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Hire an AI agent operator who keeps your agents useful after launch

Building an agent is the easy part. Someone has to configure it in the tools your team already uses, test what it says, watch what it does and step in when it gets something wrong. A dedicated operator from Latin America, on your hours.

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TRUSTED BY TEAMS WHOSE CLOUDTASK HIRES HAVE STAYED 5 TO 8 YEARS

  • Apollo
  • Vonage
  • Expensify
  • GetAccept

TOP RATED TALENT

Meet the talent you could hire

Five of the profiles already in the CloudTask talent network who configure, test and run AI agents and automated workflows in their own work. Their titles vary. Every card is built from the candidate record itself.

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How it works

How do I hire an AI agent operator?

You do one thing: interview. We handle everything else.

1

Post the role

5 minutes. The role, the motion, the tools, the comp band. That is all we need to start.

2

Review your matches

3 to 5 matches in 48 hours.

3

Interview and hire

We coordinate interviews. On Managed Staffing, we also handle payroll and compliance across LATAM.

How it works

WHY TEAMS TRUST CLOUDTASK

What you get with every hire

An operator, not a project

One person who owns your agents every day. Not a build that ends at launch and leaves nobody watching what the agent says to customers.

Your working day, covered

Latin America and the Caribbean overlap the US business day, so the person reviewing agent output is awake when the agent is talking to your buyers.

Verified on your stack

n8n, Make, Zapier, GoHighLevel, HubSpot, your chat and voice tools. Checked per candidate against what you run, not taken from a self-reported list.

Replacement guarantee

24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire. If the fit is wrong, we replace the person instead of leaving your agents unattended while you search again.

WHY CLOUDTASK

Staffing with numbers behind it

10,000+

hires placed

since 2016

85%

still in seat

past 90 days

24 months

replacement guarantee

on Managed Staffing

12

countries

across Latin America and the Caribbean

PRICING MODEL

Managed Staffing.

Managed Staffing is open to every role we place. We find the person, handle payments and compliance, and stay involved after the hire with check-ins, visibility, and escalation when something is off. You get the person. We keep the machine running. For roles that create demand, outbound SDRs, BDRs, demand generation and full-cycle AEs, Managed Staffing runs on a six-month minimum term.

Pay

One all-in monthly rate

Per person. That is the number, and there is nothing added to it.

In the monthly rate

  • Sourcing from the CloudTask staffing and recruiting company
  • Screening and vetting
  • Matching coordination
  • Worker payments
  • Compliance and employment administration
  • Onboarding support at day 0, 7, 30 and 60
  • Ongoing check-ins with the hire and with you
  • Time and activity tracking, on by default
  • Performance escalation
  • 24-month replacement guarantee. Replacements not capped.
  • Health benefits available on request
  • Equipment benefits available on request

Stays with you

  • The work itself
  • Priorities and direction
  • Who you hire

$299 to start your search. One time, not a subscription. It applies to your buyout or toward your first placement.

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PRICING MODEL

Direct Hire.

Direct Hire is open to every role we place. We find the person, vet them, and hand them over. You employ them, you manage them, you own the relationship from day one. Roles that create demand usually land here, because live call feedback and daily coaching work best coming straight from your sales leader, and there is no minimum term.

Pay

20% to 30%

Of first-year base salary. One time, quoted per role, paid when they accept.

In the fee

  • Sourcing from the CloudTask staffing and recruiting company
  • Screening and vetting
  • Shortlist of matched candidates
  • Interview coordination
  • Offer support
  • 6-month replacement guarantee. One replacement, same job description.

Yours when they accept

  • Employment and payroll
  • Compliance and employment administration
  • Ongoing management
  • Time and activity tracking
  • Health benefits and equipment benefits

$299 to start your search. One time, not a subscription. It applies to your buyout or toward your first placement.

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How CloudTask compares

Run the numbers. We did.

The same role, three ways to fill it.

