Only CFO's Guide to International Hiring

Three things tend to drive international hiring: Cost savings, global expansion, and access to specialized talent.

The path from hiring a single independent contractor to opening a fully owned entity isn't a straight line, and the cost of getting it wrong (misclassification, missed tax obligations, terminations that don't follow local law) compounds fast.

In this guide, OnlyCFO walks you through the three stages of building an international team:

• Hiring independent contractors
• Moving to an Employer of Record
• Setting up a local entity

You'll learn when to make each transition, what it actually costs in different countries, and where the compliance traps tend to surface.

What's inside

The three-stage framework for hiring globally:

• OnlyCFO's rule of thumb for when to spin up a local entity
• How salaries and employer costs vary by country
• Where companies are actually hiring, based on Deel's latest State of Global Hiring data
• How to manage the employee experience through every transition

Download OnlyCFO's guide for the framework. When you're ready to put it into practice, Deel can handle contractors, EOR, payroll, and entity setup across 150+ countries.