A bilingual call center team that works for your company, not a vendor

Dedicated agents in English and Spanish, working inside your systems and answering to your goals.

Build your call center team

Connext builds dedicated call center teams in Colombia and Mexico, where bilingual agents handle English and Spanish calls live during your business day. You select every agent, and we handle the recruiting, payroll, compliance, facilities, and in-country management behind them.

21 days

Average time to hire

Top 4%

Of applicants endorsed to you

94%

90-day employee retention

Quick answer: what is call center outsourcing?

Call center outsourcing means hiring an external partner to staff and run your customer calls, chat, and email. With Connext, agents are dedicated to your account only. You interview and select each one, and Connext handles recruiting, HR, payroll, compliance, and facilities from delivery centers in Colombia and Mexico.

Every unanswered call is another customer you could lose to a competitor

Long hold times, inconsistent service, and language barriers can quickly turn a customer question into a poor experience. Connext helps you build a dedicated bilingual call center team that knows your product, works your hours, and communicates with customers in the language they are most comfortable speaking. With trained agents aligned to your processes and service standards, every conversation feels like an extension of your internal team.

Real situation: dedicated agents who move revenue and keep callers on the line

A 60+ clinic eye care group gives Spanish-speaking patients a team of their own

A private equity-backed eye care management company supporting 60+ clinics and nearly 20 surgery centers saw communication barriers and high turnover slowing its growth with Spanish-speaking patients.

Connext built a bilingual team in Colombia, trained in the group’s healthcare workflows, spanning bilingual virtual concierges, patient care coordinators, schedulers, and insurance verification specialists. The result: clearer patient communication, fewer abandoned calls, and lower attrition across every department the team supports.

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“Partnering with Connext has given us the flexibility and workforce quality we needed to keep up with growth. The bilingual support has been invaluable for serving our patients.”

Director of Operations, Call Center, National Eye Care Management Company

Read the eye care group case study

What Connext call center teams can offer

One dedicated team can cover every channel your customers use, and every agent answers as your company, not as a third party. Most clients start with one function and add the next as call volume grows.

Inbound support

Customer service, order tracking, account inquiries, e-commerce support, reservations, returns and refunds.

Outbound sales

Telesales, lead generation, appointment setting, upsell and cross-sell, customer acquisition and retention campaigns.

Technical support

Tier 1 and Tier 2 help desk, troubleshooting, ticket triage, escalation to your engineering team.

Live chat and omnichannel

Phone, email, chat, and social messaging handled in one queue, inside your own platforms.

Bilingual coverage

Any of the functions above in English and Spanish, staffed from Colombia and Mexico.

Collections and billing

Payment reminders, collections calls, billing questions, account management.

Quality and data

Call monitoring and QA scoring, data cleansing and validation, CRM hygiene, community moderation.

Bilingual call center services that speak your customer’s language

More than 40 million people in the U.S. speak Spanish at home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A bilingual call center helps you serve those customers directly, without relying on interpreters or a second vendor.

Spanish-speaking callers deserve the same wait times

Connext bilingual agents handle English and Spanish callers within the same dedicated team, helping reduce routing delays while keeping every interaction documented in your CRM.

Fluency you verify before anyone is hired

Connext screens bilingual candidates through AI-supported screening, skills assessments, and operations interviews. You review the candidate packet, conduct the final interview in English and Spanish, and decide who joins your team.

Cultural fluency that scripts can’t teach

Latin American agents bring the language skills, cultural context, and everyday vocabulary that help Spanish-speaking customers feel understood. Bilingual QA support can also score Spanish-language calls, so quality is measured, not assumed.

Bilingual roles we staff

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Nearshore bilingual talent in Colombia and Mexico

Colombia and Mexico share time zones with the US, so your team works your business day live instead of picking up a handoff. Connext’s employer-of-record structure handles local contracts, payroll, benefits, and labor compliance in both countries, with no foreign entity for you to set up.

Colombia: bilingual teams on Eastern and Central Time

Connext’s Colombia team works from Bogotá and from home on UTC-5 year-round, which matches U.S. Eastern time in winter and Central time in summer. Connext Global Solutions Colombia is Great Place to Work® Certified for 2025.

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Mexico: nearshore coverage on Central Standard Time

Connext’s Guadalajara delivery center runs on Central Standard Time year-round, keeping your agents’ shifts aligned with the U.S. business day. It is a strong fit for bilingual support, sales, and technical teams that need real-time collaboration with U.S. managers.

Colombia or Mexico: where to build your call center

Colombia
Mexico
Connext sites
Bogotá, work from home
Guadalajara
Time zone
UTC-5, no daylight saving time
UTC-6 (Central Standard Time), no daylight saving time
Languages
English and Spanish
English and Spanish
Best fit
Bilingual support live during U.S. Eastern and Central hours
Bilingual support, sales, and technical teams working U.S. Central hours

How Connext structures a call center team

Recruit and select

Connext calibrates the job description with you, screens with AI-supported tools and assessments, and sends your first candidate packets within 5 to 7 days. You interview and hire, with a 21-day average time to hire.

