Hire Talent in Latin America for Your Remote Team
Talentige has made 500+ hires across Latin America. Recruit bilingual professionals from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and across the region. They join your team full-time, work your exact hours, and cost a fraction of a local hire. Talentige handles the full process, from the search and background checks to payments, and builds your overseas team with you as it grows.
Can a US or Canadian business hire a dedicated remote professional in Latin America? Yes. Talentige has made 500+ hires across Latin America, and it typically takes about 14 days. We source candidates for your role and put them through our formal assessments, and you interview a shortlist of 3–5 finalists and choose your hire. That person is a full-time member of your team who works only for you, on your schedule, in your tools. You never set up a foreign entity or run foreign payroll: we handle the full process end to end, including interviews, assessments, background checks, the contractor agreement, onboarding, international payment and time tracking.
And it doesn't stop at one hire: we build and support your overseas team, from your first hire to a full remote team. You pay nothing until you hire, and every placement comes with a 90-day replacement guarantee (terms depend on the role and offer).
Last updated: October 10, 2026 · By the Talentige recruitment team, recruiting international talent since 2015
Why employers hire in Latin America
Latin America gives North American companies something rare: experienced, bilingual professionals who think like your team, are online when your team is, and are motivated to build a long-term career with a US or Canadian company. We don't sell cheap labour. We find people who raise the bar on your team.
Your hours, any shift
Your hire works the schedule you set: 9 to 5 Eastern, 12 to 8, early mornings, evenings or weekends. Mexico City and Bogotá are already in or next to US Central and Eastern time, so a standard US day is a normal day for most of the region. They also follow your company's holiday calendar, apart from maybe one or two local holidays you agree upfront.
Spanish, Portuguese and English
In 2024, 44.9 million people in the US spoke Spanish at home, according to the Census Bureau. A bilingual hire serves those customers in their language and works with your team in English. In Brazil we recruit Portuguese-English professionals for companies that sell there.
Real cost advantage
The professionals we place typically earn $800–$2,000 a month. As independent contractors, they come with no US benefits load, no foreign payroll and no foreign employment taxes. That's a fraction of the cost of a comparable local hire, with the same commitment to your team.
Full-time and dedicated to you, never shared
Your hire works full-time, only for your company, and becomes part of your team, inside your processes and culture. They are never shared between clients. That is the difference between hiring through Talentige and renting hours from an outsourcing centre or a freelance marketplace.
Where we recruit in Latin America
| Country | Languages | Where it shines |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | Spanish, English | Large pool of bilingual customer support, sales and operations talent on US Central time |
| Colombia | Spanish, English | Bilingual SDRs, customer service, executive assistants and finance support on US Eastern time |
| Argentina | Spanish, English | Strong English, plus marketing, design, writing, customer success and technical profiles |
| Brazil | Portuguese, English | Portuguese-speaking roles, plus deep technical and marketing talent |
| Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay and others | Spanish, English | We widen the search across the region when a role calls for a rarer profile |
Country guides: hire remote workers in Mexico, Colombia, Argentina and Brazilian developers and remote talent.
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Roles we fill in Latin America
Bilingual customer support
Spanish-English or Portuguese-English support by phone, chat and email, on whatever shifts your customers need.
SDRs and appointment setters
Prospecting, qualifying and booking meetings during your live calling hours. See how we recruit remote SDRs.
Executive and administrative assistants
Inbox, calendar, travel, CRM and document work, available in real time during your day.
Bookkeepers and finance assistants
Accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations and reporting in QuickBooks, Xero or your own system.
Customer success, operations and dispatch
Onboarding, account check-ins, scheduling, dispatch and order operations with same-day responses.
Marketing, creative and technical
Marketing specialists, social media managers, video editors, developers, AI and automation specialists who join your stand-ups live.
Hiring for something else? We recruit across many other roles too. See the FAQ or ask on your call.
Hiring for a specific role? See how we recruit developers, customer support reps, virtual assistants, executive assistants, bookkeepers, video editors, dispatchers and SDRs.
What Talentige handles for you
- Sourcing
- Screening
- Interviews
- Assessments
- Background checks
- Contracts
- Onboarding
- Payment in USD, CAD, EUR, AUD or GBP
- Hubstaff time tracking
- 90-day replacement guarantee
We handle the full process end to end, so you can build an overseas team, not just fill one seat:
Sourcing, screening and interviews
Our recruiters search for and approach candidates, then run interviews and our full series of assessments (see how we screen). You only meet people who already fit.
Background checks
We run background checks on the candidate you choose before they start, so you can bring them onto your team with confidence.
Contract
Your hire is engaged as an independent contractor under a written agreement covering scope, hours, confidentiality and IP. No local entity and no foreign payroll.
International payment
We handle paying your hire across borders, in your currency: USD for US clients, CAD for Canadian clients, EUR for European clients, AUD for Australian clients and GBP for UK clients. You don't deal with foreign bank transfers, currency conversion or foreign employment taxes.
Time and productivity tracking
Hours and activity are tracked with Hubstaff, so you see exactly when your hire works and what they work on.
Onboarding
We help you make the offer, set up the first weeks and get your new team member productive fast.
