Offshore staffing for US businesses
A dedicated, full-time specialist who works only for you — on your hours, in your tools, taking direction from you. We recruit and employ them; you run the work.
- ✓One dedicated specialist who works only for you
- ✓Your business hours — up to a full 8-hour overlap
- ✓From $6/hr ($1,056/month full-time)
- ✓7–10 days from brief to first day
- ✓5-day risk-free trial, free replacement with no time limit
What is offshore staffing?
Offshore staffing means hiring a full-time employee who works for your business from another country, through a provider that recruits and employs them for you. Unlike outsourcing, you are not handing a process to a vendor's team: you get a named person who joins your workflow, learns your business, and stays.
Zedtreeo recruits in India and places specialists with US small and mid-sized businesses — 500+ specialists placed with 200+ companies since 2021. Your hire is employed by our operating company, LegelpTech, so there is no foreign entity or overseas payroll on your side: one agreement, one monthly invoice in US dollars.
From brief to first day in 7–10 days.
Tell us the role
Share the job, the tools, and the hours you need covered. A short call is enough — no job description required.
Get a shortlist in 48 hours
Candidates who have already cleared our six-stage screening. About 1 in 12 applicants gets through it.
Interview, then trial for 5 days
You interview and pick. Your hire then works a 5-day risk-free trial on your real work before you commit.
Start and scale
Most hires start 7–10 days after the brief. Add roles when you are ready; we carry payroll, HR, and replacements.
See the six screening stages on how we vet, and the guarantee on our replacement policy.
Offshore staffing vs outsourcing vs freelancers
All three put work offshore. They differ in who does it, who directs it, and whether the knowledge stays with you.
| Factor | Offshore staffing (Zedtreeo) | Outsourcing (BPO) | Freelancers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who does the work | A named specialist who works only for you | A vendor team, shared across clients | An independent contractor with other clients |
| Who directs it | You, day to day, in your tools | The vendor, to its own process | You, per project |
| Continuity | Same person, building your context | Staff rotate behind the account | Ends when the project does |
| How you pay | Flat hourly rate, billed monthly | Per transaction, seat, or outcome | Freelancer rate plus platform fees |
| Best for | Ongoing roles that need judgment and context | High-volume, fully defined processes | One-off, short projects |
Longer version: offshore team vs outsourcing.
What offshore staffing costs
One flat hourly rate per specialist, billed monthly. A full-time month is 176 hours, so $6/hr is $1,056/month — typically 70–85% below a salaried US hire in the same role. Starting rates by role family:
Core operations
Virtual assistants, data entry, customer support
Operations & finance
Bookkeepers, payroll specialists, marketing staff
Technical
Developers, QA, data and design roles
Forward Deployed Engineer
Engineers who build and run AI workflows inside your business
Senior and specialist hires are priced above these starting rates — each role page lists its tiers. Every role's starting rate, next to the US median wage for the same job, is in the Offshore Staffing Rate Index.
Roles US businesses staff offshore
We place 50+ role categories. The most common:
Burned by offshore before?
Most offshore engagements fail on how the work is run — thin briefs, no overlap, nobody owning the outcome — not on the talent. A dedicated hire working your hours, a 5-day trial, and a free replacement guarantee remove those failure points. 94% of our specialists are still with us.
Security and contracts
Zedtreeo is operated by LegelpTech Outsourcing Private Limited, an ISO 27001:2022 certified company. Every specialist signs an NDA and works in your systems with the access you grant, so your data stays in your environment.
Offshore staffing FAQs
What is offshore staffing?
Offshore staffing means hiring a full-time employee who works for your business from another country, through a provider that recruits and employs them for you. The person works only for you, on your hours and in your tools, and takes direction from you — like a remote member of your team. The provider carries the recruiting, payroll, and HR.
How much does offshore staffing cost?
Through Zedtreeo, a dedicated full-time specialist starts from $6/hour, or $1,056/month for a 176-hour month. Starting rates are $6–8/hour for operations and finance roles, $8–10/hour for technical roles, and $10–12/hour for Forward Deployed Engineers; senior and specialist hires are priced higher, and each role page shows its own tiers. That is typically 70–85% below the cost of a salaried US hire. The Rate Index lists the starting rate for every role.
Who is the employer — do we need an entity overseas?
No. Your specialist is employed by LegelpTech Outsourcing Private Limited, the company that operates Zedtreeo, which carries their payroll and HR. You sign one services agreement and pay one monthly invoice in US dollars, so you don't set up a foreign entity or run overseas payroll.
What is the difference between offshore staffing and outsourcing?
With outsourcing, a vendor's team does the work to its own process and you receive the output. With offshore staffing, you get a named person who works only for you and takes direction from you. Outsourcing suits high-volume, fully defined processes; offshore staffing suits ongoing roles that need judgment and knowledge of your business.
Will an offshore employee work US business hours?
Yes. Specialists work a schedule set around your day, with up to a full 8-hour overlap with US business hours, so you can talk in real time instead of waiting overnight for answers.
How long does it take to hire?
Usually 7–10 days from brief to first day. You get a shortlist of screened candidates within 48 hours, interview the ones you like, and your hire starts with a 5-day risk-free trial.
What happens if the hire doesn't work out?
Tell us and we replace them, free of charge, with no time limit on that guarantee. Because the first five days are a risk-free trial, a wrong match costs you a week rather than a quarter.
Start with one hire
Tell us the role and the hours. You get a screened shortlist in 48 hours and a 5-day risk-free trial before you commit.