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Staffing through Opus vs traditional staffing firms


Opus is a nearshore staffing and recruiting firm that places vetted, full-time Latin American professionals inside US companies. Traditional staffing firms lease you temporary workers and move on; Opus runs a direct employment model: one dedicated person, vetted through 8 layers, employed full-time, working your hours, and backed by a lifetime replacement guarantee with no cap or time limit.

How Opus differs from a traditional staffing firm

97% of the people Opus places are still in the seat one year later.

The staffing process, start to finish

The numbers

Frequently asked questions

Is Opus a staffing agency?
Opus solves the same problem a staffing agency does, filling a seat fast, but with a different model. Instead of leasing you a temporary contractor, Opus recruits one vetted person for the role, employs them directly full-time, and backs the placement with a lifetime replacement guarantee.
What roles can Opus staff?
Senior full-time roles across operations, software engineering, finance, customer success, sales development, and project management, all placed from Latin America with US timezone overlap.
How fast is staffing through Opus?
You get a shortlist of 3 vetted candidates in 5 days, and the average hire is onboarded in 14 days from the first call.
Who employs the person?
Opus does, directly. Opus covers payroll, labor compliance, and benefits in the hire’s home country, and the person works full-time and exclusively for your team. You never set up a foreign entity or run international payroll.
What does staffing through Opus cost?
One flat monthly rate that covers salary, payroll, and compliance. Senior roles typically run $3,750 to $7,750 per month all-in; the 2026 LatAm salary guide on this site benchmarks each role against the fully loaded cost of the US equivalent.

Fill the seat with someone who stays

One 20-minute call starts the search. 3 vetted candidates in 5 days, onboarded in 14, lifetime replacement included.

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