Your partner for
All Things hiring in
Latin America
We’re not a headhunter. We’re a recruiting partner built in Latin America, helping global companies hire with care, precision, and cultural understanding across tech, marketing, finance, and beyond.
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Meet our Founder
What takes a young man from growing up in a small Ohio town, whose dream was to play professional basketball, to running a recruiting company in Latin America?
Good question. I took some big risks, made mistakes, and followed my passion for a region that has always fascinated me.
My career has taken many unexpected turns. I began as an economist, and then I worked at major American companies like Capital One and Meta, doing jobs from engineering to product management.
These were good jobs, but I wasn’t happy there. I am glad, though, that they indirectly led me to leave the US and immerse myself in the Latin American tech scene when I was recruited for Rappi.
When I first arrived, my first project was to build a big team of developers. That is when I realized that traditional recruiting is obsolete and doesn’t deliver quality match candidates, despite the exceptional talent pool in Latin America.
Like many entrepreneurs, I went all in, took a chance, and started Lupa.
I assembled my team with the highest elite recruiters across Latin America. I’m proud to say we are a company built in Latin America, with Latin American talent and values, changing the world hire by hire.
In the end, I got here by being an average basketball player and trusting my business instincts.
Our Story
Building World-Class Teams
New to Latin America
In 2019, Joseph joined Rappi as Head of Product, facing the challenge of building an exceptional tech team from the ground up in Latin America.
Drawing on his engineering and data background, he uncovered what many had overlooked: a deep, underestimated talent pool ready for global opportunities.
The Birth of Lupa
That realization became the seed of Lupa. With a recruiter and a data scientist, and backed by angel investors, Joseph set out to build something radically different: a recruiting partner rooted in Latin America, designed to revolutionize traditional recruiting.
Precision, care, and true match quality replaced volume, shortcuts, and empty promises, and a new way of hiring was invented.
The Growth
From there, Lupa has become a trusted partner for both startups and global enterprises. We’ve helped companies scale engineering, finance, sales, and marketing teams across the region.
Moreover, Lupa has reshaped the perception of Latin American talent. What was once underestimated is now recognized worldwide for its skill, ambition, and cultural strength.
Today, more than 1,000 companies and professionals have found their ideal match, connected by Lupa.
Results That Matter
Companies spend less hiring with Lupa than trying to do it alone, without sacrificing quality or speed.
Businesses around the world trust Lupa to simplify hiring and connect them with top Latin American talent.
Hired
We’ve placed thousands of professionals who are making companies grow and thriving across industries.
Our Mission & Values
Mission
To connect Latin America’s top talent with global opportunities through a process built on care, precision, and transparency. We build lasting partnerships that help companies and people thrive.
Vision
Recruitment as it exists is broken. We built a new way. The Lupa Way is founded on match quality, cultural insight, and radical transparency. We create stronger teams and better business outcomes worldwide.
Ethics of Care
We believe people come first. Our team approaches every client, candidate, and colleague with interest, empathy, and genuine care. We build lasting relationships through support, empowerment, and a people-centered mindset that guides every decision we make.
Match Quality
To us, recruitment isn’t just filling roles. We’re obsessed with finding true fit (what we call match quality), aligning each person’s skills, values, and motivations with the right role and team. It’s the foundation for lasting success for everyone involved.
Regional Expertise
Lupa was built in Latin America, by people who live and work here. We bring senior-level experience and deep cultural insight to every search. While we're always learning and refining, we know how to hire right because we've built this process from within.
Radical Transparency
Transparency is at the heart of the Lupa Way. We believe in honest conversations, frequent updates, and open debate to get to the best solutions. With us, there are no surprises. Just clear communication and mutual trust at every step of the process.
What Do We Do?
We make it easy to build, manage, and pay your remote team in Latin America. Our process is simple, efficient, and built to support you every step of the way.
Recruiting
We handpick talent that fits your culture and goals, delivering pre-vetted candidates within a week through our proven process.
Staffing
Everything in our recruiting service, plus we take care of contracts and payroll. Seamless, compliant, and stress-free.
RPO
We partner with you for a set period and embed our recruiters within your team. Same precision, care, and speed, but closer.
How We Do It?
Finding the True Fit
Changing jobs is stressful, time-consuming, and sometimes, scary.
Instead of sending out résumés in bulk, we get to know both candidates and clients. By focusing on skills, values, and culture, we help create matches that truly fit.
Engaging Passive Talent
We foster relationships with the best professionals in the region.
By building trust early and understanding what drives them, we can connect exceptional talent to the right opportunities at the right time, even if they’re not looking to change jobs.
Enhanced by Tech
Our recruiters use their experience and care to guide the process.
With our own tools handling routine tasks, we can spend more time researching, checking details, and finding the right people. Technology helps us work carefully, not just quickly.
True Partnership
Unlike firms that sell cheap labor or endless stacks of profiles, we act as partners.
We guide you through role definition, cultural alignment, interviews, and compliance. We have an end-to-end process built in Latin America for hiring in Latin America.
