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Our success cases
Anonymous search and hiring cases from ArkTalents mandates: briefing, profile, timeline, CVs presented, and what we took from the close.
Executive search
Malaysia · Agrochemicals
Regional product development manager
7 weeks to offer · 6 CVs on the first list
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Indonesia · Financial services
Finance head
9 weeks to offer · 5 CVs on the first list
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Philippines · Financial services
GR
8 weeks to offer · 7 CVs on the first list
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Indonesia · FMCG
GM
10 weeks to offer · 8 CVs on the first list
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Recruitment process outsourcing
Renewable energy · Vietnam
Wind-turbine OEM plant, 0–1
Hiring for a new wind-turbine OEM plant in Vietnam — from the first local hires through the factory ramp.
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Contact centre · Pakistan
Customer-service hiring
Volume hiring for a customer-service team in a Pakistan contact centre.
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Financial services · Hong Kong
Relationship manager
Hiring relationship managers for a financial-services team in Hong Kong.
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Consumer lending · Mexico
Field sales
Hiring field sales people for a consumer-lending operation in Mexico.
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In-country employment
Manufacturing · Southeast Asia
Plant advance team
The plant entity was not registered yet. Operators and office staff had to start. They were employed under local labour law and payroll.
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Market entry
First country manager
No local company yet. The country manager had to sit on a local contract and payroll — not a long visitor visa.
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FMCG distribution
Commercial seat
Sales people were employed and filed in the market they cover. The client’s managers still set the work.
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Shared services
Finance and operations seats
Shared-service seats went on local payroll. When the entity was approved, employment moved across.
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Payroll & statutory
Manufacturing
Plant payroll
Operators and office staff were paid on the local payday. Social charges and overtime sat on the same payroll.
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Multi-market organisation
Social charges and withholding
Social charges and withholding were filed on each country’s clock. Headquarters received a pack it could check — not a substitute filing.
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Southeast Asia
Statutory extras
13th month, Indonesia THR, and Vietnam Tet payments were booked as statutory extras — not optional bonuses.
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Regional headquarters
Multi-currency cost pack
Each country was paid in local currency. Headquarters received cost and headcount by market.
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Global mobility
Manufacturing
Plant-director assignment
The plant director’s work permit was done before travel. Housing and allowances were set for this assignment — not a long visitor visa.
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Commercial
Country-manager assignment
The country manager travelled with family. Permit, local-plus, and arrival registration were one assignment.
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Functional assignment
Finance lead
The assignment had an end date. A local finance successor was searched before it lapsed, so the seat did not go empty.
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Plant ramp
Technical specialists
Specialists were assigned for the ramp. Local successors were searched before permits ended, then exit filings.
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Contractor management
Plant construction
Commissioning engineers
Commissioning sat on project contracts, paid in the agreed currency. When the project ended, termination followed local rules.
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Information technology
Implementation consultants
Local contracts covered the implementation. Payment followed milestones. One offshore invoice did not cover on-site work.
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Commercial seat
Long-term exclusive contractor
The person worked only for the company and reported to a local manager. After a contract review they converted to in-country employment and local payroll.
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Regional operations
Multi-currency fees
Each market was paid in local currency or an agreed foreign currency. Contracts and evidence sat by market for headquarters to check.
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