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Expanding overseas operations for a German SaaS scale-up
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Expanding overseas operations for a German SaaS scale-up

Successfully onboarded 12 engineers across 3 countries within 3 months, ensuring full legal compliance and reducing payroll errors by 90%.

June 2024
Germany, Netherlands, Poland
Duration: 3 months

Background story

A fast-growing German SaaS company needed to rapidly expand its engineering team across Europe to support localization efforts. The company required a solution to hire skilled software engineers in multiple countries while navigating complex legal and compliance requirements.

The challenge

The company faced three major challenges: difficulty hiring skilled software engineers in Europe to support localization efforts, complex legal and compliance requirements for overseas employment, and managing payroll and taxes across multiple countries. These challenges were slowing down their expansion plans and creating operational inefficiencies.

Our solution

We delivered direct EOR services to hire and onboard engineers while ensuring legal compliance. We implemented a multi-country payroll system for accurate tax reporting and benefits administration. Additionally, we developed localized contracts and benefits packages to meet cultural and legal standards in each country.

Results

Measurable impact on business success

12
Engineers onboarded

Successfully onboarded engineers across 3 countries within 3 months.

Full
Legal compliance

Ensured full legal compliance, avoiding penalties during expansion.

90%
Payroll error reduction

Reduced payroll errors by 90%, improving operational efficiency.

Costs we helped avoid

These are the costs we help companies avoid when they use our EOR and global expansion services instead of setting up on their own.

Total DIY cost (per country)

  • Entity formation and employer registrations
  • 12 months office rent, fit-out, and utilities
  • Office equipment
  • New hires × recruitment fees
  • Relocations × immigration and relocation services
  • Legal setup (contracts, policies, data privacy, works council readiness, etc.)
  • Payroll setup (provider onboarding, social security/tax registrations, benefits setup)
  • Recurring run-costs (accounting/tax, payroll operations, local HR ops, compliance updates)
  • Risk buffer (penalties, rework, delays)

In this case: total DIY cost = per country × 3 countries.

By using EOR across 3 countries instead of opening entities, the client avoided total DIY cost × 3: entity formation, 12 months office rent and utilities, office equipment, (12 × recruitment fees), legal and payroll setup, recurring run-costs, and risk buffer in each country.

Jackson & Frank's EOR services enabled us to quickly expand our engineering team across Europe without the complexity of setting up local entities. Their multi-country payroll system and compliance expertise were instrumental in our rapid growth.
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German SaaS scale-up
VP of Engineering

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