A team in the region, not a desk in Sydney
Our Colombia-based recruiters search in Spanish and Portuguese, and read a local CV the way a local hiring manager does.
Global Network · Latin-American talent, worldwide
The people who open your Latin-American market
Australian and New Zealand companies moving into Latin America — or growing what they already run there — usually need one person before they need a team: a business development manager who can open doors, a country lead, an operations or plant head. We find that person. Our Colombia-based team searches in-region, among Latin-American professionals already in Australia, and through our wider network wherever the right candidate happens to be. You employ them; we find them.
For ANZ companies opening, scaling or restructuring an operation in Latin America and needing the senior people to run it.
Found by Calima.
Employed by you.
- 01You tell us the role, the market, and what the person has to achieve in their first year
- 02We search three pools: professionals already in-country, Latin Americans in Australia ready to go home, and our wider network wherever they are
- 03You interview a shortlist we have screened and referenced — not a stack of CVs
- 04You employ the person directly or through your own Employer-of-Record; our fee is for the search
An advantage no agency can copy.
Three pools, not one
The right country manager is sometimes already in Bogotá, sometimes a Latin American in Melbourne who wants to go home, and sometimes neither. We look in all three.
You stay the employer
We find and present; you hire through your own entity or Employer-of-Record. Local labour law treats finding people very differently from supplying them, and this keeps the arrangement clean.
Known in the corridor you are walking into
Winner, 2026 ALABC Business Excellence Awards (Category C) — the Australia-Latin America Business Council.
The important details, up front.
How this engagement works
Calima finds, screens and presents candidates. We are not the employer, and we do not supply, second or subcontract staff in Latin America. You employ the person you choose — directly through your own entity, or through your own Employer-of-Record. Our fee is for the search and is paid by the employer; we never charge candidates.
About visas & immigration
Visa outcomes are decided solely by the relevant government authority. Calima and its partners coordinate and support the application process — we do not control or guarantee the result, timeframe, or any immigration outcome. Migration advice is provided only by appropriately registered migration agents or lawyers.
Local eligibility
Many countries cap the proportion of foreign workers an employer may engage. We assess eligibility country-by-country and tell you up front if a role can't be filled with international talent — we place people only where local law and quotas permit.
Let's talk about your talent need.
Tell us the roles, the location and the timeline. We'll tell you honestly what's possible and how we'd make it happen.