Replace an offshore VA with a senior LATAM professional.

Vela headhunts currently-employed senior LATAM professionals for US companies that have outgrown assistant-level coverage, recruited the way we hire for our own team. Every search starts with people who already have the job, not the ones between them.

Start a searchHow a search runs
Diana C.
Diana C.
Strategy · LATAM growth · ChatGPT-native
Lima, Peru
Marcela P.
Marcela P.
Enterprise retention · CRM · Salesforce
Bogotá, Colombia
Camila V.
Camila V.
QBRs · Power BI · HubSpot
Medellín, Colombia
Nicolas R.
Nicolas R.
SaaS lifecycle · renewals · Salesforce
Medellín, Colombia
Ingrid M.
Ingrid M.
Trilingual · UK/EU/CA · multilingual ops
Bogotá, Colombia
Jose A.
Jose A.
Operations · KPI delivery · escalations
Bogotá, Colombia
Laura B.
Laura B.
Editorial · campaigns · Looker Studio
Medellín, Colombia
Diana C.
Diana C.
Strategy · LATAM growth · ChatGPT-native
Lima, Peru
Marcela P.
Marcela P.
Enterprise retention · CRM · Salesforce
Bogotá, Colombia
Camila V.
Camila V.
QBRs · Power BI · HubSpot
Medellín, Colombia
Nicolas R.
Nicolas R.
SaaS lifecycle · renewals · Salesforce
Medellín, Colombia
Ingrid M.
Ingrid M.
Trilingual · UK/EU/CA · multilingual ops
Bogotá, Colombia
Jose A.
Jose A.
Operations · KPI delivery · escalations
Bogotá, Colombia
Laura B.
Laura B.
Editorial · campaigns · Looker Studio
Medellín, Colombia

What this hire actually owns.

Agency owners who started with offshore assistant support and now need a senior professional for client communication, delivery, or account health.

Own

Owns client-visible follow-up instead of waiting for a US lead to write the real message.

Translate

Turns delivery movement, client notes, and account risk into next actions during the US working day.

Protect

Reduces founder management load by carrying agency context, not just assigned tasks.

Deposit$1,000refundable · credits to the fee
Shortlist21dthree vetted professionals · first profile day 7
Fee20%of first-year base
Replacement60dno re-fee

Why this seat is hard to fill.

Virtual assistants can help with scheduling, inbox cleanup, notes, and checklist follow-up. The seat changes when the agency needs someone to own clients, projects, reporting, and same-day decisions.

How we reach them.

  • Every search starts with the senior professionals who are in the seat right now, in Medellín, Bogotá, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. The step up from assistant work is a different person entirely, and that person already has a seat.
  • We reach them by warm intro, prior-network referral, and a researched personal email. Never a job post, never a recruiter blast.
  • Eight active searches a month, so the outreach stays personal enough that someone with a job reads it.

How we check them.

  • A live working-call exercise around a client update, unclear task ownership, and a missed follow-up.
  • Written communication screen for client-ready tone, facts, and next steps.
  • Agency-context check across retainers, reporting rhythm, delivery handoffs, and scope pressure.

Want the hire trained to run AI in the seat? We offer that as a separate, optional bootcamp — priced on its own, never bundled into the placement fee.

We say no more often than we say yes.

  • Your assistant is helpful but the founder still owns every important decision.
  • Client communication needs more judgment than scheduling and note cleanup.
  • You want a direct senior placement in Latin America, not a managed staffing layer.
  • You only need admin support.
  • A US lead will continue writing every client-facing update.
  • You are optimizing only for the lowest monthly cost.

Compare the seat before you choose the market.

Virtual assistant vs agency operator.

Where the role stops being admin.

Philippines vs LATAM virtual assistants.

How to choose by seat shape.

Offshore staffing vs LATAM operators.

When the agency needs ownership.

What they said after we placed them.

Curated from companies who hired through Vela and professionals we placed. Their words, not ours.

“HireTalent gave us exactly what we needed. They found someone with all the qualifications we were looking for, and Andres has been a really strong addition to our team.”

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Elijah P.
Real Estate Company

Your next latam agency professional already has a job.

First profile target: day 7. Three vetted professionals in 21 days. 90-day replacement, no re-fee.

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