Softlanding

Softlanding is an Employer of Record provider focused on Portugal, based in Lisbon and also active in Spain. It hires employees on behalf of client companies through its own local entity, handling employment contracts, payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance, while the client manages the employees' day-to-day work. It does not operate as a temporary work agency.

Listed in 2 country lists Prominent in 2 markets

By TheEORDirectory Editorial Team

Researched from company registers and providers' own published terms, and reviewed by a second editor before publication.

Last updated 5 November 2026

Fact	Value
Established	Unknown
Founders	Jose Paiva
Region / headquarters	Portugal / Lisbon / Spain
Website	softlanding.works ↗
What it does	Softlanding is an Employer of Record provider focused on Portugal, based in Lisbon and also active in Spain. It hires employees on behalf of client companies through its own local entity, handling employment contracts, payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance, while the client manages the employees' day-to-day work. It does not operate as a temporary work agency.
Entry price	Quote-based (no public price)
G2 rating	No G2 listing (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026)
Last verified	4 Nov 2026

How it operates by country

🇪🇸 Spain	Explicit EOR employment in Portugal and Spain without a client company. Employee EOR is distinguished from its Agent of Record service for independent contractors.
🇵🇹 Portugal	Softlanding (Lisbon) is a market-entry firm employing through its own entities in Portugal and Spain, with outsourcing, visa support and recruitment. In Portugal Softlanding employs through its own local entity.

Portugal profile

Softlanding is a Lisbon market-entry firm founded by José Paiva that helps foreign companies start operating in Portugal and Spain, employing staff through its own local entities and offering outsourcing, visa support and recruitment around that. Portugal is its home market.

It is a local, relationship-led partner rather than a global platform. It publishes no pricing, onboarding timeline, NIPC or temporary-work agency licence on its site, and there are no public review-platform ratings, so the employing entity and terms should be confirmed in writing.

Portugal facts

Portuguese employing entity	Own local entity (provider wording); not named
NIPC	Not published
Portuguese address	Lisbon
Founder	José Paiva
Model	Own entity; ETT licence not published
Founded	Lisbon
Pricing	Not published; quote
Coverage	Portugal and Spain

Services in Portugal

Employer of Record	Employment through its own Portuguese and Spanish entities.
Market entry	Outsourcing, visa support, recruitment.

Strengths and watch-outs in Portugal

✓ Lisbon-based, Portugal-native team.
✓ Employs through its own local entity.
✓ Visa support and recruitment alongside EOR.
✗ No pricing, NIPC or licence published.
✗ No public reviews.

Reviews

No G2, Capterra or Trustpilot listing was found.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.

Sources

Softlanding ↗

Spain profile

Softlanding is a Lisbon-based expansion and HR operations service for companies building teams in Portugal and Spain. It describes itself as a client's head of operations, HR chief and country manager in one. The website is operated by Brightwizard S.A. (Portuguese registration 510800467, Rua Braamcamp 9, Lisbon), incorporated in 2013 with share capital of EUR 84,733.06. Brightwizard was formerly the parent group of the tech recruiter Landing.Jobs, co-founded by José Paiva and Pedro Oliveira and sold to Damia Group Portugal in 2025. The site claims more than 12 years in the market, 30+ customers and 100+ relocations, and names Grover, OutSystems, Amyris and Synopsys as clients; most of the named case studies concern Portugal.

For Spain, Softlanding says it hires 'under our local entity', but it does not name a Spanish company or CIF. The directory found no Spanish company linked to Brightwizard on BORME-based registers, and no Softlanding or Brightwizard entry in the Ministry of Labour's register of authorised temporary-work agencies (ETT). Two Spanish companies with 'Softlanding' in their names, Softlanding Europa SL in Madrid and Movelabs Softlanding Iberia SL in Málaga, have unrelated owners. How Spanish employees are employed is therefore unverified and should be confirmed before signing.

Pricing is not published on the site. A 2023 proposal published online by a client project quoted EOR at 10% of monthly worker cost (minimum EUR 300, maximum EUR 600), Spanish visa support at EUR 2,000 per case and Spanish setup at EUR 2,500; these figures may be out of date. Services include EOR, Agent of Record for contractors, PEO payroll, customer-success recruitment, team augmentation and visa and relocation support. No G2, Trustpilot or Google review listing was found.

