TL;DR
Varimo Opportunities is an Employer of Record in India for US companies. Varimo signs the local employment contract, runs monthly payroll in INR, and remits PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS. Your US entity manages day-to-day work. Pricing starts at $95 per employee per month plus pass-through salary and statutory costs. You do not need an Indian subsidiary to hire employees in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, or other India hubs.
When Employer of Record fits the United States teams
US startups and growth companies often open an India engineering pod before they can justify a full subsidiary, foreign bank account, and local HR team. Employer of Record fits the first handful of hires through roughly fifteen employees, or when you are testing India as a long-term talent market. Varimo keeps US leadership focused on product while we handle India compliance, offer letters, and payrun.
Time zones
Partial overlap with US East evenings and India mornings
Why India for the United States teams
India remains the default scale market for US software and services firms that want senior engineers without San Francisco or New York fully loaded costs.
- Depth of senior engineering and product talent versus many US hub cities.
- Partial business-hours overlap for US East and Central time zones.
- Common path for VC-backed startups scaling engineering before US entity cost.
- English-first hiring and familiar IP assignment patterns in tech contracts.
Compliance Varimo runs in India
Varimo Opportunities operates as Employer of Record (EoR) from Bengaluru. For teams based in the United States, we employ in India without you registering a local company. You direct the work; we own statutory employer obligations below. Published EoR pricing starts at $95 per employee per month before pass-through salary and statutory costs.
- India employment contract with Varimo as the legal employer.
- Monthly payroll and payslips in INR.
- Employee Provident Fund (PF) and Employee State Insurance (ESI) where applicable.
- Professional tax remitted by state rules.
- Tax deducted at source (TDS) on salary.
- One client invoice in USD with clear INR pass-through lines.
How Varimo EoR works
Scope → employ → pay → scale
- 1
Scope the role and budget
- Share job level, city, and target cash/CTC band.
- We advise on compliant structure and employer cost.
- 2
Sign and onboard
- Master service agreement.
- Candidate KYC.
- India employment contract.
- Statutory registrations under Varimo.
- 3
Run payroll and compliance
- Monthly payrun with PF, ESI, professional tax, and TDS.
- One invoice in USD with clear INR pass-through.
- 4
Scale or transition
- Add hires on EoR.
- Plan a subsidiary when India headcount justifies a permanent establishment strategy.
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FAQ
- Do we need an Indian entity to hire from the United States?
- No. With an Employer of Record, Varimo is the legal employer in India. You retain day-to-day management of the work, product priorities, and performance reviews.
- How do we pay Varimo?
- Most global clients pay in USD via wire. Payroll is executed in INR with statutory remittances locally. Invoices show employer cost, EoR fee, and pass-through salary lines.
- What about permanent establishment (PE) risk?
- EoR reduces certain PE triggers but does not replace tax advice. We recommend counsel review if the India team sells into India, holds local bank accounts, or signs customer contracts in India.
- How is India CTC structured on payroll?
- India offers use cost-to-company (CTC) bands. Varimo maps base, allowances, and employer statutory contributions into a compliant structure before the offer letter is signed.