How Ambacia runs IT recruitment, EOR and contractor placements, and how these services reinforce each other.
Ambacia is a Croatia based IT recruitment and employment partner that helps companies hire in Croatia and Serbia with one coordinated operating model. We recruit technical talent, we can legally employ them through our Employer of Record service, and we can also place freelancers or full development teams when that is the better fit.
The operating model in three parts
1) IT recruitment, sourcing to shortlist
Senior recruiters run tailored searches across our private network and multi-channel pipelines, from engineers to executives, with local market knowledge. You get targeted shortlists instead of generic resumes.
2) Employment via EOR, compliant and fast
If you want to hire in Croatia or Serbia without opening a local entity, we can be the legal employer on your behalf. We handle contracts, payroll, taxes, social contributions and HR administration, while you lead the day-to-day work.
3) Freelancer and team placements, via LuminaryIT
When a project needs flexibility, we connect you with vetted freelancers or full development teams, then support the engagement flow. This lets you start quickly, test capability, and scale up or down.
How EOR powers IT recruitment in Croatia and Serbia
Hire the person you want, even without a local entity
Find a great developer in Croatia or Serbia, then employ them through Ambacia as EOR so they get a local contract and benefits, and you stay compliant from day one.
Pilot with contractors, convert to full time through EOR
Start with a freelancer to validate fit, then convert them to a locally employed teammate using our EOR, for example a Serbia based contractor moving to a full-time role with paid leave and pensions, no entity required.
Build autonomous product or delivery teams
Use recruitment to assemble a squad, combine with LuminaryIT for any freelance gaps, then employ the steady state team through EOR. One partner handles search, contracts and payroll across Croatia and Serbia.
Add a dedicated recruiter inside your process, then employ hires
We can dedicate our senior recruiter to your account, so they run intake, outreach and interviews alongside your hiring managers. Once you select candidates, we employ them through EOR if you do not have an entity. This embedded way of working is supported by our recruitment service scope.
What this looks like in practice, step by step
- Brief
Share the role, stack, seniority, budget and location, for example Croatia or Serbia. Our team confirms the search plan and employment route, EOR or contractor. - Search and selection
We source, pre-screen and present shortlists with notes, you run interviews, we coordinate offers. - Engage
Pick the engagement model, freelancer or team via LuminaryIT, or direct employment via EOR. - Employ and run payroll
If EOR, Ambacia issues the local contract, registers the employee, runs payroll and handles contributions and filings in Croatia or Serbia, while you lead the work. - Convert or scale
Convert contractors to employment when ready, extend the team, or add an embedded recruiter to accelerate additional roles.
Why Croatia and Serbia with Ambacia
You get strong IT talent pools, time zone alignment with the EU, and a single partner that can recruit, employ and manage contractor engagements regionally. Ambacia’s EOR and recruiting content, FAQs and service pages detail Croatia and Serbia coverage and regional reach.
How the services reinforce each other
- Faster time to productivity, recruiters source, EOR employs, payroll starts without entity setup.
- Lower hiring risk, start with contractors through LuminaryIT, convert best performers to EOR employment.
- Single point of accountability, one partner for recruitment, employment, payroll and contractor routing across Croatia and Serbia.
Ready to hire in Croatia or Serbia
Tell us the role, we will source candidates, and if you do not have a local entity, we will employ your chosen hire through employer of record. If a project needs flexibility, we will place freelancers or a full dev team, then help you convert the best people to permanent employment when the time is right.
