Hire the people
who make AI work

Senior LatAm talent, sourced by AI and
vetted by humans. Built to stay.

Lifetime replacement · 97% retention · 325+ companies

Lifetime replacement
97% Retention
14-day avg. Brief to hired

Talent from leading companies Talent from leading companies

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Google
Nike
Meta
Nubank
PwC
Kavak
Accenture
JLL
Runway
Scale AI

Senior LatAm
talent that works
as part of your team

Built for US companies past the
early-stage scramble.

Senior operators, engineers, and managers
who are ready to own the work from day one.
Fluent English, aligned to your hours, and
built for the long term.

We source, vet, and place full-time talent
in as little as 14 days. You manage the person
and the work. We handle payroll, compliance,
and everything else behind the scenes.

Built for US companies past theearly-stage scramble.

Senior operators, engineers, andmanagers who are ready to own thework from day one. Fluent English,aligned to your hours, and builtfor the long term.

We source, vet, and place full-timetalent in as little as 14 days. Youmanage the person and the work.We handle payroll, compliance, andeverything else behind the scenes.

325+ companies have hired through Opus
500+ candidates screened for every search
100% AI-certified through our internal program

Opus places nearshore hires in 14 days on average, while SHRM’s hiring research puts typical US time-to-fill at over a month. 97% of Opus placements stay at least one year, working US business hours in full timezone overlap. Harvard Business Review finds well-run distributed teams can outperform co-located ones.

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QUALITY

“Shocking how quickly we got candidates. Even more shocking at how qualified they were. Two hours of my time, total.”

Jim Vito

Owner, Vito Services · Hired three candidates and referred Opus to five businesses

What teams say after the first hire

How a hire happens,
end-to-end

From your first call with us to your new hire’s first day, here’s the full flow.

Discovery call

A 25-minute call with your hiring manager. We leave with a role profile and scorecard built around what a strong hire looks like six months in.

Start hiring

Why teams choose Opus
over other alternatives

Compare the hiring model, vetting,
onboarding and contract terms
for the role you need.

Opus 14-day average | Brief received to hired
Talent networks Confirm start date | Matching ≠ start date
Outsourcing firms Agree a timeline | Depends on scope
DIY Hiring Your search schedule | Sourcing and interviews
Opus 8-layer vetting | Role-specific screening
Talent networks Provider screening | Confirm assessment scope
Outsourcing firms Provider screening | Confirm assessment scope
DIY Hiring Your assessment | You source and vet
Opus Certified before day one | 6-module AI certification
Talent networks Verify AI skills | Review work samples
Outsourcing firms Verify AI skills | Review tool proficiency
DIY Hiring Your assessment | Set your own criteria
Opus Dedicated, full-time | You direct the work
Talent networks Freelance or full-time | Confirm contract terms
Outsourcing firms Staff or project support | Depends on service
DIY Hiring You arrange employment | You arrange payroll
Opus One flat monthly rate | Talent, payroll and compliance in one rate
Talent networks Request a full quote | Talent + service fees
Outsourcing firms Request a full quote | Scope + billing terms
DIY Hiring Salary and hiring costs | Plus benefits + recruiting
Opus Custom playbook | Built with your manager
Talent networks Agree onboarding scope | Confirm responsibilities
Outsourcing firms Agree onboarding scope | Confirm responsibilities
DIY Hiring Your onboarding plan | You prepare the plan
Opus Lifetime replacement | Fresh search at no cost
Talent networks Review trial terms | Check covered remedies
Outsourcing firms Review replacement terms | Check coverage period
DIY Hiring Your hiring process | Check recruiter terms
Opus 97% | One-year retention reported by Opus
Talent networks Ask for cohort data | Compare like-for-like
Outsourcing firms Ask for cohort data | Confirm who is counted
DIY Hiring Track your hires | Use a consistent cohort
Opus
AI sourcing with a human vetting layer
Talent networks
Freelance and full-time options, including Toptal
Outsourcing firms
Engineering services including BairesDev
DIY Hiring
Hiring on your own
Hiring timeline
14-day average
Brief received to hired
Confirm start date
Matching ≠ start date
Agree a timeline
Depends on scope
Your search schedule
Sourcing and interviews
Quality bar
8-layer vetting
Role-specific screening
Provider screening
Confirm assessment scope
Provider screening
Confirm assessment scope
Your assessment
You source and vet
AI-ready talent
Certified before day one
6-module AI certification
Verify AI skills
Review work samples
Verify AI skills
Review tool proficiency
Your assessment
Set your own criteria
How the team is run
Dedicated, full-time
You direct the work
Freelance or full-time
Confirm contract terms
Staff or project support
Depends on service
You arrange employment
You arrange payroll
What you pay
One flat monthly rate
Talent, payroll and compliance in one rate
Request a full quote
Talent + service fees
Request a full quote
Scope + billing terms
Salary and hiring costs
Plus benefits + recruiting
Day one readiness
Custom playbook
Built with your manager
Agree onboarding scope
Confirm responsibilities
Agree onboarding scope
Confirm responsibilities
Your onboarding plan
You prepare the plan
If the fit goes wrong
Lifetime replacement
Fresh search at no cost
Review trial terms
Check covered remedies
Review replacement terms
Check coverage period
Your hiring process
Check recruiter terms
Retention at one year
97%
One-year retention reported by Opus
Ask for cohort data
Compare like-for-like
Ask for cohort data
Confirm who is counted
Track your hires
Use a consistent cohort

