Case Study: HMD Global achieves rapid, compliant onboarding of hundreds across 50+ countries in under two weeks with Pebl Velocity Global's global Employer of Record solution

HMD Global - Customer Case Study

HMD Global faced the challenge of completing a major 2016 carve‑out—acquiring Microsoft’s feature‑phone assets and bringing hundreds of employees across more than 50 countries into the business—many in jurisdictions where HMD had no legal entity. To compliantly onboard this dispersed workforce quickly, HMD Global engaged Pebl Velocity Global and its global Employer of Record (EoR) service.

Pebl Velocity Global acted as the employer of record in those countries, enabling fast, compliant hiring while HMD’s teams set up local entities on their own timeline. As a result, Pebl Velocity Global helped HMD Global and its partner hire hundreds of employees in under two weeks, complete the acquisition, maintain local compliance, and smoothly transition staff off the EoR model as new entities were established.

HMD Global

Tiina Topal

Vice President of Human Resources