Remote - Accessing the Global Talent Pool

Accessing the Global Talent Pool

Remote is a platform that makes it easy for companies to hire talent from anywhere in the world.

aren Falenius, Director of International Growth EMEA, has been at the company for just over a year, and is responsible for spreading the word about the benefits Remote can bring. Karen explains, “Imagine finding great talent in Spain, but your company is located in the UK. You would need to open up your own entity to employ the person. Instead, we offer companies the capability with the use of our platform. We help to solve the complexity

of hiring abroad because it is not easy to make sure you are compliant and have taken care of the taxes, among other things.

Remote gives organisations the opportunity to be able to focus on the great talent they want to hire.”

There is a global talent shortage across many industries at the moment, especially the tech space, as well as marketing, sales and HR. Karen says, “If you want to make sure you find the best people as quickly as possible, it is in your own interest to open up your search and

look for someone remotely. Not all companies are at this stage yet, but the pandemic enabled us to get used to this model and see the advantages.”

Karen’s background is in marketing and in leading growth teams, specifically in the technology sector. She highlights, “It is all about finding the possibilities to let people know about the option of hiring remotely, and giving them the best support so

that when they do hire someone, they are able to manage them well. Companies need the right culture and education to be able to do this successfully.”

Remote’s growth strategy includes online marketing, digital advertising and research. Karen explains, “We try to create value, so we have reports that we can provide to potential customers about the advantages of our

platform and how we are able to meet customer needs. There is very interesting data on the increased appetite for working remotely. We also attend some great in-person events, where we are able to share our story and talk to as many people as possible.”

Karen describes Remote’s mission as raising awareness of the reality that people can make a great living wherever they choose to be,

enabling them to have a great life/work balance without missing out on amazing careers. She adds, “Remote working creates opportunities to people in rural areas or in countries that are outside of the big tech hubs. Ultimately, Remote is changing the way people are being employed on a global scale.”

Remote is able to resolve pain points like managing the

onboarding process when hiring talent from any country in the world. Karen explains, “If you hire in France but you don’t speak the language, it is a real obstacle. You would probably need to hire a translator, as well as a lawyer to advise on the employment laws. We have local experts that make sure everything is in place, so the customer can focus on ensuring they have the right person for the job. From an employee’s perspective, people

about the outcome. At Remote, we don’t care how many hours you work, but whether you are delivering on time and getting the work done. At the end of the day, you have been given all the tools to make it work and are responsible for yourself.”

Karen believes you can be trained to work remotely with the support of your company. She says, “We dedicate a lot of time at Remote to

Karen Falenius, Director of International Growth EMEA

outside of big cities are given the chance to have a nice life, career, good pay, and flexibility. Flexibility is perhaps the biggest benefit for people working remotely.”

According to Karen, the data shows that people are just as productive when they work from home – if not more so. She elaborates, “I really challenge the idea that people need to deliver a certain number of hours in their working day. For us, it is all

team bonding, which creates trust and ensures people feel included. Mental health is a big topic for us. As long as we can create the right culture, people will feel a real sense of belonging. We have a policy in place and we live by the values of kindness, ownership and transparency to help create this culture.”

Speaking of transparency, everyone at Remote is encouraged

“I really challenge the idea that people need to deliver a certain number of hours in their working day. For us, it is all about the outcome”

to communicate regularly and transparently, so there are almost no private conversations.

Karen adds, “We try to give every individual the same type of information and we document everything, so people have access to everything they need to do a good job. And we ensure people feel they can always ask for help if there’s something they don’t know.”

Remote puts a lot of emphasis on employing diverse teams, offering some great tips to customers on how to hire inclusively. Karen continues, “Remote working naturally opens up opportunities for diversity. It isn’t hard to be diverse when you hire remotely, because you immediately have more choices. If you are bound to a specific location, you do not have access to the global talent pool.”

One of the advantages of the platform for fintechs lies in ensuring compliance in payroll globally. Karen explains, “First of all, you have to look into every country, and we have specialists in-house who do just that. Our experts make sure the global payroll is accurate and that we are compliant. This is an incredibly complex task, and we are very proud of the dedicated team responsible for this function.”

Karen stresses the importance of people; “People are everything. We

they are doing well. Everyone has access to a learning budget, so they can choose something they want to learn throughout the course of the year. Motivating factors such as unlimited holiday help us to attract the best people. As long as they get the job done, they can choose how many days they want to take off each year, which works rather nicely for us.”

