Location and team setup advice
Make the big decisions before the first hire.
Where should you look for talent? Which roles belong together? What should you expect to spend? How much local support do you need?
We help turn those questions into a practical plan for your team.
Advice grounded in recruiting and supporting real teams
Choosing a country is only part of the decision. The skills available, realistic compensation, working relationship, internal management capacity and the needs of your existing team all matter.
We bring experience of recruiting and supporting people across the Baltics and Central and Eastern Europe. The recommendation starts with your requirements and explains the trade-offs.
Questions we help answer
- Where are we likely to find the right people?
- Compare relevant locations against the actual roles and level of experience you need.
- What does our budget buy?
- Look at the full cost of the team and consider the seniority mix, local support and optional facilities.
- How should the external team fit in?
- Clarify leadership, ownership, collaboration and how the new roles connect with your existing organisation.
- Which working arrangement makes sense?
- Assess practical contractor and employment routes with appropriate local input, based on how people will actually work.
- Should we concentrate or spread the team?
- Consider collaboration, recruitment depth, local support and continuity before choosing one location or several.
- How could the arrangement change later?
- Discuss growth, a local hub, changes in ownership or a possible move into your own structure.
A useful outcome from the assessment
We agree the scope before starting. A focused assessment can cover:
- A clear summary of the roles and business requirements.
- A location shortlist with the reasons for and against each option.
- Indicative cost ranges and the assumptions behind them.
- A proposed team structure and split of responsibilities.
- Key questions for local specialists and internal stakeholders.
- A practical recruitment, setup or transition sequence.
You should leave with a decision you can discuss with engineering, finance and HR, and a clear view of what needs to happen next.
Useful before growth, and during change
This work can support a first nearshore hire, a new team, a wider contractor review or a reorganisation after an acquisition. We can also help implement the agreed plan through recruitment, contractor management or hub setup.