Want the line-by-line cost against a US hire? See the math in the cost calculator →

Who this is for

Built for $60-180K roles.
Not a VA shop.

Senior operators, engineers, finance and customer leads who run the work, not task-takers you have to script. If your next hire is a $6-an-hour assistant, we’ll save you the call: that’s not what we do.

You hire confidently. We carry the risk.

The Opus Lifetime Guarantee: if a hire ever stops working out, we replace them free. No cap, no clock. We can back it because 97% of placements are still in the seat a year later.

Start hiring

How our system works behind the scenes

The system most firms don’t have. The depth most don’t bother with.

637,000 candidate profiles to search

Your search starts with our candidate database.
We screen candidates against your role, reviewing
English, work history, and skills. The strongest
matches go through eight-layer vetting before
they reach your shortlist.

Your search starts with our candidatedatabase. We screen candidates againstyour role, reviewing English, work history,and skills. The strongest matches gothrough eight-layer vetting before theyreach your shortlist.

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  • Mexico City Mexico
  • Bogotá Colombia
  • Santiago Chile
  • São Paulo Brazil
  • Buenos Aires Argentina

The 8-layer vetting

Skills, English fluency, communication, accent clarity,
references, role fit, culture fit, and drive. Every Opus
candidate passes an 8-layer vetting process, on every
search, regardless of role. The vetted talent you
interview has already passed the bar.

Skills, English fluency, communication,accent clarity, references, role fit,culture fit, and drive. Every Opuscandidate passes an 8-layer vettingprocess, on every search, regardlessof role. The vetted talent you interviewhas already passed the bar.

AI-fluent, before
day one

Every Opus placement clears our internal AI certification
before joining your team. Six modules covering prompt
engineering, tool fluency across ChatGPT, Claude, and
Cursor, and AI-augmented workflows. Your hire shows up
fluent in the tools your team already runs on, the tools
76% of developers are already using or planning to use.

Every Opus placement clears our internalAI certification before joining your team.Six modules covering promptengineering, tool fluency acrossChatGPT, Claude, and Cursor, and AI-augmented workflows. Your hire showsup fluent in the tools your team alreadyruns on, the tools 76% of developersare already using or planning to use.

One rate.
Everything
handled

Talent, payroll, international compliance, and the lifetime
replacement guarantee. All on one monthly rate. No new
vendors to add, contracts to manage or payroll to set up. We
stay long after the offer letter.

