AI-Enabled Junior LATAM Talent for Agencies

Junior operators ready Monday, vetted to the Vela standard.

Hire one LATAM junior. Get the output of two US juniors. Year-one margin saved: $40,000 to $60,000. Active sourcing for the seats below senior. We place junior customer success managers, executive assistants, and project managers off a vetted LATAM bench we have already interviewed on a working call. AI-screened during vetting. Three candidates in fourteen days. 20% of the placed operator's year-one base salary, and the placement includes 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. $500 refundable deposit to start.

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// $500 depositrefundablecredits to fee on hire
// Shortlist14dthree vetted candidates
// Placement fee20%of operator base salary
// Replacement90dno re-fee

Same working-call vetting. AI aptitude screening. 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. 20% of the placed operator's year-one base salary.

The roles

Three seats. All vetted the same way.

The junior bench is narrow on purpose. Three roles agency owners hire right after the senior CSM seat. Every candidate is vetted on a working call, not a screening form.

// Junior CSM
CSM.

// the second hire after the senior

  • Owns 4 to 8 client accounts under a senior CSM's direction.
  • Runs the weekly client cadence, prepares reporting, drafts QBR decks.
  • Handles inbound client questions and surfaces issues to the senior.
  • Has run agency client work in your vertical's tools, not learned them in a bootcamp.
  • Trained post-placement to use AI for client comms drafting and report summaries.
// Executive Assistant
EA.

// the seat that gives you back ten hours a week

  • Manages the founder's inbox, calendar, and meeting prep.
  • Books travel, handles personal logistics, screens inbound requests.
  • Drafts client communication and internal updates against your voice.
  • EST overlap, C1+ English, agency context familiar.
  • Trained post-placement to use AI for inbox triage, scheduling, and meeting recap drafts.
// Project Manager
PM.

// the seat that keeps the agency on schedule

  • Owns project timelines across 8 to 12 active client engagements.
  • Runs the weekly internal status meeting and the client-facing status update.
  • Coordinates handoffs between strategy, creative, media, and account.
  • Has run agency project management before, not just learned a tool like Asana or ClickUp.
  • Trained post-placement to use AI for status-update generation and deliverable tracking.
The Vela Method

Three steps to a fully-trained AI-enabled operator.

Same Headhunt, Vet, Train framework as the senior search. One offer, one fee, one AI training program.

Step 01
Headhunt.

Pulled from a vetted LATAM bench of operators we have already interviewed on a working call. Faster than the senior search because the candidates are already in the pipeline.

Step 02
Vet.

3-level AI aptitude rubric plus working-call vetting bar. Tool familiarity, prompt judgment, live workflow.

Step 03
Train.

4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. Real human AI coach, not a self-paced course.

How the method runs

Faster than the senior search. Same working-call bar.

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A ten-minute intake.
You answer a short brief. We translate it into the candidate profile and confirm before sourcing begins.
02
We source from the bench.
We pull from operators already interviewed and AI-screened. First profile within seven days.
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You interview and choose.
Three vetted candidates within fourteen days. If none are a fit, the search continues at no additional cost.
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We train them on AI.
4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. A real human AI coach covering client communication, reporting, and inbox triage.
What's included

One offer. Everything you need post-placement.

// Vela placement
20% of operator year-one base salary

$500 refundable deposit to start · credits to placement fee on hire

Example: junior project manager at a $20,000 base salary places at $4,000. Includes 3 vetted candidates in 14 days, 90-day replacement window, and 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. The operator gets a real human AI coach for roughly the first month.

// Hiring senior instead?
See Vela · Senior Search →

Senior CSMs and senior project managers, headhunted from currently-employed operators (not the active bench).

Vela · Senior Search

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Ninety-day replacement guarantee
If the hire does not work out within the first ninety days, we run the replacement search at no additional cost.
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Seven-day first profile, $500 refundable deposit
The first vetted candidate lands in your inbox within seven days. Three candidates within fourteen. The full $500 deposit is refundable if we miss day 14 with three vetted candidates, or if you decline to interview any of them. Once you take an interview with a Vela candidate, the deposit is earned. On hire, it credits against the placement fee.
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Operator-level vetting
Every candidate has been interviewed on a working call. The same standard as our senior search, applied to a junior bench.
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AI aptitude screening
A twenty-minute exercise during vetting, scored on three levels: tool familiarity, prompt judgment, and live workflow.
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AI onboarding
4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. A real human AI coach, not a self-paced course. Covers client communication, reporting, inbox triage, and deliverable tracking.
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Custom role brief
Drafted from your intake call. You approve rather than author it.
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Salary benchmarking
What junior CSMs and EAs earn in Medellín, Buenos Aires, Mexico City, and Bogotá. So the offer lands correctly the first time.
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Contract and payment walkthrough
The contractor agreement, plus a guided setup of Deel, Wise, or Payoneer for international payment.
Proof

Agency owners who hired junior through Vela. In their own words.

