How ServicePower gained instant control of post-acquisition payroll with Deel and AWS

When ServicePower, a leading US-based software company, acquired Invenium, they inherited a new workforce in Tunisia—a country where they had no local expertise.

As VP of Finance, Kyle Harsanyi was immediately faced with a critical challenge: payroll in Tunisia was run by a local accountant who managed everything manually, right down to "old school paper" payslips.

He realized his team had no visibility, no control, and no way to comfortably ensure payroll was being processed correctly. It was a high-risk manual process that ServicePower needed to replace immediately with a trusted, modern platform that could provide the visibility and control they required.

After evaluating the market, including Rippling and Oyster, ServicePower chose Deel. As a heavy AWS user, they procured Deel directly through the AWS Marketplace, a decision that unlocked immediate financial and operational efficiencies.

This move allowed them to consolidate billing and leverage their existing cloud spend.

“Getting one consolidated invoice from AWS makes processing so much easier for the accounting team. Plus, running that spend through AWS helps us hit our enterprise discount tiers. It’s a major win-win.”—Kyle Harsanyi, VP of Finance, ServicePower

With procurement simplified, the Deel platform was quickly deployed to solve their core challenges:

• Instant visibility and control: Deel EOR & Global Payroll replaced the manual paper process, moving all Tunisian employees onto a single, auditable platform.
• Building policies with Deel AI: The acquired startup lacked formal HR policies. Kyle’s team used Deel AI to build their entire policy framework.
• Accelerated contractor onboarding: Deel Contractor platform slashed project start times. On their own, it could take 4-5 months to get the contractor compliance right. Deel was at least 5 times faster than that.

"Deel AI was huge for us. We could just ask, 'What's a typical PTO schedule in Tunisia?' and it guided us on what to consider." —Kyle Harsanyi, VP of Finance, ServicePower

The business impact for ServicePower was immediate. The "black box" of payroll was replaced by a user-friendly platform that provided total control.

The most significant ROI came from workforce efficiency. By managing their new global entities through Deel, ServicePower was able to avoid hiring a dedicated, in-country HR presence.

“We acquired a growing startup and have not had to hire anyone locally to manage it. Our US-based HR Director can manage it all through the Deel platform. That's a significant, quantifiable saving.” —Kyle Harsanyi, VP of Finance, ServicePower

Support was also a critical factor. When the team had to process their first termination in Tunisia, they got a resolution from Deel's support team in record time.

From zero visibility to full control, Deel gave ServicePower the tools and confidence to integrate their acquisition successfully. Procuring Deel through the AWS Marketplace streamlined their billing and financial controls, allowing them to manage their new global workforce with their existing lean team.