How a Canadian Software Company Made Its First 10 India Hires in 4 Months
- 10
- First India hires
- 4
- Months to a full team
- 300+
- Global companies that trust Wisemonk
A First International Team, With No Room to Get It Wrong
Hiring your first employees in another country is exciting until you read the fine print. This software company had decided India was where its next ten hires should be, but it had never employed anyone outside Canada, and it knew a first attempt done badly, through contractors or a rushed entity, could cost it both money and good people.
It wanted its first ten India employees set up correctly from day one: real contracts, real benefits, accurate tax, and an onboarding experience that made strong candidates want to say yes.
Essentially, it wanted a partner who had done this hundreds of times, so its first time felt like anything but.
A Confident First Hire, Then Nine More
Wisemonk acted as the company's Employer of Record and recruitment partner, taking it from zero to a ten-person India team over four months.
Wisemonk sourced and helped hire across the roles the company needed, then employed each person on a compliant local contract, with provident fund, professional tax, income-tax deductions, gratuity, and health benefits handled from the first payroll run. Salaries were benchmarked to the India market so a first-time employer made competitive offers rather than guesses.
Offers, background checks, onboarding, equipment, payroll, and HR all ran through one point of contact, so the company learned the ropes once and never had to build the machinery itself.
A Textbook First Expansion, Built to Keep Growing
The company built a compliant ten-person India team in four months, joining the 300+ global businesses that rely on Wisemonk for India employment.
There were no first-timer mistakes, no misclassified contractors, and no subsidiary to unwind if plans changed.
Most importantly, the company now has a proven model and a partner it trusts, so its second ten hires will be far easier than its first.
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