Virtual Employment Agency
Build a remote team of pre-screened employees who work for you, not for an agency. We recruit virtual assistants, developers, accountants, marketers and support staff from India, the Philippines and 36 countries for US, UK and Gulf employers. Tell us the role, the hours and your time zone, and we return a shortlist.
We screen each candidate against your required skills, experience, working hours, time-zone overlap, salary range, and availability before presenting a shortlist. Whether you need one remote employee or are building a distributed team, we help you find professionals who can integrate into your existing workflows and operate as part of your team.
16+ Years Of Experience
550,000+ Placements Delivered
36+ Countries Served
350+ Expert Teams
50+ Top Level Positions
What Is a Virtual Employment Agency?
A virtual employment agency helps employers hire remote staff who work from another location, usually another country, as dedicated full-time team members.
You will also see this called a virtual staffing agency, an online employment agency or offshore recruitment. The names overlap. The business models do not.
Managed providers employ the remote worker themselves, run their payroll, and bill you a monthly fee per person for as long as the arrangement lasts.
Recruitment-led agencies, which is what we are, find and screen the person, who then becomes your employee, hired directly or through an employer-of-record provider you choose. You pay a one-time fee, then pay your employee.
We work in the recruitment model only. We do not employ staff for you, bill monthly per head, or supply temporary remote cover.
Managed providers are simpler on day one. Hiring directly costs less over time, gives you full control, and keeps the person’s loyalty with your business rather than a vendor.
For home-based roles, see our work from home recruitment practice.
How We Recruit Remote Employees
Remote hires rarely fail on skill. They fail on working-hours overlap, communication habits, and the ability to work well without supervision. So we screen for those directly: time-zone availability, written English, home setup and connectivity, and past remote work. Shortlists get shorter. Placements last longer, because the questions that usually surface in month two are asked before the offer.
Virtual Employment Costs and Timelines
What It Costs:
A one-time recruitment fee, agreed before the search and payable when your hire starts. After that you pay the employee directly or through your employer-of-record provider. No monthly margin from us.
How Long It Takes:
Virtual assistants and support roles: shortlist in 5 to 10 working days, start usually within 2 to 4 weeks. Developers, accountants and other specialists: 2 to 3 weeks to shortlist. Notice periods in India can add 30 to 90 days.
What Our Virtual Employment Service Includes
Virtual Assistants and Administrative Support
Executive assistants, admin VAs and personal assistants, screened on written English, organisation and overlap with your hours.
Remote Software and IT Staff
Developers, web engineers and IT support, screened on the stack you run. See our IT recruitment practice.
Remote Accounting and Bookkeeping
Bookkeepers and accountants familiar with US, UK or Gulf practice.
Remote Marketing and Content
Digital marketers, social media managers, writers and designers.
Remote Customer Support and Inside Sales
Voice, chat and email support, plus sales development, screened on spoken English and shift availability.
Permanent Remote Employees Only
Every hire becomes your employee. We do not employ staff on your behalf, run their payroll, bill monthly per head, or supply temporary or trial-period remote workers.
Our Remote Hiring Process
Step 1: Role, Hours and Employment Setup (45 minutes, within 2 working days)
We establish the role, the tools, the hours of overlap you need, and whether you will employ directly or through an employer-of-record provider. That last point sets both the legal arrangement and the start date.
Step 2: Talent Market and Salary Benchmarking (2 to 3 working days)
Which market suits the role, and what your budget attracts there. A band set against the wrong reference market produces the wrong shortlist.
Step 3: Sourcing and Remote-Readiness Screening (5 to 15 working days)
Direct sourcing, screened on skill, English, home setup, connectivity, time-zone commitment and previous remote work. Three to five candidates per role.
Step 4: Interviews and Optional Paid Task (1 to 2 weeks)
Video interviews across time zones and, if you want one, a short paid task. We coordinate; you decide.
Step 5: Offer and Employment Setup (1 to 4 weeks)
Direct employment or employer-of-record onboarding, plus notice-period management. We stay in touch with the candidate until their first day.
Step 6: First 90 Days and Guarantee Period
Remote attrition usually comes from unclear expectations or poor hour overlap, not ability. We check in at 30, 60 and 90 days. If the placement does not hold within the guarantee period, we re-run the search at no additional fee.
Ready to Build Your Remote Team?
Tell us the role, skills, working hours, and time zone. We’ll find qualified remote employees who fit your requirements.
