned to Deel's EOR solution to streamline their global hiring process. This move immediately reduced their costs by 50% and cut onboarding times by 80%. Deel's innovative platform enabled Outfittery to easily hire talent from new countries, including Kosovo, Bulgaria, and South Africa, eliminating previous logistical challenges. Additionally, Deel's customer success managers provided strategic recommendations for targeting new hiring markets. Deel's legal and compliance expertise significantly strengthened the relationship between Outfittery and its employees. The integration of Deel AI provided employees with instant answers to common questions, decreasing reliance on customer support and accelerating query resolution. This fostered greater employee trust in receiving accurate information regarding crucial matters like salaries and bank holidays. Furthermore, the quality of Deel's customer service and their quick response times consistently remained high.
- 50% cost savings compared to previous EOR providers
- 80% reduction in onboarding time
- 7+ new countries entered for hiring
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Expanded Markets and Cut Admin Time by 80%
Oursky
Oursky, a 70-person software product studio, was expanding its business internationally since 2020, establishing offices in Taiwan, the UK, and Canada. The founder, Ben Cheng, found his time increasingly consumed by administrative and HR matters as they expanded. They also incurred significant costs hiring local lawyers, accountants, and consultants in each market to ensure compliant hiring, which became an unsustainable approach for continued global growth. Oursky implemented Deel's streamlined and automated platform to navigate their global operations. This allowed them to easily generate contracts, hire quickly, and onboard new team members without delays or extensive back-and-forth contact. The platform also ensured employees in all offices were paid on time, regardless of time zone or currency, and the founder planned to use it for future global office expansion and employee relocation. Oursky successfully expanded its team globally and significantly cut administrative work. The founder reported saving up to 80% of time on admin tasks, enabling him to focus more on integrating new team members and fostering company culture. Deel's capability to ensure contract compliance with local regulations in over 150 countries also helped Oursky retain talent by offering remote working opportunities globally.
- 80% cut in administrative time
- Compliance in over 150 countries
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Achieved 2-Week Average Time-to-Hire and 30-50% Faster Placements Across 10+ Countries
Ottomate
Ottomate, a recruitment specialist, struggled with scaling its global operations due to a fragmented workflow. The team managed multiple systems, tools, and communication channels, leading to scattered updates and inconsistent data sharing. This complexity slowed collaboration and hindered visibility into candidate progress and client feedback, requiring a centralized solution to match their speed and ambition. The firm implemented Deel's Talent recruiting network, which provided a centralized workspace. This platform allowed recruiters to upload candidate profiles and communicate directly with clients through a built-in chat function. This consolidated approach eliminated scattered tools and long email threads, enabling the team to focus on sourcing exceptional global talent across various roles. As a result, Ottomate reduced its average time to hire to just two weeks, achieving 30-50% faster placements compared to traditional methods. The firm expanded its reach, now supporting clients in over 10 countries across North America, LATAM, and APAC. This consolidation of communication and candidate management also strengthened client relationships, reduced administrative overhead, and unlocked new growth opportunities.
- 10+ countries supported
- 2-week average time-to-hire
- 30-50% faster placements
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Managed 37 Global Workers with 1 HR Employee, Consolidating 4 Tools
Otamiser
Otamiser, a bootstrapped Belgian startup founded in 2022, faced significant challenges scaling globally. Their HR operations were manual and fragmented, relying on Upwork, PayPal, international bank wires, and spreadsheets for payments, PTO, and compliance. This led to payment delays, contract risks, and administrative overhead, highlighting the critical need for a unified, affordable, and globally compliant HR platform. Otamiser selected Deel after discovering it on LinkedIn, drawn by its all-in-one coverage, global reach, and expertise in international employment. The company successfully consolidated four disparate HR tools into Deel's platform, replacing spreadsheets with Deel's global HRIS for PTO, and Upwork/PayPal with Contractor for payments. Deel provided global compliance backed by local entities, unified workflows from onboarding to payroll, and expert support, streamlining their entire HR process. As a result, Otamiser onboarded over 30 workers in less than a month with a single HR manager and part-time finance partner. Workflow integrations accelerated efficiency, and the mobile app saw 90% adoption in the first week for PTO requests and expenses. The company grew from a solo founder to a 38-person team across seven countries without building a large in-house HR department, supporting over 50 contractors and converting them to full-time in under 48 hours with compliant contracts.
- 37 global workers managed by 1 HR employee
- Under 48 hours to convert freelancers to full-time via EOR
- 4 HR tools consolidated
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Eliminated onboarding delays with day 1 access, saving 5+ hours monthly across 12 countries
Omniscient Digital
Omniscient Digital, a remote-first organic growth agency with a team spread across 12 countries, faced significant challenges in provisioning and managing hardware. Their previous vendor caused laptop shipments to be delayed by 30 to 45 days, forcing employees to use personal devices and limiting access to client data. This led to onboarding delays and security vulnerabilities due to a lack of managed device management (MDM) and an expensive per-employee pricing model, requiring the CEO to spend hours on IT troubleshooting. Omniscient Digital migrated to Hofy, later acquired by Deel IT, which offered a transparent platform-fee model and a robust MDM service. The transition was seamless, consolidating device lifecycle management and MDM onto a single platform. Laptops now arrive pre-configured with all necessary software and security policies, enabling remote deployment and enforcement of security. Additionally, 24/7 expert support from Deel IT became a critical resource, providing peace of mind and assistance during security incidents. As a result, Omniscient Digital eliminated onboarding delays, ensuring new hires receive fully configured laptops and full access on their first day. The MDM layer freed up at least five hours per month that David previously spent on IT troubleshooting, with remote software deployment now handled efficiently. Security compliance is automatically managed with every device enrolled in MDM, and Deel IT reliably supports global laptop shipments to team members across 12 countries, enabling confident global expansion and talent acquisition.
- Day 1 full access for new hires
- 5+ hours saved monthly on IT troubleshooting
- 12 countries reached with reliable laptop delivery
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Saved $120K+ Annually and Reduced Onboarding to 1 Day
Okara
Based in Singapore, Okara, an AI company, faced significant operational challenges due to its global-first strategy, managing contractors across India and Malaysia, and planning further expansion. As a solo founder, the company was burdened by the manual tasks of drafting contracts and handling numerous monthly payments, diverting crucial time from business development. Without the capacity for a dedicated HR team, Okara sought an external solution to streamline its cross-border hiring complexities. Okara partnered with Deel to automate its global HR operations. Deel's platform took over contracts, onboarding, compliance, and payroll, enabling the founder to onboard contractors in a single day and consolidate monthly payments into one transfer. The company specifically chose Deel due to its consultative approach, responsive team, and valuable local presence in Singapore, which provided immediate support and confidence for rapid expansion. Implementing Deel drastically simplified Okara's payroll, transforming it into a single monthly transfer and eliminating manual reconciliation. The entire onboarding process, including contract generation, KYC, background checks, and document collection, was reduced to just one day, processes that previously took over a week. These significant operational efficiencies resulted in annual cost savings of USD $120,000 to $140,000, compared to the expense of dedicated HR and operations staff. This transformation also provided the flexibility for Okara to expand into new markets without additional administrative burden.
- $120,000-$140,000 annual cost savings
- 1 day for worker onboarding
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Saved $270K+ in HR and entity costs, hired 15+ globally
Nomic Foundation
Nomic Foundation aimed to build a first-class, remote-first international team to find niche talent for the specialized Ethereum industry. This presented significant challenges, as hiring legal and accounting professionals in every global location was costly and time-consuming. Furthermore, as a foundation, they couldn't offer traditional equity but sought to provide similar grant packages to attract top talent. They needed a partner for compliant international hiring, onboarding, and payment, along with attractive benefit options. Nomic partnered with Deel, successfully hiring and paying international talent seamlessly and compliantly. Deel developed a tailored solution, enabling Nomic to offer a bespoke grant program that mirrored equity benefits, significantly enhancing their talent attraction. They also leveraged Deel Mobility for crucial immigration and visa support, which saved thousands of dollars and extensive time. Furthermore, Nomic implemented Deel's built-in HRIS and Engage to automate HR processes and simplify team management, ultimately saving $120K+ in HR administration. With Deel, Nomic Foundation successfully hired over 15 team members across more than 10 countries. The partnership resulted in significant financial savings, including over $150K USD in entity setup costs and an additional $120K+ USD saved in HR administration. This efficient global HR platform streamlined compliance and prevented increased overhead for their future expansion plans. Ultimately, Nomic could focus on building their dream team without international hiring complexities.
- $150K+ USD saved in entity setup costs
- $120K+ USD saved in HR admin processes
- 15+ team members hired
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12-24 Months of Global Expansion Efforts Saved for Fintech Leader
Nium
Nium, a global leader in modern money movement, faced the challenge of rapidly expanding into new markets and accessing global talent. The company needed to achieve this while navigating the complexities of compliance within the highly regulated financial services industry. Building the internal capabilities for such rapid global expansion required significant time and resources. To overcome these hurdles, Nium implemented Deel's solutions, specifically utilizing their Contractor and EOR products. Deel was instrumental in enabling Nium to pursue its mission of reaching and expanding into new markets with a faster turnaround time. This approach also facilitated the compliant recruitment of top Fintech talent from around the world. As a result of adopting Deel, Nium successfully saved an estimated 12 to 24 months of effort in its global expansion initiatives. The partnership allowed the company to accelerate its market entry and talent acquisition processes, proving to be a valuable solution for global expansion when internal time and resources were limited.
- 12 to 24 months of effort saved on expansion
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Saved $51K+ and Onboarded 7 Team Members in 2 Hours
Nexbuzz
Nexbuzz, an e-commerce services company helping large enterprises across Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and India, faced a significant challenge after separating from its parent company. As a newly formed Indian entity, it inherited a high-performing team based in Malaysia and needed a legally compliant and efficient way to manage these cross-border workers. Establishing a local Malaysian entity, the traditional route, was deemed a costly and time-consuming process that would have drained critical resources, making it a non-starter. After exploring several options, Nexbuzz chose Deel for its seamless contractor management and global payroll capabilities. This solution eliminated the need for a dedicated internal HR team, allowing Nexbuzz to onboard 7 team members in just 2 hours. Deel centralized contracts, automated payments, and ensured full compliance, which enabled the co-founder to manage everything directly and avoid over $51,000+ in legal and entity setup costs. Deel’s integrated wallet also streamlined international transactions, allowing funding in USD and withdrawals in MYR at favorable exchange rates, thereby minimizing currency conversion losses. With a successful and efficient system in place, Nexbuzz confidently began planning its expansion across Asia. The company intends to leverage Deel to hire talent in new markets like Japan and South Korea, prioritizing operational flexibility over the cost and complexity of establishing local entities. Deel has become a strategic partner in Nexbuzz's agile, global growth strategy, making cross-border scaling faster, more efficient, and completely stress-free by effectively serving as an on-demand HR and payroll team.
- 7 team members onboarded in 2 hours
- $51,000+ saved in legal and entity setup costs
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120 Hours Monthly Saved on Payroll Administration
Mynewsdesk
Mynewsdesk, an AI-driven PR and communication platform, faced significant challenges with its manual internal payroll administration. The Chief People Officer aimed to focus on value-adding tasks, but the team was consuming too much time managing various systems and local regulations across different countries. This unsustainable situation caused frustration and necessitated an urgent efficiency project. Mynewsdesk sought to automate its manual payroll processes, expecting to eliminate manual data transfers between systems. They discovered Deel Payroll, which offered a comprehensive and flexible solution for global payroll management that other providers lacked. Deel's willingness to adapt and its seamless API integration with Mynewsdesk’s existing HR system proved crucial in meeting their specific needs and saving resources. Through Deel Payroll, Mynewsdesk achieved a significant efficiency transformation. They reduced the time spent on payroll administration from a full-time employee's workload to just 4-5 working days per month, resulting in a saving of approximately 120 hours monthly. This allowed the team to focus on value-creating activities and simplified what was previously a heavy administrative process.
- 10-15 hours saved weekly on payroll processing
- 120+ hours saved monthly
- 160+ salaries covered through Deel Payroll
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Doubled Workforce, Hired 95+ People, and Saved 150+ Hours Monthly
Moralis
In 2021, Moralis needed to rapidly scale its developer teams but struggled with global compliance for internal agreements, lacking validation and customization. As their team grew, managing global payments became a significant challenge due to various currencies and differing payment schedules across countries. This left them unable to answer workforce questions and highlighted a crucial need for assistance with localized agreements and global payments. Moralis initially approached a competitor but received no response for two weeks before contacting Deel, who replied in just one day. They felt an instant connection due to Deel's speed and flexibility, leading to onboarding within two weeks, contractor calls, and first payments for over 70 people. Moralis now offers candidates Contractor and EOR models via Deel and uses Deel’s Expenses feature to provide team member perks. Since partnering with Deel, Moralis successfully saved over 150 hours per month, equivalent to one full-time position, and doubled its overall workforce. The team plans to leverage Deel’s Market Salaries Insights tool for future hires to ensure competitive local market rates. Moralis also integrated its HRIS with Deel, streamlining contract creation by automatically fetching data and receiving praise from leadership and team members for the platform’s ease of use.
- 2x workforce growth
- 150+ hours saved per month
- 95+ people hired
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Achieved 5-10% Savings and Hired 7+ Nationalities with 75+ Contracts
Momentu
Momentu aimed to build a remote team across Latin America, prioritizing talent quality over geographical location. This approach meant hiring therapists, coaches, and nutritionists from various countries. Without an integrated solution, managing this process manually or with disparate tools would have been chaotic, expensive, and logistically problematic. The vision was to scale throughout LATAM, which necessitated an efficient, global hiring framework. Momentu selected Deel for its robust platform, which simplified payment management and offered flexible payment methods and contract types. The solution enabled the onboarding of therapists and coaches in less than a day and facilitated variable payments based on session availability. Deel also streamlined international contracts, allowing Momentu to make a single payment while distributing funds to the global team and offering talent options like advance payments. This comprehensive approach also provided performance tracking for finance and operations. Momentu achieved between 5% and 10% savings on total salaries by streamlining variable payments and administrative processes. The company successfully hired a diverse team across 7+ nationalities, including members in Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico, Bolivia, and Spain. They also created over 75 contracts, gaining peace of mind regarding international compliance and payments. The solution significantly eased the workload for their finance and operations teams.
- 5-10% savings on total salary
- 7+ nationalities hired
- 75+ contracts created
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Hired 40+ Global Workers Across 12 Markets in Under 1 Day
Mobbin
Mobbin, a Singapore-based UI/UX design startup, expanded its team globally across several countries. They required a dependable method to hire and manage international talent efficiently. Previously, Mobbin encountered inconsistent service levels and confusing workflows with other Employer-of-Record platforms. These operational challenges burdened their leadership team, as they lacked dedicated internal HR support. Mobbin implemented Deel, consolidating its entire HR function onto a centralized platform. This solution allowed their leadership team to confidently manage global hiring, navigate local compliance, and streamline operations. With Deel, the hiring and onboarding process was significantly accelerated, taking hours instead of weeks, with contracts issued and compliance handled within the same day. The platform's product-first design and intuitive interface enabled Mobbin to manage over 40 global contractors and several EOR employees with minimal overhead and no need for internal HR. Mobbin experienced responsive and reliable customer support, providing timely and accurate assistance for international hires and policy changes. This dependable support allowed their lean team to remain agile and confident in their global expansion efforts. By partnering with Deel, Mobbin scaled smarter, empowering its team to build globally, hire faster, and maintain focus on designing world-class digital experiences.
- 40+ global workers hired
- 12 markets hiring
- <1 day to hire
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Hired 125+ Team Members Across 11 Countries for Compliant Payroll
Mixtiles
Mixtiles faced significant challenges managing payroll and contracts for its growing international team. The company previously relied on inefficient, scattered tools like spreadsheets and email for document signing, which led to contracts falling through the cracks. Ensuring compliance for global hires across various countries and currencies was a complex and time-consuming process. Mixtiles implemented a unified platform to manage its global workforce operations. This solution centralized all information regarding payroll and contracts, consolidating data that was previously held in diverse formats across different tools. The new system enabled the company to efficiently hire over 125 team members across 11 different countries. The new system significantly simplified the previously complex processes for Mixtiles' People Ops department. The company achieved a clear, centralized view of all payroll and contract-related information, which made management much easier. This central hub eliminated scattered data and processes, providing a comprehensive snapshot of their global workforce operations.
- 125+ team members hired
- 11+ different countries supported
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Unified Payroll Across Seven Countries with Only Two Team Members
Miinto
Miinto, an online fashion marketplace with over 250 employees across seven European countries, faced significant payroll complexity. They utilized a different payroll provider in each country, overwhelming their People team with conflicting timelines, languages, and support systems. This fragmented approach made it nearly impossible to gain a consolidated view of costs, as crucial data was buried in spreadsheets and email threads. The situation escalated when one local provider used another third-party vendor, creating a confusing support maze with no clear point of contact. Miinto sought a strategic partner capable of simplifying processes, ensuring compliance, and supporting long-term growth. After evaluating several options, they selected Deel for its owned payroll and compliance infrastructure, which offered greater accountability and local expertise. Deel also provided centralized visibility through a unified platform, consolidating data and reports that were previously scattered across various systems. This solution offered the scalability required to cover their existing seven countries and support future market expansion. As a result of implementing Deel, Miinto now efficiently runs payroll across seven countries with only two team members. Deel’s automation and integrations enabled the team to manage the entire global payroll workload from a single, centralized source of truth. All data became standardized, accessible, and consolidated in English, with compliance documentation digitized. Integrations with BambooHR significantly reduced duplicative work, streamlined audits, and real-time support allowed the team to refocus on core business objectives rather than payroll issues.
- 7 countries for unified payroll management
- 2 team members managing global payroll
- 1 system replaced 7 separate payroll vendors
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Reduced Onboarding Admin Time by 50% and Increased Peer Review Completion to 97%
Microblink
Microblink, a global identity intelligence firm scaling rapidly across multiple continents, faced a fragmented HR tech stack involving spreadsheets, local vendors, and various EOR providers. This setup caused constant manual approvals, data reconciliation, and a poor employee experience, forcing employees to manage two separate tools for essential HR tasks like PTO, which created significant inefficiency and a lack of control for the growing organization. After evaluating ten vendors, Microblink initially selected Deel for its direct local EOR presence. This decision evolved as they discovered Deel could also replace their existing HRIS and integrate comprehensive talent management tools, ultimately consolidating their HR operations. Migrating to Deel HR allowed Microblink to automate six distinct onboarding workflows, replace manual introduction sessions with on-demand learning, and establish granular admin access controls within a unified system. The transition to an integrated HR system delivered immediate efficiency gains, cutting onboarding administrative time by 50% for over 50 new hires through automation. Consolidating talent management within Deel enabled the launch of 360-degree review cycles, which reduced manager review time from over four hours to just 90 minutes and boosted peer review completion from 50% to 97%. Furthermore, Deel provided proactive compliance support, allowing Microblink to hire confidently in over 10 countries and ensure total regulatory certainty.
- 50% reduction in onboarding admin time
- 97% peer review completion rate
- 30% faster to fill in performance reviews
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Grew ARR to $250M+, Managed 10,000+ Contractors, Onboarded 100+ Experts Daily
micro1
Micro1, an AI platform for human intelligence, faced the challenge of rapidly building the human infrastructure for frontier AI. The company partnered with leading AI labs to recruit, vet, and manage domain experts who generated training data. With tens of thousands of contractors globally and new experts joining daily, any friction in onboarding or payments threatened to throttle their ability to serve clients. This operational bottleneck was a significant hurdle to their mission. Micro1 implemented Deel from its inception, utilizing the platform to power every layer of its global workforce. Tens of thousands of independent contractors signed agreements and received payments through Deel's streamlined setup, enabling rapid onboarding across dozens of countries. Micro1 also leveraged Deel's Employer of Record services to compliantly employ team members outside the United States, avoiding the need for new entities. Furthermore, Deel Payroll consolidated contractor payments and domestic payroll onto a single platform for their domestic team. With payments and compliance seamlessly managed, Micro1 was able to fully focus on its mission of building human data infrastructure for AGI. This partnership facilitated the scaling of their expert network into tens of thousands of contractors, supporting their rapid growth. Micro1 even demonstrated its own capabilities by sourcing and hiring 1,000 qualified candidates for Deel through its AI recruitment platform. This integrated approach proved crucial as Micro1 scaled to manage over 10,000 global contractors and onboard 100 new experts daily.
