How Microblink consolidated global HR and talent management with Deel

Microblink, the identity intelligence OS processing billions of identities yearly, faced a common hurdle as it grew from an early stage scale-up to a global organization of over 200 people across multiple continents. Their HR tech stack was a patchwork of spreadsheets and docs, local vendors, and EOR providers that relied on third-party partners.

This fragmentation forced the HR team into a constant cycle of manual approvals and data reconciliation and created a bad experience for their workforce.

“Looking at our EOR employees, they always had to manage two tools. They booked their PTO in Deel but also in BambooHR, got approval in Bamboo, and then Deel admins had to go and manually approve it. We needed to make this more efficient for everyone.” — Petra Valjak, Head of People & Culture, Microblink

After evaluating 10 vendors, Microblink chose Deel as its EOR provider, drawn by Deel's direct local presence over a patchwork of regional partners. But what started as an EOR decision quickly became something much bigger. They discovered that Deel could also replace their HRIS and add on talent management tools while providing native EOR support.

By migrating to Deel HR, Microblink was able to consolidate six different onboarding workflows into automated processes. They replaced manual, executive-led intro sessions with on-demand learning paths and gained the ability to manage granular admin access across their distinct business units—all within a single system.

“We weren't planning on leaving BambooHR, we were just looking for a performance management tool. But once we saw how we could get everything with Deel, it was a dealbreaker.” — Petra Valjak, Head of People & Culture, Microblink

The transition to an integrated HR system delivered immediate efficiency gains. Automated onboarding, triggered by hire date and location, cut admin time by 50% across more than 50 new hires.

By consolidating talent management within Deel HR, Microblink launched 360-degree review cycles where expectations and competencies were embedded directly into the assessment flow. For managers like Valjak, the time required to review direct reports dropped from 4+ hours to just 90 minutes. Peer review completion soared from 50% to 97% and all review participants appreciated how easy it was to go through the process on Deel.

For a company scaling across 10+ countries, compliance was previously a source of constant friction. By leveraging Deel AI and the Knowledge Hub, the People team transitioned from reactive troubleshooting to proactive global management, using Deel as a compliance partner that allows them to hire in new markets with total certainty.