Senior recruitment

Hire senior LATAM talent: specialists, leads and managers.

Tessera Partners recruits senior individual contributors, team leads and managers in every function. We hire Latin American professionals for US, European and international companies, wherever the candidate lives. You see a first qualified shortlist in 21 days, and every placement carries a 90 day replacement guarantee.

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When companies call us

Senior recruitment is for the roles that keep a company running: the people who own a number, a product area or a team.

A senior specialist nobody can find

A senior FP&A analyst, a staff engineer or a pricing lead. The job post brings hundreds of applicants and none of the right ones.

A first team lead in a new market

You have individual contributors in Latin America and now need someone to lead them and report back to headquarters.

A manager to replace a departure

A manager resigned and the team is waiting. You need a strong replacement fast, without lowering the bar.

Several senior hires at once

The hiring plan has four or five senior roles across functions. Your talent team cannot run them all at the same depth.

A hire that needs two languages

The role works in English with headquarters and in Spanish or Portuguese with customers or the local team.

Job boards are not working

Inbound volume is high and quality is low. You want introductions from people who know the candidate's work.

Roles we fill

Seniority	Example roles	Typical search length
Senior individual contributor	Senior Accountant, FP&A Analyst, Senior Software Engineer, Senior Account Executive	Shortlist in 21 days
Team lead	Engineering Lead, Customer Success Lead, Sales Team Lead	Shortlist in 21 days
Manager	Finance Manager, Operations Manager, Marketing Manager, HR Business Partner	Shortlist in 21 days
Senior manager	Senior Product Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Controller	Shortlist in 21 days

We run the full process with you and present senior talent as fast as we can, with a first qualified shortlist in 21 days.

How the search works

Intake

A working call, then a structured intake. We test the real need and agree a signed role brief with you.

Search, days 1 to 21

We start with our network, references and trusted connections, then curated talent pools. Job boards only when they add signal.

Shortlist by day 21

Three to five candidates, each with a written 5-Lens dossier and our recruiter's view.

Interviews and offer

We run scheduling, interview preparation, debriefs, references and offer support.

Follow-through to day 90

Regular check-ins with you and the hire through day 90, backed by the replacement guarantee.

How we evaluate candidates

Every senior candidate is scored on the same five lenses, with written evidence for each one. For senior specialists and managers, the lenses look like this.

Craft. Proof of the work: shipped products, closed quarters, quota attainment or audits passed, confirmed by a former manager.
Context. Experience in a company of your size and pace. A manager from a large corporate and one from a scaleup succeed in different settings.
Communication. Clear written updates, live explanation of trade-offs, and English at the level the role actually needs.
Cultural Fluency. How the candidate gives and receives feedback, asks for help and decides without waiting, in a team spread across time zones.
Drive. What the candidate chose in recent moves and why. We look for a reason to join you, not only a reason to leave.

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Fees and guarantee

Our fee is 10% of the hire's first year base salary, with a 750 EUR start fee deducted from the final invoice. Every placement carries a 90 day replacement guarantee at no extra fee.

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Why Tessera Partners

Versus EOR providers

An employer of record handles contracts, payroll and compliance for someone you already chose. We find and assess that person, and work alongside your EOR if you use one.

Versus generalist agencies

Generalist agencies forward the most CVs fastest. We start with people who know the candidate's work, so you see fewer profiles and better evidence.

Versus in-house recruiting

Your talent team owns the employer brand and the process. We add reach into Latin American networks and depth of assessment when the pipeline is thin.

Market notes

Argentina and São Paulo run on UTC-3 all year. Argentina does not use daylight saving time (timeanddate), and Brazil ended it in 2019 (Decree 9.772/2019). Colombia is on UTC-5 (timeanddate) and Mexico City on UTC-6 (timeanddate). That gives US teams a full shared working day.
Contractor or employee is a legal question, not a preference. In the US, the IRS looks at behavioral control, financial control and the relationship (IRS guidance). Local rules apply in the hire's country too. Tessera Partners does not give legal or payroll advice.
English level varies widely by country and city. The EF English Proficiency Index ranks countries every year; we test English on the actual work instead of relying on country averages.
Since a 2021 reform, Mexico's Federal Labor Law prohibits subcontracting of personnel, except registered specialized services (Ley Federal del Trabajo, articles 12 to 15).

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How much does senior recruitment cost?

Our fee is 10% of the hire's first year base salary. A 750 EUR start fee confirms the search and is deducted from the final invoice. The final invoice is issued when you sign with the candidate and is due within 7 days. Every placement includes the 90 day replacement guarantee at no additional cost.

How quickly can you deliver candidates?

You receive a first qualified shortlist within 21 days of the signed role brief. It usually has three to five candidates with written 5-Lens dossiers. Because we start with referrals and trusted networks, the shortlist is short on purpose. You spend interview time on people who already fit the brief.

Why relationship-first sourcing instead of job boards?

Senior people who are performing well rarely apply to job posts. We reach them through former colleagues, managers and trusted contacts who know their work. That gives us context a CV cannot show. We still use job boards when they add useful candidates, but they are never the starting point.

What happens if the hire does not work out?

Every placement has a 90 day replacement guarantee. If the hire does not work out in that period, we run a new search at no additional fee. We also check in with you and the new hire during those 90 days, so small issues get solved early.

Do you recruit for remote, hybrid and on site roles?

Yes. Most senior roles we fill are remote with Latin American professionals working for US or European teams. We also recruit for hybrid and on site roles in Latin American cities, and for candidates willing to relocate. The setup is agreed in the role brief.

Which languages do candidates speak?

All candidates work in English at the level the role needs, and we test it on real tasks. Many roles also need Spanish or Portuguese with customers or local teams. We regularly search for combinations with Italian, German or French for European companies.