Scaling global talent with ease: how Flowla achieved 100% HR visibility with Remote

Flowla partners with sales and customer success teams to orchestrate complex, human-led customer journeys through personalised digital sales rooms. As the company grew, they needed a reliable way to recruit top talent globally while keeping administrative processes efficient.

By partnering with Remote, Flowla moved from a remote-first startup to a growing hybrid organisation with a streamlined, compliant international workforce.

The challenge: scaling a global team without added administrative load

Flowla adopted a remote-first approach from day one because the co‑founders lived in different cities. As they expanded, they prioritised hiring people in overlapping time zones to make synchronous collaboration easier.

However, relying on spreadsheets to manage a mix of contractors and employees across several countries became unsustainable as the business scaled. Flowla needed a centralised platform to handle onboarding, time-off requests and local compliance without being overwhelmed by 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 selected Remote to deliver a seamless experience for every team member, regardless of their chosen employment status.

Remote Employer of Record (EOR)

Flowla uses Remote's EOR services to hire international employees who need official payroll for personal reasons, such as mortgage applications. Remote manages complex local processes — including work permits and compliance standards in countries like Germany. This is crucial because failing to comply in highly regulated markets such as Germany can lead to fines of up to €30,000 per employee.

Remote Contractor Management

For team members who prefer contractor status, Remote automatically generates local, compliant contracts. That keeps Flowla protected while offering flexibility to its global talent pool.

Remote HR Management

Flowla adopted Remote HR Management to bring its people together. Leadership can now view and manage everyone — from London-based hybrid staff to remote engineers in Egypt — in 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

Centralising global employment with Remote removed much of the typical friction associated with international growth. Leadership now spends less time on admin tasks and more time driving business results.

Operational efficiency: Where global payroll once required 10 hours of admin work, it’s now a monthly routine that takes just five minutes. Flowla receives a single invoice from Remote that covers all international payments and multiple currencies.

Compliance and stability: Beyond avoiding potential fines up to €30,000, Flowla strengthened investor confidence. Remote's compliance standards were a key advantage when their global contracts were reviewed during legal due diligence, helping secure stability during international expansion.

"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