Work inside your systems from day one

Agents onboard into your CRM, phone system, ticketing platform, and scripts before go-live. Updates post, cases track, and problems get resolved in real time, in your own records. You lead product and brand-voice training; Connext supports onboarding and ongoing coaching at your direction.

Dedicated in-country team manager

Every client gets a dedicated in-country team manager who runs weekly account reviews and reports on utilization, productivity, and quality, at a 50:1 employee-to-manager ratio.

HR, payroll, compliance, and facilities handled

As employer of record, Connext manages contracts, local payroll and benefits, labor law compliance, IT, and secure facilities. You manage performance. We manage the paperwork.

Evaluate and grow

KPIs, feedback loops, and recurring client meetings keep performance visible, and you can add seats, shifts, or languages when volume calls for it.

Illustrative monthly role costs

Role and location
Entry
Mid
Senior
Bilingual Support Specialist (English/Spanish), Colombia
$1,100 to $2,000
$1,500 to $2,800
$2,100 to $3,900
Bilingual Support Specialist (English/Spanish), Mexico
$1,300 to $2,200
$1,800 to $3,200
$2,500 to $4,500

Most clients see fully loaded costs 50 to 70% below an equivalent U.S. hire, with customer support roles among the largest savings. One monthly rate covers recruiting, management, facilities, IT, and compliance.

Fully loaded monthly USD ranges per full-time agent, including base pay, statutory benefits, workstation and facilities, and Connext management and overhead. Source: Connext Salary Benchmark, 2026 market data, last updated Q2 2026. Ranges vary with shift timing, industry training, and seniority.

Run the numbers

Why companies choose Connext for call center outsourcing

You Pick the Agents. We Handle Everything After the Offer. Only the top 4% of applicants reach your interview list, and the hiring decision stays with you. From the signed offer on, Connext owns payroll, HR, IT, and compliance.

Agents Who See Themselves as Your Team Perform Like It. Connext agents work only on your account, toward your goals, so they think of themselves as part of your company rather than a vendor’s bench. That buy-in shows up in the work. And because they never split time across other clients’ queues, product knowledge and customer context keep building inside your business.

Security Reviews Move Faster with SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA in Place. Connext holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation report and HIPAA compliance, backed by biometric security and controlled access at its delivery sites.

Real-Time Answers from a Team on Your Clock. Colombian and Mexican agents work your business day live, in English and Spanish. They reach your team directly on Teams or Slack for questions and decisions, with no vendor layer slowing the answer down.

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In-house hiring vs. traditional call center BPO vs. Connext

Factor
In-House U.S. Hiring
Traditional Call Center BPO
Connext
Who your customers hear from
Your own employees
A vendor’s agent, often splitting time across several clients
Agents who represent your company, work under your brand, and handle only your customers
Agent selection
You source and screen every applicant yourself
Vendor assigns agents from its pool
You interview and choose from the top 4% of applicants
Bilingual coverage
Limited to your local bilingual labor market
Often a shared Spanish queue or an interpreter line
Dedicated English and Spanish agents from Colombia and Mexico
Control and visibility
Full control and the full management load
Vendor controls workflow, QA, and staffing, often outside your systems
Agents work in your systems and talk to your team directly; you set goals, KPIs, and training while your in-country team manager runs HR and reporting
Cost structure
Salary plus benefits, payroll taxes, recruiting, turnover, and space
Per-minute or per-seat pricing that can carry add-on fees
One fully loaded monthly rate, 50 to 70% below a comparable U.S. hire

Give every caller a team that sounds like yours

Whether you need English coverage overnight or Spanish-speaking agents on Central time, Connext builds a dedicated call center team you choose and control. Your first candidates can be in your inbox within a week.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between a bilingual call center and an interpreter service?
An interpreter service conferences a third-party linguist into the call, so your agent and the caller speak through an intermediary. A bilingual call center agent speaks directly with the caller in English or Spanish, resolves the issue, and documents the call in your systems. That means fewer handoffs, one record of each interaction, and one point of accountability for the outcome.
Can an outsourced call center work inside our existing phone system and CRM?
Yes. Connext agents work inside the platforms you already use, including your CRM, ticketing, phone, and chat tools, through licenses you extend to them. Most clients communicate with their team through the same tools their onshore staff use, such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, Zoom, or Google Meet. Connext supplies the workstation, dedicated fiber connectivity, and 24/7 IT support.
How does Connext protect customer data in an outsourced call center?
Connext holds a SOC 2 Type II attestation report and HIPAA compliance. Delivery sites use biometric security and controlled access, backup generators with uptime monitoring, and 24/7 IT support, and employees complete a background check before they start. Clients typically run agents on virtual desktops or web-based systems they control, so access is granted and revoked from your side.
Can a bilingual call center handle regulated conversations in healthcare or fintech?
Yes. Connext staffs bilingual teams for healthcare and financial services clients, covering work such as patient scheduling, insurance verification, help desk, and loan servicing support. Agents train on your compliance scripts and workflows before go-live, and Connext’s SOC 2 Type II attestation report and HIPAA compliance cover the facilities and controls behind them.
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