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published on Aug 01, 2023
This NelsonHall vendor assessment analyzes Atlas’ offerings and capabilities as a provider of global employer of record services.
NelsonHall’s Global EOR profile on Atlas is a comprehensive assessment of Atlas’s offerings and capabilities, designed for:
The report provides a comprehensive and objective analysis of Atlas’s Global EOR offerings, capabilities, and market and financial strengths, including:
This NelsonHall vendor assessment analyzes Atlas’s EOR offerings and capabilities.
Atlas is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, and provides HR technology and direct EOR services, including onboarding, legal and tax compliance, payroll, benefits, visa & immigration support, and human capital management. The minority-owned company also offers technology-enabled industry-specific HCM services and HR consulting. The company was founded in 2015 by its current CEO, Rick Hammell, after identifying opportunities to support organizations in navigating the complexities of their globalization efforts. Atlas has been a direct employer of record since its formation, with owned legal entities in ~160 countries.
The company rebranded from Elements Global Services to Atlas in June 2022. Similarly, its SaaS-based technology stack was enhanced, relaunched as a single platform, and renamed Atlas Human Experience Management (Atlas HXM). Its rebranding efforts reflect the flexibility, agility, and enabling technology required to meet client and worker UX expectations, talent needs, and data requirements intensified by recent global events.
The company maintains a humanitarian focus to bridge global gaps between employers and employees and create opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses. Atlas’ culture promotes diversity and equality for its clients, worksite, and internal employees.
In the past seven years, the company has grown from a local EOR start-up servicing clients in ~30 countries; to a global technology firm currently providing EOR services with capabilities across ~160 countries.
In August 2020, the company secured $20m through a minority investment round with Guidepost Growth Equity. This funding supported new service offerings and multiple enhancements to the Atlas HXM SaaS-based HR technology platform, including:
In September 2022, the company announced it secured an additional $200m in strategic equity funding through Sixth Street Growth to support its continued global expansion and technology enrichment.
Atlas’ service-enabled technology solutions comprise the following products and services:
The company’s proprietary technology stack, Atlas HXM, enables centralized online access for employers and workers. Atlas offers its global employer of record services to ~560 clients and manages ~4,700 active workers across ~160 countries and ~90 languages.