Frequently Asked Questions

Staff Latin recruits and screens bilingual professionals in Mexico under both service models. With Direct Hire, your company handles employment. With Managed Staffing, Staff Latin handles employment administration, payroll, and benefits while your company manages the employee's day-to-day work. The written service agreement confirms the exact employment and compliance scope.

Deel and Remote are SaaS platforms with self-serve dashboards. We’re a hands-on partner. An operator who runs cross-border teams every day is on every call. You get full-cycle recruiting plus management — not just contracts and payroll routing.

Published salary comparisons often show a 40–60% base-salary difference versus comparable U.S. roles. Loaded-cost savings vary after employer costs and Staff Latin fees; use our calculator for a planning estimate and request a written quote for final pricing.

Most placements are made in 2 to 4 weeks from kickoff. Senior or specialized roles may take longer. We start interviewing pre-screened candidates within days.

Bilingual customer support, sales development, accounting, virtual assistants, marketing coordinators, software developers, operations, and back-office roles. If a role can be done remotely with English/Spanish fluency, we can likely place it.

We offer a 90-day replacement guarantee. If a hire isn’t the right fit within the first 90 days, we replace them at no additional cost.

An EOR is a third-party organization that becomes the legal employer of your workers in Mexico. Staff Latin handles payroll, taxes, IMSS registration, benefits, and compliance with Mexican Federal Labor Law — while you manage the day-to-day work.

Direct Hire requires your company to provide an appropriate employment arrangement, such as its own Mexican entity or a separate employment provider. Managed Staffing is designed for companies that want Staff Latin to handle Mexican employment administration; the written agreement identifies the employing structure and exact scope.

Under Managed Staffing, the engagement can include employment documentation, payroll, IMSS, benefits administration, and HR coordination. Direct Hire does not include ongoing employment administration. The service agreement confirms the exact responsibilities for each engagement.

Customer support, virtual assistants, software developers, accountants, administrative assistants, sales development reps, marketing coordinators, and operations roles. If a role can be performed remotely with English and Spanish fluency, we can likely place it.

We typically present first candidates within 2 weeks of kickoff. Most placements are made in 2–4 weeks. Senior or highly specialized roles may take longer depending on the market.

Absolutely. Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey all have short direct flights from most major U.S. cities. Many of our clients visit their teams quarterly or semi-annually.

Under Managed Staffing, Staff Latin coordinates statutory time-off and holiday administration while the client manages schedules and approves requests. Direct Hire clients handle these responsibilities through their own employment arrangement.

We help plan the transition based on the role, working relationship, and employment setup. When formal employment is the right structure, our Managed Staffing option can coordinate the employment documentation and onboarding process. Companies should obtain qualified legal advice for classification decisions.