Trusted by Companies Building Their Vietnam Teams
Our Services
From urgent hiring needs to long-term scaling, we help you secure the best talent in Vietnam with confidence.
Our Hiring Models
We offer four ways to hire in Vietnam. The right one depends on how permanent the need is and whether you have a Vietnamese entity.
| Recruitment Only | Employer of Record | Full Managed Team | Freelance (JDI Central) | |
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| Best when | Best when | Best when | Best when | Best when |
| Who employs | You | Talent JDI | Talent JDI | JDI Central |
| Entity required | Yes | No | No | No |
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| Time to start | 3 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks | 48 hours to match |
How We Do It
From role brief to onboarded talent, our streamlined process keeps hiring simple, focused, and fast.
Why Work With Us
Talent JDI is part of JDI Group, dedicated to empowering innovative companies to build, grow, and scale across Southeast Asia.
Trusted by Companies Building Their Vietnam Teams
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30,000+ pre-vetted tech professionals across Vietnam, from specialists to senior leaders.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before hiring your first person in Vietnam.
Can I hire someone in Vietnam without setting up a company?
Yes. Talent JDI acts as Employer of Record, which means we legally employ the person in Vietnam on your behalf while you direct their day-to-day work. We issue the Vietnamese employment contract, run payroll, make statutory contributions and handle HR compliance. No local entity is required.
What is an Employer of Record?
An Employer of Record is a company that legally employs staff on another company’s behalf. The client directs the work; the Employer of Record holds the employment contract and takes responsibility for payroll, statutory contributions, benefits and employment compliance in that country. Talent JDI is an Employer of Record in Vietnam.
How long does it take to hire a developer in Vietnam?
Talent JDI works to a three-week benchmark from role brief to hire: sourcing and screening in week one, interviews in week two, offer and contracting in week three.
Under Employer of Record no entity set-up is needed, so the timeline is not extended by incorporation. Incorporating first typically adds a month or more before you can make an offer.
What is the difference between recruitment and Employer of Record?
Recruitment means Talent JDI finds the person and you employ them through your own Vietnamese entity. Employer of Record means we find the person and also legally employ them, so you need no entity at all. Most companies without a Vietnam presence start with Employer of Record and move to their own entity later.
Is Vietnam a good place to hire software engineers?
Vietnam has a large and growing IT workforce concentrated in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang, with strong output from local engineering universities.
Talent JDI maintains a pool of 30,000+ vetted tech candidates and currently has 500+ developers under management for client companies.
Who manages the team day to day?
You do. Talent JDI is the legal employer and handles employment, payroll, statutory contributions and HR compliance; the client sets priorities, directs the work and manages performance.
In a Full Managed Team engagement we can also supply technical leadership on the ground, but the work direction stays with you.
We already tried offshore hiring and the team churned within a year. What would be different?
That is the most common reason companies come to Talent JDI, and the cause is usually employment rather than recruitment. People hired through a broker with no local HR, no benefits administration and no career path leave for the next offer.
We are the legal employer, so retention, benefits and performance administration are our responsibility, not a service that ends at the offer letter.
How does Talent JDI handle employee data, payroll and PDPA compliance?
Employment records and payroll data are held under access controls and processed only for employment administration.
Talent JDI is part of an ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified group, contracts through a Singapore entity, and aligns handling to the data protection regimes that apply to you and to your Vietnamese employees, including PDPA, PDPD and GDPR where relevant.
How much does it cost to hire a developer in Vietnam?
Cost depends on seniority, technology stack and location within Vietnam. Talent JDI publishes a Vietnam Developer Salary Guide with current benchmarks so you can budget before briefing a role. Recruitment, Employer of Record and Full Managed Team are priced separately, and the consultation that establishes which route fits is free.
What happens if we later want our own Vietnamese entity?
Launch JDI, another JDI Group business unit, handles company incorporation, corporate secretarial work, bookkeeping, tax filing and legal consultancy in Vietnam. Clients commonly start under Employer of Record and incorporate once the team justifies it, transferring employment across without changing providers or losing anyone.
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