Remote Roles and Talent Markets
Virtual and Executive Assistants
The most requested remote role.
Software and Web Development
Full-stack, frontend, backend and mobile developers.
Accounting and Bookkeeping
Bookkeepers, accountants and financial analysts.
Marketing and Social Media
SEO, paid media, social and content roles.
Customer Support and Sales
Voice, chat, email support and sales development.
Operations and Project Coordination
Remote project coordinators, operations assistants and data specialists.
India
Our deepest talent market, strongest in technology, finance and professional roles.
The Philippines
Established for customer-facing and administrative remote work. See our Philippines practice.
South Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe
Growing remote talent markets across our network.
Employers in the US, UK and the Gulf
Most of our remote hiring clients, with time-zone overlap planned into every search.
Who We Recruit Remote Staff For
You Want a Dedicated Team Member, Not a Freelancer
Full-time, one employer, one set of priorities.
You Are Leaving a Managed Provider
Usually once the monthly margin is added up over a year.
You Are Making Your First Remote Hire
The first hire sets the pattern for every one after it.
You Need Real Overlap With US or UK Hours
You Want Pre-Screened Candidates
Marketplaces leave the screening to you. We do it first.
You Are Building a Remote Team Across Several Roles
One accountable recruiter for developers, assistants and support staff.
The Alliance Advantage
Screened for Remote Work, Not Just the Role:
Connectivity, home setup, English and time-zone commitment are checked before you see anyone.
Your Employee, Not Ours:
One fee, no monthly margin, full control of the relationship.
Recruiters in the Talent Markets:
We recruit through our own offices in India and our wider network, not sub-agents.
16+ Years and 15,000+ Placements Across 36+ Countries:
Cross-border hiring is our core business.
One Recruiter for Every Remote Role:
A single point of contact across developers, assistants, accountants and support.
We Tell You If a Managed Provider Fits Better:
Some employers genuinely need the managed model. If you are one, we will say so.
Why Choose Alliance Recruitment Agency as Your Virtual Employment Agency
Most remote hires go wrong in month two, not week one. The interview went well and the trial task was good, then responses slow, meetings clash with the time difference, and nobody is sure the work is getting done. That is rarely about skill. It is a hiring process that never asked about working hours, home setup, or how the person works when nobody is watching.
We ask those questions first, and we place the person on your payroll, not ours. You pay once instead of every month, and the person’s loyalty stays with your business. For most employers hiring more than one or two remote staff, that difference shows within the first year.
Our Client Reviews
We needed to expand our remote team without spending weeks searching through applications. Alliance understood the type of professionals we needed and provided a focused shortlist quickly. The candidates were well matched to the roles, and the communication throughout the process was easy.
Our company was hiring remotely across different time zones, and managing the recruitment process internally was becoming difficult. Alliance helped us identify suitable candidates and handled the initial screening for us. The process was straightforward, and we appreciated having one team coordinating everything.
We used Alliance when we needed additional remote staff for our growing operations. They were responsive to changes in our requirements and shared candidates who had the relevant experience rather than simply sending large numbers of profiles. It made remote hiring much more manageable for our team.
Awards
Meet Our Leadership Team
Molly Anderson
Franchise Lead | Recruitment Franchise
Alex George
General Manager | RPO & Enterprise Recruitment
Nikki Miller
Head of Recruitment | Recruitment & Staffing
Frequently Asked Questions
An agency that helps employers hire dedicated remote staff. Some employ the worker and bill monthly; others, like Alliance, recruit the worker onto the employer’s own payroll for a one-time fee.
The terms are used interchangeably. What matters is the model: whether the agency employs the worker or recruits them for you to employ. We only recruit.
No. Your hire becomes your employee, directly or through an employer-of-record provider you choose.
No. We recruit permanent remote employees only. You can set a short paid task during interviews if you want one.
Yes. Virtual assistants are our most requested remote role, screened on English, organisation, home setup and overlap with your hours.
A one-time recruitment fee when your hire starts. No ongoing margin.
Virtual assistants and support roles: shortlist in 5 to 10 working days. Specialists: 2 to 3 weeks. Notice periods may add time.
Yes. Most of our remote hiring clients are in the US, UK and Gulf, and time-zone overlap is screened before shortlist.
Platforms leave screening to you and usually supply part-time contractors. We recruit dedicated full-time employees and screen them first.
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