How an Australian Business Development Firm Built a 12-Person India Team in 5 Months

Demand Was Growing. The India Team Couldn't Wait.

For this Sydney-based business development firm, growing client demand created an immediate need to expand its workforce. The company had the opportunity to build a sizeable team in India, but it needed to move quickly enough to capitalize on that demand.

The traditional approach to international expansion would have meant incorporating an Indian subsidiary, navigating local employment regulations, registering for statutory requirements, and establishing compliant payroll operations before hiring could begin.

That process would have delayed the expansion significantly and tied up resources that the company wanted to invest in business growth.

The company needed twelve capable professionals in India, employed compliantly and brought on board within months, not after spending a year establishing its own employment infrastructure.

It wanted a faster, simpler way to build its India team without compromising on employment compliance.

Twelve Hires in Five Months, Without Setting Up an Entity

Wisemonk partnered with the company as its Employer of Record (EOR), taking responsibility for the employment infrastructure required to build an India team.

Over five months, Wisemonk helped the business grow from its first India hire to a full team of twelve professionals.

Each employee was hired through locally compliant employment arrangements, with statutory benefits, appropriate tax handling, and salaries benchmarked against the Indian talent market.

Wisemonk also managed the employment processes behind each hire, including offer letters, onboarding, monthly payroll, and ongoing HR support.

Rather than coordinating multiple service providers or setting up a separate Indian subsidiary, the company worked with one partner throughout the expansion.

This allowed the business to determine its hiring pace based on operational demand while Wisemonk handled the local employment and compliance responsibilities.

Twelve Hires. Five Months. No Subsidiary Required.

Within five months, the company had established a twelve-person India team, giving it the workforce capacity needed to support its growing business operations.

Through Wisemonk's EOR model, the company gained access to Indian talent without taking on the cost and administrative responsibilities of establishing its own legal entity.

Payroll, statutory compliance, and ongoing employment administration were managed through one partner, allowing leadership to concentrate on client relationships, business development, and growth.

The company also gained a repeatable model for future expansion. As demand increases, it can continue adding employees in India through the same compliant employment framework rather than rebuilding its employment infrastructure.