Hire South Africa’s best talents

Project Y is your go-to partner to source and hire exceptional talent from South Africa. Benefit from up to 70% lower salary costs - and skip the headaches of managing local recruiting, contracts, payroll, or office space. Project Y takes care of it all.
Our Employer Partners
Why your next hire should be based in South Africa
South African professionals bring global-quality work, native English, and high cultural alignment—at a cost that helps you scale faster. With Project Y, you unlock these benefits without needing a local presence.
Workday overlap with Europe & UK
No scheduling friction—full-day collaboration.
Skilled, motivated, and under-tapped
SA talent is globally capable and hungry to prove it.
30–50% lower salary cost
Grow your team without growing your burn rate.
Exceptional English & communication
Built-in alignment with global teams.
Strong retention, low attrition
Higher loyalty than traditional outsourcing markets.
Hire from our existing member pool or build
your custom talent pipeline with us
Project Managers
Marketing Talents
Finance Managers
Executive Assistants
Build your custom talent pipeline - at no cost
As part of our social impact mission, we invest in and train the top 0.5% of South Africa's graduates -many from disadvantaged backgrounds - based on your specific talent needs. This program is entirely free for you, including a fully funded two-month on-the-job experience.
You only incur costs for the talents you choose to retain.
Why Partner with Project Y?
Talent
Solution
outperforms all other recruiting channels
Zero
Admin
Through our South African entity, Project Y can manage payroll, tax, and employment compliance of your emplyoees in South Africa - backed by the reliability of our German contracting structure.
Better quality
& retention
Our members and candidates are carefully vetted over months - they come with the relevant mindset to deliver an outstanding performance.
Higher retention
Add office space and devices to your setup — available in top locations across South Africa. We continue to provide Y-members with the on-site support required to stay motivated.
Local Base, global vision
With a founding team based between Europe and South Africa, we understand both the employer’s needs and the local talent ecosystem.
How we build high-performance teams for you
As an employer partner, you’re in good hands. We know what it takes to build high-performing teams in South Africa — because we’ve done it ourselves.
01
Tell us what you need
Share your hiring needs—role type, experience level, budget, and start date.
02
Receive Talent Profiles
Within 5-7 days, we send you pre-vetted candidates who are available, experienced, and ready to go.
03
Interview & decide
You run the interviews. Once you are decided, chose if you want usto manage contracts, payroll, and office setup or contract directly.
04
Hire & Kickoff
Your new hire starts working—with the equipment, setup, and support they need from day one.
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Why Our Employer Partners  Love Project Y

As a Venture Studio, we are constantly looking for a trusted partner to source job-ready talent from. Every Project Y member we’ve hired has demonstrated outstanding progress, and their ongoing support model ensures strong retention and faster employee development. Based on our experience, we now actively recommend Project Y to all our ventures.

Louis Buys
Founder | The Delta

Hiring from Project Y has been a game-changer for us. The two developers we brought on board after a 2-month free trial quickly proved their skills and motivation, and the combination of high-quality talent and competitive pricing made the decision to keep them an easy one. With Project Y handling payroll, office space, and equipment, the process was seamless, and we’re now looking to hire more members to expand our team.

Kamil Walkowiak
CTO | VP of R&D | co-founder | CUX

Thanks to Project Y, hiring our two Process Managers was seamless—no recruiting fees, plus they handle payroll, office space, and devices. Beyond great talent, we truly appreciate Project Y’s commitment to social impact and look forward to welcoming more Y-members to our team.

Christoph Jung
COO | Playbook

Project Y is a great choice for scale-ups seeking vetted talent. We had the pleasure of working with two Y-members who were highly motivated, smart, and exceeded in their soft skills. Project Y sustains a caring and supportive local environment for their members, including office space and devices. They also manage payroll and employment contracts. South Africa is an amazing market to source talent in our time zone with an excellent English level, and we will continue partnering with Project Y in various ways.

Paul Brachmann
CTO | Floy

Remote employment
Talent pricing
Project Y Service Fee
From 300 EURO
p.m / talent
EOR managing payroll, contracts, etc
Office space and laptop provided.
Continuous on-site support
Replacement guarantee
Retention and upskilling services (counselling, events, training) 
Relocation support available.
Employer Partners join an exclusive community of social change makers and can actively contribute through workshops.
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Indicative Salaries
Save up to 60% by building your team in South Africa
Project
Member
European Standard
US Standard
Finance Admin
Virtual Executive Assistant
Recruiter
Sales Development Rep
Marketing Manager
Technical Support
Operations Assistant
Full-Stack Developer (junior)
Full-Stack Developer (intermediate)
€ 1,600
€ 1,300
€ 1,500
€ 1,400
€ 1,900
€ 1,800
€ 1,300
€ 1,600
€ 3,000
€ 4,200
€ 3,200
€ 3,800
€ 3,500
€ 4,500
€ 4,000
€ 3,500
€ 4,000
€ 6,000
$ 4,000
$ 5,000
$ 4,900
$ 4,800
$ 5,200
$ 4,500
$ 4,800
$ 5,500
$ 7,000
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Indicative Salaries
Save up to 60% by building your team in South Africa
Project
Member
Finance Admin
Virtual Executive Assistant
Recruiter
Sales Development Rep
Marketing Manager
Technical Support
Operations Assistant
Full-Stack Developer (junior)
Full-Stack Developer (intermediate)
€ 1,600
€ 1,300
€ 1,500
€ 1,400
€ 1,900
€ 1,800
€ 1,300
€ 1,600
€ 3,000
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Stats On Success
Proof in the performance.
Our model isn’t just mission-driven, it’s results-driven. These numbers show how Project Y consistently delivers value for talent and employers alike.
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50.000+
Members in the Project Y Community
120
Placements of Project Y members facilitated
100+
Talents funded per year through our Academy & Talent-Fund
85%
Average cost-saving of hiring cost facilitated for our clients
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At Project Y, we're not just shaping careers; we're transforming lives and making a meaningful impact.