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US Direct Hire Staffing Agency
Time to First Interview 48 hours 3 to 6 weeks 2 to 4 weeks
Payroll & Compliance Included on Managed Staffing You manage Included in rate
Vetting Process Human + AI verified You screen Recruiter screened
Candidate spam Screened out before you see a profile Common Low
Tool Verification Verified per candidate Self-reported Rarely verified
Free Replacements 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire None Variable
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Testimonials

Trusted by teams that hire with us

  • LATAM has been a gold mine for talent. Our CloudTask hires understand our company culture and mission, and they connect with our customers in a way that drives high NPS and CX scores.
    David Barrett
    David Barrett CEO, Expensify
  • At first we were an SF-based team only. Then I met Amir Reiter back in 2018. After visiting Medellín, I knew LATAM would be key to our growth and success.
    Tim Zheng
    Tim Zheng CEO, Apollo.io
  • After meeting my CX and CS team in Medellín, we immediately loved the culture and the work ethic. As a European-HQ company, we found LATAM to be perfect to service our American clients.
    Carl Carell
    Carl Carell CRO and Co-founder, GetAccept

SKILLS

Top capabilities to look for in an AI agent operator

Anyone can connect a model to a chat window. These are the capabilities that decide whether an agent helps your team or quietly creates work for it.

  • Configuring agents in your platforms

    Setting up agents inside the tools your team already runs, with the right data access, triggers and limits, instead of a new system nobody else can maintain.

  • Writing and testing instructions

    Writing prompts and instructions, then testing them against real conversations until the answers are accurate, on brand and consistent.

  • Reviewing what the agent actually said

    Reading transcripts and outputs every week, finding the answers that were wrong or off tone, and fixing the cause rather than the single reply.

  • Designing the handoff to a human

    Deciding which situations the agent must never handle alone, and making sure a person gets the conversation with the context attached.

  • Connecting agents to your workflows

    Lead scoring, routing, follow-up and CRM updates wired so the agent's work lands where your team already looks.

  • Measuring outcomes, not activity

    Tracking what the agent resolved, booked or escalated, and reporting it in terms your team leaders care about.

  • Guardrails and data care

    Keeping customer data inside the access you approved, and knowing what an agent should never say or promise on your behalf.

  • Knowing when to call a developer

    Recognizing when a problem needs custom code or model work, and writing a clear brief for the engineer instead of forcing a workaround.

HIRING GUIDE

How to hire an AI agent operator

Most search results about AI agents are about building them. This guide is about the part that comes after: who runs the agent, checks its work and keeps it useful, and when you need a developer instead of an operator.

What does an AI agent operator do?

An operator configures agents inside the platforms your team already uses, writes and tests the instructions they follow, reviews what they say and do, and handles the cases they should not handle alone.

Think of the agent as a new team member who works fast and never sleeps, and the operator as the person who trains it, checks its work every week and decides what it is allowed to do.

Is an operator the same as an AI agent developer?

No. A developer builds custom software, integrations or models. An operator works with platforms that already exist, such as workflow tools, CRMs and chat or voice products, and makes them do the job well.

This page is about operators. If your project needs someone to build models or custom software, see our AI and ML engineers page.

Can I build my own AI agent without a developer?

Often, yes. Many useful agents are built from configuration rather than code: a workflow tool, a model, your CRM data and a clear set of instructions. That is exactly the territory an operator covers.

What decides success is rarely the build. It is whether someone keeps testing the answers, updates the instructions when your offer changes and catches the conversation that went wrong.

When do you need a developer instead of an operator?

When the agent needs custom code, a data pipeline that does not exist yet, access to an internal system with no connector, or a model trained on your own data. Those are engineering problems.

A good operator will tell you when you have reached that point. Hiring an operator for engineering work, or an engineer to run agents day to day, are both expensive mistakes.

What can AI agents do for a sales or support team?

The common uses are lead qualification and routing, first response to inbound questions, follow-up and reactivation sequences, appointment booking, and summarizing conversations into your CRM.

Each of those works well with clear rules and a defined handoff. Each goes wrong without someone reviewing the output, which is why the operator matters more than the tool.

What should I test in the interview?

Give the candidate a short set of real agent transcripts, including one bad answer and one conversation that should have gone to a human. Ask what they see and what they would change.