- 10,000+ global contractors managed
- 100+ new experts onboarded daily
- $7M to $250M+ ARR growth
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Saved 2 weeks on payroll admin processes for 50+ roles across 10+ countries
MELD
MELD, a fast-growing startup providing software engineering and Web3 tools, faced significant challenges in hiring niche talent like blockchain developers globally due to widespread talent shortages. Its lean HR department struggled to manage diverse payroll obligations and compliance laws across numerous countries where its distributed team resided. The company also sought to avoid incorporating separate legal entities in every team member's location, necessitating a unified HR platform to streamline its complex global operations. MELD selected Deel as a unified HR platform, seeking a one-stop-shop solution to manage its global team. Deel was chosen for its comprehensive understanding of international labor laws, user-friendly platform, and responsive customer support. This implementation streamlined MELD’s HR operations, consolidating previously manual, fragmented tracking systems into a single, efficient platform. The solution enabled MELD to manage all employees compliantly across various countries without establishing multiple entities. MELD achieved significant efficiency and intuitivity in its HR operations, as Deel effectively streamlined administrative tasks. The platform enabled team members to independently manage many admin functions previously assigned to HR, centralizing all processes. This consolidation ensured effective start dates with compliant contracts, while making contract archives and paper trails easily accessible to authorized personnel. MELD consequently eliminated complexities related to global contracts, onboarding, and payroll, allowing the company to focus more on its core business development.
- 50+ roles hired and managed
- 10+ different countries supported
- 2 weeks saved on payroll admin processes
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Hired 30+ Global Workers Across 8+ Markets Compliantly
MarqVision
MarqVision, an AI-powered IP protection startup, began its global expansion in 2022, starting with Europe. However, this presented significant challenges due to complex hiring laws, cross-border payments, and compliance risks. The company aimed to compliantly onboard over 30 international workers across eight countries, which required a fast and seamless solution. MarqVision adopted EOR and Deel Payroll to streamline its global expansion and talent management. This allowed them to navigate complex legal landscapes in eight countries, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and HR regulations. Deel Payroll enabled transparent management of payments for all global workers on a single platform. Additionally, simplified visa management helped secure talent, and Deel AI improved HR productivity by providing instant answers to employee questions. Through these implementations, MarqVision successfully hired over 30 global workers and expanded into 8+ new markets compliantly. The company improved operational efficiency and maintained compliance across various legal landscapes, mitigating risks and avoiding delays in its global expansion. Managing payroll across multiple countries and currencies became manageable, and the People team experienced significant time savings due to instant HR answers provided by AI.
- 30+ global workers hired
- 8+ markets for hiring
- $41M in cumulative investments received
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Saved 50+ Monthly Admin Hours and Reduced HR Workload by 25%
Magic
Before implementing the Deel API, Magic's HR team faced significant challenges manually creating hundreds of contracts per week for every hired contractor. This manual process led to countless operational admin hours, caused delays for customers, and created an unscalable bottleneck. The situation threatened remote worker retention and raised compliance and customer satisfaction concerns, highlighting a critical need for an automated contract integration. Magic addressed this by integrating the Deel API, enabling automatic contract creation on the Deel platform as soon as customers agreed to a hire. This custom integration significantly streamlined operations, saving over 13 hours per week on administrative tasks. The solution also improved service by reducing wait times by up to two weeks for both customers and workers, effectively supplementing the HR team without requiring an additional hire and enhancing contractor trust. After a collaborative development process, Magic successfully tested and implemented the integration, making contract creation automatic and nearly instantaneous. This led to key results including 50+ hours saved monthly in admin and a 25% reduction in HR workload. The venture greatly improved the overall experience for clients, contractors, and the company, with Magic planning to leverage other Deel features for future process optimization.
- 10,000 contracts created
- 50+ hours saved monthly on admin
- 25% HR workload reduction
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Onboarded 8+ Niche Specialists Across 6 Countries, Saved 50% Onboarding Time
LMAX Group
LMAX Group, a rapidly expanding FCA-regulated fintech company, faced significant challenges in hiring niche talent globally to support its fast growth. Internal friction, regulatory constraints, and the impracticality of opening new entities for every hire slowed down recruitment. Strict FCA rules mandated a 14-day start-date minimum, leading to candidates withdrawing offers due to delays in securing specialized roles like traders and sales leaders. To overcome these obstacles, LMAX Group implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution, allowing them to compliantly hire in key markets like Shanghai, Malaysia, and Canada without needing entity setup. The solution enabled the company to offer localized contracts, mirror UK benefits globally, and utilize Deel's Hiring Cost Calculator for budget forecasting. Additionally, Deel’s Contractor of Record (COR) facilitated the retention of a finance contractor who relocated internationally. The adoption of Deel resulted in rapid and measurable improvements. Onboarding time was drastically reduced from 14 days to as little as one, never exceeding six days. A sales hire in the Philippines quickly booked significant institutional FX deals, generating new revenue. LMAX Group achieved 100% adherence to statutory benefits, tax, and labor law in every country, ensuring compliance and eliminating surprise liabilities while improving retention for international contractors.
- 8+ specialists onboarded across 6 countries
- 50% time saved in onboardings
- Onboarding time reduced from 14 days to 1-6 days
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Achieved 33% Global Presence Increase and 75% Faster Market Launch Across 7 Countries
Lloyd’s List Intelligence
Lloyd's List Intelligence, a leader in maritime intelligence, faced significant challenges in expanding and managing teams globally. The company encountered complex entity setup processes due to varying payroll regulations and tax requirements across different countries. Additionally, managing employee operations like leave and equipment became increasingly difficult with international growth. Initial attempts to address these complexities proved inefficient, costly, and inconsistent, as no single provider could meet all their needs, making juggling multiple platforms unviable. Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution significantly streamlined Lloyd’s List Intelligence's payroll management, enabling compliant expansion into new markets. The integration of Deel IT further simplified equipment provision, allowing for efficient onboarding and handling logistical challenges like shipping laptops internationally. Deel also provided crucial support in staying updated on international legal changes, such as holiday regulations in India and health mandates in Japan, which was essential for a single APAC People and Culture Business Partner managing seven countries. Through its partnership with Deel, Lloyd's List Intelligence successfully increased its global presence by 33%. The company also achieved a 75% reduction in time-to-launch in new markets, now running payroll across 7 countries using Deel's platform. These solutions saved considerable time, money, and resources, simplifying complex global operations and ensuring compliance without the need for extensive in-house teams or multiple vendors.
- 33% Increase in global presence
- 75% Reduction in time-to-launch in new markets
- 7 Countries ran payroll with Deel
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Generated 100-150 Monthly Leads and Achieved Substantial Growth
Little Emperors
Little Emperors, a luxury travel booking platform, sought a reliable partner to help access audiences unreachable through traditional marketing. Prior partnerships presented challenges with slow response times and limited engagement, hindering their growth objectives. Little Emperors partnered with Deel, attracted by its rapid market growth and positive reputation. Deel's promptness and adaptability, combined with a platform that aligned with Little Emperors’ target younger demographic, enabled the luxury travel platform to extend its unique benefits to Deel’s closed user group, fostering mutual audience reach. Since their January 2023 partnership, Little Emperors experienced substantial growth and remarkable customer satisfaction. The collaboration brought a steady stream of users, significantly increasing website visits and hotel bookings, and generated approximately 100-150 leads monthly from Deel's platform.
- 100-150 leads generated monthly via Deel partnership
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Enabled 4 New European Markets, Hired 25+ Global Workers, Saved 20 Hours Monthly
LionsBot
LionsBot, a robotics company based in Singapore, aimed to significantly expand its presence across Europe from its EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam. To achieve this, the company needed to establish local sales and technical teams in various countries quickly and compliantly. However, setting up individual legal entities in each target country was identified as an expensive, time-consuming, and inefficient approach, creating a significant barrier to their rapid expansion goals. LionsBot partnered with Deel and implemented its Employer of Record (EOR) solution to overcome these challenges. This enabled the company to swiftly hire over 25 employees across key markets like Germany, the UK, and France, completely eliminating the need for individual entity setups. Deel also unified LionsBot's HR operations and payroll on a single platform, ensuring full compliance with local contracts and regional regulations in each new location. Through this solution, LionsBot successfully expanded into four new European markets and onboarded more than 25 global workers. The company saved 20 hours each month on manual HR administration by centralizing payroll and HR tasks. Deel's responsive customer support and compliant hiring model allowed LionsBot to focus on market capture rather than administrative burdens, setting a robust foundation for continued rapid growth across Europe.
- 20 hours saved each month on HR admin
- 4 new European markets expanded into
- 25+ global workers hired
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Onboarded Employees in Two Days, Accelerating APAC Expansion
Lion Reach Media
Lion Reach Media, a global demand generation agency, encountered significant challenges expanding into the APAC region. Establishing a local presence was crucial for building in-market relationships, but hiring locally proved difficult without legal entities in key countries like Singapore. The process of setting up a regional team was slow and complex, riddled with compliance, payroll, and HR hurdles, threatening to stall their growth momentum. To overcome these obstacles, Lion Reach Media implemented Deel’s Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This platform provided the necessary speed and flexibility to build in-region teams without the delays or legal complexities associated with setting up local entities. Deel enabled Lion Reach to compliantly onboard employees in new markets rapidly, with a centralized dashboard simplifying the management of benefits, expenses, and time off, alongside built-in checklists and localized benefits. As a result, Lion Reach Media quickly established a presence in Singapore with minimal overhead, leveraging Deel’s comprehensive support for local labor laws, payroll, and benefits to scale faster and more strategically across APAC. The solution also significantly improved the employee experience, with responsive support and localized healthcare, exemplified by one employee completing spinal surgery and returning to work within days. This empowered Lion Reach to confidently explore new markets and talent pools.
- 2 days for employee onboarding
- 1 week return to work after surgery
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Reduced HR Query Time to <60 Minutes, Replaced 3 Vendors with 1 System
Liner
Liner, a South Korea-based AI company, faced significant HR and compliance complexities when expanding its operations to California. They encountered complex US payroll, benefits, and tax rules, particularly California's demanding labor laws. Initially managing US team members as contractors, the growing headcount necessitated employee-grade benefits and airtight compliance. This required a solution that avoided hiring extra staff or coordinating multiple local accountants and lawyers. Liner switched to Deel's PEO, centralizing payroll, HR, and compliance operations. This single platform replaced three external vendors: tax, accounting, and legal advisors, which significantly reduced costs. Payroll now ran automatically each month with real-time visibility, and contracts remained compliant with US and Californian labor laws. Additionally, Deel offered instant guidance through an AI chat and direct access to in-house payroll and compliance specialists for nuanced scenarios. Liner achieved significant operational efficiency and compliance assurance. Questions that previously took days with external vendors were typically resolved within an hour, freeing HR to focus on onboarding and engagement. With five California employees managed through the PEO, Liner gained the ability to scale its HR functions. This success prompted plans for future phases, including benefits administration and automated IT equipment management.
- 5 California-based employees managed
- <60 minutes for HR questions answered, down from 1–3 days
- 1 system replaced 3 separate vendors
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Achieved 65% Faster Hiring Speed and 20% More Internally Sourced Hires
Deel, a global payroll and HRIS provider, sought a world-class Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Talent Relationship Management (TRM) platform. They required a solution that could seamlessly integrate with their existing HRIS and Global Payroll products. The company aimed to maintain its high standards for human resources operations and enhance client offerings, seeking a partner with proven results in talent acquisition. Deel partnered with Lever, a provider of cloud-based ATS and TRM software, driven by a shared vision to enhance the recruitment process. This collaboration established an API integration to automate hiring workflows for their mutual clients. The solution automatically generates contracts for employees hired via Lever, subsequently onboarding them to Deel, eliminating manual data entry. Through this integration, clients utilizing the Deel and Lever platforms experienced significant improvements. They achieved a 65% increase in hiring speed and a 20% increase in internally sourced hires. The elimination of manual data entry further helped reduce operational costs and ensured a seamless flow of information between products, enhancing overall efficiency.
- 65% increase in hiring speed
- 20% increase in internally sourced hires
Skills
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Doubled Workforce, Hired 6 US Employees for International Expansion
Letterboxd
Letterboxd, a popular social discovery platform for cinema fans, experienced significant organic growth, reaching over 8 million members. To support this expansion, the company needed to hire employees in the crucial US market to establish a local presence. However, they were apprehensive about the complexities and costs associated with US employment law compliance, including health benefits and tax filings, and did not want to hire dedicated HR staff for these tasks. Letterboxd partnered with Deel to manage its international expansion seamlessly. With Deel's platform, the company successfully hired six US-based employees across various time zones. This enabled Letterboxd to have local staff attend events and ensured full compliance with US employment regulations, alleviating their concerns about legal responsibilities. As a direct result, Letterboxd successfully doubled its headcount by integrating these six US employees into its team. Deel significantly accelerated the talent onboarding process, allowing the company to quickly bring on key personnel. The solution effectively managed all aspects of US compliance, providing Letterboxd with confidence and enabling them to focus on their core mission and continued growth.
- 6 US-based employees hired
- Headcount doubled
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$120K+ Saved on Entity Setup Costs, Entered 3 New Countries, and Saved 450+ Admin Hours
Legora
Legora, an AI-powered workspace for law firms, sought to enter new markets and required talent with deep local knowledge to introduce its product. The company faced challenges with slow and complex international hiring, specifically not wanting to spend time researching compliant practices or setting up entities in each new location outside Sweden. Its CEO prioritized speeding up the hiring process to allow the team to focus on product development. Legora utilized Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution to overcome these challenges. This enabled them to strategically hire critical team members across various European markets, including the UK, Denmark, and Finland, without the need for complex entity setup. The solution also provided convenient and fast background checks, proving invaluable during ISO 27001 audits and ensuring confident, compliant international hiring. Through Deel, Legora successfully broadened its market reach and introduced its product to new clients in new territories. The company entered 3 new countries, gaining access to best-in-class local talent quickly. This approach saved Legora over $120,000 in entity setup costs and over 450 administrative hours for every new country entered, allowing them to rapidly expand their global footprint and focus on their core business.
- 3 new countries entered
- 450+ hours of entity setup admin saved for every new country entered
- $120K+ saved on entity setup costs
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Achieved 75% less payroll admin and automated 2 months of performance reviews
Ladonware
Ladonware, a fully remote team, faced significant challenges with manual payroll across multiple countries, including the US, Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dominican Republic. Mid-month payroll involved over 50 wire transfers, complex personal loan deductions, and many hours spent juggling spreadsheets and bank portals. As the company expanded hiring across Latin America, payroll complexity increased further. A trial with ADP failed due to a lack of regional support, leading internal teams to spend days each cycle managing payroll manually. They realized they needed a solution built for distributed teams. In 2023, Ladonware implemented Deel's Contractor and Contractor of Record solutions to standardize agreements and payments for its distributed workforce. Lucia Rodriguez restructured every contract using Deel’s locally compliant templates, adding vacation, paid leave, and private health coverage. They then adopted Deel Payroll to manage employees in Costa Rica and Panama, consolidating over 50 international transfers into one bulk payment processed in multiple currencies. With payroll streamlined, Ladonware also tackled performance management, implementing Deel's HR features in 2024 to track goals, generate AI-powered trainings, and launch company-wide surveys. Performance reviews, previously taking two months, were streamlined into a single workflow. Ladonware achieved a 75% reduction in monthly payroll administration time. The consolidation of over 50 international transfers into a single bulk payment significantly simplified operations. The automation of performance reviews saved two months, and company-wide NPS surveys could be launched in just 15 minutes. This transformation provided employees with a self-service portal for payslips, policies, and time-off, enhancing Ladonware’s employer brand. The integrated HR stack built with Deel positioned Ladonware for scalable future expansion in new markets.
- 75% reduction in monthly payroll admin time
- 50+ international transfers consolidated into one bulk payment
- 2 months saved on performance reviews
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Saved $43K in Entity Setup Costs and 6+ Months in Hiring Time
Kyoto Fusioneering
Kyoto Fusioneering, a startup focused on commercializing fusion energy, encountered significant hurdles when attempting global expansion by setting up a local entity in Germany. The process was identified as expensive, time-consuming, and overly complex, threatening to delay their market entry and prevent them from achieving their expansion goals promptly. The HR Manager confirmed that they would not have met their targets without an alternative solution. To overcome these challenges, Kyoto Fusioneering opted for Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution, attracted by its strong presence in Germany, intuitive platform, and reliable support. This strategic decision allowed the company to bypass the intricate legal and employment systems inherent in German entity setup. Consequently, the team could redirect their focus entirely to talent acquisition and business growth, rather than administrative complexities. Leveraging the EOR solution, Kyoto Fusioneering successfully saved $43,000 in entity setup costs and accelerated their market expansion by at least six months. They efficiently hired their first two local employees in Germany within just one month. The company now plans to establish a local entity, utilizing its newly formed workforce and the foundation laid with Deel to solidify its presence in the market.
- $43,000 saved in entity setup costs
- 6+ months saved in hiring time
- 2 local employees hired in 1 month
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Doubled Headcount, Tripled Revenue, and Grew Client Base by 10x
Keego Mobility
Keego Mobility, a Taiwanese ebike company, sought to rapidly hire an account executive in Berlin, a strategic location for their delivery industry focus. However, they discovered that establishing a legal entity in Germany was not a viable option. The significant time and resources required for entity setup were prohibitive, posing a critical challenge to their immediate hiring needs and market expansion. To overcome the international hiring obstacle, Keego Mobility partnered with Deel for its global employment solution. They promptly adopted the platform to expand their team, initiating hires in crucial European markets and later in APAC. This strategy allowed them to prioritize talent acquisition based on skill rather than geographical entity availability, enabling diverse international hires. As a result of implementing Deel, Keego Mobility successfully doubled its headcount, tripled its revenue, and expanded its client base by tenfold. The company avoided the need to open its own international entities, which saved significant time, money, and resources. Keego Mobility can now continue its worldwide expansion efficiently and plans to utilize Deel for future hiring and potential visa solutions.
- 2x headcount growth
- 3x revenue growth
- 10x client base growth
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Reduced International Hiring Management to Half a Day Per Month
Jusbrasil
Jusbrasil, a Brazil-based legaltech platform, aimed to make legal information more accessible. With a fully distributed team across Brazil and beyond, hiring internationally presented a significant challenge. This process was once costly and complex, requiring multiple people days each month for management. To overcome these hurdles, Jusbrasil partnered with a solution that simplified compliance and payroll for international hiring. This implementation streamlined their global hiring operations significantly. The new system provided the confidence to expand their workforce without geographical constraints. Through this partnership, Jusbrasil achieved a dramatic reduction in management effort. A single person could now manage all global hiring operations in just half a day per month. This improvement allowed the team to allocate resources more efficiently and scale their international talent acquisition seamlessly.
- Half a day per month for global hiring operations management by a single person
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Achieved Seamless Growth with New Acquisitions' Payroll Data Integrated in Minutes
Intercare Group
Intercare Group, a healthcare provider serving over a million patients in South Africa, experienced rapid growth through acquisitions. Their existing locally hosted, paper-based payroll system could not keep up with this expansion. System updates were disruptive, and the team frequently worked late to process payroll. Maintaining physical filing cabinets for records was costly and complicated audits. Each new acquisition brought fresh pay structures and compliance details, further compounding the problem of their inadequate legacy system. To overcome these challenges, Intercare adopted Deel Local Payroll, a cloud-based solution. This transition instantly made their payroll operations paperless by moving all records to the cloud. The new system allowed new acquisition data, regardless of its complexity, to be integrated within minutes. Electronic profiles replaced physical files, streamlining record-keeping and future audits. The partnership was also sealed by Deel's innovative culture, which aligned with Intercare's values of excellence. Switching to Deel Local Payroll transformed Intercare's workflow into a single, cloud-based process, replacing manual filing and email chains. Custom checkpoints in the new system proactively prevented errors, and system updates were unobtrusive. The platform proved crucial during pandemic lockdowns, enabling the payroll team to transition to remote work overnight. Despite the shift, all staff, including doctors and nurses, were paid on schedule without disruption or downtime. Intercare's payroll function is now future-proofed and flexible, capable of scaling with ongoing growth, new regulations, and unforeseen crises.