Ongoing support
We stay in touch after the start date, help you lead your overseas team, and step in early if anything needs fixing. Every placement is backed by our 90-day replacement guarantee, and anything else in the process, we handle it.
Building your overseas team
Most clients start with one role and add more. We build and support your overseas team as it grows, with the same screening standards and one partner for every hire, in Latin America, Morocco or wherever the role fits best.
How we screen every candidate
Quality comes first. Every candidate goes through a formal series of assessments before they reach your shortlist:
English tests, written and oral
A formal English test in writing and in conversation, for every candidate, so you know how they'll write to your customers and how they'll sound on a call.
Second-language tests where relevant
When the role needs Spanish, Portuguese or French, candidates are tested in that language as well before we present them as bilingual.
Communication tests
Written and oral communication tests show how clearly a candidate explains, follows up and handles a real conversation.
Role-specific assessments
Sales reps and SDRs do live sales role plays, admin and executive assistants complete real admin tasks, and developers pass technical tests. For certain roles, candidates also go through AI training.
How hiring in Latin America works with Talentige
- Day 0Intake callTell us the role, hours, tools and languages.
- Next ~2 weeksSourcing & testingWe search Latin America; English, communication and role tests.
- ≈ Day 143–5 finalistsTested candidates, with results, ready to interview.
- Your pickInterview & offerYou choose; we run the background check and contract.
- Start dayOnboardingPayment in your currency, Hubstaff tracking, 90-day guarantee.
- Free hiring call. We scope the role, languages, schedule, must-have skills and budget, and agree where to search.
- Sourcing and screening. Our recruiters search and approach candidates across the region, then run written and oral English tests, language tests where relevant, communication tests and role-specific assessments.
- Your shortlist. You receive 3–5 vetted finalists with notes on each, not a pile of CVs.
- You interview and decide. Meet the finalists and choose who joins your team. About 14 days is typical from intake to hire.
- Background checks, contract, payment and onboarding. We run background checks, set up the contractor agreement, international payment and Hubstaff tracking, and help you onboard your hire.
- Ongoing support and a 90-day guarantee. If the placement doesn't work out within 90 days, we find a replacement under the guarantee terms agreed for your role and offer.
Comparing providers? Use our checklist of questions to ask a global staffing agency, or read about who we are.
What Latin American professionals typically earn
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| Role | Latin America (Talentige, USD/month) | US median monthly wage (BLS, May 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| SDR / appointment setter | $1,200–$2,000 | About $5,830 |
| Customer support | $900–$1,500 | About $3,730 |
| Executive / admin assistant | $1,000–$1,800 | About $6,380 |
| Bookkeeper | $1,000–$1,600 | About $4,220 |
| Marketing specialist | $1,000–$1,800 | About $6,560 |
Most professionals we place earn roughly $800–$2,000 a month working full-time for international clients, depending on role, seniority and languages. Typical monthly ranges by role:
| Role (full-time, international client) | Typical monthly pay (USD) |
|---|---|
| SDR / appointment setter | $1,200–$2,000 |
| Bilingual customer support | $900–$1,500 |
| Executive / administrative assistant | $1,000–$1,800 |
| Bookkeeper / finance assistant | $1,000–$1,600 |
| Marketing specialist / social media | $1,000–$1,800 |
| Developer / automation specialist | $2,000+ (seniority-dependent) |
Typical ranges from Talentige placements. These are what the professional earns. Your total cost also includes our placement fee, which depends on the role. Because hires are independent contractors, there are no US-style benefits or foreign employment taxes on top. For comparison, US private-industry employers spend 30% of total compensation on benefits on top of wages (BLS, June 2026). We confirm a range for your exact role on the hiring call.
Run your own numbers in our overseas hiring cost calculator, or see the full math in our international hiring cost breakdown. For background on why US companies look to the region, read why US companies hire LATAM talent. For contract basics, see international employment contracts, and for leading a distributed team, managing remote international teams.
Need French too? Hire in Morocco
We recruit internationally, across Latin America, Morocco, Egypt and the Philippines, so we can point you to the market that fits the role best. If you need French and English, for example for Quebec or European customers, our Morocco recruiting team places bilingual French-English professionals. Many clients build teams in both regions.
By industry: dental practices, medical practices, insurance agencies, accounting firms and marketing agencies.
New to hiring abroad? Read our step-by-step guide to hiring international employees. Once you've hired, our guide to paying international employees compares the payment options.
Hiring in more than one market? See every role and region we recruit in and how our process works. Need a French-, Spanish- or Arabic-speaking agent? See bilingual customer support.
Role guides for the region: bilingual SDRs from Mexico and virtual assistants in Colombia.
Frequently asked questions about hiring in Latin America
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Ready to meet finalists from Latin America?
Tell us about the role. We'll come back with a plan, a realistic budget and 3–5 vetted finalists in about 14 days.
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 (language spoken at home), as summarised by USAFacts, updated August 13, 2026. usafacts.org
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation – June 2026, released September 9, 2026. bls.gov
- Talentige placement data: 500+ hires across Latin America; typical monthly pay ranges, holiday arrangements, payment currency and screening process are based on Talentige placements (as of October 2026).