Stop waking up at 6 AM
for standups.
Your next hire is in Medellín, not Mumbai. Bilingual, zero-timezone-gap Colombian talent — shortlisted in 5 business days, with contracts and payroll handled in-house.
The Case for Colombia
Nearshore, not offshore.
Colombia is the #1 nearshore destination for US companies in 2026 — and it isn't close. Zero timezone gap with EST, three hours with PST, and a bilingual talent pool that has been investing in English for a decade. The salary arbitrage is real: 40–60% across roles from SDR to senior engineer, with no overnight standups, no asynchronous workarounds, no cultural distance.
Maia Recruitment is the operating layer on top of that opportunity. We don't import a global recruiter template — we are Colombian operators placing into roles we'd hire for ourselves.
Why Maia vs. LinkedIn / Toptal / Deel
vs. LinkedIn Recruiter — LinkedIn is a database of noise. Maia is a curated shortlist of vetted talent.
vs. Toptal — Toptal rents freelancers at a 2× markup. Maia builds your core team.
vs. Deel — Deel handles the plumbing (payroll). Maia finds the water (the talent).
Compliance is not your problem
El cumplimiento no es tu problema
A licensed Colombian attorney drafts the employment contract. A certified accountant runs payroll and social security. We invoice you in USD. You hire — we carry the exposure.
The Process
Brief on Monday. Shortlist by Friday.
Brief Call
Brief
15 minutes. Role, salary, must-haves, dealbreakers.
Source
Búsqueda
National sourcing across 6 cities, screened against your brief.
Verify English
Verificar Inglés
Live conversation. Recorded for your review. No surprises.
Shortlist
Lista Corta
3–5 candidate cards: profile, English score, salary, availability.
Interview
Entrevistas
You meet the candidates. We coordinate scheduling.
Offer
Oferta
We help structure the offer in COP or USD with realistic Colombian benchmarks.
Contract
Contrato
Colombian contract drafted in-house under the Código Sustantivo del Trabajo.
Payroll & Year One
Nómina y Año Uno
We run payroll, file social security, and stay close for the first year. 90-day replacement guarantee.
Pricing
Four ways to work with us.
No retainer up front on any plan. You only pay when a hire signs. Switch tiers any time.
One role, one fee
Un rol, una tarifa
Best for your first nearshore hire or one-off senior search.
- Shortlist in 5 business days
- English verification + reference check
- 90-day replacement guarantee
- Contract drafted in-house
Build a department
Construye un departamento
For founders building a 5–20 person Colombia team in their first 12 months.
- Dedicated account lead
- Pipelined role prioritization
- Volume payroll & one consolidated invoice
- Quarterly retention review
Run as your in-house team
Funciona como tu equipo interno
A dedicated Maia recruiter inside your hiring stack, Slack, ATS — paid monthly, not per hire.
- Up to 4 active reqs in parallel
- Inside your Slack + ATS
- Weekly pipeline reporting
- No per-hire fee
We become the employer of record
Somos el empleador de registro
For companies without a Colombian entity. We employ the person, they work for you, you get one USD invoice.
- Full Colombian compliance
- Social security, payroll, severance handled
- USD invoicing
- Available with any plan above
Brief a Role