Oceans Talent to Double Sri Lanka Workforce to 2,000 as 20,000 Annual Applications Fuel Growth
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Updated · dailymirror.lk · Aug 14
Oceans Talent to Double Sri Lanka Workforce to 2,000 as 20,000 Annual Applications Fuel Growth
1 articles · Updated · dailymirror.lk · Aug 14
Summary
Oceans Talent plans to expand its Sri Lankan headcount from 1,000 to 2,000 next year, making the country the main base for its global remote-first hiring model.
About 20,000 applications a year in Sri Lanka are feeding that push, with the US-based company saying demand is strong for workers embedded directly into overseas clients’ daily operations rather than traditional outsourced back-office roles.
Around 300 active clients across more than 10 countries already use the model, with roughly 90% of placements in business operations, finance and marketing and the rest in specialist roles such as legal operations, engineering and compliance.
A new Colombo office and Oceans Academy training program are supporting the scale-up, while the company says competitive pay and culture have helped keep local attrition at 3%.
Sri Lanka is also central to Oceans Talent’s broader pitch: it says a 65% female workforce and low turnover show global careers can be built locally without migration.