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Hire Appointment Setters from LATAM
Skip the 3-month hiring process. Get vetted candidates in 48 hours.
Bilingual setters who dial 40-80 numbers a day, qualify against your ICP and book meetings straight into your calendar — US hours, from $1,200/month.
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90K+ Candidate Network
Access our curated database of senior LATAM professionals. Every candidate is pre-screened for English (B2+), technical skills, and remote work readiness.
AI Screening (Stage 1)
Our AI analyzes your requirements and screens our 90,000+ candidate network against tech stack, timezone, experience, and culture fit. Only 500 pass to the next stage.
Human Expert Review (Stage 2)
Senior recruiters conduct live interviews verifying bilingual communication (English/Spanish), technical depth, and culture fit. Only the top 3% make it to your shortlist.
48h Shortlist
Receive 3-5 AI & human vetted profiles with video intros, code samples, and detailed assessments. Schedule interviews directly with top candidates.
Offer Management
We handle salary negotiations, contract setup, and compliance. You focus on evaluating fit—we handle the paperwork and logistics.
Risk-Free Start
Start with a paid trial period. If the hire doesn't work out, we replace them at no cost. 95% of our placements convert to long-term hires.
Only 3% of Candidates Pass
AI Screening + Human Expert Review = Top 3% Bilingual Talent
Typical Salary Range
Competitive rates for senior LatAm talent in US timezones
Save 40-60% compared to US hiring costs
TL;DR — 7 numbers for hiring appointment setters from LATAM in 2026
- $1,200–$2,400/mo base — fully loaded LATAM appointment setter cost
- $5–$25 per booked meeting — typical commission structure
- 48h — first shortlist of 3 candidates
- 40–80 calls/day — typical dial capacity per setter
- 4–8 booked meetings/week — average performance for placed setters
- Bilingual EN/ES — 100% of placed pool
- 65% — cost savings vs. US appointment setter
Why service businesses hire LATAM appointment setters in 2026
Appointment setters are the highest-ROI role for service businesses (agencies, insurance brokers, home services, consultants) that live and die on booked calendar. US setters cost $50k–$70k loaded with 40% quarterly turnover. Home services and insurance leaders in particular are turning to LATAM: senior setters at $2,000/mo who stay 24+ months and outperform US juniors on dial volume and booking rate.
Appointment setter vs. SDR vs. cold caller vs. lead qualifier
- SDR (Sales Development Rep) typically B2B SaaS, longer cycles, warm outbound + inbound qualification
- Appointment setter typically SMB service, high-volume dial, short cycles, single-outcome (booked meeting)
- Cold caller channel role only — pure prospecting, no qualification
- Lead qualifier inbound-only, form-fill and warm-lead qualification
Match to your GTM: SMB service = appointment setter. B2B SaaS = SDR.
What a LATAM appointment setter actually does
Runs the outbound call motion end-to-end for a US service business. Dials from your ICP list (usually purchased or scraped), qualifies against your fit criteria, books discovery calls or sales appointments into your calendar (Calendly, HubSpot, GoHighLevel), and hands off to the closer. Senior setters also own list building, dispositions in CRM, and A/B testing on scripts.
Skills to screen for when hiring a LATAM appointment setter
- Native-fluent US English on the phone (accent-neutral)
- High dial capacity: 40–80 dials/day sustainable
- Scripts and rebuttal fluency
- CRM discipline (HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Close, Pipedrive)
- Bilingual EN/ES — critical for insurance, real estate, home services with Spanish-speaking prospects
- Emotional resilience — 20+ nos per yes, staying energized
- Basic list building (Apollo, Lusha, ZoomInfo, Sales Navigator)
Tech stack we recruit for
HubSpot, Salesforce, GoHighLevel, Close, Pipedrive, Aircall, Kixie, JustCall, Dialpad, RingCentral, Apollo, ZoomInfo, Sales Navigator, Lusha, Calendly, HubSpot Meetings, Chili Piper, Loom, Slack.
