Press kit

Everything you need to write about the corridor

Logos, founder headshots and bios, our boilerplate paragraph, and original placement data you are free to cite. Updated July 2026.

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Logos

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Boilerplate

Approved copy for the "about" paragraph at the end of an article. Both versions are cleared for use without further sign-off.

Standard (about 90 words)

EMPLOI is an Employer of Record (EOR) built for one corridor: US companies hiring in South Africa. We employ your hires through our South African entity, run local payroll and taxes, and keep the employment relationship compliant with South African labour law and privacy law (POPIA), while you manage the work day to day. Hires are English-first, overlap most of the US business day, and typically cost 40-60% less than an equivalent US employee, fully loaded. EMPLOI onboards most roles in 1-3 weeks, often faster, on a single USD invoice. EMPLOI is a Veridian Global company, with teams in New York and Cape Town.

Short (about 40 words)

EMPLOI is a specialist Employer of Record for US companies hiring in South Africa. It handles local employment, payroll, tax and compliance on a single USD invoice, typically at 40-60% less than an equivalent US hire, fully loaded.

Naming: EMPLOI is always set in capitals, never "Emploi" or "EMPLOI EOR". First reference: "EMPLOI, an Employer of Record (EOR) for US companies hiring in South Africa". Founded 2023. Offices in New York and Cape Town. A Veridian Global company.

Leadership: headshots and bios

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Jesse Stevenson

Co-founder & CEO

Jesse Stevenson is co-founder and CEO of EMPLOI. He leads the company's mission to build the compliant hiring corridor between US companies and South African talent, overseeing strategy, growth, and investor relationships. He is based between New York and Cape Town.

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Joubert Botha

Co-founder & President

Joubert Botha is co-founder and President of EMPLOI. He drives day-to-day operations, client delivery, and the talent experience across the US-South Africa corridor, ensuring every hire and every employer receives hands-on support.

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Chris Staines

SVP of Finance

Chris Staines is SVP of Finance at EMPLOI. He oversees payroll, treasury, and financial operations, ensuring clients receive a single USD invoice and talent is paid accurately and on time in South African rand.

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Mandy Burns

Corporate Controller

Mandy Burns is Corporate Controller at EMPLOI. She oversees accounting, financial reporting, and client billing operations across the US-South Africa corridor, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting. She is based in Cape Town.

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Corridor data points

Drawn from EMPLOI placements and offers across the US to South Africa corridor, plus published South African government statistics where noted. Free to cite as "EMPLOI placement data, July 2026".

40-60%

Typical fully loaded saving

Median all-in cost of a South African hire versus a comparable US hire, including employer taxes, benefits, and platform fee.

6-8 hrs

Daily overlap with ET

South Africa sits at UTC+2, giving a standard SA workday roughly six to eight hours of overlap with US Eastern time, more than India or the Philippines.

1-3 weeks

Time to onboard

Typical elapsed time from signed offer to compliant first day on EMPLOI's South African entity, often faster for support and operations roles.

65,680

SA STEM graduates a year

Annual science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates from South African public universities (DHET, 2023 reporting year).

10%

EMPLOI platform fee

EMPLOI charges 10% of the employee's gross local salary, with no per-seat minimums and no offboarding or entity-transfer fees.

~2 weeks

Contractor to employee conversion

Typical time to convert an existing South African contractor to compliant EOR employment, closing misclassification exposure.

Demand by role family

Share of EMPLOI roles opened by US clients over the trailing twelve months.

Software engineering (backend, full-stack, platform)34%
Customer support & success22%
Finance, accounting & FP&A16%
Sales development & revenue operations12%
Executive & virtual assistance9%
Marketing & content7%

Salary bands, South Africa vs United States

A representative role from each family. Annual gross in USD. Full tables live in the Salary Guide.

Role	South Africa	United States
Senior Software Engineer	$62k – $85k	$140k – $190k
Financial Accountant	$45k – $65k	$90k – $120k
Technical Support Specialist	$32k – $48k	$65k – $95k
Business Development Rep (BDR)	$35k – $50k	$65k – $90k
Performance Marketing Specialist	$40k – $60k	$80k – $120k
Virtual Assistant (Operations)	$22k – $35k	$45k – $65k

Methodology: bands reflect offers extended and accepted through EMPLOI plus verified market comparables, expressed as annual gross salary in USD excluding employer taxes and the EMPLOI fee. US figures are comparable-role market ranges. Savings percentages are fully loaded and include employer contributions, benefits, and the 10% EMPLOI fee. Graduate figures are from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

Press inquiries

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We can usually turn around a custom breakdown by role, seniority, or city within one US business day, and our founders are available for interviews.

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