Your Guide to Hiring in
Latin America

Expanding into Latin America requires understanding local labor laws, payroll structures, compliance requirements, and hiring practices that vary by country. These country-by-country hiring guides break down everything you need to know to hire employees legally and efficiently in the region.

Find the Country Guide You Need to Hire in Latin America

Argentina

Argentina Standard Time (ART), UTC-3

Buenos Aires

Belize

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

Belmopan

Bolivia

Bolivia Time (BOT), UTC-4

La Paz

Brazil

Brasilia Time (BRT), UTC-3

Brasilia

Chile

Chile Standard Time (CLT), UTC-4 (UTC-3 during DST)

Santiago

Colombia

Colombia Time (COT), UTC-5

Bogotá

Costa Rica

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

San José

Curaçao

Atlantic Standard Time (AST), UTC-4. No daylight saving time observed.

Willemstad

Dominican Republic

Atlantic Standard Time (AST), UTC-4

Santo Domingo

Ecuador

Ecuador Time (ECT), UTC-5

Quito

El Salvador

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

San Salvador

Guatemala

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

Guatemala City

Guyana

Guyana Time (GYT), UTC-4

Georgetown

Honduras

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

Tegucigalpa

Mexico

Central Standard Time (CST), UTC-6

Mexico City

Our Process To Recruit & Hire LATAM talent in 21 days or less

Kickoff & Search

Sign the agreement, pay the retainer, and your recruitment begins. Our Talent Partners dive into the market to headhunt 1,100–1,700 qualified candidates who meet your job requirements and timezone preferences.

Screening & Evaluation

Our Talent Partners will thoroughly vet candidates through English language tests, personality assessments, and tech capability checks. We conduct interviews to evaluate past work, communication skills, and set expectations.

Selection & Onboarding

You'll assess the top candidates and decide who's right for your team. Once selected, we handle reference checks, legal agreements, and onboarding to payroll. Your new employee is now ready to contribute and integrated into your team.

LatamCent makes nearshoring feel like an
extension of AI & B2B SaaS teams

Darko Davkovski

Co-Founder & COO at Growth Era

Before LatamCent, we spent hours sorting through resumes that didn’t fit.

They changed that completely. Every candidate we got was pre-vetted, relevant, and ready to go. The process saved our team time, and the hires have already made a measurable impact. It finally feels like working with a real partner, not just a vendor.

Jed Mahrle

Founder & CEO at Practical Prospecting

We needed SDRs who could start fast and deliver results right away.

LatamCent understood exactly what we were looking for and found candidates with real SaaS experience. The process was quick, transparent, and every hire has been a strong performer. They’ve become our go-to for SDR hiring in LATAM.

Lindsay Morton

HR Business Partner at SourceFuse

We needed to scale our engineering and delivery teams fast without sacrificing quality.

LatamCent brought us strong, technically capable candidates who fit right in with our culture and workflow. The process was fast, communication was seamless, and every hire added immediate value to our projects. LatamCent has become our go-to partner for nearshore hiring.

Joshua Stockam

COO at Flxpoint

LatamCent helped us grow our customer base while staying on budget.

We use their LATAM hires alongside our U.S. and India teams, and the time-zone fit makes management simple. The vetting saves me hours; every candidate already meets the bar, so interviews are worth it. We’ve seen stronger support and onboarding metrics, and I now send all new CS openings to LatamCent first.

Darreon Day

Director of Analytics and Research at ClearlyRated

We needed to expand our analytics team fast but still stay within budget.

LatamCent helped us find the right analyst with the technical skills and attention to detail we needed. The process was efficient, communication was proactive, and every step felt easy. Having that extra support made our team more efficient and allowed us to deliver stronger client results.

Stephen Banbury

VP of Marketing at ClearlyRated

We needed someone to step in fast and keep our marketing momentum strong.

LatamCent found the right person with the skills and cultural fit we were looking for. In just 90 days, we saw a 25% lift in engagement and brand consistency across every channel. The process was fast, clear, and it felt like working with a real partner.

Victor Moreno

CTO at Kredit Academy

LatamCent made hiring engineers simple.

Every candidate we received was highly qualified and aligned with what we needed. The process was fast, communication was clear, and it saved our team countless hours on screening. Thanks to LatamCent, we were able to scale development faster and focus on shipping product.

