What are dedicated offshore staff, and how does it work?
Dedicated offshore staff are full-time professionals, mostly based in India, who work only for your business while The Remote Staff acts as their legal employer. You get the focus of an in-house hire at up to 70% less than a local hire, without opening an entity abroad or dealing with foreign payroll.
How it works day to day
Your hire logs in during your working hours, uses your tools, joins your meetings and reports to you. You set priorities, give feedback and review the work, just as you would with someone sitting in your office. Everything around the job is ours to handle:
- Recruiting & vetting: we shortlist 5 pre-vetted profiles in 48 hours. Interviews are free, and you pay only when you hire.
- Employment & payroll: contracts, salary, benefits, HR and local compliance all sit with us.
- Equipment & IT: laptops, software licences, security, IT setup on your tools, plus power and internet backup.
- Support: an account manager and daily reports, so you always know what's happening.
You receive one monthly invoice. There's no setup fee, you can cancel monthly, and if someone isn't the right fit we replace them free of charge.
Who it suits
This model works best for founders, small businesses, agencies and e-commerce brands that have steady, ongoing work and someone ready to direct it. Common roles include developers, designers, marketers, bookkeepers, customer support and sales staff. Many clients start with one hire and add more as they grow; one client team grew from 3 to 23.
When it's not the right choice
If you need a one-off task done in a few weeks, a freelancer may be simpler. And if you don't have time to manage someone's daily work, dedicated staff may feel like extra load rather than relief.
How it differs from our other ways to hire
- Dedicated offshore staff: you manage the work, we manage the employment. Ideal when you want your own people and direct control of their day.
- Fully managed teams: we also provide the team lead, QA, reporting and performance management. You set goals and judge outcomes.
- Your own offshore office: a dedicated office run under your brand, for companies building larger teams that want full control of workspace, IT and security.
Not sure which fits? Start with one dedicated hire. You can move to a managed team or your own office later as the team grows.