90% Local Hiring for a 200-Person US Infrastructure Operation
The engagements below were delivered by J&L Apex Advisory's founding team across prior leadership and advisory mandates. Client identities and certain details are withheld or generalised to protect confidentiality; scope, timelines and outcomes are as delivered.
Challenge
Securing and operationalising a major US mining and data-centre facility required rapid workforce build-out in a tight labour market — while keeping the operation aligned with an overseas HQ.
Our Solution
EOR frameworks and local agency partnerships for rapid onboarding, combined with a deliberate localisation roadmap transitioning management responsibility to local leadership.
Results
A 90% local hiring rate achieved within twelve months, with management successfully transitioned to a localised leadership team while maintaining HQ alignment.
Key Metrics
Local hiring rate
Employees
Facility scale