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Our simple, inclusive service handholds you and your business through the process of building your remote team. We find you the right candidate. We legally employ them for you. And we look after them so well, they never leave.
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Black Piano services

Find

Hiring great people starts in recruitment. But finding people overseas can be much harder work than locally. Where do you start? LinkedIn? Local job boards? University campuses?
Our team of recruiters are deeply experienced in quickly finding you a selection of suitable candidates for your open roles. Every candidate is pre-screened and supplied to you with a resume, video introduction and pre-negotiated compensation package.
Dedicated recruiter
3-day resume turnaround  
Video introduction
English language assessment
Criminal record check
Credit check
Screening call with recruiter
Pre-interview with Director
Pre-negotiated compensation package
Keeping candidate warm
Permanent contract
Non-disclosure agreement
Payroll, taxes and compliance
Multi-currency payments
Pension
Healthcare
Localised benefits
Time writing
Holiday management
Activity tracking

Hire

How do you hire someone in a region where you have no experience or legal presence? With difficulty! You could freelance direct? That’s notoriously unreliable. Use an outsourcing agency? Unnecessarily expensive.
We operate like an Employer of Record (EOR). We are the legal employer of all our hires. They are permanent employees of Black Piano and work exclusively for you, just like a permanent member of staff.

Manage

One of the most important elements to building an effective team is talent retention. You spend a lot of time upskilling and training your team, you don’t want them moving on too soon.
We have developed a magic formula that has helped us achieve a 98% retention rate since 2020. Partnering with Black Piano will help you build a deeply committed and highly motivated team, supported by our team of HR professionals.
Dedicated People Manager
Regular pastoral check-ins
Laptop and equipment
O365 standard
Access to Black Piano offices
Home office set up
Internet connectivity
Reward and recognition
Special event gifting
03:00-22:00 GMT support line

Our other services


We’ll find, hire and manage your remote team. But our expertise doesn’t stop there. Whatever your ambitions, we can help you win the talent war on a global scale.
Short-term hiring
BOT
Outsourcing
Visa sponsorship
TUPE

Freelancer services

For short-term requirements, Black Piano can help you hire on an hourly or fixed-term basis. Costs are usually a little higher than for permanent hires, but flexibility is greater. We will source you a range of candidates ready for interview and selection. We handle contracting and payments. And we extend the same level of HR management as we would a permanent hire.

Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) services

Building a remote team on your own is a risk. Which is why you’re partnering with Black Piano. With our help, you’ll successfully recruit, hire and support your remote team. But there may come a time when you feel ready to take full responsibility for your team. We’re here to help in making that transition successful. Our BOT service supports the transfer of legal employment from us to you, smoothly and sensitively, keeping all the behind-the-scenes admin simple and your team delivering to full effect.

Outsourcing services

If you’re looking to outsource a function of your business or team, Black Piano can set up the team and take on full responsibility for delivery. Companies usually outsource because they do not have the expertise in-house. Typical outsourcing functions include finance, system maintenance and IT or customer support centres. Outsourcing means that responsibility shifts from you to us, in line with a suite of agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs).

Visa sponsorship / skilled worker services

Sometimes you’ll need to bring a remote staff member to a different office or region. Navigating local visa requirements can be difficult and time consuming. Black Piano holds a Sponsor’s license, under the UK skilled worker immigration route, enabling us to bring individuals into the UK on short-term or longer-term visas. This affords your business significant cost savings and efficiency gains.

Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) services

TUPE, in UK labour law, relates to the protection of employee contracts in the case of significant changes in ownership status of the employing business. TUPE does not apply to remote team members hired with Black Piano. If your business is going through a merger or acquisition, you can be assured that Black Piano will continue to supply your remote team in line with our terms and conditions.
Short-term hiring

Freelancer services

For short-term requirements, Black Piano can help you hire on an hourly or fixed-term basis. Costs are usually a little higher than for permanent hires, but flexibility is greater. We will source you a range of candidates ready for interview and selection. We handle contracting and payments. And we extend the same level of HR management as we would a permanent hire.
BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) services

Building a remote team on your own is a risk. Which is why you’re partnering with Black Piano. With our help, you’ll successfully recruit, hire and support your remote team. But there may come a time when you feel ready to take full responsibility for your team. We’re here to help in making that transition successful. Our BOT service supports the transfer of legal employment from us to you, smoothly and sensitively, keeping all the behind-the-scenes admin simple and your team delivering to full effect.
Outsourcing

Outsourcing services

If you’re looking to outsource a function of your business or team, Black Piano can set up the team and take on full responsibility for delivery. Companies usually outsource because they do not have the expertise in-house. Typical outsourcing functions include finance, system maintenance and IT or customer support centres. Outsourcing means that responsibility shifts from you to us, in line with a suite of agreed key performance indicators (KPIs) and service level agreements (SLAs).
Visa sponsorship

Visa sponsorship / skilled worker services

Sometimes you’ll need to bring a remote staff member to a different office or region. Navigating local visa requirements can be difficult and time consuming. Black Piano holds a Sponsor’s license, under the UK skilled worker immigration route, enabling us to bring individuals into the UK on short-term or longer-term visas. This affords your business significant cost savings and efficiency gains.
TUPE

Transfer of Undertakings (TUPE) services

TUPE, in UK labour law, relates to the protection of employee contracts in the case of significant changes in ownership status of the employing business. TUPE does not apply to remote team members hired with Black Piano. If your business is going through a merger or acquisition, you can be assured that Black Piano will continue to supply your remote team in line with our terms and conditions.

