To launch and scale a new European technology center to acquire IT talent while optimizing costs and maintaining the highest quality standards.

Strategic Expansion

While executing its global growth strategy, Alfa faced a key challenge: the need to build a new technology center in Europe. Their goal was ambitious—to hire over 50 top-tier IT specialists within five years. However, their first attempt, located in Portugal, encountered a significant barrier: difficulty in sourcing the right talent.

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Carrying the lessons from this experience, Alfa approached Develocraft through a referral. Their need was clearly defined:

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"We want to expand our capacity by accessing a wider talent pool at an acceptable cost base, while maintaining our quality and living our values_."

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The initial priority was to build two teams:

A HostOps Team working 24/7 on a strategic SaaS cloud product.

Java Development Teams to work on the company's flagship product, Alfa Systems.

Alfa was not looking for just another recruitment agency. They were searching for a guide and a strategic partner who could ensure their success in Poland.

Develocraft as the Architect of Success in the Tricity

Instead of a standard process, Develocraft designed a comprehensive experience for Alfa, aimed not only at finding candidates but also at building complete trust and ensuring a smooth market entry. Our action plan was based on three pillars:

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1. Market Intelligence

From the very beginning, we acted as advisors. Instead of asking "who are you looking for?", we provided concrete data and analysis that gave Alfa a full picture of the Tricity market:

• Analysis of salary ranges for key positions.
• A competitor map with information on the popularity and work culture of local companies.
• A Talent Availability Report (Labor Market Analysis), precisely defining the number of available Java and HostOps specialists at various seniority levels.

This enabled Alfa to make decisions based on hard data, not assumptions.

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2. The Reference Visit

We organized a reference visit in Gdańsk that was much more than just a business meeting. We arranged:

• Dedicated meetings with our recruitment and administration teams, allowing Alfa to meet the people who would be working on their project and to ask detailed questions about the Polish labor market and employee benefits.
• A meeting with our partner, Invest in Pomerania, so that an external, trusted entity could present the region's business potential.
• A visit to Olivia Business Centre, our recommendation for their office space. The result? Alfa was so impressed with the space and its ecosystem that they decided against vetting other locations. We also convinced them to adopt a smart strategy—starting in a co-working space and smoothly transitioning to a larger, commercial space as the team grows.

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3. A Tailored Partnership

Understanding Alfa's need for a single, fully responsible partner, we proposed an exclusivity-based cooperation model with a dedicated recruitment team. Develocraft became the official and sole recruitment arm for Alfa in Poland.

A rapid start and a foundation for the future. The effects of our partnership strategy were immediate and exceeded the client's highest expectations.

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Within just 7 weeks of starting our collaboration, we successfully closed 3 key recruitment processes:

• Java Team Leader
• HostOps Team Leader
• Mid Java Developer

The rapid recruitment of team leaders and core engineers in just seven weeks was the critical first phase, designed to build a strong foundation. Today, this foundation serves as the launchpad for Alfa's continued growth in Gdańsk. The partnership between Develocraft and Alfa continues to thrive as we methodically build out the full HostOps and Java teams, actively shaping the next chapters of this success story.