The Lupa Way
A proven process for building exceptional teams in Latin America.
We identified why the traditional recruiting process was failing and crafted a process that fills those gaps. Unlike traditional recruiting, we see exceptional talent as our product and placements as the first of many results.
Our process works because of the research we do upfront: digging deep into your business, team dynamics, and hiring goals. That groundwork lets us handpick candidates who are qualified and aligned. We help you understand cultural expectations, provide onboarding support, and provide guidance on how to develop talent who fit your business, your culture, and who believe in your purpose.
Our expert team is committed to guiding you through every stage, sharing insights, and supporting you beyond the process. Because for us, success is measured in meaningful, continuous partnerships.
We take time to understand your business, your team, and the bigger picture behind the hire. That first conversation lays the groundwork for a real partnership and makes sure we’re working toward the same definition of success.
Before we start searching, we dive into your company, your market, and the role itself. We map out where the right talent might be, build sample profiles, and prepare smart questions so we can hit the ground running.
We kick things off with a focused meeting where we narrow down the essentials. Together, we talk through must-haves, cultural fit, salary expectations, and make sure we’re all on the same page about the role and how the search will run.
We start contacting candidates right away, but we don’t rush it. Every candidate is carefully reviewed, with our team collaborating and double-checking each profile to make sure we’re finding the best possible matches.
We personally interview every candidate, digging into their skills, motivations, past results, and how they’d fit into your team. Our assessments go deeper than resumes so we truly understand each person’s story and what they can bring to your business.
You’ll get a curated shortlist of 3–4 top candidates, each with a clear summary showing how their skills and experience match what you’re looking for. We make it easy for you to decide with confidence. And if none are quite right, we use your feedback to refine our search and bring you candidates who are even better aligned.
When it’s time to make an offer, we help move the conversation to get everyone aligned and close the deal smoothly. After that, we stay involved to handle contracts, onboarding, and making sure your new hire integrates well into the team.
For us, the hire is just the beginning. We stay connected, sharing market insights, checking in on how your team’s doing, and supporting you as your Latin American operations keep growing.
Frequently Asked Questions
What roles can I hire for?
We recruit across tech, finance, sales, marketing, customer service, and C-level roles—from software engineers to senior managers.
How fast can you find candidates?
We deliver high-quality candidates quickly, often within a week. Most clients hire within 21 days, depending on interview pace and alignment.
How do you ensure talent quality?
We go deep. Every candidate is vetted through interviews, project history, and proven outcomes. We assess not just skills, but culture and team fit, what we call match quality.
Do you conduct technical assessments?
You own the technical evaluation, we help you get it right. We guide clients on how to design strong assessments, but you lead the technical vetting.
Who do you work with?
We partner with early-stage startups, global companies, and organizations of all sizes. All we ask is that you believe in the potential of Latin American talent. If you care about quality and teamwork and want to build strong teams with professionals from the region, we’re here to help.
Whether you need your first remote engineer or want to grow a whole team, we’ll support you with the same care, structure, and clarity every step of the way.
Why choose Lupa?
We bring together strategy, precision, and care. Our team helps you find and hire top professionals from 20 Latin American countries, using a carefully vetted talent pool. We handle the whole process, from search to onboarding to compliance, always focusing on what matters most: quality matches, clear communication, and long-term success. With Lupa, you get a reliable system, a real partner, and results that last.
What is Latin America?
Latin America covers parts of North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean. It’s made up of countries where Spanish and Portuguese are spoken. For us at Lupa, Latin America is more than a place, it’s our home.
We’re proud of the region’s talented people, strong values, and growing influence. Our team works throughout Latin America, bringing local expertise and a commitment to quality, care, and teamwork.
Which countries are in Latin America?
Latin America includes the following countries:
Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay.
We’ve connected with talented people in every country listed above. We focus on locations with strong educational systems, proficient English skills, and excellent matches for remote teams. Whether you’re hiring in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Montevideo, or Mexico City, we offer local knowledge and a commitment to high standards.
Why hire in Latin America?
Latin America offers highly skilled, cost-effective talent in U.S.-friendly time zones. With cultural alignment and competitive rates, you gain access to quality talent without the typical overhead.
Do I need to sponsor visas to hire in LatAm?
No. Our model bypasses US visa requirements, so you can hire remote Latin American talent without complex sponsorships.
How do payments work for LatAm hires?
We offer two options: you can manage payments directly with our guidance, or we can handle compliant payroll and contracts through our staffing service.
Do you handle full-cycle recruitment?
Yes. We coordinate the process; you conduct final interviews. We handle scheduling, logistics, and communication for a seamless experience.
What contracts do you support?
We offer contractor and full-time employee options, tailored to your needs and engagement model.
What are your rates?
We offer three flexible solutions:
- Recruiting: We find talent, you hire them. One-time success fee charged when they start.
- Staffing: We manage contracts and payroll. You pay monthly based on agreed hourly rate.
- RPO: A dedicated recruiter joins your team. Fixed monthly fee with unlimited hires.
Contact us for detailed pricing options based on your specific requirements.
