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CASE STUDY

Talent Acquisition Support: French AI Startup

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The opportunity

An early-stage French AI startup needed to expand their team. They were looking to build a remote technical team in Indonesia but had neither a presence on the ground nor an existing network in the local talent market.

With a product team fully focused on development, they needed a trusted partner who could bridge both sides, sourcing and evaluating Indonesian candidates while staying aligned with their technical and culture fit expectations.

The challenge

The client operated in a fast-moving environment where speed of hiring directly impacted product development timelines. Finding the right full-stack developer, with specific proficiency across backend, frontend, and mobile development, required not just technical evaluation but a deep understanding of startup culture fit.

Our approach

Kala Advisory stepped in as HR partner, designing the end-to-end screening process from scratch. Leveraging our presence in both Paris and Jakarta, we built a structured interview guide tailored to the client's technical and fit criteria, developed a scoring framework to evaluate candidates consistently, and conducted all screening calls independently on behalf of the client.

Over one week, we screened several candidates, assessing technical depth across the full stack, alongside startup adaptability, autonomy, and communication skills. Each candidate received a full written assessment with a clear recommendation, ready for the client to review

The outcome

Within one week, Kala Advisory delivered a shortlist of candidates with complete written assessments, enabling the client to move directly to final decision stage without conducting any screening themselves. The engagement demonstrated how Kala's dual presence in Paris and Jakarta allows European companies to access and evaluate Southeast Asian talent with speed, structure, and confidence.