Remote EmployeeAbout us

Real people. Real teams. Real work.

We recruit, screen, and employ staff in the Philippines, with no placement fee and offices in Chicago and Pampanga.

Four Remote Employee team members in company polos, smiling with their arms spread wide
  • 3,000+Employees hired
  • 97%Client retention
  • 60+Years of combined experience

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Who we are

We’ve been where you are.

At Remote Employee®, we help businesses build and manage teams without the usual hiring headaches.

We know how much it takes to scale a team while keeping costs in check. That’s why we run recruitment end to end, from vetting to onboarding, and stay the employer after you hire. You get people screened for the actual work. We handle everything around them.

  • 2020Founded
  • 60+Years of combined experience
  • 97%Client retention
The Remote Employee team together under the company sign in the office

The people behind Remote Employee.

These are the people you’ll be working with, from your first call to every hire after it.

  • No. 01

    Ruffy Galang, CEO and Founder

    About Ruffy

    Ruffy Galang is CEO and Founder of Remote Employee®. He’s helped 100+ SMEs build offshore teams in the Philippines, cutting costs 50–70%.

    Ruffy Galang

    CEO and Founder

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 02

    Mark Joanis, Founder

    About Mark

    Mark Joanis is a Founder of Remote Employee®. He sets the direction and partnerships behind every hire, so your offshore team can scale with you.

    Mark Joanis

    Founder

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 03

    Phil Dillon, Founder

    About Phil

    Phil Dillon is a Founder of Remote Employee® and built it from the ground up. Today, he’s focused on growth and the clients who count on us.

    Phil Dillon

    Founder

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 04

    Jenna Capili, VP of Business Development

    About Jenna

    Jenna Capili is VP of Business Development. She knows EOR and Philippine hiring inside out, and connects great people with your business.

    Jenna Capili

    VP of Business Development

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 05

    Karienna Pangilinan, General Manager

    About Karienna

    Karienna Pangilinan is General Manager at Remote Employee®. With 10+ years in outsourcing, she builds solutions that drive real growth.

    Karienna Pangilinan

    General Manager

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 06

    Joey Zuardo, Director of Sales

    About Joey

    Joey Zuardo is Director of Sales at Remote Employee®. He listens first, then builds the offshore team that cuts your costs and helps you grow.

    Joey Zuardo

    Director of Sales

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 07

    Saabir Daya, Director of Marketing

    About Saabir

    Saabir Daya is Director of Marketing at Remote Employee®. With 10+ years in agencies, startups and NPOs, he builds campaigns that prove their ROI.

    Saabir Daya

    Director of Marketing

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 08

    Bonifacio Guevarra II, Human Resources Director

    About Bonifacio

    Bonifacio Guevarra II is HR Director at Remote Employee®. A Certified HR Practitioner, he balances empathy with execution for every hire.

    Bonifacio Guevarra II

    Human Resources Director

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 09

    Dana Naguit, Recruitment Manager

    About Dana

    Dana Naguit is Recruitment Manager. Volume or technical, she runs every search end to end, so you only interview people worth meeting.

    Dana Naguit

    Recruitment Manager

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 10

    Marc Palabay, Account Manager

    About Marc

    Marc Palabay is your Account Manager and day-to-day contact. He keeps communication clear and expectations aligned, so your team delivers.

    Marc Palabay

    Account Manager

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 11

    Jessa Susi, Finance Manager

    About Jessa

    Jessa Susi is Finance Manager at Remote Employee® and a CPA. She keeps the numbers accurate and clear, so leadership decides with confidence.

    Jessa Susi

    Finance Manager

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 12

    Kevin Montalbo, Marketing Manager

    About Kevin

    Kevin Montalbo is Marketing Manager at Remote Employee®. A writer and PR pro, he turns our story into content that helps you hire smarter.

    Kevin Montalbo

    Marketing Manager

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

  • No. 13

    Jilo Viray, Sr. Network Engineer

    About Jilo

    Jilo Viray is our Senior Network Engineer. He keeps systems, networks, and devices running 24/7, so downtime stays low and your data stays safe.

    Jilo Viray

    Sr. Network Engineer

    Remote Employee®Est. 2020

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Chicago and Pampanga.

Talk to us in Chicago. Your team works from two Class-A offices we run ourselves in Pampanga, Philippines.

United States

Chicago

  • River Point444 W Lake St, 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

Chicago

The starburst logo wall beside a row of workstations in the Remote Employee office

Philippines

Pampanga

  • Fortune Square Building2000 3rd Floor, Saguin, MacArthur Hwy, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines
  • Pasudeco Tower 12nd Floor, Unit A, Capitol Boulevard, San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines

Pampanga

Our story

  1. Three Remote Employee team members in company shirts at a team event

    Founded

    Industry veterans with 60+ years of combined experience opened our first office in Fortune Square Building to make offshore hiring as dependable as hiring down the street.

  2. The Remote Employee team in a meeting around the long table

    A second office in Pampanga

    As client teams grew, we opened Pasudeco Tower 1 on Capitol Boulevard, a second Class-A office in San Fernando run by our own people.

  3. The Remote Employee recruitment team together in the office

    Employees hired

    Accountants, support agents, developers, assistants, and more, each one recruited, screened, and employed by us for a client team.

  4. A row of workstations on the Remote Employee office floor in Pampanga

    Two countries, one portal

    Clients now find, interview, and manage their teams in the RE Portal, while our people in Chicago and Pampanga handle everything around the hire.

