High Five expands in Vietnam, aims to boost AI led hiring

High Five has expanded into Vietnam by launching a fully compliant Employer of Record service, alongside a suite of autonomous AI recruitment agents designed to manage hiring end to end, as reported by Techseries.

The expansion comes as companies across Southeast Asia face increasing pressure to access skilled tech talent while managing high recruitment costs and cross border hiring complexities. Traditional recruitment agencies continue to charge between 15 percent and 25 percent of annual salaries, prompting businesses to seek more scalable and cost effective hiring solutions.

With its EOR model and AI driven platform, High Five enables global companies to hire talent in Vietnam without setting up a legal entity, while also managing compliance, payroll and benefits. The introduction of autonomous agents across sourcing, screening, interviewing, matching and coordination is expected to streamline hiring workflows and reduce time to hire significantly.

In Vietnam, more than 66 percent of companies increased IT hiring in 2025, with nearly 70 percent planning further expansion in 2026. The country’s economy is also projected to grow between 5.5 percent and 6.5 percent through 2026, sustaining demand for software engineers, data professionals and product managers.

“Founders and operators need hiring infrastructure that runs continuously in the background, not transactional services that charge massive premiums for manual sourcing. By establishing a fully compliant EOR presence in Vietnam and deploying autonomous agents across the entire hiring pipeline in our operating regions, we are allowing companies to scale their Southeast Asian teams in days rather than weeks,” said Chris Gunawan.

“High Five has been a strong partner in expanding our engineering footprint in Indonesia. Their speed, talent reach, and understanding of what great teams need have made cross-border hiring feel seamless.” added Jose Dalino Jr, Chief Technology Officer, PayMongo.

Looking ahead, High Five plans to fully integrate its AI agents across its operational markets, supporting startups and enterprises in building distributed teams faster while maintaining compliance and cost efficiency across Southeast Asia.