How to Simplify Global IT Operations Throughout the Employee Lifecycle

Managing a global workforce presents a unique set of challenges for any organization, especially when it comes to IT and equipment provisioning. As companies expand their talent reach across borders, they need a reliable and compliant way to procure and manage their workers’ devices throughout each employee's lifecycle.

To meet these needs, Deel IT offers a comprehensive, global-first solution that simplifies the employee lifecycle and IT operations in over 130 countries. Deel is the only provider that handles everything from local compliance to shipping, providing procurement teams with a reliable partner when expanding across regions.

Top challenges of managing global workforce operations

While solutions like Deel EOR and Deel Global Payroll enable you to easily hire and pay remote workers, managing their equipment, apps, and IT is another important—and complicated—piece of the global workforce puzzle.

Scaling complexity

The more countries a business operates in, the more intricate its employee management becomes. From onboarding to offboarding, companies have to navigate a myriad of local labor laws, compliance regulations, and workforce needs. With employees spread across continents, organizations often face delays, bottlenecks, and gaps in employee support, especially regarding IT.

IT and HR disconnect

Many companies struggle with fragmented systems where IT and HR departments operate in silos. This disconnect can often lead to inefficiencies such as delayed provisioning of essential hardware and software, inadequate compliance practices, and inconsistent onboarding processes.

Diverse compliance requirements

Ensuring every employee experience complies with local labor, privacy, and data regulations is a significant undertaking for any team. The real difficulty comes with avoiding costly delays and legal risks while staying compliant with each country’s requirements. For IT managers, this means balancing global operations with local compliance—without disrupting business or compromising employee experience.

See also: The Key to Continuous Company Compliance in Today’s Global Landscape

How to centralize and simplify global IT with Deel

Deel IT addresses these challenges with a comprehensive approach, providing a centralized, scalable solution that integrates with any HR system. By automating and optimizing global device and IT management, Deel helps enhance compliance at every stage of the employee lifecycle.

Hardware provisioning and deployment

Using managed services for hardware provisioning streamlines logistics by taking care of equipment procurement, delivery, and setup, regardless of location. This is especially beneficial for remote teams, as employees receive the necessary tools without the company needing to manage supply chains, warranties, or repairs.

Managed services also help maintain consistency in device quality and security, freeing IT teams to focus on strategic priorities rather than day-to-day hardware management. When you buy or lease equipment through Deel, you benefit from:

• Access to 40 different laptop options (including high-spec)
• Global device deployment within 3-5 days on average
• Flexible payment options and lease terms
• Always in-stock inventory for faster lead times
• The ability to upgrade or adapt hardware as your team’s needs evolve

Deel IT partners with local vendors to quickly source and distribute equipment, reducing lead times and cutting shipping costs, ensuring employees in remote or hard-to-reach regions have the tools they need to be productive from day one. If an issue arises, Deel provides 24/7 global support, handling repairs, replacements, and returns for any device.

Software provisioning and compliance

When provisioning software globally, IT and procurement teams have to manage multiple licensing agreements, local data compliance, and integration with existing systems. Since each region has strict, unique data regulations—like GDPR or CCPA—your team will require localized adjustments to minimize legal risks.

Deel IT simplifies this by providing custom device setups tailored to your company's software, security, and compliance needs. With a centralized dashboard, you can easily manage software licenses, control access, and meet local regulations across countries. This automation reduces manual effort and keeps your global workforce productive and compliant.

Streamlined onboarding

For a seamless onboarding experience, global teams need to handle compliance, legal documentation, and the provision of hardware and software. Coordinating these activities in multiple time zones, ensuring equipment arrives on time, and training new hires on necessary tools can slow the process, making it hard to deliver a uniform experience for all workers.

Deel IT’s deployment process sets up new devices without employee involvement, delivering fully configured, compliant devices that are ready to use on their first day.

For example, when you need to onboard an employee, we’ll sync their start date from Deel HR or another HRIS and automatically ship equipment to your new starter, wherever they are, with all of the pre-configured apps and access they need.

Secure data on every device

Protecting data across a global workforce means managing devices in various locations, each with different levels of connectivity and risk. IT teams need to enforce consistent security policies, like encryption and endpoint protection, while also dealing with local data privacy laws.

Keeping devices secure, especially those used remotely, involves regularly updating software, monitoring for vulnerabilities, and quickly responding to any security breaches.

Deel IT safeguards sensitive data, protecting both team member privacy and the security of company assets—backed by our SOC II Type 2 and ISO27001 certifications. Our advanced IT security features enable automatic device security through MDM and endpoint protection, app access revocation, and custom device pre-configurations.

Deel also offers certified data erasure when returning laptops, along with secure storage for devices no longer in use, for complete protection even after offboarding.

Compliant and automated offboarding

Offboarding employees on remote, globally dispersed teams requires companies to recover hardware, revoke software access, and secure sensitive data across multiple countries. Automating this process, while adhering to local labor and data protection laws, is essential for securely retrieving or wiping devices and protecting company information.

When you offboard an employee with Deel, Deel IT automates the hardware recovery, ensuring data is securely wiped while maintaining full compliance with local regulations, even for remote employees in hard-to-reach areas.

Get a closer look at Deel IT today

Deel IT streamlines every stage of the employee lifecycle, from onboarding to offboarding, by automating key processes like hardware provisioning, software management, and secure data handling. By ensuring compliance with local and global regulations, Deel IT helps your team stay productive and secure no matter where they are.

Ready to optimize your global workforce management and simplify the entire employee lifecycle?

Book a demo today to see how Deel IT can help you enhance efficiency, reduce friction, and support your employees at every step.