We build and operate your engineering center in Poland. You take over when you are ready
Team Up sets up, builds and runs your engineering center in Poland: from legal structure, office and recruitment to HR, payroll and local operations. Once the setup is ready and proven, we transfer the organization to you.
Building an engineering center in Poland takes more than hiring!
Poland is a strong location for building engineering teams, product teams and R&D hubs. But launching a local team is not only a recruitment challenge.
You also need to think about:
- how to validate the local talent market,
- where and how to hire,
- whether to start with employees or contractors,
- how to handle payroll, contracts and HR administration,
- when to open a local entity,
- how to transfer the team into your own organization later.
Build-Operate-Transfer gives you a structured way to enter Poland without having to build the entire local setup from day one.
Team Up helps you start with the right people, operate the team through a local partner and prepare a smooth handover when your company is ready.
What is Build-Operate-Transfer?
Build-Operate-Transfer, or BOT, is a model that helps companies launch a team in a new market before taking full ownership of it.
In the BOT model, Team Up helps you:
Build
We help you design and launch your Polish team from the ground up. This may include market insight, hiring strategy, salary benchmarks, role calibration, sourcing, recruitment and candidate verification.
Operate
We support the local operational setup while your team grows. Depending on the model, this may include employment administration, payroll, HR support, B2B contractor management, contracts and reporting.
Transfer
When you are ready to take full ownership, we help prepare the transition. The team can be transferred to your own Polish entity, giving you long-term control while avoiding unnecessary complexity at the start.
How Team Up Build-Operate-Transfer works?
1. We define your Poland strategy
We start by understanding what you want to build: team size, roles, seniority levels, locations, timeline, budget and long-term ownership plan.
2. We map the market
We help you understand talent availability, salary ranges, preferred cooperation models, candidate expectations and hiring risks in Poland.
3. We choose the right operating model
Together, we decide whether the team should start through EOR, AOR, Body Leasing or a mixed setup. The goal is to match the model to your timeline, legal setup and business priorities.
4. We build the team
Team Up supports recruitment, sourcing, screening and candidate verification. We help you attract the right specialists and give you clear feedback on the market.
5. We operate, you lead
Team Up handles contracts, payroll, HR and contractor administration; your company manages roadmap, priorities, engineering standards and daily work.
6. We prepare the transfer
When your local entity and internal setup are ready, we support the handover process so the team can move into your own organization.
When does BOT make sense?
BOT is a good choice when you want to build in Poland strategically, but need speed and local support at the beginning.
It can help when:
- you are entering Poland for the first time,
- you want to validate the market before opening a local entity,
- you need to hire before your internal setup is ready,
- you plan to build a long-term engineering or R&D team,
- you want to reduce early operational risk,
- you want to start fast but keep the option of full ownership,
- you need local recruitment and employment expertise,
- you want a structured path from first hire to local team transfer.
BOT is not just outsourcing. It is a transition model for companies that want to own the team eventually, but do not want to delay hiring until every local process is built.
Is BOT the right model for you?
BOT works best when you are thinking long-term. Other models may be better if your need is narrower or more immediate.
Main goal
Choose it when…
Why choose Team Up for BOT in Poland?
1. We understand tech team building
We do not look at BOT as simple outsourcing. We understand what it takes to build real engineering, product and R&D teams: talent strategy, role calibration, candidate motivation, market positioning and long-term scalability.
2. We know the Polish IT talent market
Team Up Recruitment helps you understand candidate availability, salary expectations, cooperation models and hiring risks before you make long-term decisions.
3. We can recruit and operate
We support both sides of the process: finding the right people and helping you run the local staffing setup through EOR, AOR, Body Leasing or a mixed model.
4. We work transparently
No sugarcoating. If the market is too narrow, salary expectations are misaligned or the timeline is unrealistic, we tell you early and recommend a practical solution.
5. We protect your hiring pipeline
Team Up Recruitment uses TalentShield, an internal candidate verification process designed to detect inconsistencies and reduce the risk of fake or misleading profiles before candidates reach your team.
6. We support the transition to ownership
BOT is about building something that can eventually become yours. We help you prepare the team, processes and handover path, so the transfer does not become a last-minute operational problem.
FAQ – Build-Operate-Transfer in Poland
Build-Operate-Transfer is a model that helps companies build a team in Poland with the support of a local partner. The partner helps recruit and operate the team at the beginning, and later supports the transfer of the team to the client’s own organization.
BOT is a good option when a company wants to build a long-term engineering team, R&D center or product team in Poland, but is not ready to open and operate a local entity from day one.
No. BOT is different from traditional outsourcing because the goal is usually to transfer the team to the client’s own organization later. Outsourcing often focuses on external delivery, while BOT focuses on building a team that can eventually become part of the client’s structure.
Yes. BOT can include EOR, AOR or other staffing models that allow you to start building the team before your own local setup is fully ready.
Team Up Recruitment can support market research, recruitment, candidate verification, employment or contractor setup, payroll, HR administration, contractor management, reporting and preparation for team transfer.
Yes. Transfer is one of the key elements of the BOT model. Once your Polish entity and internal processes are ready, Team Up can support the handover of the team into your own organization.
EOR is mainly a model for employing people in Poland without a local entity. BOT is broader: it can include EOR, recruitment, operations and later transfer of the whole team to your own company.
