Recruitment & HR Setup
Executive search, HR policy design, and payroll setup for foreign operations in Iran.
Hiring the first ten people for an Iranian operation is the single most important capability decision a foreign investor makes. We run executive search for country managers, finance directors, and commercial heads — and stand up the underlying HR, payroll, and social-security infrastructure they will inherit.
What’s Included
Executive Search
Retained search for country manager, finance director, and commercial leadership roles.
- Role specification
- Mapped long-list
- Confidential approach
- Competency interviews
- Reference & background
HR Policy Design
Employee handbook, leave policy, and code of conduct compliant with the Iran Labour Law.
- Employee handbook
- Leave & holiday policy
- Disciplinary code
- Anti-corruption policy
- Bilingual documents
Compensation Benchmarking
Salary, benefit, and equity benchmarking against Iranian and international peers.
- Base-salary benchmark
- Benefit benchmark
- Long-term incentive design
- FX-linked salary structures
- Annual review framework
Payroll Setup
Register with the Tax Administration and Social Security Organization and run monthly payroll.
- Tax registration
- SSO registration
- Payroll software
- Payslip distribution
- Statutory filing
Expatriate Support
Visa, work-permit, and accommodation support for foreign hires assigned to Iran.
- Work permits
- Residency permits
- School-search support
- Housing search
- Tax-equalisation advice
Volume Hiring
Recruitment campaigns for plant, retail, or back-office build-outs.
- Sourcing campaigns
- Assessment centres
- Bulk onboarding
- Induction design
- Retention tracking
How We Engage
Workforce Plan
Map the headcount, roles, and timeline to your business plan.
Policy & Payroll
Stand up the HR policies, employment contracts, and payroll registrations.
Leadership Search
Run retained search for the country management team.
Volume Hiring
Execute volume hiring campaigns for operations.
Ongoing Operation
Run monthly payroll and HR support until you in-source.
Build Your Iran Team
Hire the leadership and the supporting HR backbone you need to run a compliant Iranian operation.
Define the role and employment obligations before hiring
Specify the role’s decision authority, reporting line, location, language needs and measurable responsibilities. Compensation should be benchmarked for the actual role, date and currency rather than inferred from a general expatriate salary range. Employment terms, payroll withholding, social-security registration and any work or residency permissions should be reviewed before the start date. Keep employee information confidential and confirm that reference checks and candidate-data processing are lawful.
What you receive
Evidence to prepare
- Role profile, reporting line and authority limits
- Employment terms, payroll obligations and permit requirements
- Reference-check consent and a documented onboarding plan
Engagement timeline
Planning estimates only. Confirm the schedule in the proposal; authority decisions, document availability and bank acceptance may change it.