Talent, payroll, international compliance,and the lifetime replacement guarantee.All on one monthly rate. No new vendorsto add, contracts to manage or payroll toset up. We stay long after the offer letter.

We have every position you’d
need to hire

Mid-to-senior talent across engineering, marketing, operations and finance.

Illustrative profiles. We build your shortlist around your role.

What teams ask before
working with us

  • Will their English be strong enough for our team?

    Yes. We speak with every candidate in English before you meet them. We look at fluency, clarity and how comfortably they handle a real conversation, including follow-up questions. You’ll also get to speak with your finalists yourself before choosing whom to hire.

  • What is Opus?

    We help US companies hire full-time, mid-to-senior professionals from Latin America. We find and vet the candidates, help you get them started, and handle contracts, payroll, benefits and compliance. You choose your hire and manage their day-to-day work. It’s one monthly rate, with lifetime replacement if the placement doesn’t work out.

  • We’ve been burned by offshore before. What’s different here?

    We’d start by asking what went wrong last time. Then we’d build the role profile and scorecard with your hiring manager, including the skills, working hours and communication you need. You’ll meet three vetted finalists and see their profiles, scorecards and references. Before your hire starts, we’ll put together an onboarding playbook so they know the people, systems and work they’re joining.

  • How fast can we start hiring?

    We can get started with a 25-minute discovery call. Once we’ve defined the role, we’ll send three vetted candidates within five days. Our average is about 14 days from receiving the brief to a completed hire. Your hire’s first working day is a separate date we’ll agree with you and the candidate, based on their availability and your interview schedule.

  • What roles can you fill?

    We hire across engineering, marketing, operations, finance, customer support and executive support, with a focus on mid-to-senior roles. These are full-time people who join your team. If you need a particular technical skill or industry background, tell us on the discovery call and we’ll talk through the search with you.

  • How does pricing work?

    You pay one monthly rate for each hire. It covers the person, payroll, international compliance and our placement support. We’ll discuss the role and seniority on your first call and walk you through the price. Your written quote will spell out what’s included, so you can budget for the full arrangement. Our calculator can give you a starting estimate before we talk.

    Run your own numbers in the cost calculator →
  • What if the hire isn’t a fit?

    Tell us what isn’t working, and we’ll restart the search at no replacement charge. We’ll review the role with you and send a new shortlist of three vetted candidates within five days. Our lifetime replacement guarantee has no cap or time limit. You can read the details below.

    How the lifetime replacement guarantee works →
  • Do nearshore hires actually stay?

    Our one-year retention rate is 97%, meaning 97% of our placements are still with the same company after a year. We help you prepare for the hire with an onboarding playbook, and your manager provides day-to-day direction and feedback. If a placement doesn’t work out, our lifetime replacement guarantee is there for you. The link below explains how we measure retention.

    How Opus defines one-year retention →
  • Who handles payroll, taxes, and compliance?

    We do. We handle contracts, payroll, benefits and cross-border compliance, while you manage your hire’s work. You don’t need to set up a foreign entity or find separate providers to put the arrangement together. We’ll explain how it works for your hire as part of the search, and it’s covered by your monthly rate.

    How Opus handles payroll and compliance →
  • How is this different from a staffing firm or a recruiter?

    We stay involved after you choose someone. We recruit and vet your full-time teammate, help prepare their onboarding, and then handle contracts, payroll, benefits and international compliance. You manage their work. That ongoing support and lifetime replacement are included in your monthly rate. If you’re comparing options, we’re happy to walk through exactly what our service covers.

    How Opus compares to a traditional recruiting firm →
  • Can you show an example of an Opus placement?

    Yes. We helped Landry Mechanical make its first customer service hire in late June 2025. Within four weeks, that person was handling evening shifts independently. By December, Landry had six Opus placements across dispatch, administration, accounts receivable and permit coordination. You can read the full story below, including how they brought the first hire up to speed.

    Read the Landry Mechanical case study →

The next A-player on your
team. In 14 days.

Walk us through the role and what you need. We’ll take it from there.

Tell us who you need Or run the numbers