- Payroll data for new acquisitions integrated in minutes
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Saved 1 Workday Monthly on Reporting, Streamlined Hiring Across 5 Markets
InspireX
InspireX, an Audio Visual (AV) expert operating across Australia, the Philippines, Europe, and the United States, faced significant challenges in managing its expanding global workforce. Each new country added administrative burden, increased compliance risks, and stretched the finance team thin with manual tasks and spreadsheets. Without a centralized view, onboarding new international hires became complex, necessitating a simpler and more reliable solution to ensure compliance and timely payments. Since 2022, InspireX partnered with Deel to manage its global team members, including contractors and EORs. Utilizing Deel's centralized platform, they gained the ability to hire, pay, and ensure compliance across five countries: the Philippines, Portugal, Ukraine, the US, and Poland. Consolidating multiple local entities on the Deel platform also helped streamline operations and provide better visibility into their global workforce, leading to improved financial projections and workforce planning. As a result of this partnership, InspireX achieved a frictionless onboarding experience for dozens of new team members across various regions. Deel's intuitive interface, hands-on support, and timezone compatibility ensured seamless global operations. With their global workforce management streamlined and compliant, InspireX gained the confidence to continue its growth trajectory, backed by a platform that supports its international talent needs.
- 1 full workday saved per month on financial reporting
- 5 countries for global team management and compliance
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Hired 50+ Roles Globally, Saving 4+ Payroll Admin Days Monthly
Immutable
As a company at the forefront of technical innovation, Immutable needed access to people with highly specialized skillsets and experience. The global talent pool for their niche web3 industry was small, especially when trying to find candidates with specific language skills or in strategic regions. Immutable's previous human resources solution was slow and complex, requiring manually intensive compliance and payroll processes. The company required a streamlined solution to focus on finding the right talent without additional administrative overheads. A global hiring solution was implemented, allowing Immutable to focus on finding top talent regardless of their location. This solution provided worldwide hiring power with a global team of compliance and legal experts. It enabled them to find candidates with niche skill combinations, such as web3 expertise and local language proficiency, which made local-only hiring impossible. This approach ensured Immutable could secure critical talent without administrative delays or compliance issues. Immutable fast-tracked talent acquisition and management, successfully hiring and managing over fifty roles across ten-plus countries. These new hires accounted for over twenty percent of its total workforce. Payroll processes were greatly simplified, with time spent managing payments slashed from 4 days per month to less than half a day per month. This allowed the company to find, hire, and manage key roles efficiently and without hassles.
- 50+ roles hired
- 10+ countries for hiring and management
- Payroll management time reduced from 4 days to less than 0.5 days per month
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Scaled Global Contractor Workforce, Managing 300+ in 50+ Countries
Hyqoo
Hyqoo, a global talent cloud platform, faced the challenge of implementing a robust global payroll and compliance infrastructure to manage its expanding contract workforce. The company needed a solution that could support quick onboarding, adhere to complex international labor and tax laws, minimize misclassification risks across various jurisdictions, and provide responsive customer service. Initially, Hyqoo experienced issues with a previous vendor, including hidden fees and unresponsive support, which necessitated a change to standardize operations. After evaluating several providers, Hyqoo selected Deel for its extensive country coverage and comprehensive compliance protections. Deel offered unmatched global reach, enabling Hyqoo to manage talent in over 50 countries, including regions with challenging infrastructure. The solution provided built-in compliance, legal indemnification through its Contractor of Record (COR) and Employer of Record (EOR) products, and transparent pricing. Furthermore, Deel offered dedicated account management, custom reporting capabilities, and a user-friendly platform that simplified contractor management and payment processes. As a result, Deel enabled Hyqoo to achieve greater loyalty, speed, and global scale in its operations. Hyqoo successfully managed its 300+ global contractors primarily using Deel's COR, with EOR utilized in select high-risk countries. Deel IT facilitated the easy delivery of work equipment across challenging regions like Latin America, overcoming issues with customs charges. Deel also demonstrated responsiveness to feedback, such as manually assisting with employee transfers and later implementing a new in-app feature, and provided valuable resources for compensation benchmarking and strategic planning.
- 50+ countries supported for talent management
- 300+ global contractors managed
- 1 custom report delivered in under a week
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Achieved 50% Faster Payment Processing by Centralizing 5 Systems
Hugging Face
Hugging Face, a global AI platform with subsidiaries in Canada and France, faced significant challenges with its payment processes. Previously, the company utilized five distinct tools to manage its workforce payments. Each month, payments were handled individually, consuming considerable time and resources. Furthermore, the necessity of paying workers through both American and French entities introduced an additional layer of complexity to their operations. Deel implemented a single, unified platform to manage all worker payments across Hugging Face's global operations. This solution streamlined the payment process significantly, accommodating the complexities of their American and French subsidiaries. Deel's customizable agreements were crucial, addressing Hugging Face's strict legal and HR policy requirements. The platform enabled efficient management of their growing global workforce, providing invaluable flexibility. As a direct result of Deel's implementation, Hugging Face successfully reduced its payment processing time by an impressive 50%. The company also achieved significant operational efficiency by centralizing five disparate payment systems into one cohesive platform. This optimization allowed Hugging Face to seamlessly accommodate its growing global workforce, simplifying complex international payment logistics. The integrated solution greatly enhanced overall efficiency and compliance for the AI platform.
- 50% reduced payment processing time
- 5 systems centralized into one
- 70 workers onboarded
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80% Less Admin Time, 130+ Employees Hired Globally in Under a Year
Hudson Global
Hudson Global, a leading on-demand talent platform, faced talent shortages and escalating costs, which hampered its growth. The company needed more staff for back-office processing and operations, but local talent was scarce and expensive, and automation had limited reach. Their previous employer-of-record solution proved slow for hiring and onboarding and lacked crucial international regulatory knowledge. Hudson Global sought a streamlined talent solution with expert support to continue its growth trajectory. To address these challenges, Hudson Global implemented Deel, experiencing an immediate improvement in its global hiring processes. The new solution enabled the company to hire and pay employees globally, with all necessary compliance managed from a single dashboard. Deel's team of regulatory experts also provided easy navigation through complex international labor law requirements, facilitating fast issue resolution. This comprehensive platform helped Hudson Global streamline its talent acquisition efforts across new geographies. As a result of implementing Deel, Hudson Global successfully hired over 130 employees in new geographies in less than a year. The streamlined end-to-end processes and employee management tools reduced the time spent on hiring and onboarding by up to 80%. This allowed Hudson Global to maintain complete control and transparency over its global operations without compromise. The quick and robust process significantly contributed to the company's growth and compliance needs.
- 80% reduction in time spent on hiring and onboarding processes
- 130+ employees hired in new geographies in less than a year
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Optimized global hiring for 20+ contractors across 11 countries
Hero Gaming
Hero Gaming faced significant challenges managing HR logistics for its many worldwide contractors. Manual processes led to contractor documents and information getting lost in emails or spreadsheets, creating mistakes and confusion. Furthermore, the company struggled with manual invoice payments, lacking a formal tracking or approval system. This resulted in issues like expired or missed invoices, necessitating a centralized solution. To address these issues, Hero Gaming implemented a centralized platform to optimize its onboarding, HR, and payroll processes for its 20 contractors across 11 countries. The platform ensured that no contractor details were missed, helping the team stay organized. This solution enabled Hero Gaming to more efficiently manage invoices, guarantee manager approval, and maintain clear tracking of expenses through a streamlined and flexible payroll workflow. Implementing the platform transformed Hero Gaming's operations, aligning their systems and eliminating the need for hours spent manually managing payments or contractor logistics. The company gained the ability to track contractor spending and expense fluctuations with ease through detailed reports. This centralized workflow and flexible payment system significantly improved the working experience for contractors, empowering Hero Gaming to simplify global hiring amidst growing interest in remote work.
- 20+ contractors hired
- 11 different countries
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Hired 2 Specialists in Under 1 Month, Simplifying Global Recruitment
Greene Legal Group
Greene Legal Group, a personal injury law firm, faced significant challenges scaling its virtual team as client intakes surged. The existing manual hiring process was costly, slow, and required substantial effort. Marketing Director Elle Brewster found the traditional methods for managing and paying virtual assistants inefficient, involving frequent wiring fees. A simpler, more direct system for global hiring and payment was desperately needed to support the firm's rapid growth. The firm utilized the Talent solution to connect with Ottomate, a recruiting partner specializing in fast, high-quality placements. Ottomate quickly delivered qualified, bilingual candidates experienced in legal work within days of the initial role posting. Working with the solution's Customer Success team, the firm seamlessly refined job requirements and finalized contracts through a single, intuitive platform. This comprehensive solution streamlined the entire hiring journey, with Ottomate handling sourcing and candidate communication, while the platform managed compliant contracts, onboarding, and payments. As a result, Greene Legal Group successfully filled two intake specialist roles in under one month. This transformed a previously complex hiring process into a fast and coordinated success. The streamlined efficiency provided the firm with the confidence and necessary infrastructure to continue expanding its team as it grows.
- 2 hires onboarded
- <1 month from first meeting to day one
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80+ Hours of Manual HR Admin Saved with 1 Unified Global HR Platform
Gomboc
Gomboc, a rapidly scaling AI startup, faced significant HR challenges as they doubled their headcount. Their legacy systems struggled to keep pace, leading to friction in managing payroll and compliance through manual processes. They contended with siloed platforms for US and international workers, cumbersome manual payroll reporting, and a poor user experience with confusing permissions and separate expense management. Gomboc evaluated several providers before selecting Deel for its simplicity and all-in-one workforce management. Deel provided a single platform consolidating PEO, EOR, payroll, benefits, and expenses, eliminating the need for multiple vendors. They integrated Deel with QuickBooks for real-time payroll visibility and adopted Deel's Engage module to introduce structured performance reviews with automated feedback cycles. With Deel, Gomboc saved over 80 hours on manual HR administration monthly by consolidating their US PEO, international EOR, and global HRIS onto one unified platform. This transformation replaced complexity with clarity, empowering employees with self-serve tools for documentation, reviews, time off, and expenses. The company achieved a scalable people platform, enabling them to expand into new markets without additional operational risk.
- 80+ hours saved on manual HR admin monthly
- 1 unified platform for U.S. PEO, international EOR, and global HRIS
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Sourced 5 Qualified Candidates in 48 Hours and Matched 4 New Client Requirements
Glomax Search and KingsRoad
Myles Maximilian, founder of Glomax Search, faced significant challenges in client acquisition, diverting crucial time from core delivery work. He previously relied on cold outreach, existing networks, and inefficient, cumbersome legacy systems. These traditional platforms offered limited transparency, lacked adequate candidate tracking, and provided delayed feedback, making it difficult to ascertain client engagement or profile visibility. Glomax Search discovered Deel’s Talent solution, a platform designed to connect vetted recruiters directly with companies seeking global talent. Onboarding was straightforward, with Myles praising the intuitive user interface and rapid setup, allowing him to quickly receive new client requests. The solution introduced structured work orders, clear role definitions, and transparent terms, which eliminated guesswork and accelerated delivery. It also provided real-time updates on candidate status, fostering a more collaborative and visible process. Using the Deel Talent solution, Glomax Search successfully sourced five qualified candidates within 48 hours for a critical requirement, all aligned with the budget and brief. The firm rapidly secured four new client requests, accelerating its growth. In one notable instance, a contract placement from job requisition to offer was completed in just 48 hours. The platform's transparency and efficiency significantly sped up the placement process, and a client, KingsRoad, reported saving a significant amount of time by managing candidates on a centralized platform.
- 5 qualified candidates sourced within 48 hours
- 4 new client requirements matched within days
- 48-hour contract placement from job requisition to offer
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Increased efficiency by 70% and grew workforce by 10+ across 2 countries
Gecko Robotics, Inc.
Gecko Robotics, Inc. faced significant payroll obstacles while scaling its global company with a diverse workforce across the USA, Europe, and UAE. Their previous HR and payroll systems could not keep pace with their needs, leading to a confusing platform, errors, a convoluted approval process, overwhelmed accounting teams, missed payments, and poor customer experience. Gecko implemented Deel Payroll, which provided an intuitive platform and a dedicated onboarding manager for a clear and simple migration. This transition made the company 70% more efficient. Previously requiring 10 monthly logins for payroll confirmation, Gecko's Mobility and Legal Operations Specialist now only logs in to approve expenses and payments, leveraging Deel's seamless process and Slack integration for direct support from account managers and in-house experts. With Deel, Gecko achieved comprehensive global workforce management, utilizing EOR and Contractor solutions for compliant hiring and adaptability, alongside Deel Mobility for global support. Deel’s in-house expertise and infrastructure enabled the startup to quickly grow its workforce by over 10 people across 2 countries. This agile approach empowered Gecko to confidently pivot their hiring strategies, whether with independent contractors, international entities, or through the EOR model.
- 70% increased efficiency
- 10+ workers hired
- 2 countries entered
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Saved $15K+ Annually and Achieved 100% Leader Support
Freeletics
Freeletics, a leading fitness and lifestyle coaching provider, encountered significant challenges in developing its leaders. Ineffective ad-hoc training programs offered no practical application for new skills, and the People team found one-on-one leadership onboarding sessions to be both time-consuming and stressful. This situation highlighted a need for a more flexible and holistic development solution. Freeletics partnered with Deel to implement a comprehensive blended learning program. This solution integrated three tailored modern training methods: microlearning with short, weekly lessons delivered via Slack, peer learning sessions through People Manager roundtables on Engage, and structured multi-week leadership onboarding journeys. This approach aimed to provide flexible and holistic development and enhance leader effectiveness. The implementation of Deel’s learning solutions significantly transformed Freeletics' leadership training, reinforcing their core principles and competencies. As a direct result, 100% of managers reported feeling supported in their growth and development. Furthermore, the People Operations team experienced reduced manual effort and stress while realizing substantial annual cost savings. Specifically, these programs now save Freeletics $15,000 annually compared to traditional leadership workshops.
- $15K+ annual cost savings
- 100% of leaders felt supported in their growth and development
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Grew workforce 20%, hired 100 employees, saved 128+ monthly admin hours
Form3
Form3, a remote-first payments technology company, initially hired global contractors and direct employees in six countries. To offer job security and benefits, they decided to convert contractors to permanent employees. However, many contractors were located in countries where Form3 lacked legal entities. Setting up multiple new business entities, especially for a few workers, proved infeasible. They required a solution to enable compliant hiring of permanent talent across various international locations. Form3 selected Deel as their EOR partner, specifically leveraging Deel Mobility for immigration and visa support. Deel provided comprehensive assistance in all current and future hiring locations, including immigration sponsorship and local tax relief for eligible employees. The platform also offered an excellent customer experience through a responsive Account Manager and efficient Slack communication. Crucially, Deel Mobility facilitated visa transfers and ensured expiring work visas for important candidates were updated, preventing the loss of key talent. The partnership with Deel proved highly successful, significantly improving Form3's hiring capabilities and team satisfaction. Deel enabled the company to grow its workforce by 20% in just one year. This facilitated the hiring of approximately 100 individuals who otherwise could not have been employed. The ability to convert contractors to employees also led to a reduced attrition rate. Furthermore, Form3 experienced considerable administrative time savings, as managing global EOR employees through Deel required only one day a week from a dedicated staff member.
- 128+ hours saved monthly on admin
- 96+ new hires
- 30+ countries for workforce expansion
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Centralized 5 Payroll Processes, Hired 5 Employees in 4 Countries
Fnatic
Fnatic, a leading e-sports organization, faced significant challenges in scaling its global operations compliantly. They needed to navigate complex local labor laws across various countries to onboard new talent swiftly, especially a crucial player in Sweden, without possessing local entities. Witnessing rivals suffer penalties due to non-compliant global hiring further emphasized their need for a reliable and compliant international HR partner. Fnatic adopted Deel's easy-to-use platform, leveraging its EOR (Employer of Record) and Contractor solutions, which offered airtight local compliance. This eliminated the need for Fnatic to delve into intricate compliance details or rely on workarounds. Through this partnership, Fnatic successfully hired three contractors and two full-time employees across four different countries. The collaboration with Deel effectively eliminated blockers to Fnatic's global expansion, making compliant HR and payroll a reality. They centralized what would have been five distinct payroll processes into one efficient workflow, ensuring timely payments globally. This newfound flexibility allowed Fnatic to accommodate remote work requests compliantly and rapidly expand into new markets like Asia and Europe without the time and effort required to open foreign entities.
- 5 employees hired (3 contractors, 2 full-time)
- 4 different countries hired into
- 5 payroll processes centralized
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Achieved 2-Day Global Hiring, Reducing Time From Weeks to Days
Floship
Floship faced significant roadblocks in hiring quickly and compliantly as it expanded globally. The process of sourcing and consulting local experts for each new international hire was both costly and time-consuming. These lengthy lead times in a competitive job market often meant Floship risked missing out on top talent and valuable business opportunities. Floship partnered with Deel to streamline its international hiring process, using the platform to hire both full-time employees and freelancers globally. Deel's transparent platform assured potential hires of legitimate and compliant employment, providing essential peace of mind for remote workers. This enabled Floship to tap into a worldwide talent pool, focusing on skills rather than location, and freed up internal time by automating cumbersome administrative tasks like payroll and reporting. Through Deel, Floship dramatically reduced its hiring and onboarding time from weeks or even months to as little as two days. The company achieved significant time and cost savings by simplifying its internal and external hiring processes. Furthermore, Floship improved remote worker integration and retention by offering benefits and job security, successfully retaining top team members even through challenging relocations.
- 2 days for hiring and onboarding
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Automated 40+ HR Processes, Hired 16+ Team Members in 12+ Countries
Firstbase.io
Firstbase.io sought to streamline and automate global payroll and HR processes, needing to scale efficiently and compliantly across multiple regions. Before Deel, the team dedicated hundreds of work hours to manual tasks, including waiting for deposits and payroll, and manually processing documentation for team members. This manual approach created inefficiencies and significant room for error, diverting focus from business growth. Firstbase.io implemented Deel to automate over 40 HR-related processes, allowing their team to concentrate on core business functions without interruption. This solution efficiently processed documentation, hours, and other administrative work, ensuring quick, easy, and secure operations. Deel also facilitated the hiring of over 16 contractors in 12 different countries, significantly enhancing the overall employee experience through secure access and flexible payment options. By automating HR and payroll processes, Firstbase.io gained the capacity to focus on scaling its organization effectively. They achieved a user-friendly, secure, affordable, and scalable solution that automated all previous manual tasks. This led to a seamless, secure, and compliant onboarding experience for every new team member, resulting in increased productivity and improved work-life balance for the team.
- 40+ automated HR processes
- 16+ team members hired
- 12+ different countries with hired team members
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Achieved 95% HR Admin Reduction and 40% Personnel Cost Savings
Fini
Fini, an AI startup, aimed to double its headcount but encountered significant hurdles in global expansion. Setting up legal entities in new countries, such as a Dutch entity which required 30-40 hours initially and 5-10 hours monthly, was not scalable. This manual process and the inability to quickly hire talent in new regions like Argentina, India, US, or Turkey hindered their growth. Managing disconnected HR workflows for employees and contractors across different countries consumed valuable founder time. Fini required a unified solution to streamline global HR administration and overcome these growth barriers. Fini evaluated several platforms including Deel, Rippling, and Remote, ultimately choosing Deel for its user-friendliness, transparent self-serve platform, and excellent customer support. Deel provided a unified platform to manage their entire global team's hiring and payroll needs. They leveraged Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution for compliant hiring of full-time employees in new regions like Turkey and Argentina, where they lacked legal entities. Additionally, the platform facilitated easy onboarding and payment for international contractors and centralized payroll, time-off management, and document signing through Deel Payroll and HRIS. Deel further supported Fini by assisting with a complex O-1 visa application for a founder moving to the US. Switching to Deel delivered immediate and impactful results, allowing Fini to focus on product development rather than HR complexities. Payroll management time for employees was significantly reduced to just 5 minutes per month, a stark contrast to the 2-3 hours previously spent managing half the number of employees through a local provider. This global hiring capability allowed Fini to access talent worldwide, achieving personnel cost savings of up to 40% for comparable roles by hiring in emerging countries. Deel became an indispensable partner, eliminating administrative friction and empowering Fini to build a world-class, borderless team at startup speed.
