Scaling global talent with ease: How Flowla achieves 100% HR visibility with Remote

Flowla works with sales and customer success teams to manage complex, human-led customer journeys through personalised digital sales rooms. And, as a growing company, they needed a way to hire the best talent regardless of location while maintaining administrative efficiency.

By partnering with Remote, Flowla successfully transitioned from a remote-first startup to a scaling hybrid organisation with a streamlined, compliant global workforce.

The challenge: Managing a growing global team without the administrative burden

Flowla established a remote-first culture from the start because the co-founders were based in different cities. As they expanded, they prioritised hiring in shared time zones to facilitate synchronous collaboration.

However, managing a mix of contractors and employees across multiple countries using only spreadsheets became unsustainable as the company scaled. Flowla needed a centralised system to handle onboarding, time-off requests, and localised compliance without drowning in manual paperwork.

"We moved away from using spreadsheets because we needed a place for employees to submit time-off requests and for me to manage everything in one dashboard."

Erdem Gelal, Co-founder

The solution: A single platform for global hiring and HR management

Flowla chose Remote to provide a seamless experience for every team member, regardless of their preferred employment status.

Remote Employer of Record (EOR)

Flowla uses Remote's EOR services to hire international employees who require official payroll for personal needs, such as mortgage applications. Remote handles the complex localised processes, including work permits and compliance standards in countries like Germany. This is particularly critical as non-compliance in high-regulation markets like Germany can result in fines up to €30,000 per employee.

Remote Contractor Management

For team members who prefer contractor status, Remote automatically generates localised, compliant contracts. This ensures that Flowla remains protected while providing flexibility to its global talent pool.

Remote HR Management

Flowla adopted Remote HR Management to bring all team members together. This allows leadership to view and manage everyone, from London-based hybrid staff to remote engineers in Egypt, within a single source of truth.

"The integration of HRIS with payroll and contractor management is key. Managing it separately led us back to spreadsheets, so having one platform to manage all employee types is essential."

Erdem Gelal, Co-founder

The impact: Frictionless onboarding and peace of mind

By centralising its global employment on Remote, Flowla has eliminated the friction typically associated with international growth. Leadership now spends less time on administrative tasks and more time focusing on business results.

Operational efficiency: Managing global payroll used to require 10 hours of admin time. It's now a routine monthly task that takes just 5 minutes. Flowla pays one single invoice to Remote, which covers all global payments and different currencies.

Compliance and stability: Beyond avoiding potential fines up to €30,000, Flowla gained investor confidence. Remote's compliance standards proved to be a key advantage when their global contracts were validated during legal due diligence, ensuring stability in their international growth.

"Remote provides peace of mind. It ensures a frictionless process for onboarding people globally and offers a single invoice to cover all our international payments."

Erdem Gelal, Co-founder