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Employer of Record (EOR) services in Asia
Hire, onboard, and pay top engineering talent across 9 Asian markets without opening a local entity. Fully compliant payroll, contracts, and benefits from $199/mo.
Why choose our EOR service
Save up to 75% with EOR
Hire senior talent from $149 a month. Same quality, lower cost.
Stay compliant across Asian markets
We handle labor law compliance for hiring, payroll and benefits.
Access Asia's top 1% of tech talent
Work with senior engineers who know how Western teams ship.
Time zone advantage
While your team sleeps, your remote engineers keep shipping.
Hiring engineering talent shouldn't take months.
Watch how Second Talent works, from your first call to an onboarded engineer on your team.
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We help companies save $103,000+ per hire
24 Hours
to get matched
4.9
avg client rating
200+
companies building with us
92%
talent retention rate
Start onboarding top talent in just 24 hours
Share your talent needs
Tell us what you're looking for, whether it's a React developer in Thailand, a mobile engineer in Vietnam, or a project manager fluent in English.
We become the legal employer in Asia
We handle compliant employment contracts and local labor laws through our owned entity in Asia–Pacific.
You manage the work, we handle the rest
You lead projects and assign tasks. Your Asia-Pacific team works your hours and plugs into your existing workflow.
We take care of payroll, taxes, and compliance
From salary payments and taxes to benefits and social insurance, we take care of everything according to Asia–Pacific regulations.
Inside the EOR platform
One workspace for EOR + payroll
Contracts, statutory benefits, payslips, leave, and monthly USD invoicing. Every step lives in one workspace your team and ours share. No email threads. No spreadsheets.
- Country-specific employment contracts auto-generated and e-signed
- Statutory benefits, social insurance, and tax filings handled monthly
- Leave tracking, payslips, and HR documents in one place
- One USD invoice per month. No FX juggling, no per-country admin
Senior Full-Stack · Remote · 8+ yrs
Shortlist · 6 engineers
Maria R. 🇵ðŸ‡
Sr. Full-Stack · React + Node
AI fit 94/100
+5h US
Thanh N. 🇻🇳
Sr. Backend · Go + Postgres
AI fit 91/100
+4h US
Adi S. 🇮🇩
Sr. AI · LLM + RAG
AI fit 89/100
+3h US
Avg AI fit
91/100
Time to shortlist
22 hrs
Replacement
Free
EOR and AOR: one platform, full compliance
HRIS platform included across all tiers: employee and contractor profiles, expense management, leave management, compliance laws, and more.
EOR
Full-time employees, employed compliantly
Starting price for APAC core markets
What's included
- Legal employment in-country
- Employment contracts
- Payroll processing
- Statutory compliance
- Benefits administration
- Tax & compliance reporting
- Offboarding support
AOR
Contractors, engaged without the risk
Starting price for up to 5 contractors
What's included
- Compliant contractor agreements
- Misclassification protection
- IP & confidentiality clauses
- Invoice management
- Multi-currency payments
- Automated invoice approvals
- Contractor-to-EOR conversion path
Custom
EOR, AOR, or both at scale
Tailored by headcount, country mix, and product combination
What's included
- EOR in 100+ countries
- AOR for 25+ contractors
- Consolidated global payroll
- Custom compliance reporting
- SLA-backed guarantees
- API & HRIS integrations
- Dedicated success team
Whether you're employing full-time staff or engaging contractors, we handle the legal, payroll, and compliance layer across APAC and 100+ countries.
Frequently asked questions
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Backed by results, not promises
70%
productivity boost
Animoca Brands
Jonah L., Head of Portfolio
$1.5B
acquisition
Carro (Beyond Cars)
Garry Y., Co-Founder
70%
labor cost saved
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Digital Lead
What our clients say
Thanks to Second Talent, Open Campus quickly built a skilled tech team of 10 within two months, boosting productivity by 70% and accelerating our Web3 platform's development. This success has strengthened our role in decentralized education and fueled our market expansion, highlighting our leadership in Web3 innovation.
Jonah L.
Head of Portfolio (raised US$100m)
Second Talent helped Beyond Cars (acquired by Carro) swiftly build a top-tier tech team in just a month, accelerating our platform's development and boosting productivity. This success allowed us to expand into new markets, ultimately leading to our acquisition by a major automotive e-commerce company.
Garry Y.
Co-Founder (acquired by Carro)
Partnering with Second Talent has been a game-changer for our tech expansion. Their ability to source top-tier talent from Vietnam helped us scale rapidly while maintaining quality. Their pre-vetted candidates integrated seamlessly, and their account management ensured smooth onboarding.
Tom F.
Co-founder (#1 US Real Estate Coach)
Second Talent played a key role in our tech expansion, quickly providing high-quality frontend talent that integrated seamlessly into our projects. Their pre-vetted candidates, smooth onboarding process, and excellent support helped us build a strong, cost-effective team that drives our success.
Marco A.
Co-founder & CTO
Second Talent built our team of pre-vetted engineers who made our hiring decisions straightforward. Once onboarded, our tech team saw a significant boost in productivity and development speed. Their excellent account management and responsive customer service also ensured smooth handling of all post-onboarding HR matters.
Jack N.
Director of IT (10,000+ employees)
Second Talent helped us rapidly scale by sourcing top-quality SDR talent from Indonesia. Their pre-screened candidates fit perfectly, and their smooth onboarding and support built a strong, cost-effective team that helped to test and experiment sales with another market.
Leo W.
Co-founder (raised US$5m)
Asia's top engineering talent fully compliant, matched in 24 hours.
$0 upfront costs, pay only when you make a hire
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