Evan Leaphart

CEO of Kredit Academy

I always say there’s no Steve Jobs without Steve Wozniak, and that’s what this hire became for us.

Without LatamCent, there’s no app. I needed someone who could take ownership and execute. LatamCent helped me find a developer who wasn’t just technically strong but also believed in the mission and came in ready to build. As a solo founder, that changed everything.

Peter Schuette

Director at Elumynt

LatamCent helped us scale quickly when growth was creating demand our team couldn’t handle.

Instead of juggling job descriptions, recruiting, and endless interviews, we had vetted candidates within days, complete with video screenings that made decisions easier. Each hire integrated seamlessly, delivered quick impact, and kept us moving. What stood out most was the communication and speed: LatamCent felt like an extension of our team, so we could focus on client work while they handled hiring.

Travis Mariea

CEO at Flxpoint

Hiring CSMs in the U.S. wasn’t scalable, but LatamCent made it possible.

They helped us expand customer success and sales with vetted LATAM talent who fi t right in. The process was fast, collaborative, and efficient, and the speed and quality of candidates stood out right away. Thanks to LatamCent, we’re delivering a stronger customer experience while continuing to scale with confidence.

Joel Olivier Baussaun

Co-Founder at CargoFax

We had reached a point where contractors were slowing us down instead of helping us scale.

LatamCent took the time to understand our product, our codebase, and the kind of ownership we needed in our first full-time engineer. Within weeks, we hired a senior developer who brought structure, accountability, and real momentum to our roadmap. The entire process felt organized, transparent, and aligned with our culture. That one hire completely changed our product velocity.

Lucas Soranzo

Lead Engineer at TestBox

As our engineering team in Brazil grew, finding developers with the right experience became difficult.

Job posts brought volume, but not the level we needed, and managing the pipeline took time away from engineering work. LatamCent delivered pre-screened candidates aligned with our requirements, which made the process easier and more effective. The quality was noticeably higher than what we sourced ourselves, and their support helped us stay organized and move faster. It gave us a reliable way to keep growing the team without slowing down development.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does LatamCent vet candidates for specialized roles?

LatamCent vets candidates through a multi-step process. Candidates are interviewed by role-specific talent partners, assessed with technical or role-play exercises, checked for responsiveness, and verified with references and international background checks. This process drives a 93% first-placement success rate and includes a 60-day replacement guarantee.

Can LatamCent support hiring across multiple departments?

LatamCent supports hiring in engineering, finance, sales, and marketing. The company fills roles such as AI and machine learning engineers, backend and blockchain developers, CFOs, FP&A specialists, SDRs, account executives, and digital marketing managers. Clients have also hired for specialized positions like computer vision engineers, Ethereum developers, controllers, and PPC specialists.

What if our company doesn’t have a presence in Latam yet?

LatamCent enables companies without a local entity to hire in the region. Acting as a contractor on record, the company manages contracts, payroll, legal, and compliance, reducing establishment risk and ensuring compliant hiring across countries. Establishment risk can occur once a team surpasses about 50 hires in a single country, and LatamCent helps clients stay compliant without needing to open local offices.

How fast does LatamCent deliver candidates?

LatamCent prioritizes speed by testing candidate responsiveness and moving quickly through hiring steps. Once a client is ready to make an offer, agreements are sent within 24 hours. Acting fast is critical, since candidates often receive multiple offers, and Talent-as-a-Service allows companies to scale quickly when several hires are needed at once.

How is LatamCent different from a traditional recruiter?

LatamCent provides flexible models: direct hire, contingency, and Talent-as-a-Service. Unlike traditional recruiters, the company embeds as an extension of client teams, manages compliance and payroll when needed, and supports hires with a replacement guarantee and high success rates.

Does LatamCent handle contracts, payroll, and compliance?

LatamCent manages contracts, payroll, legal, and compliance for most clients. Acting as a contractor on record, the company ensures smooth and compliant international hiring while protecting clients from legal and tax risks. Nearly all clients, about 99%, choose this option, with operations supported by LatamCent’s U.S. entity in Florida and offices across Miami and Medellin.

Hiring in Latam Starts With a Conversation

You don’t need more tools or another hiring backlog. Tell us what roles matter most right now, and we’ll run the process, vet the talent, and bring you a shortlist.

It’s fast, focused, and built for teams that can’t afford to get hiring wrong.