Payroll and EOR for Offshore Employees You Have Already Hired

TL;DR

• You have already selected offshore engineers. Exordiom becomes their employer of record, onboards them, runs payroll, and provides ongoing employment support.
• Exordiom manages local contracts, tax, HR, compliance, background checks, confidentiality agreements, and IP assignment. You continue to direct daily work and control devices, data, and repository access.
• All-inclusive pricing starts at $2,000 per person per month.
• Deel and Remote suit buyers seeking self-service software or broad multi-country payroll infrastructure. Exordiom suits technical teams that want hands-on onboarding, HyperCare, IP controls, and the option to add vetted talent later.
• Keep reading if you need managed employment support. Jump to the comparison table if you are choosing between Exordiom, Deel, and Remote.

What "payroll and EOR for already-hired offshore employees" means

Payroll and employer of record services for already-hired offshore employees let a client place a chosen worker on compliant local employment infrastructure without creating a local entity. The client sources, interviews, and selects the employee. Exordiom becomes the legal employer and manages local contracts, payroll processing, tax administration, HR, and employment compliance.

The client retains day-to-day control of the embedded employee. Client leaders assign work, manage performance, set technical priorities, and control access to devices, data, and repositories. Exordiom handles the employment relationship and supports onboarding and ongoing HR needs.

The service differs from recruiting because the client has already identified the person. It also differs from standalone international payroll software because Exordiom takes responsibility for local employment administration rather than giving the client software to operate. The model fits CTOs, founders, and operations leaders who have already selected an engineer or technical team in the Philippines and need an employment partner.

Why this is a different job than buying payroll software

Payroll software and an employment partner put different work on your side of the relationship. Deel and Remote provide broad platforms for international hiring, payroll, and compliance, but you typically configure and administer employee records, approvals, and workflows through their systems. Their software-led model suits buyers with internal staff who can operate payroll infrastructure across multiple countries.

Exordiom handles the hire as an employment and onboarding engagement for an embedded technical team member. Exordiom manages local employment, contracts, payroll, tax, HR, compliance, background checks, and confidentiality arrangements. You still assign work, manage performance, and control access to devices, data, and repositories. HyperCare provides active onboarding and integration support rather than requiring your operations staff to manage the relationship mainly through software.

The choice depends on whether you need multi-country self-service or hands-on technical-team support. Choose Deel or Remote when your operations staff wants a broad payroll or EOR platform that they can administer. Consider Exordiom when you have already selected an engineer, especially in the Philippines, and want to hand off employment administration while keeping direct management. Exordiom can also source vetted technical talent later if your team grows.

How Exordiom takes over an already-hired employee

Exordiom moves a selected employee into its employment infrastructure while you retain control of daily work, technical priorities, and performance expectations. The onboarding sequence covers the legal, payroll, HR, and integration work that would otherwise require local infrastructure.

1. Exordiom maps the contract transition. Exordiom confirms the role, compensation, working schedule, intended start date, and current engagement status. Exordiom then prepares the local employment arrangement and coordinates the move from any existing offer or contractor agreement.
2. Exordiom completes employment checks and agreements. The employee completes a background check and signs the required employment and confidentiality documents. Exordiom also puts the applicable intellectual property assignment terms in place for work created during employment. Your legal or procurement team can review the engagement-specific language before the start date.
3. Exordiom establishes the employment relationship. Exordiom becomes the employer of record through its local employment infrastructure. Exordiom assumes responsibility for the employment contract, local HR administration, taxation, and employment compliance. You continue to assign work and manage the employee inside your engineering organization.
4. Exordiom activates payroll and applicable benefits. Exordiom collects the employee information needed for international payroll processing and sets up the required payment records. Exordiom also handles payroll administration, tax obligations, and applicable local benefits under the employment arrangement.
5. HyperCare supports the employee’s integration. Exordiom’s operator team provides hands-on onboarding support, daily check-ins, and performance monitoring during the initial placement period. You remain responsible for product training, repository access, devices, data permissions, and role-specific workflows.

An already-selected employee does not require Exordiom’s recruiting and vetting cycle, but the employment setup still depends on completed documents, background checks, payroll cutoffs, and local requirements. Exordiom confirms the expected start date during intake. The under-10-day placement capability applies when Exordiom recruits a new employee, rather than serving as a guaranteed onboarding timeline for every self-sourced hire.

Payroll, tax, contracts, and HR Exordiom manages

Exordiom becomes the legal employer of record for each offshore employee while the client retains control of the employee’s daily work. Exordiom places the employee on its employment infrastructure and handles the local obligations attached to that role.

Exordiom manages the following employment responsibilities.

• Local employment contracts and required employment documentation
• International payroll processing, including wages, applicable deductions, and payroll records
• Tax administration and statutory employment compliance
• HR administration, employee support, and employment-related onboarding and offboarding
• Background checks and confidentiality agreements

The client continues to assign work, set priorities, review performance, and manage the employee inside its engineering organization. The client also controls technical access, devices, data, and development workflows. Exordiom handles employment administration rather than directing engineering deliverables.