- 95% HR admin cut
- 80% reduction in payroll admin time
- 40% savings on personnel costs by hiring in different global markets
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Reduced HR Admin by 20% and Cut Onboarding Time by 50%
Finder
Finder rapidly expanded into new categories and markets by hiring global talent, including employees in strategic regions and contractors. This approach led to significant operational complexity and an increased administrative load due to the need to comply with local labor laws and offer competitive packages. Finder assumed all hiring risks, which proved unsustainable for long-term growth. The company required a solution that would enable flexible, compliant, and confident global hiring. Finder implemented Deel, gaining a scalable platform to hire employees via Employer of Record (EOR) or as contractors. This solution provided the flexibility to choose the optimal employment structure, accommodating various staff preferences. Additionally, Deel's Contractor of Record service handled contractor hiring, compliance, invoicing, and payments, significantly reducing misclassification risk. Deel assumed complete liability for potential misclassification claims, which freed up internal HR time to focus on strategic workplace experiences and workforce development. With Deel, Finder successfully hired and managed staff across more than ten countries. The streamlined self-service dashboard saved the company a full day of HR administration weekly. Furthermore, the time required to onboard new team members was reduced by half. Finder also gained peace of mind through Deel’s classification guarantee and ongoing support, ensuring hiring compliance and saving time on complex tax regulation inquiries.
- 1 day saved weekly in HR admin
- 50% reduction in onboarding time
- 100% hiring compliance assured via COR
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80% Reduced Onboarding Time and 100% On-Time Delivery for 82 Orders
Filtered
Filtered, a content intelligence platform, struggled with delivery inefficiencies as it expanded internationally. Their previous provider caused delays, duplicate shipments, and frustrating logistical hurdles. These issues hindered Filtered’s global expansion plans. Deel transformed Filtered’s onboarding process. Employees could now choose equipment that fit their needs, with product team members receiving higher-spec laptops and others selecting from standard options within their £1,800 allowance. This flexible approach allowed Filtered to invite a new hire to the Deel platform in seconds. Filtered achieved 100% on-time delivery for all 82 orders, ensuring new hires were equipped quickly. The new process reduced onboarding time by 80%, taking only 10 minutes to equip a new hire. This streamlined operation improved employee satisfaction and enhanced overall operational efficiency, allowing Filtered to focus on scaling without logistical concerns.
- 100% on-time delivery for all 82 orders
- 80% reduction in onboarding time
- 10 minutes to equip a new hire
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Hired 43+ People from 10+ Countries and Saved 5+ Hours Monthly
Fidel API
Fidel API, a global financial infrastructure platform, faced challenges in hiring full-time employees outside their entity countries. Existing solutions limited payment options to a single currency, forcing them to convert every invoice to British pounds, which was inefficient for their global team. This unscalable process necessitated a more robust solution for global hiring and payroll. Fidel API sought a seamless global hiring and payroll platform with automated payments. Deel’s automated payments in 120 currencies were crucial for eliminating friction in their processes. Its extensive country coverage, particularly for the LATAM market, was a key feature, alongside automation to reduce human error and manage diverse contract types and payment options, enabling bulk review and approval while enhancing the employee experience. Through the new solution, Fidel API employed more than 40 people from over 10 different countries to date. The company achieved savings of more than 5 hours monthly by streamlining global hiring and payment processes. Internal teams experienced a significant positive change, finding their work lives considerably easier.
- More than 40 people hired from 10+ different countries
- 5+ hours saved monthly in admin processes
- 120 currencies for automated payments
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Saved $270K+ and Hired 40+ Employees Across 9+ Countries
FEMSA
FEMSA, a prominent beverage and retail company in Latin America, faced significant challenges in recruiting highly qualified talent, particularly in the digital sector, as the required skills were often located outside their primary operating regions. The company needed a robust solution to hire top global talent while rigorously adhering to the legal, labor, and administrative frameworks unique to each country. To address these challenges, FEMSA implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) service, enabling them to hire professionals worldwide without the need to establish local legal entities or navigate complex benefits systems in each new country. This solution allowed FEMSA to successfully hire over 40 professionals across more than 9 countries, including key markets like the United States, Argentina, and Colombia. Additionally, Deel Mobility provided crucial assistance in securing work permits, particularly for the US, where FEMSA operates across numerous states, each with distinct jurisdictional requirements. As a result, Deel significantly enhanced the visibility and efficiency of FEMSA's global talent management operations, providing their HR team with complete oversight of personnel in all operating countries. The platform facilitated easy identification of specific business needs, including volume, job positions, and locations. Furthermore, FEMSA realized savings of over $270,000 by using the EOR model instead of setting up new legal entities, and the company successfully entered 9+ new markets.
- $270K+ saved using EOR over entity setup
- 40+ global employees hired
- 9+ new markets entered
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Achieved 50% Lower HR Workload with 100% Centralized Data
Feedier
Feedier, a French Customer Intelligence Platform, faced significant HR complexity during its global expansion. Managing EOR employees, contractors, and direct hires across different entities added layers to operations. Relying on Google Sheets for employee data, time-off requests, and payslips created administrative bottlenecks. This manual approach caused headaches and slowed critical workflows. The company implemented Deel to transition from fragmented, manual processes to a fully automated and centralized HR system. Deel's Workflow Builder automated onboarding, significantly reducing manual effort for new hires. Integrations, like with Google Workspace, empowered employees to independently request time off, automatically updating manager calendars for instant approvals. Furthermore, secure storage for payslips and documents provided instant access for all users, eliminating email exchanges. As a result, Feedier achieved a 50% reduction in its HR administrative workload, centralizing 100% of its workforce data. The new system eliminated bottlenecks, empowered the workforce, and transformed HR management into a seamless, efficient process. This efficiency freed up valuable time to concentrate on strategic growth initiatives.
- 50% reduction in HR administrative workload
- 100% centralized workforce data
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Incorporated compliant payroll system for 180+ staff in three months
Family Care
Family Care, a non-profit, received notice in March 2023 that its existing payroll service would conclude in just three months. This presented a significant challenge to transition to a new system quickly. Concurrently, the organization aimed to implement integrated payroll and HR systems, moving away from fragmented, standalone platforms. Family Care partnered with PayGroup by Deel to address the urgent need. PayGroup by Deel swiftly developed a test-run system within 30 days of engagement. They were able to onboard the new payroll system within a two-month timeframe, significantly faster than the three-month deadline. A dedicated project manager was assigned to collaborate closely with Family Care's team, ensuring all implementation deadlines were met. Within three months, Family Care's payroll system was fully operational, ensuring complete compliance with superannuation, PAYG, and reporting requirements. The integrity and accuracy of the data and reporting were significantly improved. Furthermore, the new system proved straightforward for staff to use, facilitating smoother processes for timesheet and leave applications, and simplifying supervisor approvals.
- 3 months to incorporate compliant payroll system
- 180+ staff enrolled in new payroll system
- 30 days to prepare test-run payroll system
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10+ Team Members Hired in 5+ Countries, Reduced HR Time to 1 Hour
Exnaton
Exnaton, a remote-first SaaS billing platform, aimed to build a global team to achieve its goals. However, as an entity limited to Switzerland, the company faced significant compliance challenges when exploring international markets. Exnaton needed a partner to support its global mission, specifically seeking a solution for seamless expansion and efficient payment of teams worldwide. Exnaton partnered with Deel to overcome its international hiring and compliance hurdles. The company successfully utilized Deel’s platform for international hiring and team management services. This enabled them to compliantly onboard and pay their growing team across various countries, while a key integration with Personio centralized and streamlined team information. Through this partnership, Exnaton successfully onboarded and paid over 10 team members compliantly in more than five different countries. This strategic growth empowered Exnaton to build its dream team and enhance its ability to attract new customers. The integration with Personio drastically reduced the time spent organizing and accessing people data from days to just one hour, ensuring sustainable development.
- 10+ team members hired
- 5+ different countries for hiring
- HR data management time reduced from days to 1 hour
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36% Reduced Payroll Time and 25% Fewer Errors with 30% Faster Onboarding
Ever.Ag
Ever.Ag, a company building technology for the agriculture and food supply chain, faced significant complexity managing its international workforce. Varied payroll processes across countries, costly legal entity requirements for hiring, and fragmented manual workflows for contractors led to compliance risks and inconsistent data spread across disconnected systems. This hampered global expansion efforts and created administrative overhead. Ever.Ag implemented Deel, integrated natively with Workday as their HCM system of record, to manage its global workforce. This solution enabled employee updates from Workday to flow directly into Deel, standardizing workflows and eliminating duplicate entry. Deel's EOR services allowed compliant international hiring without local entities, while Deel Payroll and Contractor services provided consistent processes for all global workers. The company achieved a 36% reduction in payroll processing time and a 25% decrease in manual data entry and payroll-related errors. Onboarding timelines for international employees and contractors improved by 30%. These operational improvements led to a more consistent, scalable global workforce framework, strengthened data integrity, and reduced compliance risk by enabling compliant hiring in new countries without establishing legal entities.
- 36% reduction in payroll processing time
- 25% reduction in manual data entry and payroll-related errors
- 30% faster onboarding for international employees and contractors
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Scaled Team to 16 Members Across 11 Countries and Simplified Global Payroll
Hey Digital
The Estonia e-Residency program aimed to empower global entrepreneurs to establish EU-based companies and manage them remotely, addressing the need for location-independent business operations. Hey Digital, an advertising agency with a growing international team, faced significant challenges with manual multi-country payments, complex invoicing, and ensuring compliant employment contracts for its widely distributed workforce. Dylan Hey, the founder of Hey Digital and an e-Resident, adopted Deel's platform, leveraging its partnership with Estonia e-Residency. This integration provided Hey Digital with a unified solution for international hiring, payroll, and contract management. The platform enabled the company to efficiently manage its diverse team, which operates across 11 different countries, by centralizing payment processes and ensuring legal compliance. Hey Digital successfully scaled its global team, which grew to 16 members. The company overcame previous challenges associated with manual international payments and compliance. Its team now operates across 11 countries, with Deel’s support significantly streamlining the complexities of cross-border employment, facilitating rapid team growth and ensuring compliant contracts across various national legislations, ultimately making global operations much easier for Hey Digital.
- 16 team members
- 11 operating countries
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Onboarded 48 Team Members Across 20+ Countries, Absorbing 30+ Workers After Acquisition
Esports Entertainment Group
Esports Entertainment Group (EEG) struggled with manual payroll processes, using spreadsheets that became unmanageable for their global, remote team. Managing new contracts and company additions lacked transparency, relying on DocuSign, an agency, and email for document storage and tracking. A recent acquisition of Helix eSports and ggCircuit brought over 30 contractors from various countries, exacerbating their existing issues. They desperately needed a way to quickly onboard these new team members and centralize the process. EEG discovered Deel through an advertisement, recognizing it as the ideal solution for their operational challenges. They implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor solutions, which enabled them to seamlessly onboard their entire acquired team. Deel also provided a centralized platform for global payroll, ensuring locally compliant documents and offering flexible payment options. This transformation significantly reduced payroll and onboarding tasks, turning days of work into just a few hours. With Deel, EEG successfully onboarded 48 team members spanning 20 different countries, drastically simplifying the acquisition process. Deel centrally managed all compliance and documentation requirements, alleviating concerns about managing new international additions. The ease of use and efficiency of Deel's solutions completely overhauled EEG's payroll workflow and onboarding experience for new employees. This eliminated the need to spend months setting up entities and finding local payroll providers, transforming a logistical nightmare into an efficient process.
- 48 team members onboarded
- 20+ different countries for team members
- 30+ workers absorbed after acquisition
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Saved 450+ Admin Hours, Swiftly Deployed Talent in Regulated Markets
Entain
Entain, a leading global sports betting and gaming group with 30,000 employees across 19 countries, aimed to expand its global footprint, targeting Brazil as its next strategic market. However, the company faced significant regulatory challenges and convoluted entity formation processes that delayed its entry and hindered its ambitious expansion plans. To overcome these hurdles, Entain partnered with Deel and implemented its Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This strategic partnership enabled Entain to enhance its compliance with complex employment laws specific to Brazil. Through Deel, Entain successfully navigated the regulatory environment, facilitating the establishment of its legal entity and the swift deployment of its team in the country. As a result of this partnership, Entain swiftly deployed its team in Brazil, ensuring seamless operations and timely payments. The company saved over 450 hours of entity setup administration time, significantly accelerating its market entry. The Deel platform was praised for its ease of use, and outstanding support from the Customer Success Manager contributed to significant growth and hiring success for Entain's Brazil expansion.
- 450+ Hours of entity setup admin saved
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Hired Global Teams in Under 24 Hours, Processed Payments in 5 Minutes
Endeavor Labs
As a US-founded startup, Endeavor Labs aimed to expand its team to meet high-quality service demands, but balancing top-tier talent acquisition with budget constraints was a significant challenge. The company recognized the benefits of hiring global talent for accessing a wider pool of skilled individuals at efficient costs. Founder Nathan Gould had prior positive experiences with global teams and sought a partner to ensure compliant global hiring for Endeavor Labs' growth. Endeavor Labs initially sought a hassle-free and compliant platform for global hiring, choosing a different provider. However, after a couple of months, they encountered critical customer service issues with their initial vendor, including a 48-hour delay in resolving a time-sensitive onboarding problem. Recognizing the need for better support, Gould swiftly moved to Deel, creating an account and compliantly onboarding a team member within minutes. Impressed by Deel's seamless and fast customer support, he transitioned the entire global workforce to the platform. With Deel, Endeavor Labs found a reliable partner that streamlined compliant hiring and onboarding processes, enabling new team members to be onboarded in less than 24 hours. This efficiency allowed the company to scale rapidly and deliver top-tier AI consulting services to its clients. Furthermore, processing monthly global team payments became quick and effortless, taking less than 5 minutes through Deel's platform, significantly improving the founder's time management.
- Under 24 hours to hire and onboard new team members
- Less than 5 minutes to process team payments monthly
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Managed 130 US Employees, Global Benefits, Amidst 4x Headcount Growth
ElevenLabs
ElevenLabs quadrupled in size in 2025, facing significant operational hurdles managing a distributed US team. Without a physical US office and with leadership in Europe, navigating the complex patchwork of US state-specific tax rules, registrations, and employment laws was intimidating. Their lean, UK-based People team lacked the deep local expertise needed to manage these nuances. This put them at risk of costly state compliance fines, payroll errors, and stalled hiring, hindering their global expansion. They required a comprehensive solution to simplify HR, compliance, payroll, tax, and benefits. ElevenLabs expanded its partnership with Deel by integrating PEO, extending their existing EOR, Payroll, and Independent Contractor setup. This co-employment model enabled Deel to manage their 130 US employees, sharing compliance liability and handling HR, payroll, tax, and benefits administration. This approach freed up ElevenLabs' People team to focus on strategic initiatives, supported by a dedicated Deel Customer Success Manager. Deel also introduced its benefits administration solution and broker network, allowing ElevenLabs to offer competitive global benefits without needing additional vendors. This facilitated the rollout of employee benefits in Ireland and the UK, with India in progress, all managed within the unified Deel platform. ElevenLabs achieved HR, payroll, and benefits peace of mind, streamlining operations by integrating Deel with HiBob and Ashby. These integrations automated workflows, saving the People team valuable time during onboarding and ensuring payroll synced automatically with accounting via NetSuite. The company provided international health coverage through Aetna, ensuring support for its US team even when traveling abroad. Managing all employees on one Deel platform provided a single, comprehensive view of their global workforce, improving onboarding, HR, and payroll workflows. This scalability positioned ElevenLabs to easily support its plans for future global headcount expansion.
- 130 US employees managed via PEO
- 4x headcount growth managed in 2025
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Accelerated Market Entry by 5 Months and Regained 15% Admin Time
Elemental Enzymes
Elemental Enzymes faced rapidly increasing demand for their sustainable agriculture products and needed to quickly establish legal entities in target markets to accelerate regulatory pathways. Their previous attempts with other entity setup and PEO providers proved unpredictable and encountered significant setbacks. This prevented efficient market entry and product distribution. Elemental Enzymes partnered with Deel for hassle-free entity setup. Deel's in-house experts enabled them to establish a new entity in the UK within weeks, a task that had previously taken another provider six months. The company also utilized Deel’s EOR services to compliantly hire regulatory professionals in Southeast Asia and Brazil, establishing vital business connections. They further leveraged Deel AI for legal and compliance information across 120+ countries, ensuring a swift and seamless transition to the platform. Utilizing Deel, Elemental Enzymes transformed complex processes into swift market entry and regulatory approval. The company accelerated regulatory approval and market entry by five months. Furthermore, they anticipated saving thousands in setup costs. The COO also personally regained 15% of her time previously spent on administrative tasks, enabling faster progress towards long-term goals.
- 15% time saved on entity setup
- 2 countries hired from
- 5 months faster market entry and regulatory approval
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Managed 40 Global Contractors Across Multiple Countries with Single Payroll Platform
EDGLRD
EDGLRD, a global creative agency, needed to rapidly assemble and pay teams across multiple countries. The sole HR person struggled with managing global payroll, compliance, and contractor onboarding using a dated, non-compliant system that required extensive manual research for international regulations. This limited their ability to scale and ensure compliance effectively. EDGLRD implemented Deel Payroll, EOR, and Contractor solutions to centralize and automate global HR operations. The platform transformed complex payroll into a quick review-and-submit process, significantly reducing manual effort for the HR team. Deel also automated contractor onboarding with country-specific tax documentation and identity verification, and facilitated local employment through EOR without requiring EDGLRD to establish new entities. Deel enabled the rapid onboarding and offboarding of 40 contractors across Spain, Ukraine, Canada, and other countries for a large-scale project. Onboarding was consistent across all jurisdictions, and offboarding was automated via Google integration. Further operational efficiency was gained through Slack integration, allowing for easy time-off requests and automated team culture notifications.
- 40 contractors onboarded and offboarded rapidly
- Payroll checked in minutes
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Saved 52% in Fees, 50% in Onboarding Time, and Reduced Payments to 10 Minutes
EasyBroker
EasyBroker, a US company operating a real estate portal, faced significant challenges with its outsourcing services for hiring in Mexico, particularly after new laws in 2020. The company encountered bureaucratic and tedious processes for hiring, onboarding, off-boarding, and payroll, with issues like mandatory in-person contract signings and frequent delays or errors in payments. Being a 100% remote company, EasyBroker sought a legal, global, and user-friendly solution that could simplify HR tasks, allow expansion into other LATAM countries, and avoid high fees. EasyBroker adopted Deel's platform, utilizing its Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor services to streamline their global hiring and operational processes. The solution enabled them to open roles to any country in Latin America, moving beyond their previous limitation to Mexico, and helped them offer more competitive salaries and benefits. Deel's platform simplified the entire workflow, from digital contract signing and document upload to payroll processing, providing a transparent and efficient system for managing international talent. Implementing Deel resulted in substantial improvements for EasyBroker, including a 52% savings in fees and a 50% reduction in onboarding time. Recruitment time was cut by almost 50%, and the onboarding process for new team members dramatically decreased from two weeks to less than two hours. Furthermore, payroll processing and review, which previously took 3-4 days using Excel, was reduced to just 10 minutes, significantly boosting efficiency and accuracy.
- 52% savings in fees
- 50% time saved in onboarding
- Payments processed in 10 minutes, down from 3-4 days
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Entered 27 New Countries and Saved 12,150 Admin Hours
dLocal
dLocal, a company enabling global companies to connect with consumers in 40 emerging markets, faced a challenge with slow and complex market entry. Their previous approach to onboarding talent in new markets was time-consuming, hindering their expansion strategy and efficient hiring of specialized skills. They sought a faster and easier onboarding solution to maintain their growth trajectory. dLocal partnered with Deel, utilizing their Employer of Record (EOR) services to streamline international hiring, payroll, and compliance. This solution enabled rapid and hassle-free global expansion by simplifying the management of international benefits, taxes, and regulatory requirements. Additionally, dLocal leveraged Contractor of Record to compliantly hire and pay contractors, ensuring peace of mind regarding misclassification and enhancing the contractor experience. Through this partnership, dLocal successfully hired talent in 27 new countries, significantly accelerating their market entry. They saved an estimated 12,150 hours of administrative work for every new country entered. The solution also helped dLocal avoid complexities associated with diverse payment regulations, facilitated seamless multi-currency payroll, and provided superior customer support, while enhancing contractor satisfaction with self-managed finances and multi-currency payment options.