Thirty-second cuts. Founder voice. Real placements, real results.

// Recording 01

“Quote lands here. Founder voice, single-line pull from the 30-second cut.”

// Result: [account load, hours back, retention shift]
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[First name]
[Agency type] · [City]
// Recording 02

“Quote lands here. Founder voice, single-line pull from the 30-second cut.”

// Result: [account load, hours back, retention shift]
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[First name]
[Agency type] · [City]
// Recording 03

“Quote lands here. Founder voice, single-line pull from the 30-second cut.”

// Result: [account load, hours back, retention shift]
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What you get

Stacked value, plain math.

Every component priced at what it would cost you to source it standalone. Add it up before you compare the fee.

// Component// Comparable// Implied value
Sourcing from a vetted LATAM benchUS recruiter at 20% of $50K US salary$10,000
AI aptitude screening (3-level rubric)Custom assessment build$1,000
Working call run by an operatorHiring consultant call $500/hr × 2 candidates$1,000
4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, post-placementPrivate 1-on-1 AI coaching, 4 weeks$6,000
90-day replacement windowAvoided cost of re-fee$1,500
Brief drafting and intakeBrief plus screening time$1,000
Total stacked value$20,500
Vela placement (20% of $20K example)$4,000
Multiple vs Vela placement5.1x
Your effort

Three and a half hours of your time, across fourteen days.

You run the part only you can run: the final interviews and the hiring decision. We run everything else.

// Component// Mode// Your time
Intake callDWY10 min
Brief draftingDFY0 hrs (we write, you approve in Slack)
Sourcing from benchDFY0 hrs
AI aptitude screeningDFY0 hrs
Working calls with candidatesDFY0 hrs
Final interviews (you talk to 3)DIY2 hrs
Hiring decisionDIY20 min
Contract and payment setupDWY1 hr
AI onboarding (1-on-1 instructor sessions)DFY0 hrs
Your total time over 14 days~3.5 hrs
Fit check

The junior page is not the senior page.

// For
  • Agencies hiring a junior CSM under an existing senior.
  • Founders who need an executive assistant they can actually trust.
  • Operations leads building out a project management seat.
  • Owners who want a vetted bench rather than a marketplace résumé dump.
  • Anyone hiring a second or third LATAM contractor and ready to scale the system.
// Not for
  • Anyone who needs a senior CSM or senior project manager. Use the senior search instead.
  • Roles outside customer success, executive support, or project management.
  • Owners optimizing for sub-$1,000/month contractor pay.
  • Teams without an existing senior or operator to direct the junior hire.
  • Roles requiring US time zone presence past 6pm EST.
Who's behind this

Same operator. Same working-call bar.

The junior page exists for one reason. Every agency owner who hires a senior through Vela asks the same next question: who sits under them, and who keeps the calendar moving while the senior runs the work?

The old answer was “post on a job board, sort a hundred applications, hope.” That answer produces the same result every time: a hire who leaves in 90 days and resets the team's stride.

The junior page is the same operator vetting standard applied to an active LATAM bench. Three seats: junior CSMs, executive assistants, junior project managers. Every candidate is AI-screened during vetting. Pricing matches the senior page: 20% of the placed operator's year-one base salary, and the placement includes 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, for the first 4 weeks post-placement. Junior salaries are lower than senior salaries, so the dollar amount comes down naturally. We know who has run agency client work and who has not. We know who lasts and who does not. The full Vela story lives on the senior search page.

Read the senior search page

Start a search

The junior seat that compounds the senior.
AI-screened during vetting. AI-trained post-placement.

$500 refundable deposit to start. Three vetted candidates in fourteen days. Vela placement is 20% of the placed operator's year-one base salary and includes 4 live 1-on-1 AI instructor sessions, weekly, the first 4 weeks post-placement. Ninety-day replacement.

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// Six active junior searches per month. When the calendar is full, it is full.Medellín · Miami · New York