Then ask how they would know, next month, whether the agent is getting better or worse. A strong operator talks about specific measures and a review routine, not about which model is newest.

Red flags in AI agent operator candidates

Talking models, not results. A candidate who spends the interview on which model is newest but cannot say how they would know whether an agent is getting better or worse has never owned one after launch. Ask what they measured on the last agent they ran and what they changed because of it.

Reading past the bad answer. In the transcript exercise, a candidate who misses the wrong answer, or treats it as a one-off, will do the same with your customers every week. Strong operators spot it and look for the instruction that caused it.

No line the agent must not cross. If they cannot name situations an agent should never handle alone, or miss the conversation in your sample that should have gone to a human, they have not designed a handoff. Ask where they would put it and what context travels with it.

A workaround for everything. An operator who has never told anyone a problem needed a developer will force engineering work into a workflow tool, and you will inherit something nobody else can maintain. Ask about the last brief they wrote for an engineer.

Loose with access. A candidate who talks casually about giving an agent broad data access, or about what it may promise customers, has not thought about guardrails. Ask what they would stop your agent from ever saying on your behalf.

How much do custom AI agents cost to run?

The software side depends on the tools, the volume and the model, and it changes quickly. The people side is what most budgets miss: someone has to own the agent after it launches.

For the operator, the shape is simple. On Managed Staffing it is one all-in monthly rate per person with payments, compliance and replacement cover inside it. On Direct Hire it is a one-time fee and the person goes on your payroll. We quote your number before you interview anyone.

Why hire an AI agent operator in Latin America?

Overlap. Your agents talk to buyers and customers during the US working day, and Latin America and the Caribbean share most of it, so problems are caught while the conversation is still live.

The second reason is English. The operator reads and rewrites what your agent says to your customers, and we screen that skill live on a call rather than inferring it from a profile.

How does CloudTask hire for this role?

You send the agents you run or plan to run, the tools involved and the hours you need covered. We come back with 3 to 5 matched profiles within 48 hours, each one screened on a live call and verified against the stack you named.

You interview and choose. On Managed Staffing we handle payments, compliance and onboarding and stay involved with check-ins. On Direct Hire the person joins your payroll from day one. Both carry a replacement guarantee: 24 months on Managed Staffing, 6 months on Direct Hire.

FAQ

The fine print, in plain terms.

Do you place AI engineers or AI agent developers?
Yes, as a separate role. This page covers operators who configure, test and run agents in existing platforms. If your project needs custom code or model work, see our AI and ML engineers page.
Can I build my own AI agent?
In many cases, yes, using workflow tools, your CRM and a model, without custom code. The harder part is running it well afterwards, which is the operator's job.
What can custom AI agents do?
Most teams start with qualifying and routing inbound leads, then add follow-up and meeting booking once the handoff to a person works.
How much does an AI agent operator cost?
It depends on seniority, tools and country, so a single number would mislead you. On Managed Staffing you pay one all-in monthly rate per person; on Direct Hire, a one-time fee. We quote your role before you interview.
How fast can an operator start?
You get 3 to 5 matched profiles within 48 hours. After you choose, plan the first two weeks for access, a review of your current agents and a written list of what each one may and may not do.
What is the $299 for?
It starts your search. One time, not a subscription. It applies to your first placement or toward a buyout, so it is not an extra cost, it is the first part of one.
Why is there no number on the monthly rate?
Because it depends on the role, the seniority and the country. We quote the all-in monthly rate per person before you interview, so you know the number before you commit to anyone.
Who is the legal employer?
On Managed Staffing, CloudTask is the contracting party and handles payments and compliance, and you direct the work. On Direct Hire, you employ and manage the hire from day one.
How does tracking work, and can I turn it off?
On Managed Staffing, time and activity tracking is on by default. Talk to us about your setup when you start your search.
What happens if the person does not work out?
Managed Staffing carries a 24-month replacement guarantee, and replacements are not capped. Direct Hire carries a 6-month replacement guarantee: one replacement for the same job description.
Is there a platform or subscription fee?
No. $299 starts your search, one time, and applies toward your first placement. There is no subscription.

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