Beyond Borders, Within Budget: How Partnership Leaders Saves $335k per Year on Overhead Costs

Partnership Leaders is a network that helps partnership professionals grow and succeed. They connect over 1,500 of the top partnership experts around the world. 

In 2022, they were ready to take their business to the next level but faced a big challenge: They needed to scale their team fast on a tight budget. But how could they accomplish all of their hiring goals without compromising on quality or their budgetary constraints?

Summary

• Challenge: Partnership Leaders were looking to expand their team with specialized sales and marketing roles but faced high hiring costs in San Francisco. They needed to find their first international employees able to work in US time zones without exceeding their budget or sacrificing quality.
• Why Partnership Leaders chose Near: Partnership Leaders decided to look into Near after a strong recommendation from a colleague. Near’s proven track record and ability to find quality talent without high costs made it an easy choice.
• Solution: They partnered with Near to find and place candidates from Latin America (LatAm) quickly and efficiently. Near handled everything from sourcing to onboarding, ensuring the new hires were a good fit for the company’s culture and processes.
• Roles hired for: Content Marketing Manager, Program Manager, Account Executives, Sales Representative.
• Results: By working with Near, Partnership Leaders:
  • Saved $335k (71%) annually in overhead costs
  • Slashed recruiting time by 12+ hours per role by having Near handle the full recruitment process
  • Gained access to a roster of over 35,000 top remote professionals, making it easy to match the company’s need for professional skills at an affordable price

Challenge

Partnership Leaders were looking to grow their team by adding specialized sales and marketing roles. The problem? Hiring in San Francisco, where they are headquartered, was too expensive, especially for the specialized positions they needed. 

They wanted to find their first international employees who could work during US hours but weren’t sure where to start looking. Their goal was clear: build a strong team without breaking the bank or compromising the quality of work.

Solution

Partnership Leaders decided to work with Near after hearing about a colleague’s good results with them. At first, they needed to hire a Content Marketing Manager.

Near’s recruiting team leveraged its talent pool of over 35,000 professionals to source top-notch candidates from LatAm. A few days after kicking off the search, their designated recruiter delivered a batch of strong, pre-vetted candidates who aligned with the position’s requirements and fit the salary expectations. Two weeks later, they found their ideal candidate.

Since then, Partnership Leaders have filled four more sales and marketing positions with Near:

• A Program Manager
• Two Account Executives
• A Sales Representative

The onboarding process was also smooth. Near didn’t just find candidates; they also helped Partnership Leaders bring these new international employees into their team. They made sure that the new hires fit well with the company’s way of doing things right from the start.

The biggest benefit is quality talent at an affordable price. Near not only helped us with sourcing but also guided us through the onboarding process for our first international employees.

Asher Mathew

Co-Founder and CEO of Partnership Leaders

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Results

The partnership with Near yielded remarkable outcomes:

• Cost savings: Partnership Leaders saves $335k per year (71%) on overhead costs compared with what they would’ve paid for similar roles in the US.
• Recruitment efficiency: Near took on the role of Partnership Leaders’ full recruiting team, saving them the time and effort they would have spent looking for the right people themselves. This cut their recruiting time by 12+ hours. 
• Quality of talent: Partnership Leaders highly commended the caliber of talent sourced by Near, affirming that for the region, the quality was impressive.

If you’re seeking an agency that brings quality talent to bolster your sales, marketing, and operations functions, Near is the best.

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Are you part of a remote-friendly organization needing to fill multiple roles while avoiding high costs? Book a free consultation to find out how Near can help you achieve this.

To learn more about Partnership Leaders, visit Partnership Leaders’ website.