This is a story about creating a large offshore team from scratch in under 12 months…
About YipitData
YipitData is one of the largest providers of alternative data to investors and corporations.
The firm analyzes billions of data points daily to offer insights into consumer behavior, market trends, and product category performance, helping clients make informed business and investment decisions.
600+ employees serving 600+ customers including every major investment fund in the world.
Backed by leading investors including Norwest and Carlyle.
🔑 Stage
Pre-IPO
🌎 HQ
New York
🧑💻 Offshore team
Brazil & Colombia
YipitData’s Key Needs
Expand their existing engineering and analytics team fast due to strong revenue growth.
Use offshore resources to help build a brand new product line.
Scale the team in a way that balanced high quality talent and speed of hiring, while managing costs efficiently.
Discover unique pockets of talent that proved challenging to recruit for in the U.S.
Find a nearshore location so they could collaborate as a global team.
“We see talent as a strategic competitive advantage for the company and thus we need to find the best talent in the world, not just in the U.S. TurnKey helps us do that.”
James Hart
Chief Revenue Officer
How TurnKey Delivered
- In 12 months, built a team of more than 50 people for YipitData across Brazil and Colombia. In 18 months, grew team to more than 80.
- Recruited top quality talent across a range of diverse roles, including data specialists, customer service, software engineering, and analysts.
- Embedded our recruiting team inside of YipitData’s so that we really understood the culture and thus could find the best fit and drive retention.
- Helped facilitate structured onboarding to get new team members up to speed quickly.
- Organized offsites for YipitData’s team in both Brazil and Colombia to facilitate the adoption of company culture.
The Results
Average time to fill each of the more than 80 offshore roles
31 days
Overall talent retention to date
98.5%
Team member Net Promoter Score (job satisfaction)
99%
Payroll, regulatory and/or compliance headaches
0
😌“To be successful building offshore teams, you really need a strong partner that is on the same page as you and can customize their solution to meet your exact needs. TurnKey has been this type of partner for us.”
Natalie DiTomasso
VP of Business Operations
TurnKey’s ✨Magic Formula✨
Quick access to the highest quality offshore talent pools.
Seamless communication and collaboration during recruitment.
Deep understanding of client’s tech stack and culture.
Hyper responsive client service.
Robust talent retention program that dramatically reduces churn.
Comprehensive Employer of Record services that minimizes risk and greatly speeds up hiring.
Oh, and we’re really nice and easy to work with too...😀
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