Solution 02 · Smart Resourcing

The cost profile of offshore.
The delivery quality of onshore.

Harken partners with Econsult Global Capital in Colombo to stand up office-based, English-speaking teams for Australian businesses. Recruitment, employment, HR, workspace, insurance and infrastructure are handled end-to-end. You direct the work. Your team starts working in weeks, not quarters.

World-class talent, priced for reality.

50-60%Cost saving

Compared to an equivalent Australian hire.

Top 10English proficiency

Ranking in Asia.

0Universities

Producing graduates in IT, finance, health administration and operations.

Sri Lanka has a large, highly educated, English-speaking professional workforce with cultural alignment to Australian workplaces. Already over 1 million people in Sri Lanka work for Australian, US, Canadian and UK companies. The time zone (IST +5:30) gives you a working-hours overlap, not a night-shift compromise. The Colombo Port City Economic Commission framework gives you a stable, business-friendly regulatory environment for sustained scale — when you’re ready to grow, we’ll provide all the support and legal framework to enter this next stage with the CPEC Zone.

A managed offshore team, plug-and-play.

We offer a boutique work-from-office solution that brings greater productivity and close collaboration — teams learn from each other, creating a happier working and learning atmosphere.

The people

  • Role scoping and role-fit interviews
  • Recruitment, shortlisting, employment contracts
  • Compliant employment and payroll in Sri Lanka
  • Staff health insurance
  • Regular performance reviews and HR support
  • Bonuses and benefits that retain talent

The environment

  • Prime Colombo location in a compliant business tower
  • Fully-fitted workspace with fibre-optic internet
  • Dual power backup and internet redundancy for uninterrupted operations
  • Meals, filtered water, tea, coffee provided
  • Team social outings and culture support
  • Access to CPEC incentives at scale (50+ staff)

Start small. Grow with confidence.

  1. Stage 1

    1–25 staff

    Plug-and-play

    Immediate access to managed infrastructure. Roles filled, team ready in weeks.

  2. Stage 2

    25–50 staff

    Growth mode

    Dedicated workspace and expanded HR. Full compliance maintained as the team scales.

  3. Stage 3

    50+ staff

    CPEC incentives

    Access to Colombo Port City Economic Commission benefits, including long-term tax advantages that make sustained offshore growth significantly more attractive.

Scope your first hire — or your first ten.

Tell Harken Consulting the roles, skills and headcount you have in mind, and you’ll get back a scoped structure, cost profile and start-date estimate.

Scope the team with Harken Consulting

Pairs with

AI Voice Agent

Harken’s AI-answered call layer runs standalone, or as the front end to your Sri Lankan team — so when a call needs a person, it goes to someone already briefed on your business rather than into a queue.