Spain facts

Operating company	Brightwizard S.A., Portuguese registration and tax number 510800467, Rua Braamcamp 9, SLJ Dto, 1250-048 Lisbon; named as the website operator in the terms and as data controller in the privacy policy
Brightwizard registration	Sociedade anónima incorporated 11 September 2013; share capital EUR 84,733.06; main activity code CAE 62010 (computer programming), with 62090 (other IT activities). Directors could not be confirmed on a free register extract; third-party summaries name José Paiva as board chair (unverified).
Spanish employing entity	'Our local entity' (provider wording); not named, and no CIF published. No Spanish company linked to Brightwizard or Softlanding.works was identified on BORME-based registers.
CIF	Not published
ETT authorisation	None found. Searches of the Ministry of Labour's ETT register for 'Softlanding' and 'Brightwizard' returned no entries (26 October 2026).
Same-name Spanish companies (unrelated)	Softlanding Europa SL (Calle Velázquez 11, Madrid; incorporated June 2023; capital EUR 2,300; sole shareholder and director Lucio Fernando Chirinos Orihuela) and Movelabs Softlanding Iberia SL (Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga; incorporated February 2026; owned by Movelabs Softlanding SpA). Neither shows a link to Brightwizard.
Spanish address	None published; all contact and legal details point to Lisbon
Founders and history	Brightwizard was the parent group of Landing.Jobs, the Lisbon tech recruiter co-founded by José Paiva and Pedro Oliveira, which Damia Group Portugal acquired in April 2025. Softlanding remains under Brightwizard according to the website terms. The site claims 12+ years in market, 30+ customers and 100+ relocations.
Model	EOR and Agent of Record for Portugal and Spain. A phased model on the business expansion page: EOR for up to 20 employees, company setup and PEO for 21 to 50, then in-house teams.
Contract types and payroll	Not specified for Spain. The EOR page covers contracts, payroll, benefits, taxes and compliance. The 2023 proposal describes PEO payroll with an employee portal, meal-allowance processing and benefits partners Coverflex and Edenred, with Portuguese filings (DMR) given as the example.
Immigration	Visa strategy, document preparation, embassy scheduling and local registrations. The visas page details only Portuguese routes (D3 highly qualified, D8 digital nomad). The 2023 proposal priced Spanish visa support at EUR 2,000 per case.
Stated onboarding time	Shortlists within 48 hours for team augmentation (provider claim); no EOR onboarding time is stated for Spain
Entry price	Not published on the website. A 2023 client proposal quoted EOR and AOR at 10% of monthly worker cost (minimum EUR 300, maximum EUR 600), PEO from EUR 1,000 a month for 10 workers, Spain setup at EUR 2,500 and company incorporation at EUR 2,000 (possibly outdated).
Provider EOR page	softlanding.works/employer-of-record ↗

Services in Spain

Employer of Record	Softlanding says it hires employees in Portugal or Spain under its local entity and handles contracts, payroll, benefits, taxes and labour-law compliance, while the client manages the work. For Spain the employing company is not named, and no ETT authorisation was found in the Ministry of Labour register. A 2023 proposal priced EOR at 10% of monthly worker cost, between EUR 300 and EUR 600.
Agent of Record (contractors)	Manages documentation, payments and filings for contractors and freelancers already working in Portugal or Spain, positioned as contractor compliance. Priced in 2023 on the same 10% basis as EOR.
Customer-success hiring and team augmentation	Recruitment of customer-success, IT, HR, marketing and finance profiles, with shortlists of 5 to 8 candidates and team augmentation shortlists within 48 hours (provider claims). Outsourced staff can be converted to permanent hires.
Business expansion, setup and PEO	A phased path from EOR to company setup and PEO, then in-house teams, with company incorporation, a registered address and PEO payroll through an employee portal. The 2023 proposal priced PEO from EUR 1,000 to EUR 2,000 a month for 10 workers, plus EUR 30 per extra worker.
Visa and relocation support	Visa strategy, document preparation, translations, embassy scheduling and post-arrival registrations, with 100+ relocations claimed. The published visa detail covers Portugal only; Spanish visa support was quoted at EUR 2,000 per case in 2023.

Strengths and watch-outs in Spain

✓ Iberia specialist that combines EOR, contractor management, recruitment, setup and relocation, aimed at companies building a first team in Portugal or Spain.
✓ A clear niche in customer-success hiring, with webinars and a talent report, plus team augmentation that promises shortlists within 48 hours.
✓ Its pricing model, as shown in a 2023 client proposal, is simple and capped: 10% of worker cost with a EUR 300 minimum and EUR 600 maximum per month, plus fixed fees for visas and setup.
✓ Recruitment pedigree through the Brightwizard group, former owner of Landing.Jobs, and named international clients including Grover, OutSystems, Amyris and Synopsys.
✓ A phased expansion model, from EOR to PEO to own entity, helps clients plan the move from EOR to their own Spanish company.
✗ The Spanish employing entity is not disclosed, and the directory found no Spanish company linked to Brightwizard or Softlanding and no ETT authorisation in the Ministry of Labour register, so the Spanish employment structure is unverified.
✗ The service is Portugal-led: the legal operator, address, visa guidance and most case studies are Portuguese, and no Spanish office or Spain-specific case study is published.
✗ No pricing on the website; the only figures found come from a 2023 proposal and may no longer apply.
✗ Small operation, with 30+ customers claimed and 1-10 employees on a directory listing, and no G2, Trustpilot or Google reviews found to check service quality.
✗ Two unrelated Spanish companies use the 'Softlanding' name, so buyers should check the exact contracting company named in any proposal.

Reviews

G2: no listing found. Trustpilot: no profile found for softlanding.works (checked 26 October 2026). Google: no Google Business Profile identified.
NEO directory lists Softlanding (Portugal, 1-10 employees) with no user reviews, and case studies for Mintbase and Tymeshift, both Portugal hires.

Reviews are reported as found and are not verified by the directory.