Hiring internationally sounds simple until the laws, compliance, payroll, and local requirements start piling up.
Safeguard Global helps companies expand internationally, stay compliant, hire globally, and manage HR without having to build everything from scratch in every new market. With operations across 187 countries and a network of more than 400 local in-market experts, the goal is to make global expansion less risky and more manageable.
In this episode… Lisa Farrar talks about what companies actually face when entering new countries, why local expertise matters, and how organizations can scale from their first international hire to a much larger global workforce without losing efficiency or compliance.
Key Takeaways :
Global expansion comes with risk. Hiring in a new country means dealing with unfamiliar laws, compliance requirements, and local processes.
Safeguard Global operates in 187 countries. The company says it also has a network of 400+ local in-market experts.
Local expertise can remove major friction. Companies don't necessarily need to establish their own entity before hiring internationally.
Outsource what isn't your core business. Lisa and the host discuss the value of leaving complex international HR and compliance work to specialists.
Global HR support can scale with the company. The model can support organizations from an initial international hire through larger teams, including contractor management, licensing, and eventual entity management.
The best conference conversations aren't always sales pitches. Lisa says meaningful customer conversations reveal problems in their own words, something you can't get from a condensed version of the customer story.
This episode was recorded live at SHRM Annual 2026
The Heroes of HR podcast is a limited series sponsored by isolved.
isolved is an HCM platform that modernizes HR, benefits, and payroll across Healthcare, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and more.
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Guest : Lisa Farrar
CMO at Safeguard Global, Lisa discusses how companies can expand internationally while maintaining efficiency, compliance, and a high level of local support.
LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lfarrar/
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