Black Piano clients

Black Piano brings deep expertise in building and maintaining offshore teams with best-in-class people, processes and culture. Very quickly, they have become a fundamental part of our company and have influenced greatly our IT delivery milestones.

Fabiano, CEO

Parabellum RE

Working with Black Piano as our strategic resourcing partner has been an absolute game-changer for NFS Technology. When we embarked on the development of a completely new solution, we knew we needed a team with precisely the right skills to bring our vision to life. Black Piano stepped in seamlessly, expertly setting up a brand-new team tailored to our project's unique requirements.

Seraj, Senior Director Product

NFS Technology

With Black Piano, we have built an offshore team of dedicated and talented individuals who have completed multiple MVPs in exceptional time and quality. Black Piano deeply understand our needs, going above and beyond to connect us with the right candidates.

Charlie, Portfolio Manager

New Future Ventures

We started working with Black Piano only 6 months ago and in that time we’ve built a team of 23 performance marketing professionals. When I met Black Piano, I wanted to set up an offshore team, and I was thinking about going it alone. Give Jonathan a call, and let him and his team guide you through the process. The speed they work is exceptional, their pricing is fair and transparent, and the additional support we get is invaluable. We’re true partners!

Nathan, CEO

Make Me Local

The Black Piano partnership is reliable and efficient, and has resulted in our ability to deliver timeously to our clients. The best value in the relationship comes from the continual interaction with Jonathan and Abhishek. It is very easy to work with them as they are accommodating to our business needs during challenging situations. This has undoubtedly created a winning formula for success.

Steve, Operations Executive

Altron

Black Piano has been a game-changer for our company, leveraging their expertise and knowledge to source the best talent while saving us a significant amount of time on recruitment, interviewing, and management. Their services have been invaluable in helping us streamline our operations and achieve our business objectives.

Luis, Managing Director

Parabellum RE

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We’re all about simple, transparent pricing. All employment compensation and overheads are covered. No up-front fees. No ‘starting’ fees. No hidden fees.
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FAQs

Is Black Piano a recruiter?

We are an end-to-end talent partner, focused on efficient remote hiring. Recruitment is one part of our service, but we also hire and manage remote staff on behalf of our clients.

Is Black Piano an outsourcing agency?

We are an end-to-end talent partner. We care about transparent remote hiring. In most of our engagements, we find, hire and manage permanent staff on your behalf, while you retain full control over your remote team. We are also able to support outsourcing models.

Is Black Piano an Employer of Record (EOR)?

EOR is one part of our service to you. We employ permanent staff on your behalf and we handle all legal employment responsibilities, such as payroll, taxes and pensions. But we also handle recruitment and HR, making us an end-to-end talent partner.

Why should I work with Black Piano?

We take care of all aspects of remote hiring for our clients - recruitment, hiring and HR. Our transparent pricing keeps costs super affordable.

Does Black Piano have a platform or portal to self-manage my team

We believe in a personalised service, delivered by human beings. You’ll work with our recruiters and HR managers and they’ll do all the work behind the scenes so you don’t have to.

Who manages the staff?

You manage the staff from a day-to-day delivery perspective, which means it’s your responsibility to direct, keep busy and provide training and feedback. We take care of all HR management, including payroll, benefits and reward & recognition.

What is the interview process like?

We encourage our clients to follow a similar interview process when hiring remotely as they would a local hire. We will help you to shape a customised remote interview process that makes sense for your business, including video recordings, video interviews, technical tasks and live tasks.

How fast is the interview process?

The candidate market is very fluid, so an efficient interview process is important. Usually, once a client has made the decision to hire, the first round of interviews will start within 3-5 working days. Selection is often made within another 3-5 days. The start date is usually 3-5 days after selection. A 3-4 week total duration is typical.

Do I have to hire a whole team with Black Piano?

No. In fact, it’s often good to start small, stabilise, and grow your remote team incrementally.

Does remote hiring only work for large corporate businesses?

No. Start-ups, small and medium-sized businesses can reduce costs and improve efficiency by embracing remote hiring. Black Piano works with small, medium and large businesses, across industries such as technology, creative, finance, marketing, healthcare and more.

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