The 6-module internal AI certification
Most firms send you a resume and hope the person keeps up with how work is changing. Opus certifies it first. Before any candidate is placed, they complete a 6-module internal certification built around one outcome: fluency working with AI tools in their actual role, not familiarity in theory.
Every Opus placement completes a 6-module internal AI certification before day one.
That certification sits on top of the vetting, not instead of it. Candidates first pass Opus’s 8-layer vetting process, which has screened more than 500 candidates, and only then move into the certification. You meet three finalists, all of them already vetted and certified.
Direct employment, not a contractor handoff
Many talent marketplaces connect you with a freelancer and step away. Opus does the opposite. It employs each placement directly and covers local payroll, compliance, and benefits in one flat monthly rate, so your hire is a dedicated, full-time member of your team rather than a contractor juggling clients. That structure is the foundation of the 97% one-year retention rate and of the lifetime replacement guarantee that backs every placement.
- One dedicated person. Your hire works your hours, with US timezone overlap, and works only for you.
- No employment admin. Opus handles payroll and labor compliance in the hire’s home country.
- Aligned incentives. Opus gets paid when the hire works out, which is why the replacement guarantee has no cap and no time limit.
The numbers behind the model
- 14 days average placement, first call to onboarded
- 97% of placements still in the role after one year
- 325+ companies have hired through Opus
- 6 modules in the internal AI certification
AI certification changes what a full-time hire is worth on day one. See why full-time placement beats contractors, or how the whole model works as a specialized nearshore recruiting firm.