- 27 new countries entered
- 12,150 hours of admin saved per new country entered
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Saved 1 Headcount, Achieved 100% Device Coverage, and Eliminated Onboarding Bottlenecks
Dive Studios
Dive Studios, a media agency specializing in K-pop and Korean cultural content, faced significant challenges with manual IT and HR operations as it expanded globally. Without a dedicated IT function, Chief of Staff Jessica Chan manually managed all device procurement, security, and onboarding via spreadsheets, leading to compliance risks for high-end clients requiring strict security standards. This lack of a centralized system necessitated implementing Mobile Device Management (MDM) and establishing proper inventory control. To address these issues, Dive Studios adopted Deel IT, consolidating HR and IT operations into a single platform. This allowed Chan to oversee both functions from one place and delegate device assignment tasks to other team members, freeing her to focus on strategy. The system integrated with their existing MDM setup, automating device ordering and pre-configuration, ensuring devices arrived fully compliant and ready for use. This implementation streamlined onboarding, with devices arriving pre-configured, eliminating delays and the need for employees to set up personal accounts. Offboarding and security processes became automated, ensuring efficient device wiping and tracking. All device inventory was centralized in Deel IT, replacing scattered spreadsheets and simplifying compliance tracking and audits, while the delegation of tasks reclaimed Chan's time for strategic work.
- 1 full headcount saved
- 0 onboarding bottlenecks eliminated
- 100% device coverage achieved
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Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Expanded to 19+ Countries
DivBrands
Prior to implementing Deel, DivBrands, a direct-to-consumer e-commerce company with a fully remote global team, faced significant challenges with manual payroll and compliance. As the company grew, manually processing payments for their global workforce became increasingly time-consuming and highly susceptible to errors. Managing various local labor laws, payment schedules by country, and contract creation for diverse international teams proved to be an unfeasible burden. DivBrands adopted Deel early in 2019, becoming one of its first customers. The platform streamlined their payments and compliance processes, enabling them to hire and pay global workers across multiple locations without concern for intricate local regulations. Deel simplified administrative tasks such as onboarding new team members with just a few clicks, creating and storing local employment agreements, and managing expenses and time off. The integration with Xero and the use of Deel Card also provided efficiency and cost savings. As a result of implementing Deel, DivBrands successfully mitigated the complexities of global HR, contracts, and payments. The team confirmed that without Deel, managing payroll and compliance for their 80+ strong workforce would consume at least eight hours per week from a top-management person, freeing up critical time. Deel also facilitated their expansion into 19+ countries with remarkable ease, allowing them to focus on scaling their direct-to-consumer brands globally.
- 8+ hours saved weekly on payroll and compliance
- 19+ countries expanded
- 80+ contracts created
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Global Hiring Consolidated, Focus Shifted to Strategy
DICE
DICE aimed to put fans first with a ticketing platform, but their global expansion efforts faced significant challenges. Their existing setup, which included fragmented systems, multiple local providers, and heavy reliance on spreadsheets, hindered efficient operations. This made scaling their hiring globally and managing talent across markets slow and difficult. The team consolidated their global employment operations by implementing Deel's EOR, payroll, and contractor management solutions. This unified approach streamlined processes and eliminated the need for fragmented systems and local providers. As a result, they gained more control over their global workforce management. The consolidation efforts freed up significant time for the team. They were able to assume full ownership of US payroll operations. Furthermore, their focus shifted from tedious data entry and administrative tasks to more strategic work and large-scale challenges.
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Saved $12k+ Monthly and 77% Admin Time, Hired 400+ Workers Across 15+ Countries
DevSavant
Before using Deel, DevSavant, a company connecting US tech startups with Latin American talent, managed contractors manually. This process led to significant challenges including compliance issues, delayed payments, and fragmented onboarding. The lack of automation hindered their ability to scale, slowed operations, and incurred high costs, including a 20+ person administrative team and $12,000 USD in monthly expenses. DevSavant partnered with Deel for an all-in-one hiring solution that automated their contractor management. Deel standardized hiring processes, ensured timely payments, and streamlined onboarding, allowing DevSavant to reduce administrative burdens. The solution also enhanced the contractor experience with features like multi-account transfers, virtual payment cards, USD payments, and integrations with tools like QuickBooks and Slack. As a result, DevSavant achieved a 77% reduction in administrative time and saved over $12,000 USD in monthly admin costs. Onboarding times dramatically decreased from three weeks to just one, freeing up resources to focus on growth and strategy. The company successfully hired 400+ workers and expanded its talent sourcing to 15+ new countries, enabling confident scaling into new markets and more efficient client service.
- 77% reduction in administrative time
- $12,000+ saved monthly in admin costs
- Onboarding time reduced from 3 weeks to 1 week
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Automated 20+ HR Processes, Reduced Workload 80%, Saved 278+ Hours Monthly
DevBase
DevBase, a rapidly expanding global software development company, initially struggled with manually processing international payments for its remote workforce using multiple disparate platforms. This became unsustainable with growth, making delegation to the HR team challenging due to unique platform credentials. Furthermore, their small HR team spent roughly 5 hours weekly on duplicated data entry, manually syncing information between Deel and Airtable for contracts, expenses, and terminations. An all-in-one solution was needed to streamline payments, ensure compliant hiring, and automate data synchronization. DevBase leveraged Deel's API to automate and integrate its entire employee lifecycle, connecting Deel with Airtable via a custom middleware application. This enabled seamless data synchronization for various HR tasks, including onboarding, expense management, and contract amendments. Specifically, job offer acceptances in Airtable now automatically trigger contract creation and signing in Deel, transforming a one-hour manual process into an automated workflow. The integration also ensures that expenses submitted in Airtable are automatically synced and paid through Deel, significantly streamlining accounting and budgeting. By automating their HR processes with Deel’s API, DevBase achieved significant efficiency gains and productivity improvements. They saved over 278 hours monthly on HR operations and administrative tasks. This automation of more than 20 recruiting and HR processes led to an 80% reduction in the HR function's workload and a threefold increase in HR productivity. Manual onboarding tasks that previously took up to one hour were fully automated, further demonstrating the substantial time savings and operational streamlining achieved.
- 278+ hours saved monthly on HR ops and admin tasks
- 20+ recruiting and HR processes automated
- 80% reduction in HR function workload
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Reduced payroll processing time by 80% for 500+ contractors in 11+ countries
Design Pickle
Design Pickle, a global creative services company, struggled with manual and error-prone payroll for its diverse workforce. This manual handling led to significant time consumption and mistakes. The absence of an HRIS system further complicated the management of contractor agreements, leading to operational inefficiencies and compliance challenges. Deel implemented a robust platform that automated Design Pickle's entire payroll process. This automation significantly reduced the workload, allowing one person to manage payroll in a few hours per pay period, a task that previously required multiple individuals for over a week. The platform ensured accurate and timely payments to contractors. Design Pickle achieved an 80% reduction in payroll processing time. Deel's compliance features, including pre-drafted independent contractor agreements, ensured adherence to local regulations without the need for constant legal consultation. This solution provided peace of mind and positioned Design Pickle for compliant expansion into new countries without significant additional costs.
- 80% reduction in payroll processing time
- 500+ contractors onboarded
- 11+ countries hired from
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Hired 10+ Employees Across 5+ Countries, Boosting Hiring Speed by 75%
Data Talks
Data Talks, a customer data platform in the sports industry, sought to expand its global workforce beyond Sweden to support business growth. They initially used an employer of record (EOR) solution, but it proved inefficient and complex. The onboarding process with the prior provider was slow and poorly managed, and its platform lacked an intuitive user experience. This resulted in prolonged hiring processes, often delaying candidate employment contracts by days or even weeks. Data Talks' Chief Customer Officer, Helen Yildiz, discovered Deel through local events, recommendations, and her own research into global hiring solutions. Deel's quality of service and support, particularly during the onboarding process, was immediately apparent. The Deel team diligently assisted Data Talks in migrating all their information with high accuracy and care. Utilizing Deel's EOR solution, Data Talks could now send localized employment contracts to candidates on the same day. This streamlined approach ensured better employment compliance and significantly reduced the hiring timeline. As a direct result of implementing Deel, Data Talks successfully hired over 10 employees and expanded into more than five new countries. The previous lengthy hiring process, which took seven or more days, was drastically reduced to just one day. This efficiency led to a remarkable 75% increase in their overall hiring speed. Data Talks' C-suite was highly impressed by the solution's simplicity, while employees benefited from easier management of their pay stubs and holidays. This contributed to a healthier remote work culture and increased peace of mind for the entire team.
- 10+ employees hired
- 5+ new countries entered
- 75% increase in hiring speed
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Replaced 6 Fragmented HR Tools in 6 Weeks for Global HR System
Cryptio
Cryptio, a digital asset platform, operated across nine jurisdictions with a rapidly growing workforce of 140 people. Its HR function relied on a fragmented stack of six disparate tools, including an HRIS, two payroll systems, an EOR provider, a compensation tool, and an ATS. These systems lacked integration, leading to extensive manual reconciliation of spreadsheets for payroll cycles and no single source of truth for vital HR data, hindering clear insights into growth and employee expectations. Cryptio implemented a deliberate, tiered approach to migrate to a unified HR operating system. They first integrated HRIS, EOR, and Deel Payroll to establish a robust foundation for compliance and payments. Subsequently, talent management was introduced with Engage, where a comprehensive career framework was built, assigning paths, levels, and competencies to every employee. This framework served as the central point for reviews, goal setting, and salary conversations, with an internal training hub created for automated course assignments via OpenSesame integration. This consolidation replaced six separate platforms with one connected HR operating system, taking only six weeks to implement. Every Cryptio employee now benefits from a defined career path, level, and competencies, with goals cascading directly from company strategy. Review cycles run automatically, and managers gained direct visibility into their teams' standing, eliminating the need for HR requests. The immediate value was evident, leading to high adoption rates as employees could easily access payslips, understand career progression, and connect their work to company objectives.
- 6 weeks to launch holistic talent management system
- 6 fragmented HR tools replaced
- 3 entities managed with one HR operating system
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Retained 2 Key Employees, Hired Globally With Compliance Confidence
Crimson Education
Crimson Education, a global university admissions consultancy with staff in 25 locations, faced challenges retaining valuable contractors who wished to become full-time employees in new countries like India and Sweden. The company was overwhelmed by the local compliance requirements for hiring in these previously uncharted locations. The compliance manager found it impossible to be an expert on every country's regulations, risking the loss of key team members due to legal complexities. Crimson partnered with Deel as its global hiring and compliance solution. Deel managed all the local compliance requirements for hiring employees in new countries, including directly answering team members' questions through their platform. This partnership allowed Crimson to access a wider global talent pool and confidently hire in various markets, from Belgium to Morocco, ensuring proper compliance regardless of location. As a result, Crimson successfully retained two valuable contractors, converting them into full-time employees in new countries. The company gained the flexibility to hire talent worldwide, expanding its global footprint without being bogged down by international compliance complexities. This enabled Crimson to confidently grow its global team and manage its distributed workforce effectively.
- 2 contractors retained and converted to full-time employees
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960+ Admin Hours Saved Monthly and 50% Payroll Admin Time Cut Across 7 Countries
Cohabs
Cohabs, a co-living space provider with a global vision, rapidly expanded across seven countries in Europe and the US. Managing HR and payroll for 130 employees across nine cities became a complex patchwork of local providers, accountants, and spreadsheets, lacking centralized control, oversight, and compliance confidence. The sole HR lead needed local expertise, global visibility, and a standardized system, which was unfeasible to achieve through individual country hires. After evaluating four platforms, Cohabs selected Deel for its in-house payroll infrastructure, global compliance coverage, and intuitive HRIS, offering a single platform to replace their seven fragmented systems. Within four months, Cohabs successfully implemented Deel Payroll across five countries, with France and the US following shortly after, consolidating their global HR and payroll operations. By expanding HR capabilities without increasing headcount, Cohabs saved an estimated 960 hours of administrative work every month. Payroll administration time was projected to be cut by 50%, freeing the HR manager to focus on strategic initiatives. Deel brought structure, real-time oversight, automation, and proactive compliance alerts, ensuring compliance across all countries and improving the employee experience with accurate payslips and intuitive time-off tracking.
- 960+ hours saved monthly on administrative tasks
- 7 countries migrated
- 50% payroll admin time cut
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Achieved $480K+ Savings and 98% On-Time Hires Across 42+ Countries
Cocoroco.com
Cocoroco.com, a Netherlands-based online talent marketplace, faced significant challenges expanding into over 40 countries. They struggled with maintaining compliance and managing employment costs while needing to onboard talent faster. A scalable hiring infrastructure was essential to ensure compliance and deliver a unified brand experience to companies and candidates globally. Cocoroco.com partnered with Deel as a reseller, leveraging Deel's EOR, Contractor, and Embedded solutions. Deel provided expertise in international hiring, API integrations, and compliance support, establishing a flexible and scalable hiring infrastructure. Furthermore, Deel’s white label solution enabled Cocoroco.com to unify its branding across the entire hiring and onboarding process. As a result, Cocoroco.com successfully expanded into over 42 countries and saved more than $480,000 in entity setup costs. They achieved 98% of hires completed within the expected timeframe and saved 320 hours per month on administrative tasks. The partnership also ensured full compliance, automated timely payroll for global workers, and created a cohesive, branded experience, strengthening client trust and worker satisfaction.
- 42+ Countries expanded
- 98% of hires completed within expected timeframe
- $480K+ Saved in entity setup costs
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Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Enabled 5,000+ Employee Payroll With a Lean Team
Clover S.A.
Clover faced a critical challenge with a forced migration of payroll for thousands of employees across multiple countries. With a central payroll team of fewer than six people, they had just two months to source, implement, and onboard users onto a new platform. The risk of disruption threatened employee trust and operational continuity for their 5,000 to 10,000 employees. To address this, Clover migrated all multi-country payrolls onto Deel Payroll, with a lean team of fewer than five managing the entire transition. They implemented bulk upload functionality and granular role-based access controls for their company-level users. Employee Self-Service (ESS) and Manager Self-Service (MSS) were deployed, allowing employees to manage payslips and managers to track teams, all integrated with payroll. Deel's in-country compliance teams were leveraged to maintain tax and legislative compliance throughout the process. As a result, a team of fewer than five now confidently manages payroll for 5,000–10,000 employees across multiple countries, even as their overall team headcount decreased. The payroll and HR team saved over 8 hours per week on administrative tasks that were previously handled manually. Full reporting flexibility with role- and location-based access provided every stakeholder with necessary visibility. Tax and legislative compliance was handled on time across all markets, significantly reducing the governance burden on the central team.
- 5,000–10,000 employees had payroll managed across multiple countries
- fewer than 5 people managed the full transition and ongoing multi-country payroll
- 8+ hours saved per week on administrative tasks
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Hired 223 contractors across 21 countries for global presence
Cloud9
Cloud9, a leading esports organization, faced significant challenges supporting its global presence. International team members were required for marketing and content, but the manual hiring process across many countries and currencies was arduous. Keeping up with documentation, admin, payroll, and compliance manually severely limited their ability to scale globally. This manual approach also led to missing tax forms and payroll issues, posing risks and growth blockers for the company. Cloud9 implemented Deel to streamline its global hiring and onboarding process. The platform's simplicity, ease of use, and efficiency enabled them to onboard 223 contractors across 21 different countries. Deel facilitated quick onboarding for various roles, including content creators and local support staff for international leagues. Cloud9 centralized its entire HR, payroll, and legal onboarding process, significantly simplifying global operations. With Deel, Cloud9 achieved its scaling goals for 2022, gaining significant global flexibility. They could easily set up contracts with local content creators, eliminating the need to fly staff internationally for competition documentation. This enabled faster hiring wherever needed, allowing Cloud9 to focus on strategic growth. The platform also provided a seamless onboarding experience, making traditional HR and payroll accessible without investing in dedicated HR teams. This flexibility helped Cloud9 cater to global audiences and meet content demands efficiently.
- 223 contractors hired
- 21 countries for hiring
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$600k+ Operational Costs Saved, 7 New Entities Set Up in 1.5 Months
Climate-KIC
Climate-KIC, an organization dedicated to tackling climate change, faced a significant restructuring challenge in late 2024. The transition to a multi-funds operating model required registering new legal entities in seven countries and completing foreign employer registrations in five. A critical merger deadline on December 31st necessitated activating payroll for all new entities by January 1st, 2025, leaving little room to navigate complex tax registrations and social security processes. Deel played a pivotal role in Climate-KIC’s restructuring by providing end-to-end support for setting up new legal entities and simplifying payroll activation across multiple locations. The Deel team identified unforeseen risks, such as permanent establishment and associated tax impacts, offering expert guidance and peace of mind. They also streamlined local compliance and eliminated payroll complexities. Additionally, Climate-KIC leveraged Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) and Deel Mobility to continue hiring top talent in countries where they lacked legal entities. Climate-KIC successfully completed the entire restructuring process in just 1.5 months, significantly outperforming typical eight-week lead times. This efficiency resulted in over $600,000 in operational cost savings. The company seamlessly transitioned more than 100 employees and established 7 new legal entities, meeting their critical merger deadline. Deel's services further enabled Climate-KIC to continue expanding its global talent presence without administrative burdens.
- $600k+ Operational costs saved
- 7 New legal entities set up
- 1.5 Months to complete the restructuring process
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Achieved 300% Growth in 10 Months and 83% Faster Payments Across 40+ Countries
ClickOut Media
ClickOut Media, a fully-remote marketing agency, faced significant challenges in hiring specialized global talent due to the absence of a streamlined international hiring system. This limitation restricted their talent pool, growth potential, and operational efficiency. Managing contractors was cumbersome, relying on multiple platforms and slow, traditional payment methods that often took 30 days or more, making it difficult to offer flexible and timely payments. Deel's Contractor solution was implemented to simplify ClickOut Media's global onboarding and payment processes. This provided access to an unlimited talent pool and enabled the company to efficiently manage its growing international workforce. The solution also unlocked over 8 flexible payment options for contractors, improving payment flexibility. As a result of implementing Deel, ClickOut Media achieved 300% growth in 10 months, expanding its workforce from 200 to over 600 individuals. They hired talent from more than 40 different countries and significantly reduced time-to-hire from months to weeks. Additionally, payment processing was accelerated by 83%, from 30 days to 5-6 days, unlocking 8+ payment options and improving operational efficiency.
- 300% growth in 10 months
- 40+ countries hired from
- 8+ payment options unlocked
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$215K+ Saved Yearly with 5 Days Faster Hiring Across 9+ Countries
Clara
Clara, a fintech company, faced the challenge of expanding its business and hiring global talent while operating in a remote-first environment. As they grew from Mexico to Brazil and Colombia, they needed a flexible solution to offer remote work capabilities and attract the best talent, regardless of their location, without incurring administrative complexities. Clara implemented Deel to streamline its global hiring and payroll processes. This solution allowed them to onboard new hires almost immediately, significantly reducing the typical 5-day hiring process per country. Deel also facilitated direct payments in local currencies, eliminating the need for complex interbank transfers and simplifying financial management for both the company and its global talent, ensuring budget consciousness during expansion. As a result, Clara achieved substantial time and cost savings by removing the necessity for extensive global payment infrastructure. They saved an estimated $2,000 USD per month per country that would otherwise be spent on global payroll software and personnel. This enabled Clara to grow its operations across 9+ countries with stable operating costs, avoiding exponential expenses as the company scaled, and saving over $215K annually on local payroll costs.
- 5 Days saved per hire
- 9+ Countries hired in
- $215K+ saved per year on local payroll costs
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Secured $500K Project and Achieved 10x Revenue Increase
Chirpy
Chirpy, a U.S.-based CRO services agency, focused on optimizing digital experiences for mid-market and enterprise-level businesses. Founder Haley Carpenter faced a daunting task for her largest project since inception. She needed to hire and pay contractors from Europe but lacked the HR and legal background to navigate international compliance complexities. This was a make-or-break project requiring quick hiring, as she was lost on legal and compliance issues. To tackle these challenges, Haley turned to Deel. Deel Contractor enabled Chirpy to onboard and pay contractors swiftly, preventing project delays. It simplified hiring with pre-drafted contracts and compliance documents. Deel also streamlined payroll, handling currency conversions and timely payments, which allowed the founder to hire with confidence. With Deel handling administrative and compliance tasks, Chirpy completed its milestone project smoothly. This success secured a $500K project and increased the company’s revenue 10x. The smooth completion of the project established Chirpy's reputation in the industry. Ultimately, Deel made it possible for the business to get off the ground.
