Scaling global talent with ease: How Flowla secures 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. As the company expanded, they required a way to recruit top talent regardless of location while keeping administrative processes efficient.

By partnering with Remote, Flowla was able to move from a remote-first startup to a scaling hybrid organisation, supported by a streamlined, compliant global workforce.

The challenge: Managing an expanding global team without administrative overload

Flowla established a remote-first culture from day one because the co-founders were based in different cities. As they scaled, they prioritised hiring within overlapping time zones to enable synchronous collaboration.

However, administering a mix of contractors and employees across several countries using only spreadsheets became unsustainable as the business grew. Flowla needed a centralised system to handle onboarding, time-off requests and local compliance without being swamped by 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: One platform to handle global hiring and HR management

Flowla selected Remote to deliver a seamless experience for every team member, irrespective 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 local 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 Flowla remains protected while offering flexibility to its global talent pool.

Remote HR Management

Flowla adopted Remote HR Management to unify all team members. Leadership can now view and manage everyone — from London-based hybrid staff to remote engineers in Egypt — from 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: Seamless onboarding and peace of mind

By centralising its global employment with Remote, Flowla removed much of the friction typically linked to international expansion. Leadership now spends less time on administrative work and more time concentrating on business outcomes.

Operational efficiency: Managing global payroll previously demanded 10 hours of administrative effort. It has been reduced to a routine monthly process 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 strengthened investor confidence. Remote's compliance standards proved to be a decisive benefit when their global contracts were reviewed 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