Overview

MixWork Recruit finds professional staff in Indonesia for international companies and then employs them for you, so the team that chose the shortlist is the team that answers for how the hire is doing in month six. We cover the full range: early-career professionals with at least a couple of years’ experience, individual contributors and team leads, heads of function, directors and C-level appointments. We rarely place graduates straight out of university. For how a senior search in Jakarta differs from one in the US or Europe, read our guide to executive search in Jakarta.

For how recruitment works in Indonesia, the five kinds of agency, their fees and a realistic timeline, read our guide to recruitment agencies in Indonesia for international companies. This page describes what the service includes.

If your own HR team runs part of the hiring, our recruiters’ pick of the five best recruiting books for HR teams covers briefing, sourcing, structured interviewing and how to check AI screening tools, with notes on applying each in Indonesia.

What the service includes

• Scoping. A 15-minute call to define the role in Indonesian terms, seniority by scope and pedigree, city, and an all-in monthly cost including BPJS and THR, confirmed in a written quotation.

• Specialised teams and our own platform. MixWork Recruit is organised as specialised recruitment teams for IT, healthcare and medical, marketing, finance, industrial roles and C-suite search, and every search runs on proprietary data and AI tools inside MixWork’s own platform. Our own data on the Indonesian professional pool and AI-assisted matching narrow the field quickly; the recruiters decide who goes on the shortlist.

• Sourcing. Direct search through our network of professionals with multinational and global-agency backgrounds, plus Jobstreet, Glints, Kalibrr and LinkedIn. A first shortlist as fast as 24 hours for early-career and mid-level roles and 48 hours for senior and director roles, and a start date as little as two weeks after the brief when the candidate is available.

• Screening. CV and pedigree screen, a live English conversation on a work topic, a technical or case interview by function, then identity and document verification and professional background checks before any offer goes out.

• Employment. The person you choose is employed through MixWork EOR on a permanent PKWTT contract in Bahasa Indonesia, registered with BPJS within 30 days, and paid through our payroll with PPh 21 withheld and filed.

• Retention. MixWork Total Care 360 is included in the MixWork EOR fee: a named HR manager in Jakarta, monthly check-in calls with the employee and with you, engagement and dispute resolution, and performance and attendance monitoring.

Executive and C-suite search

Senior mandates run through the same service: country and regional heads, finance and operations directors, and C-level appointments. They carry the same 10% success-based fee, with no retainer and nothing payable until the person starts.

That is the main structural difference from retained search, which is quoted as a share of first-year cash and invoiced in stages as the search runs, whether or not it closes. Expect a first shortlist within 48 hours and a longer close than a mid-level hire, because notice periods at that level run 30 days or more and the strongest candidates are employed and not actively looking.

Who we place

Professionals at every stage of their careers. Early-career hires, typically two to five years in, who have already worked in a multinational, a global agency or a fast-growing Indonesian company. Mid-career specialists and managers. Senior leaders up to C-level. Most are educated at Indonesia’s top universities, with near-native English demonstrated by writing to clients and presenting to stakeholders without an intermediary, and every placement works with AI tools daily as standard. We seldom place entry-level candidates. Retention is managed rather than hoped for: MixWork Total Care 360 runs for every placement, with a named HR manager in Jakarta and monthly check-ins with the employee and with you.

Fees

MixWork Recruit is 10% of first-year salary at every level, early-career to C-level, payable only when a hire is confirmed, with no retainer and no charge for a search that does not close. The MixWork EOR fee that then employs the person starts at USD 249 per employee per month. MixWork Spaces in our own Jakarta office, MixWork Managed IT and MixWork Flex Benefits are published add-ons.