Nearshore staffing and recruitment in Argentina
Hire in Argentina: the best English in Latin America, one hour ahead of New York.
Argentina has the strongest English in Latin America and one of its deepest pools of designers, engineers and writers. Buenos Aires is on UTC−3, one to two hours ahead of New York, so an Argentine hire starts before your team and overlaps the whole Eastern day. nearshore.now employs your Argentine hires through local entities and partners; you manage the work.
Argentina at a glance.
- Capital
- Buenos Aires
- Talent hubs
- Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Rosario, Mendoza
- Time zone
- UTC−3, all year
Argentina does not change its clocks. Buenos Aires is one hour ahead of New York in the US summer and two hours ahead in the US winter. - Language
- Spanish. English tested live for every candidate.
- Currency
- Argentine peso (ARS). You are invoiced in US dollars.
- Population
- about 46 million
- Flights
- Buenos Aires to Miami, about 9 h; Buenos Aires to New York, about 10 h 30 min.
- Overlap with US
- Eastern: 8 h in summer, 7 h in winter; Central: 7 h in summer, 6 h in winter; Mountain: 6 h in summer, 5 h in winter; Pacific: 5 h in summer, 4 h in winter. Working day 9:00–18:00 in both places.
Three reasons US companies hire in Argentina.
- 01
English. Argentina has ranked first in Latin America on the EF English Proficiency Index for most of the last decade. In creative and knowledge roles, that shows.
- 02
Product and design pedigree. MercadoLibre and Globant were founded in Buenos Aires, and the city has a large design and software community that has worked for US companies for twenty years.
- 03
Timing. Buenos Aires runs one to two hours ahead of New York, which means your Argentine designer has already been working when the East Coast logs in, and still overlaps most of the Pacific day.
English
Among professionals in Buenos Aires and Córdoba, fluent English is common rather than exceptional. We still test it in a live interview, because fluent and precise are different things.
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The roles Argentina is strongest for.
Product designers
Buenos Aires has one of the region’s largest design communities.
Hire product designers ENGSoftware engineers
Córdoba and Buenos Aires universities feed a large engineering pool.
Hire software engineers MKTMarketing & content
Strong written English and years of agency work for US brands.
Hire marketing & content LEGLegal & compliance
Many lawyers with excellent English work for US companies.
Hire legal & complianceWhat employing someone in Argentina involves.
You do not need to know any of this to hire. We employ your Argentine hire under local law through our entities and partners and send you one invoice in US dollars. It is here so you know what your fee covers.
- Legal workweek: 48 hours maximum, with 8-hour days the norm.
- Sueldo anual complementario: a mandatory 13th salary, paid in two halves in June and December.
- Paid vacation: 14 calendar days after the first year, rising with seniority to 35.
- A large share of professionals work as registered independent contractors; we structure each placement to comply.
Questions about hiring in Argentina.
Other countries
01What time zone is Argentina in?
Argentina is on UTC−3 all year. Buenos Aires is one hour ahead of New York in the US summer and two hours ahead in the US winter, so the overlap with the Eastern business day is almost complete.
02How does Argentina’s inflation affect my costs?
It does not reach you. You pay a flat monthly fee in US dollars; we handle local salaries, adjustments and compliance in Argentina.
03Which roles work best in Argentina?
Design, software engineering, marketing and content, and legal work: anything where written and spoken English matters as much as technical skill.
04Can I hire in Argentina without a local entity?
Yes, through nearshore staffing: nearshore.now employs the professional under Argentina’s labor law and you pay one monthly invoice in US dollars. If you already have an entity or employer of record in Argentina, use nearshore recruitment instead: we run the same search and vetting, and you hire directly for a one-time fee.
Your first hire in Argentina could start next month.
Twenty minutes with us. No commitment. We’ll tell you if nearshore is right for the role.
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