Interview questions that separate strong setters from box-checkers
- "Read me your best cold opener. Now read it after I told you to 'stop selling to me.'"
- "The prospect says 'send me an email.' What do you do?"
- "You've dialed 60 numbers, booked 1 meeting. Third hour of the day. What's your mental reset?"
- "The prospect answers in Spanish and clearly prefers Spanish. Walk me through the pitch."
- "How do you decide when to dial harder vs. reset the list?"
2026 LATAM appointment setter salary benchmarks
| Country | Junior (1–2y) | Mid (2–4y) | Senior (4y+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $1,200–$1,500/mo | $1,500–$1,900/mo | $1,900–$2,400/mo |
| Colombia | $1,100–$1,400/mo | $1,400–$1,800/mo | $1,800–$2,300/mo |
| Mexico | $1,200–$1,500/mo | $1,500–$1,900/mo | $1,900–$2,400/mo |
| Brazil | $1,100–$1,400/mo | $1,400–$1,800/mo | $1,800–$2,200/mo |
Fully loaded USD monthly base via HiresLink EOR. Per-booked-meeting commission is separate.
Commission structure
Standard patterns:
- Per booked meeting — $10–$25 per confirmed meeting held
- Per qualified opportunity — $30–$75 per SQL that moves to demo
- Per closed deal — 3–8% of first-year revenue (highest motivation, harder to attribute for junior setters)
Most service businesses use $15–$20 per booked meeting held. Setters at 4–6 meetings/week + $18/each earn $280–$430/mo in variable on top of base.
US vs. LATAM cost comparison for an appointment setter
A US appointment setter: $52k base + variable at $8k target = $60k OTE + $16k benefits = $76k loaded (~$6,300/mo). Senior LATAM setter at 6 meetings/week booked with $18/meeting variable: $2,000 base + $430/mo variable = $2,430/mo target comp. Annual savings: **$46k per setter.**
First 30 days after you hire your LATAM appointment setter
- Week 1: ICP training, script practice, dialer setup, CRM access. Listen to 15+ recorded successful calls.
- Week 2: Ramp dial volume to 30/day. Live coaching after each session.
- Week 3: Full dial volume (60–80/day). Weekly QA on 5 random calls.
- Week 4: Owns list quality feedback and script iteration proposals.
Ramp to steady-state 4–6 booked meetings/week usually takes 30–45 days.
Case study — Insurance brokerage, 3 producer team
Producers were spending 40% of week on outbound. Hired 2 LATAM appointment setters (Colombia, both bilingual) at $1,800/mo base + $18/booked meeting. Within 60 days: producer time freed up (recovered 15 hours/producer/week), booked meetings went from 12/week team-wide to 34/week. Cost: $53k/year for 2 setters. Revenue impact: +$310k in producer-attributable new business, first 6 months.
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Three ways to work with us
Choose how you want to hire.
Same network, same vetting bar. The difference is who employs the person and who runs the HR layer.
Staffing & HR Management
For companies building a team.
HiresLink manages the hiring and HR/operational layer month to month.
- Qualified candidates in 48 hours after the role brief
- Unlimited free replacements for active staffing clients
- Onboarding, payroll coordination, vacations and performance support
- Lower of $800/month or a 25% management fee
- $500 kickoff, credited to your first invoice
Headhunting / Direct Hire
For companies making one specific key hire.
You employ the person directly. One-time fee, no recurring management fee.
- Shortlist in 7–10 business days
- 20% of first-year salary
- $600 kickoff, credited to your first placement invoice
- 90-day replacement (junior / semi-senior), 120 days (senior & managerial)
- Sourcing, vetting and interview coordination
Staff Augmentation
For companies adding capacity to an existing team.
Vetted LATAM specialists plug into the team and processes you already run.
- Add engineers and specialists to your existing team
- You direct the day-to-day work
- Scale the team up or down as the roadmap changes
- Open salary benchmarks before you commit
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