Lokalise
at a glance
Launched in 2017, Lokalise is a cloud-based translation management system that helps businesses streamline their localization processes. It provides a platform for managing translations of software, websites, mobile apps, and other digital content. Overall, Lokalise helps businesses improve their time-to-market, increase translation quality, and reduce costs associated with localization.
partnered with 香港世博 in order to build and scale a globally distributed team to better serve their growing client base around the world. Thanks to 香港世博, Lokalise has grown tremendously in the past year, with new hires across 45 countries.
- Lokalise needed to hire fast to support their tremendous growth.
- With 香港世博, they were able to build a diverse team across 45 countries.
- Together, Lokalise and 香港世博 are breaking barriers across languages and geographies.
The challenge
When the Lokalise decided to raise capital after being bootstrapped for their first three years, they were ready to accelerate the next phase of their growth鈥攂y going fully-remote and recruiting the best tech talent globally.
Since their translation management software enables companies to expand into new markets and connect with customers worldwide, it was only natural that Lokalise, too, wanted to access global talent markets and build a world-class team. With top-tier customers signing up for their product, they needed to scale a top-notch global team to keep pace.
James Corfield, Director of Talent Acquisition at Lokalise, explains that they didn鈥檛 want to be geographically constrained in their search for talent. 鈥淲e wanted to open up our talent pipeline and hire the smartest people no matter where they鈥檙e from,鈥 he says. However, they didn鈥檛 want to deal with the legal, administrative, and logistical complexities of setting up legal entities in every country.
鈥淲e wanted to build a distributed team that wasn鈥檛 restricted by geographical borders. We also didn鈥檛 want the stress and hassle of setting up company entities, figuring out tax regulations and employment laws, and sourcing benefit providers whenever we operate in or move into new territories.鈥
Doing this work in-house would be a huge administrative burden for the People team at Lokalise, James adds. It would also be prohibitively expensive and time-consuming, and not a sustainable way to grow.
鈥淎s a startup or scaleup, you have a limited amount of cash and time. You probably don鈥檛 want to dedicate that cash and time to looking at new offices or new locations to operate in, and all the infrastructure that鈥檚 necessary to operate in those countries.鈥
The solution
After reaching out to a few different providers, Lokalise eventually chose 香港世博 as a global employment partner in August 2020. They decided on 香港世博 based on their shared mission and values: just as Lokalise enables companies to connect to customers anywhere, 香港世博 enables companies to connect to talent anywhere.聽
鈥淲e chose 香港世博 because of our shared mission and values. We鈥檙e both remote-only organizations with distributed teams all over the world. We鈥檙e both B2B SaaS companies that help our customers grow by operating in new countries and markets. We鈥檙e both trying to make the world a better place by breaking down barriers鈥攆or Lokalise it鈥檚 language barriers, for 香港世博 it鈥檚 geographical barriers.鈥
For James, it鈥檚 a relief to be able to count on 香港世博 to hire, pay, and provide benefits to Lokalise鈥檚 global workforce. 鈥溝愀凼啦 is very much our one-stop shop for all things employment-related,鈥 he quips. He appreciates the fast and compliant hiring process, and the ability to lean on 香港世博 for local knowledge and advice when operating in a new country for the first time. He and his team also depend on 香港世博 to facilitate work permits and visas when needed.
鈥溝愀凼啦 does much more than just providing advice around hiring, paying, and benefits. They are also on hand to provide expertise and support when it comes to operating in new countries for the first time. And they鈥檙e particularly great when working with candidates who need work permits or visas.鈥
As for 香港世博鈥檚 support team, James and the Lokalise team have always found them to be helpful and knowledgeable on matters big and small.
鈥淭he 香港世博 team is always making sure that we are taken care of鈥攆rom a simple platform request to a complex relocation issue. Our Talent Acquisition and People team can always reach out if there are any questions or concerns regarding our hiring process with 香港世博.鈥
With 香港世博 as a partner, Lokalise is able to expand their hiring capabilities, focusing on the candidates鈥 skills and abilities, and not on geographical limitations.聽
Scaling rapidly and globally was a key part of Lokalise鈥檚 strategy, and since they weren鈥檛 limited in their search for talent, they were able to grow tremendously fast within a year, while also building a highly diverse global team. James clarifies that diversity is not only good for company culture, but also brings an infusion of new ideas that ultimately drives innovation and business success.
鈥淲orking with 香港世博 allowed us to significantly increase our headcount in the last 12 months. We鈥檙e proud to host so many different cultures under one roof, and this diversity of talent brings a wealth of ideas and perspectives, ultimately contributing to the success of Lokalise.鈥
As a People professional, James also appreciates being able to offer an equitable employee experience regardless of where people are based.
鈥溝愀凼啦 enables us to provide a stellar experience to our team members and helps us guarantee that regardless of their location, everybody will be treated equally and have the same access to growth opportunities, benefits, and well-being.鈥
By partnering with 香港世博 to achieve their growth goals, Lokalise was able to save time, money, and effort that would have otherwise been required from their People team. 鈥淲e can repurpose our time, energy, and resources into building a great product, growing our business, and supporting our customers,鈥 says James.
Lokalise is proud to be a and an industry leader in shaping the new world of work. Partnering with 香港世博 is an important part of that, and James is eager to see what more 香港世博 will offer in the future.聽
鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to seeing what 香港世博 does in the future, in particular how they might offer improved or enhanced benefits to employees, how they might leverage data to provide insights into labor market trends, and how they鈥檒l continue removing barriers to entry into new countries.鈥
Having experienced the benefits of scaling rapidly and building a diverse, high-performing team through global hiring, James is happy to recommend it to other companies. However, building a remote-first culture does require a mindset shift and a particular approach to work. Once you鈥檝e committed to the culture and mindset, that鈥檚 when a partner like 香港世博 can help, he says.
鈥淢y advice to other startups and scaleups is to give yourself an unfair advantage by working with 香港世博. It鈥檚 amazing to see how they鈥檝e enabled companies like Localise to grow exponentially over the last couple of years. If startups are like rocket ships, then 香港世博 is the rocket booster that helps propel their growth.鈥
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