The whole Remote Employee team cheering together at a company event

Our people.

Every hire joins a company with Class-A offices, managers on the ground, and a team behind them, from their first day through every year after.

Explore our culture

What we believe

Three things we won’t compromise on.

  1. 01

    Quality first.

    We screen every candidate against the actual duties of your role, so you get a short list of people who can do the work, not a long one to sort through.

  2. 02

    You stay in control.

    We present vetted, motivated candidates. You interview, you choose, and you manage the work. The final hiring decision is always yours.

  3. 03

    Your data stays safe.

    You decide what your hire can open, from logins to permissions, and you can switch it off anytime. We supply the equipment and a secure network.

Get a closer look.

Team days, work floors, and the people behind every hire you make.

Remote Employee colleagues hugging at a company night
Team night
Three Remote Employee team members in matching shirts at Varsity Night 2024
Varsity Night 2024
A Remote Employee team member relaxing at his workstation with a company mug
Our people
Two colleagues in padded helmets jousting with giant foam sticks at a company team day
Team day
A Remote Employee team meeting at our office in Pampanga
Team meeting
Two colleagues reviewing work together at a monitor
Working together
A meeting room with a long table and the Remote Employee logo on the wall
Meeting room
Staff pulling hard on a rope during tug of war
Tug of war
A Remote Employee team member smiling at her desk with a company mug
Every day
Remote Employee team members working together at our office in Pampanga
On the floor
A team lead helping a colleague at her workstation
Support on hand
A Remote Employee team member smiling at her workstation
Your team
A team selfie with colleagues gathered on the office floor
Team selfie
A Remote Employee leader greeting a team member’s family at a company event
Family welcome
Client proof

Why clients stay with us.

Clients stay for the people we screen, the offices we run, and the payroll and benefits we take off their plate.

Up to 70%

lower labor cost than a local hire

97%

of clients stay with us, year over year

3,000+

employees hired for client teams

We are still in the beginning stages, but I am hopeful that our partnership will continue to grow.
ManagerEye Surgery Center
Remote Employee helped us streamline operations, save time, and focus on growing our business.
Mike DownesOwner

You make the hiring decisions. We handle everything around them.

Hire offshore on your own, and contracts, payroll, compliance, benefits, and equipment land on your desk. With us, they stay on ours.

Your to-do list without us:

  • Recruiting & screening
  • Payroll & tax filing
  • HR & benefits
  • Employment compliance
  • Workstations & equipment
  • IT & security

Every item, handled by us

Step 01 of 04

We find

We search the market for people who’ve done the work, screen them against your duties, and verify their backgrounds. You get a shortlist, not a stack of résumés.

Screened before you meet

Only candidates who pass every check reach you.

Big-company experience

Seasoned pros at up to 70% lower cost.

Maria L.Senior Financial Analyst
Sample
Candidate match
Top 5%
Experience
9 yrs
Education
Master’s
Cost vs US
Up to 70% lower

Step 02 of 04

You interview

You meet every candidate on video before anyone joins your team. We do the recruiting, the screening, and the background and medical checks first.

Video interviews, your questions

We set them up. You run them.

Interview · 24:13

Booked in your hours

Set your hours once. We book inside them.

Step 03 of 04

You choose

Pick the person you want, and we take onboarding from there. No one fits? We keep looking, and the first invoice only comes after we’ve hired your pick.

On your clock

Online during your business hours, not ours.

In the apps you run

Works in the email, phone, and tools you already use.

Today in your tools · example

  • Replied to customer emailsGmail
  • Posted the daily updateSlack
  • Logged calls on open dealsHubSpot
  • Joined your team stand-upZoom

Class-A secured offices, equipment included

Step 04 of 04

We employ

Your hire works only for you, in your hours and tools, while we stay the legal employer for payroll, taxes, contracts, equipment, and benefits.

Compliance stays with us

Contracts, BIR registration, and Philippine labor law.

Employee fileNew hire · exampleReady to start
  • Job offerAccepted
  • Payroll setupActive
  • Tax filing & BIR registrationRegistered
  • Medical benefitsEnrolled
  • Workstation & equipmentReady

One invoice a month

Wages, payroll, benefits, and support in one fee.

Monthly fee1 Remote Employee · example$1,800/mo
  • Recruiting & screeningIncluded
  • Payroll & employment taxesIncluded
  • Medical benefitsIncluded
  • Workstation & equipmentIncluded
  • IT support & HR administrationIncluded
US equivalent $6,000/moSave $4,200/mo · 70%

Sample people, schedule, activity, and example pricing are for illustration only.

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Next step

Start hiring the right way, with a team that’s done it 3,000+ times.

Talk to the people behind those hires, send us a role, or look through candidates on your own.

Meet a recruiter

Tell us about the role. We’ll say upfront if we can fill it, and what it costs.

Talk to a recruiter

Send us the role

Share the job description, and we’ll start a search built on its actual duties.

Post a job description

View our candidates

Scroll candidate profiles, with skills and a monthly range on each, whenever it suits you.

Browse talent

No sales call needed

Unlock the talent marketplace.

Browse screened candidates for every department and post your open roles. It’s all free to use.

Talk to a recruiter

Tell us about the role you need, then pick a time to talk it through with a recruiter.

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Connect your AI assistant

Tell us where to send it, and we’ll email you the setup instructions and your access to the RE Portal MCP server.

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