- $500K+ project secured
- 10x revenue increase
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Achieved 100% Benefits Coverage and Strengthened Compliance
ChartSquad
ChartSquad, a national business serving clients in all 50 states, faced significant challenges scaling with its growing headcount. Existing payroll tools were too limited, and legacy PEOs like ADP, Insperity, and Gusto delivered fragmented systems, poor service, and critical compliance gaps. The company experienced issues such as missed wage garnishments, disappearing handbooks, and inconsistent PTO policies, indicating a strong need for a more robust solution to support its remote US workforce. After a positive experience testing Deel's EOR solution with another business, ChartSquad's CEO decided to implement Deel for its PEO requirements. Deel distinguished itself from traditional PEOs through its tech-forward design and comprehensive all-in-one platform. With a single dashboard, built-in security features, and AI-powered tools, ChartSquad consolidated its onboarding, payroll, time off, and expenses into one unified system, streamlining operations. Since implementing Deel, ChartSquad successfully simplified benefits enrollment, streamlined expense reimbursements for its mobile sales team, and strengthened compliance across multiple states. Employees gained the convenience of managing PTO and expenses via their mobile devices, while HR achieved real-time visibility into policies and spending. The solution also provided valuable insights, enabling ChartSquad to make informed hiring decisions, including avoiding states with heavier compliance burdens, thereby scaling with greater intention and reduced stress.
- 100% benefits plan coverage
- 3 PEOs tried before choosing solution
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300+ Admin Hours Saved Monthly
Change.org
Change.org faced significant operational complexity due to its distributed workforce across more than 25 countries. They previously managed payroll with countless vendors and multiple platforms, which was time-consuming and prone to errors. Their legacy provider also suffered from a lack of automation, slow support, and a clunky user experience. These issues necessitated a search for a more effective and automated solution. Change.org migrated to Deel Payroll, seeking better support and an improved user experience. They appreciated Deel’s immediate support specialist responses, which was a key factor in their decision. The team also valued Deel's advanced and user-friendly platform, contrasting it with outdated systems lacking automation. Deel also provided comprehensive local legal support and compliance handling, automating and customizing solutions for Change.org's global needs. Since implementing Deel Payroll, Change.org successfully saved over 300 hours on administrative tasks each month. They also utilized Deel EOR to retain valuable employees requiring visa sponsorship. This allowed team members to live where they preferred, contributing to improved retention. These outcomes empowered Change.org with confidence in their future global workforce management.
- 300+ hours saved on admin each month
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Saved 3.5 Days Per Payroll Run and Achieved 100% In-House Management
Cape Union Mart
Cape Union Mart, a leading Southern African retailer with a large, distributed workforce, faced significant challenges with its outdated payroll and HR system. Manual payroll processes consumed up to four days monthly and necessitated constant reliance on external consultants for compliance and accuracy. This setup led to increased costs and risks, hindering the company's ability to scale efficiently. To address these issues, Cape Union Mart adopted Deel Local Payroll, a cloud-native platform, to modernize and simplify its operations. This solution provided real-time updates, mobile access, and a user-friendly interface, empowering internal teams to fully own and manage payroll. Deel's built-in compliance automation, including audit-ready reporting and proactive tax updates, ensured adherence to evolving local labor laws and removed dependency on third-party support. With Deel, Cape Union Mart drastically reduced payroll processing time to just half a day, freeing its team to focus on strategic priorities. The platform successfully supports over 3,000 employees across various retail locations, offering seamless accessibility and uninterrupted performance. This transformation eliminated ongoing consultant fees, enhanced compliance, and allowed internal teams to manage payroll for their distributed workforce independently.
- 3.5 days saved on each payroll run
- 100% in-house payroll management
- 3,000+ employees across store locations
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Unified Global HR and Payroll for 1-50 Member Team
cal.com
Before adopting Deel, cal.com, a fully remote company focused on global talent acquisition, faced significant challenges with its manual HR setup. The company's payroll and HR processes were managed through personal contracts and PayPal payments. This manual approach made it impossible for cal.com to effectively track its monthly spend or gain visibility into its financial operations. Managing a growing international team with such a fragmented system proved inefficient and unsustainable. Cal.com implemented Deel to centralize and automate its entire global payroll and HR operations. The company adopted Deel's comprehensive platform, which included contractor management, Employer of Record (EOR) services, and performance reviews via Engage. This unified solution allowed cal.com to consolidate disparate manual processes into a single, efficient system. The ability to pay multiple individuals simultaneously was a key factor in their rapid adoption of the platform. Following the implementation, cal.com successfully transitioned its entire global payroll and HR functions onto the Deel platform. This transformation eliminated the previously manual and untrackable HR setup, replacing it with an automated and integrated system. The company achieved comprehensive oversight of its global team, streamlining everything from contractor payments to EOR services and performance management. Cal.com now efficiently runs its global operations, ensuring seamless coordination and accurate financial tracking across its international workforce.
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$3K+ Saved Per Hire in Compliance Costs
Cake
Cake, a global equity management platform, aimed for a borderless philosophy in its team structure, requiring flexibility and mobility. However, getting boots on the ground in strategic regions and hiring globally was expensive, time-consuming, and fraught with risk. Cake needed a plug-and-play solution to achieve its global hiring ambitions with minimal administration, while ensuring international team members received the same perks and cultural benefits as local staff. Cake implemented Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution to quickly hire key roles globally, with a particular focus on establishing a US presence. The solution allowed Cake to make locally relevant offers, ensuring local perks and working conditions were in line with—or exceeded—market expectations. Deel provided a cost-effective global hiring method, ensuring confidence in compliance, especially in the complex landscape of US employment laws. Cake successfully hired roles in the US and the Philippines through Deel. Utilizing one-click payroll and Deel's intuitive dashboard, the Chief Operating Officer now spends half as much time on employee-related administration for the international team. Deel’s team of compliance, law, and payment experts ensured every hire was relevant and compliant, allowing Cake to focus on offering best-in-class equity plans to businesses worldwide.
- $3K+ saved per hire in compliance costs
- Half the time spent on employee-related admin for international team
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4x Faster Payroll Operations and Significant Drop in Complaints
BVSA
BVSA, an accounting partner with 22 branches and over 13,000 clients, faced significant challenges due to outdated legacy payroll tools. These systems led to manual work, disconnected processes, and limited visibility across operations. This resulted in excessive time spent on administrative tasks rather than strategic advisory services. The absence of seamless integration between payroll and accounting also impacted client satisfaction and hindered the company's growth. To modernize its operations, BVSA implemented Deel Local Payroll, a flexible, cloud-native, and fully compliant system. This transition enabled the automation of previously time-consuming processes and eliminated manual data uploads. The solution also provided clients with real-time access to their payroll data via a secure, user-friendly portal. Its ease of use further reduced training time for staff and associated costs. With Deel Local Payroll, BVSA achieved significant efficiency improvements, including managing multiple client accounts from a single, compliant platform. Staff saved considerable time through bulk imports and automated reporting, leading to payroll tasks being completed four times faster. This modernization resulted in a significant drop in client complaints and ensured full compliance with legislative updates. BVSA also integrated the system with its broader finance and analytics ecosystem for real-time KPI tracking.
- 22 branches migrated to Deel
- 500+ people managed on payroll
- Tasks completed 4x faster
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Saved 8+ Hours Weekly and Reduced Support Response to Under 10 Minutes
Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas faced significant compliance risks and administrative burden managing manual payroll processes across East and Southern Africa. They contended with varying statutory filings, social reports, and annual tax threshold changes across multiple countries, often handled manually. Their previous provider offered unreliable support, resulting in long hold times and no guarantee of issue resolution. This unsustainable situation created exposure to compliance issues and overwhelmed their team with complex multi-country workforce management. Bureau Veritas transitioned its East and Southern Africa payroll to Deel, replacing a provider reliant on manual compliance and difficult-to-reach support. In this partnership, they automated statutory and social report submissions via the platform, eliminating manual filing tasks. Annual legislative changes were automatically applied proactively across all countries before implementation. Additionally, a comprehensive reporting suite was introduced to address both ad hoc and payroll reporting requirements throughout the region. Bureau Veritas achieved a significant improvement in support, with response times reduced from long hold times to under 10 minutes via email. Compliance risk on statutory filings was eliminated, ensuring accurate, timely, and legally sound submissions across all markets. The team no longer experienced year-end scrambles, as legislative changes were automatically applied with advance notifications. Crucially, 8+ hours were saved per week on administrative tasks, allowing the team to focus on strategic priorities.
- Under 10 minutes for email support responses
- 8+ hours saved weekly on administrative work
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Saved 30% Time and 20%+ Employment Costs Across 5 Countries
bunq
As bunq expanded globally, it needed to quickly build skilled teams in new markets while navigating complex compliance in each country. Using multiple providers for each territory would be costly and time-consuming, with scattered data and disparate experiences. bunq sought a global partner that could support its rapid growth, ensure compliance with local laws and regulations, and centralize hiring and payroll management. bunq partnered with Deel to streamline global payroll, hiring, and onboarding on a single platform. Deel’s EOR and Contractor services enabled bunq to grow its team and hire quickly in new countries without needing a local entity. Additionally, Deel Payroll centralized payroll operations across five countries where bunq had its own entities, eliminating the need for multiple vendors, reducing language barriers, and unifying localized payroll practices and data reporting. By leveraging Deel, bunq successfully streamlined its international hiring and payroll processes. The company saved 30% on payroll and HR processes and achieved over 20% savings in local setup and employment costs. bunq efficiently managed global payroll in 5 countries, enabling rapid international growth and compliant operations, with Deel's speed, coverage, and reliable customer support facilitating a seamless partnership.
- 30% time saved on payroll and HR processes
- 5 countries running global payroll
- 20%+ savings in employment costs
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Transformed Global Recruitment Across 150+ Countries
Bubb
Bubb, a provider of recruitment and digital solutions, faced significant challenges in global hiring. The company was hesitant to recommend local payroll and compliance partners in unfamiliar territories, leading to friction with customers due to a lack of visibility into partner processes. This complexity increased with each new global referral, highlighting Bubb's need for a single, seamless global solution to align with its customer offerings. To address these challenges, Bubb sought a single, reliable partner capable of delivering a seamless global experience and strong support. Deel was selected for this partnership, establishing a collaborative workflow where Bubb managed recruitment delivery and expertise. Deel, in turn, facilitated all payroll and local compliance requirements for every international hire. The partnership enabled Bubb to confidently recommend a compliant and seamless global hiring solution to its clients. This collaboration ensured that all new hires' payroll, compliance, and background checks were expertly managed, instilling security for Bubb, its clients, and employees. The credible partnership with Deel also significantly strengthened Bubb's market position as a global hiring solution provider, supporting its strategic marketing investments and meeting customer expectations.
- 150+ countries enabled for global hiring via Deel partnership
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Achieved 0 Payroll Errors While Onboarding 300 Employees
BSI Steel
BSI Steel, operating in Southern Africa’s dynamic steel industry, faced significant challenges with its rigid, legacy on-premise payroll system. For over two decades, the system required constant manual updates, server maintenance, and reconciliation, lacking modern vendor support. This setup made it impossible to efficiently scale headcount up or down, directly hindering the company's ability to adapt to rapid market changes and increasing risk. Deel’s payroll experts implemented Deel Local Payroll with a fast, structured, and collaborative rollout. The solution featured shared project spreadsheets, 24/7 availability, and pay-per-employee pricing, ensuring predictable costs. The implementation was smooth, going live without a single glitch, and employees quickly embraced self-service web and mobile portals, while warehouse teams accessed tools via a WhatsApp-based bot named Pacey. BSI Steel successfully processed its first payroll with Deel without a single error, seamlessly migrating more than 300 employees across three South African locations. Hourly clock-in data now flows directly into payroll with 100% accuracy, eliminating manual keying and payment errors. Administrative workload was significantly reduced as support queries were resolved in minutes instead of days, allowing HR to focus on strategic workforce planning and employee engagement increased due to real-time access to payroll information.
- 0 errors during implementation and first payroll run
- 300 employees onboarded across three South African locations
- 100% accuracy for hourly clock-in data
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Achieved $1.6M Annual Savings, 50%+ Cost Reduction, and 36% Capacity Expansion
Bregal Sagemount
A private equity-backed supply chain software company faced pressure to accelerate growth without increasing headcount or impacting EBITDA. High vendor rates in traditional offshore markets drove engineering costs over $7,000 per head monthly, straining margins. Establishing foreign entities proved too time-consuming and incompatible with their lean operating model. The company required a fast, compliant, and scalable solution to avoid compromising its product roadmap. Bregal Sagemount's operating team, Growth Factors, initiated a competitive RFP process, assessing various Employer of Record (EOR) providers. Deel distinguished itself with its direct-entity infrastructure, cost efficiency, and speed to hire, guaranteeing onboarding within 14 days. The company subsequently re-sourced its development and QA roles to vetted talent in EMEA and LATAM, avoiding the need for new legal entities. Deel expertly managed an eight-week phased transition, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer, IP protection, and uninterrupted operations. Within the initial year, the company achieved over $1.6 million in savings, reducing the average engineering cost per head by more than 50%. Simultaneously, their development and QA capacity expanded by 36%. These significant savings were strategically reinvested into R&D and M&A, accelerating the company’s product roadmap and acquisition strategy. Additionally, the company avoided creating any legal entities, which saved months of administrative work.
- $1.6M annual run-rate savings achieved within 12 months
- 50%+ reduction in average per-head cost for engineering talent
- 36% expansion in development and QA capacity
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Facilitated 48-Hour Global Talent Hiring and Compliance for Clients
Braintrust
Braintrust, a global talent platform, successfully connected clients with high-quality tech professionals, often within 48 hours. However, clients faced considerable administrative and regulatory challenges once talent was acquired, especially concerning international hiring, payroll, and compliance. For instance, a client encountered significant difficulties hiring an individual in Germany due to complex regulations for an 18-month contract. Braintrust itself also struggled to find a partner that could provide these crucial global hiring solutions at a fair price and quality. Braintrust partnered with Deel, recognizing their unmatched quality and comprehensive solutions. Deel provided answers to Braintrust's challenges by addressing clients' needs for international hiring, payroll, and compliance after talent acquisition. Deel's solutions seamlessly complemented Braintrust's existing services, acting as a crucial partner for both local and global client requirements. This partnership enabled Braintrust to offer an extended suite of services to its diverse clientele. Deel's expertise and insights proved immensely valuable, facilitating a smooth and compliant hiring process for Braintrust's clients. This partnership reflected positively on Braintrust's clientele, enhancing their overall experience and satisfaction. Partnering with Deel played a pivotal role in greatly contributing to Braintrust’s success with its clients. This synergy effectively navigated previous challenges and boosted overall operational efficiency.
- 48 hours for client talent acquisition turnaround
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Entered 4 New Markets and Hired 15 Teammates with 1/3 Cost Savings
Bowtie Life Insurance
Bowtie Life Insurance, a virtual insurer in Hong Kong, faced challenges in sourcing specialist talent locally due to a limited talent pool and the complex, evolving InsurTech landscape. They needed to find individuals with specific skill sets and experience, coupled with a deep understanding of their industry. Establishing local entities to access broader talent pools would also require significant resources. Bowtie implemented Deel's EOR solution to overcome their talent acquisition challenges. This enabled them to access a larger global talent pool and successfully expanded their workforce across four new markets, including the UK, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The solution also streamlined their hiring and onboarding processes, supporting both new hires and current employees seeking relocation. Bowtie successfully attracted top global talent by offering competitive, localized compensation and benefits packages. They achieved this by leveraging Deel’s exclusive partnerships with top-tier benefit providers, market intelligence tools, and the expertise of over 200 legal professionals. This approach ensured equitable treatment worldwide and eliminated the burden on their HR team for managing a globally distributed workforce.
- 4 new markets entered
- 15 teammates hired in the last two years
- 1/3 cost savings compared to establishing entities
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Unified HR and Payroll Across 6 Countries and 400,000+ Square Miles
Bowmans
Bowmans, one of Africa’s largest law firms with 1,150 employees across six countries, faced significant challenges in managing HR and payroll. Rapid growth, primarily fueled by acquisitions, resulted in a fragmented system with a patchwork of local HRIS platforms and payroll providers. Each newly acquired office introduced unique tax and labor rules, making cross-country payroll management a time-consuming and error-prone exercise, necessitating a single, scalable group-wide system. To address this, the Bowmans team adopted Deel Local Payroll and leveraged its API to create a single, unified HRIS system across all its African locations. The comprehensive and regularly updated API documentation allowed developers to implement solutions quickly and efficiently. This modern, RESTful API provided a developer-first toolkit, enabling Bowmans' engineers to self-serve and build effectively without needing extensive vendor support. The firm successfully deployed a single payroll engine, abstracting the complexities of tax codes, pension rules, and reporting calendars across six countries. This enabled monthly payroll to be run from a unified dashboard with automatic compliance updates and standardized data. Developers also gained a ring-fenced staging environment for safe-to-fail innovation, fostering experimentation without risking live employee data, ultimately providing a scalable architecture that grows with the firm.
- 6 countries unified for HR and payroll
- 400,000+ square miles unified for HR and payroll
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Expanded from 3 to 20+ Jurisdictions, Saved 3 Months Onboarding Time
Bitpanda
Bitpanda, a rapidly growing fintech, faced challenges hiring top talent quickly and compliantly across multiple jurisdictions. Their existing "global" provider was inadequate, failing to deliver promised service and acting merely as a middleman for local providers. This left them without the necessary infrastructure to seamlessly hire independent contractors or establish new entities efficiently. They urgently needed a truly global payroll solution and more efficient, compliant hiring methods to support their expansion. Bitpanda implemented Deel's EOR solution to facilitate fast, compliant hiring in new markets, using it as a rapid entry method before establishing their own entities. They also adopted Deel's Contractor solution, including Contractor of Record, to compliantly hire independent contractors and manage associated liability risks. Furthermore, when an urgent payroll issue arose with a previous local provider in the Netherlands, Deel swiftly migrated Bitpanda's entire country payroll to their platform within seven days. This comprehensive approach ensured seamless global hiring and robust payroll management. With Deel, Bitpanda successfully increased its global worker footprint, expanding from 3 office hubs to over 20 jurisdictions. They avoided potential payroll disasters and ensured consistent compliance across their operations. Critically, onboarding time for new hires was significantly reduced from 3 months to just 10 days. This provided Bitpanda with a reliable and efficient platform for global growth, free from concerns about compliance, missed payments, or slow response times.
- Increased global worker footprint from 3 office hubs to 20+ jurisdictions
- Onboarding time cut from 3 months to 10 days
- Entire country’s payroll migrated in 7 days
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Achieved Payroll System Transfer in 3 Months, Operational by July 14th
Beaumont Property Group
Beaumont Property Group, an expanding family organization with seven businesses by March 2023, faced significant challenges with its payroll. Their accountants, who had managed payroll for 36 years, found it increasingly time-consuming and prone to errors. This led to missed payments and affected the company's reputation with its staff. To address these issues, Beaumont Group decided to outsource its payroll operations. After struggling to find a local provider comfortable with the migration, they partnered with PayGroup by Deel. PayGroup by Deel demonstrated a confident, organized, and procedural approach to the transition, providing a clear plan, specific timeframes, and extensive support throughout the process. As a result, PayGroup by Deel successfully transferred all relevant information to a new database within three months, by July 1st, and the new system was fully operational by July 14th. This migration led to accurate and compliant payments, data, and reporting, with automatic interpretation of awards reducing human error. Employees regained trust and appreciated the easy-to-use mobile app, while the company achieved valuable time savings.
- 3 months for system transfer completion
- System operational by July 14th
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$180k Annually Saved and 500+ Monthly HR Admin Hours Eliminated Across 6+ Countries
Beatgrid
Beatgrid Media, a fast-growing ad-tech company, faced significant HR challenges when Shawnda Kohr joined as the first HRBP in 2024. Day-to-day HR work was largely manual and fragmented across spreadsheets and email, despite having adopted Deel earlier for expansion. The team experienced manual payroll bottlenecks, delays, time-off and expense approvals buried in email threads, and ad-hoc contractor hiring with limited legal oversight. Performance reviews were tracked in spreadsheets, and inconsistent policies left employees uncertain of their rights. Shawnda evaluated solutions to standardize on a single platform for scale, compliance, and ease of use. Shawnda, as the sole HR lead, swiftly established a compliant and efficient HR function across six countries, leveraging Deel as an all-in-one people platform. Through Deel's EOR, Beatgrid hired full-time employees in Australia, the UK, and Italy without needing local entities, with Deel managing localized contracts, payroll, and benefits. For its US entity, PEO guided the transition of payroll and benefits while ensuring compliance. Deel's HRIS centralized employee data, automating time-off, policies, and documents, which reduced admin work and human error. Additionally, Engage provided a structured framework for OKRs and feedback, and Deel AI offered instant answers on compliance and salary benchmarks. With Deel, Beatgrid successfully built a global-ready HR operation without expanding its HR team, allowing one person to manage a multi-country function. The company saved over 500 hours of manual HR work monthly and an estimated $180,000 annually by eliminating the need for additional payroll, compliance, and HR support specialists. This consolidation also streamlined HR processes, automating compliant onboarding in more than six countries. Furthermore, the platform improved the employee experience by centralizing access to payslips, expenses, and performance reviews. Beatgrid established a compliant, scalable people function capable of adapting to future growth with a single HR lead at the helm.
