Hire world-class talent. Save up to 83%.
CloudTalent recruits, vets, and manages full-time remote professionals, then embeds them in your team. Same skill. A fraction of the cost. None of the overhead.
All of the output. None of the overhead.
Hiring domestically means salary, benefits, taxes, and risk. Hiring through CloudTalent means one flat monthly fee and a teammate who's genuinely hungry for the opportunity.
Up to 83% lower cost
Senior-level talent at a fraction of what the same hire costs you at home. The savings are the whole point, and they're real.
No W-2, no benefits burden
They're employed by us, not you. No payroll tax, no health benefits, no 401(k), no HR liability. One invoice covers all of it.
No long-term contracts
Month-to-month, always. Scale a team up or wind it down with 30 days' notice. No lock-in, no penalties.
Harder-working talent
In Lebanon and South Africa, a USD role with a Western company is a career, not a side gig. The people we place are driven, loyal, and show up to earn it.
Fully managed
Payroll, compliance, equipment, time off, and replacements. We run all of it so your hire feels in-house but never becomes your paperwork.
Ongoing coaching & growth
A bonus you won't get hiring direct: every placement gets monthly coaching and career development, so your hire keeps getting sharper over time.
Two of the most overlooked talent markets on earth.
We primarily hire from Lebanon and South Africa. Both produce university-educated professionals with native-level English who are hungry for a real career with a Western company. That combination makes them exceptional in client-facing roles and relentless everywhere else.
Lebanon
Beirut · nationwide remoteA small country with an outsized bench of developers, designers, and account managers, shaped by a culture that treats hospitality and service as a point of pride.
- Native-level English, most also fluent in French and Arabic
- Standout in client success, account management, design, and engineering
- A USD salary is life-changing here, so effort and loyalty are exceptional
South Africa
Cape Town · Johannesburg · DurbanNative English speakers with a Western business culture and a track record the biggest companies in the world already trust.
- Native English, with communication skills that feel in-house on day one
- Home to Amazon's AWS engineering hub, plus Microsoft and Google teams
- Deep talent for sales, client-facing, finance, and engineering roles
Every hire works your hours, in your tools, as a dedicated full-time teammate.
Four steps. Seven days. One great hire.
You stay in control of the decision. We do everything else, from sourcing to payroll.
Tell us the role
A short intake call to learn the exact skills, tools, and hours you need, and what a great hire looks like.
We recruit & vet
Our team and AI screening run every candidate through a six-day, multi-stage vetting process. Only a handful survive.
You pick from video intros
The finalists each record a custom video for your role. We send them over and you choose who you want.
They start in 7 days
Your new hire is employed, paid, and managed by us, working your hours and embedded in your tools.
Tens of thousands of applicants. You meet three.
Every month, tens of thousands of professionals across Lebanon and South Africa apply to work with us. Here's how we get from that flood down to the few people worth your time.
Sourcing at scale
Our AI screening technology and full-time sourcing team review tens of thousands of CVs every month, surfacing only the candidates whose experience genuinely matches your role.
Skills & personality testing
Every candidate completes a role-specific skills assessment and a personality profile. No exceptions, no shortcuts.
Recruiter screening
Our recruiters run a live interview to pressure-test communication, reliability, English, and remote-work maturity.
Custom video intros
The best few record a video introduction tailored to your exact role. You see and hear each finalist before you ever get on a call.
Only a fraction of a percent of applicants ever reaches your inbox.
Staff an entire department, or a single seat.
Full-time, dedicated professionals across every core function. Rates are monthly and all-in, with no separate placement fee.
Marketing & Creative
from $2,500 / mo- Creative Strategist
- Video Editor
- UI/UX Designer
- Graphic Designer
- Content Writer
Sales
from $2,000 / mo- Sales Development Rep
- Appointment Setter
- Account Executive
- Sales Operations
Engineering & Data
from $3,000 / mo- Full-Stack Developer
- DevOps Engineer
- Back-end / Front-end
- Data Analyst
Client Success & Ops
from $2,000 / mo- Client Success Manager
- Project Manager
- Operations Manager
- Executive Assistant
HR & Recruiting
from $2,000 / mo- Recruiter
- Talent Sourcer
- HR Coordinator
Finance
from $2,000 / mo- Bookkeeper
- Accountant
- Financial Analyst
Legal
from $2,500 / mo- Paralegal
- Legal Assistant
- Contract Administrator
Don't see your role?
tell us what you need- We source custom roles to spec
- Niche skills and tools welcome
- Book a call and describe it
Built for founder-led, fast-moving teams.
We place talent with companies small enough to move fast and big enough to feel the cost of a domestic hire.
SaaS & Software
Ship faster without FAANG salaries.
Agencies
Scale delivery without crushing your margin.
E-commerce & DTC
Creative firepower that doesn't wreck ROAS.
Coaching & Info Products
Client success that keeps members paying.
Professional Services
Account coverage that protects retention.
Fintech
Engineering and ops that keep up with the roadmap.
Brick & Mortar
Back-office and marketing, handled remotely.
Corporate Teams
Add capacity without adding headcount cost.
What you pay now vs. what you'd pay us.
Fully loaded domestic cost against CloudTalent's all-in monthly rate.
We make great hiring borderless.
CloudTalent places vetted professionals from the world's strongest, most overlooked talent markets with growing companies across the US, Canada, and the UK. We handle recruiting, vetting, employment, payroll, and ongoing management, so you get a full-time teammate without the cost, the paperwork, or the risk of a domestic hire.
We built CloudTalent on a simple idea: the best person for most roles isn't the most expensive one, and they almost certainly don't live down the street. Our job is to find them, prove they're excellent before you ever meet them, and make the whole thing feel as easy as hiring locally.
The questions everyone asks.
What countries do you hire from?
Do serious companies actually hire from these regions?
How are they employed? Do I handle payroll or taxes?
What if the hire doesn't work out?
How fast can someone start?
Are they full-time and dedicated to me?
How much does it cost?
Tell us what you're hiring for.
A 20-minute call. We'll scope the role, show you what it costs, and have vetted candidates in front of you within a week.
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