Remote has built a strong ecosystem of trusted partners, as well as joining forces on several

have managed to grow from 100 to almost 1,000 employees in a year. We have been a unicorn for a while now, and we recently closed another funding round of $300 million at the beginning of 2022. A lot of money was invested in making the product better and finding the right team. This was only possible because of the remote structure that we have here at Remote. There is a lot of effort being put in not only finding the right people, but making sure

partner programs. Karen explains, “We have something called a Talent Marketplace. While Remote doesn’t provide the talent, we make sure companies have the right tools to employ people. Hired is a great partner that helps to source talent, particularly in the tech space, as well as assisting in employing talent in a specific country. We make sure our partners are the best, doublechecking them ahead of time to

“Hired is a great partner that helps to source talent, particularly in the tech space, as well as assisting in employing talent in a specific country”

HIRE TALENT AROUND THE WORLD: REMOTE & HIRED MAKE IT SIMPLE

Remote work puts the world of talent at your fingertips. Hired’s 2022 State of Tech Salaries report revealed employers continue to expand talent pipelines and hiring across an increased number of markets and timezones. This gives virtual or remote-first employers a competitive edge in multiple areas, including building teams with diverse points of view and skill sets.

Hired’s recruiting marketplace helps companies efficiently source talent from around in the world while Remote helps companies legally and compliantly onboard and pay employees. Together, they create a powerful global hiring solution to help growing companies source, vet, onboard, and pay the best candidate for the role.

With unbiased insights, DEI tools, skill assessments, and dedicated Customer Success Managers, Hired works with over 10,000 companies around the world to match thousands of active and qualified candidates from more than 100 countries to employ their full potential. With better data, curated matches, and higher acceptance rates, employers save an average of 45 sourcing hours per role with the Hired solutions suite.

Backed by The Adecco Group, Hired is rated by G2 as a leader in Recruiting Automation, Job Search Sites, and Diversity Recruiting. Most recently, Hired earned 20 more G2 awards for Fall 2022, including Leader of Recruiting Automation for Europe.

Demand for remote work has more than doubled in the last year on Hired’s platform. Now, with over 60% of companies on the platform hiring remotely, Hired connects them with qualified candidates from around the globe. Employers have visibility into candidates’ upfront salary expectations, skills, years of experience – and remote and time zone work preferences – to surface the best talent from anywhere.

Hired CEO Josh Brenner praised the move by companies large and small to expand globally. “For a long time, only large corporations had the resources for a global footprint or staff around the world. Now startups and mediumsized businesses can do it, too, with help from Hired and Remote. Plus, this strategy levels the playing field for talent. It provides them with equitable opportunities no matter where they’re located. Supporting global talent and businesses of all sizes is part of our goal to make hiring more equitable, efficient, and transparent.”

Expanding global hiring promotes DEI by incorporating people with diverse backgrounds and thinking, which studies show increases productivity and innovation. For example, one of Hired’s long-standing enterprise customers transitioned to virtual-first early in the pandemic. In one of Hired’s panel discussion events, the organisation shared they quickly discovered how often they sought the same Software Developer degree and career profile over the years.

After opening roles beyond the San Francisco Bay Area, they uncovered a wealth of talent, infusing their teams with fresh perspectives and points of view. Remote work made it possible.

Advocating for global hiring, Hired’s CTO Dave Walters, explains “You have to keep extending your talent pipelines outside the traditional tech hubs and regions. When looking globally… the more you expand across borders, the better off you’ll be. Global used to be primarily a cost savings measure by companies. I look at it now as a necessity to stay competitive and find great talent. Any cost savings you might get are secondary because at the end of the day, if you don’t have great engineering talent…you will impact your top line.”

Committed to building equity in the hiring process through a more representative talent pool, Hired’s platform also offers specific features to promote DEI. This includes bias reduction features, customised assessments, and salary bias alerts to help eliminate unconscious bias.

The hiring landscape remains competitive as companies innovate and diversify their teams through remote work that reaches beyond borders. Hired and Remote’s complementary offerings make this easy by supporting global hiring from sourcing all the way to onboarding and payment.

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ensure they will bring value to our customers. Hired is a good fit for us because they are a global company and can help with a multitude of roles.”

Alongside this Employer of Record product, Karen is excited to be launching Global Payroll. She

continues, “Based on customer feedback, we are planning to offer Global Payroll to more customers, as well as helping with onboarding and hiring contractors. If you don’t want to hire a person directly but you’d prefer to use a contractor, we can definitely help with that.”

“We are very diverse, so you get to learn something new every day. I am looking forward to becoming even more local, supporting customers in each country with exactly what they need”

So, what’s next for Karen on a personal level? “I love my job and our fantastic team. We are very diverse, so you get to learn something new every day. I am looking forward to becoming even more local, supporting customers in each country with exactly what they need. My goal for the next few years is to become even better at listening to our customers because we want them to be happy, as well as their employees. I enjoy working for a company that is doing something meaningful, giving people around the world the same opportunities in

life; the ability to combine a great career with a family.”

Talent is everywhere but opportunities are not. Karen concludes, “This is a great sentence, and I have heard it a lot from our co-founders Job van der Voort and Marcelo Lebre. It defines our mantra so well, and this sentiment is exactly what I love most about Remote.”

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