- 500+ hours saved monthly on HR administration
- $180,000 saved annually in HR costs
- 6+ countries achieved automated compliant onboarding
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Saved 480+ Hours Monthly, Consolidated 6 Products for Lean Ops
Beam AI
Beam AI, an AI startup automating back-office tasks, was born global with a 40-person team spread across the world. The entire global operation was managed by one person, Chief of Staff Fredrik Falk, who needed an efficient way to scale the company. The team lacked in-house specialists for legal, IT, and payroll, making hiring them costly and contrary to their lean model. They also faced significant hurdles with SOC 2 compliance documentation, complex payroll management in markets like Germany, and global IT logistics without a dedicated department. Beam AI adopted Deel from its founding, initially for contractors, which evolved into their central operations hub. Deel automated Beam AI's global payroll for its German entity, navigating complex regulations without needing a specialist. Deel IT allowed new hires to pick equipment with Deel managing logistics, delivery, and handoffs globally, eliminating the need for an in-house IT team. The platform also seamlessly managed both EOR hires and a global network of contractors. Furthermore, Beam AI consolidated its entire HR function onto Deel, utilizing HRIS, Expenses, and Carta integration for equity management. By consolidating global operations onto Deel, Beam AI saved an estimated 480+ administrative hours every month, equivalent to the work of at least three full-time specialists. This massive efficiency gain enabled Beam AI to maintain a lean structure and allowed Fredrik Falk to focus on high-impact strategic initiatives instead of manual administration. The financial and operational savings were significant; for instance, retrieving a laptop from an offboarding employee became painless and cost-effective through Deel IT. Deel's platform proved to be an "easy button" that provided the leverage of a full back-office, growing with the company without being overwhelming.
- 480+ hours saved monthly on HR, IT, and finance admin
- 100% compliant offboarding and IT asset retrieval
- 6 products consolidated
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Hired 15+ Roles Across 4+ Countries with 1-Day Onboarding
BBMSL
BBMSL, a payment service provider, faced significant administrative hurdles during its rapid global expansion, particularly in Southeast Asia. The company needed a solution to quickly scale and seize business opportunities without the extensive time and effort required to establish local entities. A key challenge was onboarding local general managers and senior staff, as the HR team struggled to navigate diverse local laws and regulations across multiple countries. To overcome these challenges and accelerate its expansion, BBMSL implemented Deel's Employer of Record (EOR) solution. This allowed them to onboard staff quickly, often within a single day, regardless of the new hire's location. The solution enabled BBMSL to fast-track candidates to the offer stage and prepare compliant contracts without lengthy research into local laws. Consequently, BBMSL successfully hired over 15 staff members across Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia, streamlining the entire onboarding and payroll process. The implementation of Deel’s EOR solution yielded significant benefits for BBMSL. The rapid contract processing instilled a sense of security and trust in candidates, ensuring they could start work and receive timely payments, with insurance also managed through the platform. This streamlined approach proved essential for BBMSL's expansion strategy, enabling quick scaling with flexible tools. By offloading administrative burdens, the HR team saved considerable time, redirecting their focus towards strategic talent acquisition to support ongoing plans for further global expansion into Vietnam, Japan, and Macau.
- 15+ roles hired
- 4+ countries expanded into
- 1 day staff onboarding time
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Achieved 3x Faster Onboarding and 22% More Countries Covered for Global Hiring
Bardeen
Bardeen, a workflow automation platform company, experienced surging demand and needed to expand its team globally, with critical hires in Germany. Employing talent in Germany without a local legal entity presented significant challenges due to complex labor laws, payroll taxes, and statutory benefits. Bardeen required a fast, compliant, and logistics-free way to onboard new German employees without incurring regulatory risk. Bardeen initially used a different provider for a single German engineer but switched to Deel as their hiring plans expanded across Europe and beyond. Deel provided advanced compliance capabilities for complex employment models, real-time compliance monitoring, and significantly faster onboarding processes. Deel's team also managed the entire migration seamlessly, integrating with existing accounting software and offering comprehensive in-house services like immigration and IT equipment support. With Deel as a trusted partner, Bardeen gained the speed, reach, and peace of mind needed to scale its global operations effortlessly. They achieved 3x faster onboarding on average, allowing engineers to begin work almost immediately. The partnership removed artificial limits on hiring locations, enabling Bardeen to ramp up its European engineering hub and expand into additional markets without repeatedly addressing compliance challenges.
- 3x faster onboarding
- 22% more countries covered
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Achieved 30 Hires with 13 Contractors Placed and Scaled Bilingual Staffing
Balboa
Balboa, a 16-year-old staffing and BPO company, faced challenges scaling its in-house recruitment for bilingual Spanish agents. While their Philippines-based team successfully handled English-speaking roles, a growing demand from US clients for Spanish fluency exposed limitations. Sourcing candidates with strong Spanish and English skills at the required volume proved slow and inconsistent. A prior attempt with an external partner was not cost-sustainable, leaving Balboa needing a new solution for scalable Latin American talent. Balboa adopted Talent to overcome its scaling challenges, primarily valuing its extensive geographic scope across Latin America. This allowed Balboa to access a wide pool of Spanish bilingual talent beyond a single country's labor market. Talent also provided flexible hiring options, enabling Balboa to bring on workers as either full-time employees or contractors. The Contractor of Record model was utilized for Colombian contractors, ensuring a managed compliance framework in the new market. This comprehensive support eliminated the need for Balboa's in-house team to navigate unfamiliar international recruitment landscapes. Since implementing Talent, Balboa completed approximately 30 hires across Latin America, with 13 contractors successfully placed directly with US clients. Hiring in Colombia was achieved at a slightly lower cost compared to their previous Philippines-based recruitment baseline. The onboarding process for new contractors became remarkably smooth and efficient once the team familiarized itself with the platform. Balboa also benefited from close collaboration with a dedicated recruitment partner, gaining local expertise and ensuring cultural fit. This established a scalable recruiting and compliance infrastructure ready for future growth.
- 30 candidates successfully hired
- 13 contractors placed with US clients
- 20 contractors currently active
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Achieved 95.5% Onboarding Completion with 100% Automated Process
Awesomic
Y-Combinator-backed Awesomic connects top-notch freelance designers with global companies. Prior to implementing the new solution, Awesomic faced significant challenges with an outdated and inefficient manual process for onboarding its global contractors. This manual approach made it difficult to manage the process effectively and ensure a smooth start for new hires. Awesomic partnered with Deel to implement an automated, interactive onboarding process. This solution included automatic assignment of contractors after signing, structured learning journeys, and engaging content with Awesomic's unique look and feel. They also integrated an onboarding buddy program to guide new hires with just-in-time information and support, making the process short, well-structured, and interactive. The new system transformed Awesomic's onboarding, resulting in a high 95.5% onboarding completion rate. This led to faster time-to-productivity for contractors and happier customers. The automation also significantly reduced manual effort for HR, allowing them to focus on more strategic tasks instead of administrative overhead. New hires provided positive feedback, describing the onboarding as easy, informative, and well-structured.
- 95.5% onboarding completion rate
- 100% automated onboarding process
- 10+ contractors onboarded per month on average
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O-1A Visa Approved in 3 Days, Enabling Founder to Grow Startup in US
Authentic
Quinn Litherland, founder of the NYC startup Authentic, faced a critical challenge as his Optional Practical Training (OPT) work authorization was nearing expiration. Without a clear path to a US work visa, he risked having to return to Canada, leaving behind his entrepreneurial aspirations and established networks in New York. Despite consulting five to ten immigration lawyers who offered negative prospects, Litherland remained under constant stress due to his uncertain immigration status, which also hampered the launch of his new technology company. Everything changed when Litherland discovered Deel Mobility (then Legalpad) at a founder event. Recognizing an O-1A visa as the ideal solution, he engaged Deel for their reputation, honest case assessment, comprehensive immigration services, and supportive team. Deel's expertise helped Litherland navigate the complex application process, leading to a swift approval of his O-1A visa within just three days of submission, despite prior doubts from other legal counsel. Securing the O-1A visa provided Litherland immense peace of mind, freeing him to fully focus on growing Authentic. Remaining in the US allowed him to immerse himself in the vibrant NYC startup ecosystem, multiplying his access to founder networks and investors by 10x or more. This invaluable visa enabled him to meet potential investors and team members in person, proving crucial for his business's growth and ensuring Deel is now his trusted provider for any future global mobility needs.
- 3 days for O-1A visa approval
- 10x or more increased access to networks and investors
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Unified 26 Global Workers, Managed Scaled Growth with One HR Manager
Artisan AI
Artisan AI, an AI sales platform, operated with a distributed workforce across multiple countries and an EOR employee in Canada. As the company grew rapidly, onboarding international workers quickly became a direct input to its overall growth rate. The sole HR operator, Noah Davis, faced the challenge of managing this complexity and speed. Separate tools for contracts, payments, and compliance created friction that a fast-moving company could not afford. Artisan implemented Deel to consolidate its entire international workforce onto a single unified platform. This solution streamlined contract creation, worker classification checks, global payments, expense management, and time-off tracking. All operations for both contractors and the Canadian EOR employee were managed within one intuitive interface. This unified approach immediately simplified global operations for the sole HR operator, Noah Davis. Utilizing the unified platform, Artisan AI's team could redirect their focus towards strategic growth rather than administrative tasks. Managing all contractors and EOR employees in a single location reclaimed significant time during onboarding processes. This operational consistency positioned the HR function as a scalable engine, directly supporting the company's rapid growth. The streamlined onboarding proved critical, enabling the company to scale at its current pace without significant hassle.
- 26 global workers unified on one platform
- 1 HR manager managing a scaling international workforce
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Achieved Global Compliance for 1-50 Team Members
Arch
Arch, a fintech company, faced significant challenges building an international team with members in Latin America. Manually navigating compliance, potential penalties, and payments for a dispersed team was time-consuming and stressful. As they began fundraising, the need for consolidated accounting and a legitimate paper trail for the financial sector became crucial. Arch implemented Deel, which allowed for rapid setup and streamlined operations. The solution consolidated contracts, invoices, and payments into a single platform. This provided complete confidence in compliance for their international team members and automated previously manual payroll processes. Consequently, Arch achieved effortless contract signing and the implementation of confidentiality agreements. Manual payroll processes became automatic, with easy banking connections and accounting software integration. This brought peace of mind regarding tax compliance and legitimate record-keeping, fostering trust among the team and signaling the company's growth and formalization.
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Retained 7 Global Talents, Avoiding Local Entity Setup
App Bar
App Bar, a Hong Kong-based tech firm, was expanding to Southeast Asia and needed to quickly hire global tech talent. The company faced the complex challenge of retaining these global talents compliantly without establishing local entities. They aimed to provide flexible global policies and local benefits while rapidly expanding their workforce. App Bar utilized Deel's EOR (Employer of Record) solution to streamline its global hiring and onboarding processes. This approach eliminated the need to set up local entities, saving significant time, capital, and resources. The platform effortlessly managed all compliance requirements, including contract generation and local benefits, across various international markets. App Bar successfully hired and retained seven employees across Southeast Asia and North America. The company achieved the ability to hire talent based on capability rather than geographical location, eliminating previous hiring constraints. Furthermore, they maintained their globally distributed workforce with a clear dashboard providing essential payroll and compliance information.
- 7 employees hired and retained across Southeast Asia and North America
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480 Monthly HR Hours Cut for Gift Card Technology Company
Amilon
When Amilon expanded globally in 2018, the gift card technology company quickly opened operations in Spain and Poland. Its HR systems, however, were not built for international scale, leading to rapid fragmentation. With every process handled manually, the team faced ongoing difficulties in maintaining accuracy and efficiency, including varied local labor laws and contracts in unfamiliar languages. Even basic changes required HR intervention, reporting was done in sprawling Excel files, and simple legal questions incurred steep costs and long wait times. Amilon initially used Deel to relocate a single employee, then expanded its use to Spain and Poland when HR systems became fragmented. The unified platform eliminated an expensive patchwork of local providers, centralizing HR tasks, payroll, and compliance across countries. EOR replaced the need for legal entities, and Deel Payroll streamlined fragmented processes. Deel HR automated manual workflows like expense management and employee data updates through self-service. The Knowledge Hub also provided instant, searchable legal guidance, replacing costly consultations. The transformation was immediate, turning €1,000 legal consultations into instant searches and eliminating multi-day email chains for basic updates. Amilon saved 3-4 days every month on expenses alone, effectively getting a full day back monthly. Centralized reporting provided leadership with real-time visibility across all operations, replacing messy Excel sheets with live dashboards. The company is now using Deel to fuel its next phase of growth, handling complex international moves, and estimated needing to hire at least three additional people if they stopped using the solution.
- 3 countries unified for HR processes
- 480 hours saved monthly on HR admin
- €1,000 legal consultation costs eliminated
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Digital Agency Founder Secured US Visa Without 1 RFE, Driving Agency Growth
AMB Digital Agency
Yijin (Michael) Li founded AMB Digital Agency to connect US universities with Chinese students, but a 15-hour time difference and lack of local presence hindered growth. Scaling relationships from Shanghai proved nearly impossible, leading Michael to decide on relocating to America. This pivot presented significant immigration challenges, including securing an L-1A visa, and he needed clear guidance for his US expansion strategy. Michael selected Deel for its transparent and comprehensive immigration services after comparing multiple providers. Deel offered radical transparency with step-by-step eligibility checks and real-time progress tracking, eliminating guesswork. Dedicated legal support and early identification of potential hurdles, like the need for a US bank account, saved weeks and kept the timeline intact. As a result, Michael successfully relocated to California, experiencing substantial professional and personal rewards. His US visa application was approved by the U.S. government without any requests for additional evidence (RFE). Being present in the US has enhanced AMB Digital Agency's credibility, fostered stronger client relationships, and opened new business opportunities, with plans for Michael to continue using Deel for future immigration processes.
- 0 additional evidence requests (RFEs) during visa approval
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Hired Dozens of New Team Members Across Five European Countries Since 2021
Alan
Alan was growing fast, expanding across Europe, and needed to formalize its remote-friendly policy while harmonizing HR policies and compensation packages globally. The differing labor laws across countries presented a challenge for ensuring expertise and compliance. Manon Trabuc sought an EOR solution that could support the company’s growth ambitions and ensure global access to benefits and equity. Alan chose Deel's in-house EOR network due to its self-owned legal entities worldwide, which promised faster support, better compliance, and greater control without reliance on partners. Deel's platform, offering employee autonomy, along with its overall experience and pricing, were crucial factors in the decision. The exceptional responsiveness and smooth communication from the Deel team during initial discussions and onboarding also impressed Alan. They subsequently hired their first EOR employee in the Netherlands in May 2021. Since 2021, Alan successfully hired dozens of new team members in five European countries, leveraging Deel's platform. This enabled Alan to greatly expand its candidate pool and maintain high standards for selected profiles without compromise. The platform played a key role in delivering on Alan's growth and internationalization strategy.
- 1 EOR employee hired in May 2021
- Dozens of new team members hired since 2021
- 5 European countries supported for international hiring
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Achieved Zero HR Headcount, 2-Minute Payroll Approval, and Under 10-Minute Onboarding
Airbase
Airbase's CEO and co-founder, Ari Rosner, had prior experiences with fragmented HR systems during scaling, leading to operational drag. Determined not to repeat these issues, he sought a robust yet simple HR platform capable of handling US multi-state compliance, contractors, and benefits, all while being manageable by a single individual before any hires were made. Ari evaluated several vendors before selecting Deel, valuing its powerful capabilities balanced with user-friendly simplicity. Airbase implemented Deel to manage payroll, tax administration, access Fortune 500-level health benefits, compliantly hire and manage contractors, and maintain multi-state compliance. Additionally, Deel's PEO provided co-employment support across all 50 states, consolidating all HR functions into a single platform without requiring dedicated HR staff. As a result, payroll review and approval now take just two minutes every two weeks, and onboarding new hires, including background checks, is completed in under ten minutes. Airbase successfully operates with zero HR headcount, efficiently handles state compliance changes, and benefits from a modular platform design that allows for seamless scaling and activation of new capabilities as the company grows.
- 2 minutes for payroll review and approval
- Under 10 minutes for new hire onboarding including background checks
- 0 HR headcount
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Saved 312 Hours Annually, Achieved 100% Compliance and 100% Accurate Payroll Records
The AH&MRC
Before 2023, The AH&MRC ran its payroll manually using Excel spreadsheets, which led to significant challenges. It was difficult to ensure accurate records, crucial for grant reliance, and guaranteeing 100% compliance for 79 employees across three different grant awards was complicated. This manual, labor-intensive process for a single payroll clerk was time-consuming and prone to mistakes, highlighting the need for a streamlined solution. To overcome these challenges, The AH&MRC outsourced its payroll to a new solution, enabling staff to digitally record attendance for increased accuracy and transparency, providing ample evidence for grant applications. The platform automatically interpreted awards, ensuring 100% compliance for salary packaging, tax, and end-of-financial-year reporting. Furthermore, digitized onboarding and expense management streamlined processes, allowing individual employees to efficiently set themselves up. As a result, The AH&MRC team gained complete confidence in the accuracy of its records and the fulfillment of its legal and financial obligations. The new system saved staff six hours per week, translating to 312 hours annually, which could be reallocated to other important business tasks. This operational improvement allowed the organization to achieve peace of mind and significantly reduce the time spent on payroll management.
- 312 hours saved annually
- 100% compliance achieved
- 100% accurate payroll records
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Achieved 0 Customs Delays and Saved Hours on Global Equipment Shipments
3Commas
3Commas, a cryptocurrency trading platform with employees across 30 countries, faced significant challenges managing equipment logistics for its global workforce. Shipping laptops internationally from its Estonia headquarters involved navigating complex customs, managing expensive carrier logistics, and performing manual packing and configuration. This often led to unexpected delays, such as a laptop arriving four days late for a new hire in Lisbon, and prevented new hires from accessing secured tools immediately, diverting HR resources. To solve these problems, 3Commas fully integrated Deel IT into its equipment strategy. The platform streamlined the entire equipment lifecycle, from order creation to global shipping with pre-configured devices and remote setup. Deel IT's network of regional storage hubs ensured equipment arrived from nearby locations, drastically reducing customs delays and shipping costs, and eliminating the manual workload for Torres's team. The shift to Deel IT fundamentally transformed 3Commas' global hiring capabilities, removing equipment logistics as a barrier to opportunity. The company achieved reliable, on-time equipment delivery, completing 15 to 20 orders across 8 or 9 countries without any issues, a stark improvement over prior vendor experiences. This automation also freed up headcount and operational capacity, allowing 3Commas to hire top talent worldwide and ensuring compliance with security protocols through centralized reporting.
- 0 customs delays for equipment delivery
- 1-2 hours saved per equipment shipment
- 15-20 orders completed across 8-9 countries without issues
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Reduced Reporting Cycles to Minutes and Saved 2+ HR Headcounts
360Player
360Player, an all-in-one sports tech platform, faced a fragmented HR system as it expanded across five continents. Employee data was scattered across Excel sheets and Google Drives, making it challenging to provide quick answers to employees or accurate data to investors. With staff doubling in size, managing diverse employment models across multiple countries using manual processes became unsustainable. While evaluating traditional HRIS options like HiBob and Rippling, 360Player found them too complex or slow for their rapid growth. They chose Deel for its speed and ability to consolidate their global workforce onto a single platform. The global HRIS was implemented in just two weeks, bringing all employees, including EOR workers, onto the system and simplifying compliance, especially post-Brexit in the UK. The impact on efficiency was immediate; reporting for leadership, board, and owners, which previously took weeks, now takes minutes with standardized global reports. 360Player avoided hiring at least two additional HR team members by automating onboarding, contract generation, and compliance monitoring. The finance team gained real-time visibility into global retention and salary trends, and managers could independently handle time off and data fields.