Exordiom’s all-inclusive pricing starts at $2,000 per person per month. The monthly fee covers the agreed employment package, including EOR infrastructure, payroll, tax administration, contracts, compliance, and HR support, without separate fees for each administrative function. Exact statutory costs and engagement terms can vary by employee and country, so buyers should confirm the final package during procurement.

Confidentiality and IP assignment for embedded engineers

Exordiom reduces confidentiality and intellectual property risk by documenting ownership when the engineer enters its employment structure. Exordiom conducts a background check and puts confidentiality and IP assignment agreements in place as part of employment setup. Those agreements create a contractual path for work produced during the engagement to pass to the client.

The IP assignment should cover code, documentation, designs, inventions, and other work product created for the client. The confidentiality terms should protect source code, credentials, product plans, customer information, and internal technical materials. Exordiom remains the legal employer, while the client directly manages the engineer’s work and controls access to repositories, data, and development systems.

Contracts reduce risk, but they do not replace legal review. Your procurement or legal team should confirm the assignment language, governing law, treatment of pre-existing intellectual property, and any jurisdiction-specific requirements before onboarding. If the engineer created work before Exordiom became the employer of record, the parties should address that earlier work through a separate assignment or transition agreement.

Devices, data, and repository access: who is responsible for what

The client retains technical control because embedded employees work inside the client’s environment. Exordiom manages the employment relationship and coordinates the related HR administration.

Your security and procurement teams should document device ownership, access approval, incident reporting, and offboarding timing before the employee starts. Discuss engagement-specific requirements in a live conversation with Exordiom, especially when an engineer will access production data or sensitive repositories.

Employing engineers in the Philippines

Exordiom builds engineering teams in the Philippines and can employ engineers you have already selected. Exordiom handles local employment, payroll, contracts, tax administration, HR, background checks, and confidentiality agreements. Your engineering leaders continue to assign work, manage performance, and control technical priorities.

Exordiom maps each engineer’s schedule to your required working hours. Planned overlap can cover standups, code reviews, sprint planning, and incident response without requiring every working hour to match. HyperCare supports the engineer’s integration through hands-on onboarding, daily check-ins, and performance monitoring.

You can also expand the team through the same Exordiom relationship. When recruiting is needed, Exordiom can source and assess candidates using role-specific technical tests and human verification. Pre-vetted talent can be placed in under 10 days, depending on the role and hiring requirements. New placements include a 10-day replacement guarantee.

Exordiom vs. Deel vs. Remote: which fits your situation

Choose Deel or Remote when you mainly need self-serve software or broad multi-country payroll infrastructure and do not need hands-on technical-team support. Rippling belongs in the same platform-led category for an initial evaluation, although buyers should compare its current country coverage and service terms directly.

Choose Exordiom when you have already identified the employee and want a partner to manage local employment, payroll, contracts, HR, confidentiality, and IP controls. Exordiom fits engineering teams that also want HyperCare during integration and the option to add vetted talent through the same relationship later.

Getting started with Exordiom for a team you've already hired

If you have a named candidate and an offer pending, talk to an Exordiom expert before setting the start date. Exordiom will review the candidate’s location, proposed terms, and employment timeline. The call also covers contract requirements, payroll setup, confidentiality, and IP assignment. You will receive a clear division of responsibilities for employment administration, technical access, and onboarding, along with the next steps for moving the candidate onto Exordiom’s EOR infrastructure.

FAQs

Can Exordiom employ someone I already found and selected?

Yes. Exordiom can become the legal employer and manage local contracts, payroll, tax, compliance, HR administration, and onboarding while you direct the employee’s daily work.

Does Exordiom supply laptops or perform remote wipes?

No. You control device supply, security configuration, data access, repository permissions, and remote wiping. Exordiom coordinates employment-related onboarding and offboarding, while your technical staff provision and revoke access.

What happens to IP created before Exordiom becomes the employer of record?

New employment agreements can assign work created during Exordiom employment, but they do not automatically transfer earlier IP. Your legal team should review previous agreements and arrange a separate assignment when needed.

How is Exordiom different from Deel or Remote?

Deel and Remote suit buyers seeking self-serve software or broad multi-country payroll infrastructure. Exordiom suits buyers who want hands-on employment support, engineering-team context, confidentiality and IP controls, and HyperCare after onboarding.

What is included in the monthly price?

Current supplied pricing starts at $3,000 per person per month, rather than $2,000. The all-inclusive fee covers EOR infrastructure, payroll, local employment contracts, tax administration, compliance, HR support, and onboarding without separate service fees.

What happens if the employee does not work out?

Exordiom placements include a 10-day, no-questions-asked replacement guarantee. Buyers onboarding a previously selected employee should confirm during procurement whether that guarantee applies to their engagement and what replacement support includes.

Can I add more vetted engineers later through Exordiom?

Yes. Exordiom can source and vet additional engineers as your team grows, with placement possible in under 10 days for supported recruiting needs. New hires can use the same employment, payroll, compliance, and HyperCare structure.