- Reduced reporting cycles from weeks to minutes
- Saved 2+ full-time HR headcounts
- Implemented global HRIS in 2 weeks
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Achieved 1 Global Team Expansion With Compliant International Hiring
Endeavor Labs
Endeavor Labs needed to grow its team internationally while staying compliant with local employment requirements. The company faced the complexity of meeting local employment rules across different countries. It needed a way to hire globally without risking compliance issues. The company used an employer-of-record approach to hire and manage international team members. This approach enabled Endeavor Labs to handle employment requirements through a compliant structure. It supported international hiring while simplifying ongoing team management. As a result, Endeavor Labs expanded its team globally while maintaining compliance. The company successfully grew its international workforce using the employer-of-record model. This enabled global team growth without compromising adherence to local employment requirements.
- 1 global team expansion
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Delivered 1 NYC Startup Launch After US Immigration Support
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A Canadian founder needed to relocate and launch a new startup in New York City. The founder faced complex US immigration requirements. These hurdles threatened to delay or prevent the move and the company launch. US immigration support was implemented to guide the founder through the immigration process. The support handled the complexity of the required steps and documentation. This enabled the founder to proceed with the relocation plans. The founder relocated to New York City after completing the immigration process. The founder then launched the NYC-based startup. The immigration complexity no longer blocked the move or the launch.
- 1 NYC startup launched
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Saved 12+ Months Expanding Into 12 New Geographies
Nium
Nium needed to expand into multiple new geographies but faced a time-intensive effort to set up in each location. Each new market entry required significant time and coordination. This slowed down expansion plans across regions. Nium implemented a global hiring and expansion solution to streamline the process of entering new markets. The approach reduced the setup burden associated with launching in each location. This created a more efficient path for multi-country expansion. As a result, Nium saved 12+ months of expansion effort. The company expanded into a dozen new geographies. This accelerated market entry while reducing the time required per location.
- 12+ months of effort saved
- 12 new geographies expanded into
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Saved 7–10 Hours per Hire by Streamlining Hiring Workflows
ThirstySprout
ThirstySprout sought to reduce the time spent on hiring and onboarding workflows. The team faced manual effort that slowed down these processes. They needed a more efficient way to manage hiring activities. ThirstySprout implemented a solution to streamline the hiring process. The approach reduced manual effort across hiring and onboarding workflows. The team used the new process to make hiring more efficient. As a result, ThirstySprout saved 7 to 10 hours per hire. The streamlined hiring process reduced time spent on hiring and onboarding workflows. The team freed up time previously spent on manual tasks.
- 7–10 hours saved per hire via streamlined hiring workflows
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Saved 50+ Hours Per Month on Admin Tasks
Magic
Magic needed to reduce the time spent on administrative work and streamline operational processes. The team was spending too much time on admin tasks. They wanted to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency. Magic implemented a solution to centralize and automate key administrative workflows. The team streamlined operational processes by bringing core admin work into a single system. This approach reduced the amount of manual work required. As a result, Magic saved 50+ hours each month on admin tasks. The team reduced manual effort across key administrative workflows. Operations ran more efficiently after the change.
- 50+ hours saved per month on admin tasks via centralized and automated workflows
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Reduced HR Admin 20% and Delivered 50% Faster Onboarding
Finder
Finder needed to reduce HR administrative workload and speed up onboarding for its workforce. Existing processes created unnecessary manual overhead and slowed down onboarding. These issues made it harder for the team to operate efficiently. Finder streamlined HR processes by implementing a platform to simplify onboarding workflows. The implementation focused on reducing manual steps and standardizing key HR tasks. This helped the team manage onboarding more efficiently across its workforce. As a result, Finder cut HR admin by 20%. Finder also reduced onboarding time by half, delivering a 50% decrease. These improvements reduced manual overhead and accelerated the onboarding experience.
- 20% reduction in HR admin
- 50% reduction in onboarding time
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Achieved HR and Payroll Centralization Across 5+ Countries
Outreach
Outreach needed to streamline and centralize HR and payroll operations as it expanded internationally. Managing HR and payroll across multiple geographies created operational complexity. The company faced challenges maintaining a consistent approach while growing across countries. Outreach implemented a unified approach to manage HR and payroll across multiple geographies. The company consolidated processes into a centralized operating model. This implementation supported international expansion while keeping HR and payroll aligned. As a result, Outreach centralized HR and payroll across 5+ countries. This change reduced fragmentation across geographies. The company operated with a more unified HR and payroll approach across its international footprint.
- 5+ countries centralized HR and payroll
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Achieved 20% Workforce Growth in 1 Year
Form3
Form3 needed to scale its global team quickly while keeping hiring and compliance manageable. Managing international hiring created complexity and risk. The company needed a way to expand without slowing down operations. Form3 implemented a single platform to hire and manage international workers. This approach centralized global hiring and worker management in one place. It also helped keep compliance processes more manageable while the team expanded. As a result, Form3 increased its workforce by 20% over one year. The company scaled its global team while keeping hiring and compliance manageable. This enabled faster growth without adding unnecessary operational burden.
- 20% workforce growth in 1 year
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Deployed Talent Faster Across 2 Highly Regulated Markets
Entain
Entain needed to deploy talent quickly across highly regulated markets while staying compliant with local employment requirements. Local regulations created complexity for hiring and managing workers in-country. The team also faced constraints tied to operating in regulated jurisdictions. Entain implemented an Employer of Record approach to hire and manage workers in-country without setting up local entities. This approach supported local employment requirements while enabling compliant engagement of talent. It also streamlined the operational steps required to place workers in regulated markets. As a result, Entain deployed talent faster while maintaining compliance in regulated jurisdictions. The Employer of Record approach supported compliant hiring and management without establishing local entities. This improved speed of deployment across regulated markets while meeting local requirements.
- 2 highly regulated markets
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Saved 50% HR Admin Time and Reduced HR Expenses 30%
Tough Leaf
Tough Leaf faced complex, state-by-state US compliance requirements while managing a growing workforce. The team relied on manual payroll processes that increased administrative burden. They also juggled three separate platforms to run HR operations, creating inefficiencies. Tough Leaf consolidated HR, payroll, and compliance into one system. This change streamlined employee onboarding across the organization. It also simplified compliance monitoring by bringing key processes into a single platform. Tough Leaf reduced time spent on HR, payroll, and compliance by 50%. The company lowered HR expenses by 30%. It also consolidated three platforms into one, reducing tool sprawl and operational complexity.
- 50% reduction in time spent on HR, payroll, and compliance
- 30% decrease in HR expenses
- 3 platforms consolidated into 1
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Achieved $500,000 Project to Kickstart Growth
Chirpy
Chirpy needed a way to quickly and compliantly set up operations to win new work and begin scaling. They faced pressure to establish the right setup fast to support growth. They also needed confidence that their approach would meet compliance requirements. Chirpy implemented a global hiring and onboarding solution to support cross-border engagement and execution. This solution enabled them to set up operations while maintaining compliance. It provided a structured way to hire and onboard as they expanded. As a result, Chirpy secured a $500,000 project that helped kickstart its growth. The solution supported their ability to engage across borders to deliver the work. It also enabled them to move forward with scaling efforts.
- $500,000 project secured via global hiring and onboarding solution
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Saved $3,000+ Per Hire in Compliance Costs
Cake
Cake faced rising compliance-related expenses when hiring internationally. These costs increased as the company expanded its global hiring efforts. The team needed a way to manage compliance requirements without adding more risk or complexity. Cake implemented a solution to manage international compliance requirements. This approach streamlined the hiring process by centralizing compliance-related tasks. It also helped the team reduce risk while continuing to hire globally. As a result, Cake saved more than $3,000 per hire in compliance costs. The company also streamlined its hiring process. The team reduced compliance risk while supporting international growth.
- $3,000+ saved per hire in compliance costs via compliance management
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Expanded Globally Without Increasing Expenses
Clara
Clara needed to expand its business while keeping expenses flat. The company faced the challenge of growing into new markets without adding cost. It also needed a way to support this expansion without disrupting operations. Clara implemented a platform to support its global expansion. The solution helped the company manage the requirements associated with operating across countries. This approach enabled Clara to scale its footprint while maintaining control over spending. Clara expanded its business without increasing expenses. The company grew globally while keeping costs flat. No specific numeric results were provided in the available content.
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Saved Up to 60% on Hiring Costs
Senders
Senders faced high hiring costs while scaling its team. The company needed a way to expand efficiently without increasing overhead. Managing hiring and workforce operations across countries added complexity and expense. Senders centralized international hiring and workforce management through a single platform. This consolidated previously fragmented processes into one place. The change streamlined how the company managed global hiring. The streamlined approach reduced friction in the hiring process. Senders reported saving up to 60% on hiring costs. The company supported team growth with lower overall hiring spend.
- Up to 60% savings on hiring costs via centralized international hiring and workforce management
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Hired 50+ Employees Across 14+ Countries
Planhat
Planhat needed to scale hiring internationally across many countries. The team faced the challenge of hiring in multiple locations while staying compliant. This created complexity as headcount plans expanded across borders. Planhat implemented an employer-of-record solution to hire employees compliantly in multiple locations. The approach enabled the team to onboard talent across different countries without setting up local entities. This streamlined international hiring while maintaining compliance. Planhat hired more than 50 employees across 14+ different countries. The company expanded its team internationally while keeping hiring compliant. This result supported their growth across multiple markets.
- 50+ employees hired
- 14+ countries
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Deployed Hiring Across 70+ Countries and Saved 30 Minutes on Benefits Enrollment
Chief of Staff Association
The Chief of Staff Association expanded into new markets and faced operational hurdles. Without in-house HR or legal expertise, it struggled to stay compliant with employment laws. It also had difficulty managing payroll and administering benefits across geographies. The organization implemented an employer of record solution to support international hiring. The approach enabled employee onboarding while maintaining compliance in new locations. It also avoided the need to set up local entities in each market. The association operated across 70+ countries while supporting global expansion. Benefits enrollment was completed in 30 minutes. The organization also expected a 5x increase in US headcount by year-end.
- 70+ countries operated in
- 5x expected increase in US headcount by year-end
- 30 minutes benefits enrollment completed in
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Achieved 2-Platform Payroll Consolidation Across 18 Countries
Barings
Barings operated fragmented payroll systems across regions, using CloudPay in Europe and Vistra in Asia-Pacific. APAC also relied heavily on manual Excel spreadsheets. This created operational inefficiencies and compliance risks. It also prevented clear visibility into total employment costs. The team implemented a unified payroll approach using a certified Workday integration. The solution consolidated multiple vendors into one platform. It enabled bi-directional data flow between systems. This standardised payroll operations across regions. Barings consolidated its payroll setup and enhanced payroll operations across countries. The company gained real-time data visibility to support strategic decision-making. Clearer visibility into total employment costs supported better analysis and reconciliation. The change reduced reliance on manual spreadsheets and improved operational consistency.
- 2 legacy payroll platforms consolidated into unified solution
- 18 countries' payroll operations enhanced
- 2 new corporate initiatives launched via total cost of employment analysis and benefit cost reconciliation
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Delivered 100% Payroll Delivery Across 20+ Countries
Hypertherm Associates
Hypertherm Associates operated with fragmented payroll systems across multiple countries, each relying on different providers. The manual process required extracting data from emails and spreadsheets. Teams then input information into various systems for approvals and verified outputs. Hypertherm Associates implemented Workday integrations to automate data transfer. This approach eliminated manual report extraction. It also removed the need for Excel reformatting. Hypertherm Associates delivered a 100% payroll delivery success rate. The company standardized payroll processes across 20+ countries. It also consolidated to 1 global payroll provider from multiple regional providers.
- 20+ countries with standardized payroll processes
- 100% payroll delivery success rate
- 1 global payroll provider consolidated from multiple regional providers
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Saved 1 HR Headcount and Delivered 5x Faster Contractor Onboarding
ServicePower
ServicePower acquired Invenium and inherited a workforce in Tunisia without local HR expertise. Payroll had been entirely manual and managed by a local accountant using paper payslips. The finance team had zero visibility into payroll operations. ServicePower implemented tools that provided instant visibility and control over payroll operations. It also used AI to build HR policies from scratch. The approach accelerated contractor onboarding across geographies. ServicePower achieved 100% visibility over a previously manual, paper-based payroll system. It saved 1 HR headcount by managing new entities through the platform. It delivered 5x faster contractor onboarding, reducing timelines from 5+ months to under 1 month.
- 100% visibility over payroll system
- 1 HR headcount saved via managing new entities
- 5x faster contractor onboarding via reduced timeline from 5+ months to under 1 month
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Hired 2 Senior US Employees Without a Legal Entity
SK Intellix
SK Intellix needed to expand into the US market but faced complex, state-specific regulations, payroll requirements, and employee benefits. Without a US legal entity, the expansion could have stalled. The team also needed to stay compliant across federal and state tax laws while moving quickly. An Employer of Record (EOR) solution was implemented to enable compliant hiring in the US without establishing a local entity. It supported rapid onboarding of senior employees and automated payroll administration. The approach also handled compliance across federal and state tax requirements while providing competitive benefits from day one. SK Intellix successfully expanded into the US without setting up a legal entity. The company hired senior talent in Georgia and Ohio while maintaining compliant payroll and tax processes. Compliance questions were answered in under five minutes, helping the team move faster with confidence.
- 2 senior hires in the US via Employer of Record (Georgia and Ohio)
- <5 minutes to answer compliance questions
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Achieved 100% Payroll KPIs and 0 Missed Cycles Across 90+ Countries
FICO
FICO managed payments across 90+ countries using multiple global payment vendors, each with different rules and procedures. Coordinating processes across time zones was laborious. Inconsistent information threatened operational disruptions. FICO implemented a Workday integration to streamline payroll updates. The integration eliminated manual document searches. Regional expertise was used to navigate compliance nuances across locations. FICO met 100% of payroll KPIs. FICO recorded 0 missed payroll cycles. FICO managed payroll across 90+ countries with a unified view of global payroll processes.
- 100% payroll KPIs met
- 0 missed payroll cycles
- 90+ countries managed
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Saved $174K Yearly and Migrated 3,000 Employees in 3 Months
Directional Pizza
Directional Pizza faced a fragmented HR infrastructure after multiple acquisitions across the UK, Denmark, and Sweden. The organization lacked consolidated payroll visibility across markets. It also needed stronger multi-market compliance management to support rapid expansion. Directional Pizza implemented an integrated platform to unify its global HR operations. The rollout covered Global HRIS and Global Payroll to centralize workforce data and payroll processes. It also included IT capabilities to standardize device management across regions. Directional Pizza saved $74,000 yearly in headcount costs. It saved $100,000+ yearly in HRIS costs. The company launched in 3 new markets—Denmark, the UK, and Sweden—and migrated 3,000 employees in 3 months.
- $74,000 saved in headcount costs yearly
- $100,000+ saved in HRIS costs yearly
- 3 new markets launched (Denmark, UK, Sweden)
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Hired 35 Employees in Spain in Under 2 Years
Luxury Escapes
Luxury Escapes scaled rapidly from 20 to over 600 employees globally in a decade. When expanding into Europe, leadership needed to hire locally at speed while staying fully compliant. The team faced complex Spanish employment laws and required a way to manage local requirements while growing headcount. Luxury Escapes implemented an employer of record solution for Spain and a global payroll solution for UK operations. The approach enabled the company to hire quickly while outsourcing compliance management. The provider also handled payroll, benefits, and local expertise to support operations. Luxury Escapes expanded from 1 employee in Barcelona to 35 in under two years. The company maintained 100% compliance with complex Spanish employment laws. These outcomes supported rapid European expansion while keeping hiring and payroll processes compliant.
- 35 new hires in Spain
- 100% compliance with complex Spanish employment laws
- 1 to 35 employees in Barcelona in under 2 years
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Achieved 150-Employee Scaling Across 13 Countries With 0 Contract Redlines
Kintsugi
Kintsugi entered hypergrowth after raising nearly $30 million and scaling 20–30% month-over-month. The company needed to hire top engineers quickly across Canada, Mexico, Asia, and Europe while managing country-specific compliance risks and hiring restrictions. At the same time, VC backing increased scrutiny from lawyers and auditors around IP protection, SOC 2 readiness, and legal clarity. Fragmented HR tools would have created onboarding delays, security gaps, and heavier legal work during due diligence. The founder selected a single global HR system from day one to support fast, compliant hiring. Globally compliant employment contracts were used to meet investor due diligence requirements and protect IP without prolonged legal negotiation. As the team expanded, the system served as the central HRIS and was integrated with the company’s SSO provider, JumpCloud, to automate access provisioning and deprovisioning. This automation supported SOC 2 audit expectations by keeping hiring, onboarding, and access tracking in one place. Kintsugi scaled to 150 employees across 13 countries during hypergrowth. Investor due diligence moved forward with 0 redlines from VC lawyers on the global IP contracts. The company operated with 0 full-time HR staff while scaling to 90 people across 13 countries, avoiding internal HR overhead. With onboarding and compliance workflows automated through 1 unified platform, the team stayed focused on product development and customer growth.
- 150 employees scaled across 13 countries during hypergrowth
- 0 redlines from VC lawyers on global IP contracts
- 1 unified platform for PEO, EOR, Contractors, HRIS, and SOC2 compliance automation
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Achieved 30% Growth Over 4 Years with Centralized Payroll
Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group previously managed payroll across six Southeast Asian nations using four separate vendors. Each vendor followed different operational processes, which fragmented payroll operations. This approach created inefficiencies, including language barriers and limited technological capabilities. A multi-country payroll platform was implemented to standardize operations across Asia. Payroll processes were consolidated into a single, user-friendly portal. This replaced the prior model of managing multiple vendors with inconsistent workflows. The organization grew 30% over four years while operating across six countries with centralized payroll. Headcount expanded from 600–700 employees to 1,200+ employees. The team expected 10–15% additional growth while maintaining payroll headcount at 1.5.
- 6 countries with centralized payroll
- 30% growth over 4 years
- 1,200+ employees after expanding from 600–700
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Achieved 6,000+ Contracts Across 60+ Countries and Reduced Payments to Hours
Turing
Turing managed compliance manually with extensive back-and-forth email processes. They processed ~150 contracts using spreadsheets. They also used Western Union for payments, which involved delays and fees. They implemented a single platform to consolidate contractor payments and compliance in one place. They structured contracts using a country-specific compliance approach. This helped align each contract with local laws in each jurisdiction. They created 6,000+ contracts across 60+ countries. They reduced payment processing time from several days to just a few hours. The entire team migrated to the contractor solution in days.
- 6,000+ contracts created
- 60+ countries served
- Several days-to-hours payment processing reduction
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Achieved 2x Faster Onboarding Across 6+ Acquisitions in 9 Countries
PartnerOne
PartnerOne’s aggressive M&A strategy created significant HR complexity. After acquiring six businesses in one year with employees across nine countries, their lean HR team struggled with their previous EOR provider’s lack of visibility, delays, and inflexibility. PartnerOne integrated a global HR and EOR platform into their acquisition process early. This enabled pre-close contract preparation, benefits mapping, and compliance checks. The approach helped standardize how new acquisitions were brought into their HR workflows. PartnerOne achieved faster onboarding compared to their previous provider. They supported 6+ acquisitions across 9 countries more smoothly despite having a lean HR team. The increased visibility and flexibility reduced delays during the onboarding process.
- 2x faster onboarding vs previous provider
- 6+ acquisitions supported across 9 countries
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Achieved 8+ Country HR Consolidation on a Single Platform
Algrano
Algrano, a B2B coffee marketplace founded in 2015, faced fragmented HR infrastructure as it scaled globally. The company managed multiple disconnected payroll and PEO vendors across countries. It lacked consistent visibility across regions and relied on manual processes. Spreadsheet-based reviews alone consumed 10% of one role’s time. Algrano consolidated its entire team onto a single HR platform. US employees were migrated to a PEO solution, Swiss employees were moved to payroll, and international freelancers were transitioned to a contractor solution. The company centralized HR workflows that had previously been split across multiple systems. It replaced manual, spreadsheet-driven review processes with a unified approach. Algrano consolidated operations across 8+ countries into one platform. It created 1 unified system to support the full employee lifecycle across the organization. The consolidation reduced fragmentation from multiple vendors and improved cross-country visibility. It removed spreadsheet-based review work that had taken 10% of one role’s time.
- 8+ countries consolidated onto a single platform
- 1 unified system for the entire employee lifecycle
- 10% of one role’s time saved by eliminating spreadsheet-based reviews
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