CDO HR

What CDO HR does

CDO HR is a Santiago, Chile-based human resources consulting firm founded in 1976, operating with a private, sales-led B2B model targeting enterprise clients. Its core service lines include HR outsourcing and staffing, recruitment and selection under an RPO-style model, organizational measurement (climate, engagement, culture diagnostics), and performance and development consulting. The firm is formally registered as an OTEC (Organismo Técnico de Capacitación) under NCH 2728, allowing it to deliver certified corporate training, and it maintains a 30-year mining-sector advisory practice alongside named engagements in banking, healthcare, energy, retail, and the public sector, totaling 40+ enterprise customers.

The firm operates a hybrid services-plus-platform model. Beyond pure advisory work, CDO has built Albatros, a proprietary job portal that extends recruitment reach into candidate-facing technology, and CDO Tech, an in-house technology division created to productize HR workflows. It also runs a Ley Karin-compliant labor communications and harassment-reporting channel, positioning the firm to capture compliance-driven demand from Chilean employers. CDO differentiates its measurement and development offerings through exclusive international partnerships with Barnes & Conti, Hogan Assessments, and Thomas International, giving it access to proprietary leadership, personality, and cognitive assessment frameworks that local competitors must license independently.

Revenue mechanics derive from multi-year enterprise outsourcing contracts, project-based recruitment and selection fees, and consulting engagements for organizational diagnostics and training delivery. With 501-1,000 employees, CDO is a mid-to-large domestic HR services firm in Chile, and its combination of regulated training credentials, long-tenured enterprise relationships, and growing technology surface (Albatros, CDO Tech, Ley Karin compliance) suggests an evolving professional-services-plus-platform strategy rather than a pure headcount-led staffing model.

Name

CDO HR

Legal name

CDO HR

Website

https://cdohr.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

CDO HR is a Santiago-based HR consulting firm founded in 1976 offering outsourcing, RPO, organizational measurement, and performance services to enterprise clients across mining, banking, healthcare, and energy in Chile.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Consulting Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Temporary Help Services (561320)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive HRO (Multi-Process HR Outsourcing) (BPACAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HR Compliance, Policy, EEO & Labor Law (BPACAPAM), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

Keywords

• HR consulting services
• Talent recruitment
• Workforce outsourcing
• Organizational measurement
• Performance management

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. HR Consulting Services: CDO HR generates revenue by providing professional HR consulting services to enterprise clients, including outsourcing, talent recruitment and selection, RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing), organizational measurement, and performance and development programs. Revenue is derived from service fees for these B2B engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CDO HR is a Chilean HR consulting firm that provides enterprise clients with outsourcing/staffing, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), talent search and selection, organizational measurement, and performance and development services. The company operates the Albatros job portal and a CDO Tech technology division, and integrates globally sourced assessment tools (Hogan, Thomas International) and methodologies (Barnes & Conti) to serve clients across mining, banking, healthcare, energy, and other major Chilean industries.

Product overview

CDO HR is a Chilean HR consulting firm offering a portfolio of human resources services including Outsourcing/Staffing, Recruitment & Selection (RPO), Organizational Measurement, and Performance & Development. The company operates a proprietary job portal called ALBATROS, and provides labor communication platforms including workplace harassment reporting systems compliant with Ley Karin. CDO Tech represents their technology-focused HR solutions division. The services work together to provide end-to-end talent management from recruitment through development and ongoing organizational assessment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outsourcing (Subcontratación, RPO y Servicios Transitorios) Staffing and workforce outsourcing solutions for organizations, including subcontracting (subcontratación), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and temporary staffing services (servicios transitorios). Targeted at enterprise clients seeking external workforce management support.
• Selección y Búsqueda (Talent Search & Recruitment) Talent search and recruitment services to identify and provide the best candidates for client organizations across a range of industries. Supports the firm's recruitment and selection practice.
• RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) End-to-end recruitment process outsourcing service for managing hiring workflows for client organizations. Marketed as a standalone service offering under CDO HR's portfolio.
• Medición Organizacional (Organizational Measurement) Organizational measurement and assessment services including climate studies (climate surveys) for organizational effectiveness. Provides clients with insights into organizational climate and effectiveness, including the climate measurement work delivered for clients such as EuroAmerica and BCI Seguros.
• Desarrollo & Desempeño (Performance & Development) Performance management and organizational development services including talent evaluation, leadership development, and 360-degree assessments. Delivered with international methodologies (e.g., Barnes & Conti) and global assessment tools (e.g., Hogan, Thomas International). Demonstrated for clients such as Penta Financiero.
• Albatros (Job Portal) CDO HR's proprietary job portal, Albatros (albatros.cdohr.cl), connecting candidates with employment opportunities. Features candidate registration and job application functionality and supports CDO HR's recruitment and selection services.
• CDO Tech (Technology Division) Technology division of CDO HR offering technology-related HR solutions. Established in 2024 as a sub-brand within the company to provide technology-enabled HR offerings.
• Comunicaciones Laborales (Labor Communications Platform) Internal labor communications platform providing general inquiry and complaints submission, harassment and workplace violence reporting compliant with Chilean Ley Karin legislation. Sold as a standalone named service with its own product page.
• Denuncia Acoso y Violencia en el Trabajo (Workplace Harassment & Violence Reporting) Formal harassment and workplace violence reporting system compliant with Chilean labor law requirements (Ley Karin). Sold as a standalone named service with its own product page.

Named customers43 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Barnes & Conti AssociatescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarnes & Conti is an international partner of CDO HR. B. Kim Barnes (CEO of Barnes & Conti Associates) serves as an international partner for CDO HR and contributes content including articles and thought leadership on topics such as constructive debate, influencing, and crisis leadership. CDO HR publishes her work on their blog.
• Hogan AssessmentscoreTechnology or IntegrationCDO HR integrates Hogan assessments as part of their global partner network. Hogan's personality and behavioral assessment tools are used in CDO HR's talent identification and evaluation processes.
• Thomas InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationThomas International is part of CDO HR's global network, providing psychometric and behavioral assessment tools used in CDO HR's talent selection and development services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad: Global HR services and staffing giant operating in Chile (Randstad Chile). Comparable because it offers outsourcing, RPO, and recruitment services to enterprise clients in the same verticals CDO HR serves, including mining and industrials.
• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions firm with presence across Latin America. Directly comparable on temporary staffing, outsourcing, and recruitment process outsourcing services aimed at enterprise buyers.
• Adecco: Global staffing and HR solutions provider active across Latin America. Comparable on temporary staffing, permanent placement, and RPO offerings to enterprise customers in industrial and mining sectors.
• Robert Half: Global staffing and consulting firm specializing in finance, accounting, and administrative roles. Comparable on permanent and temporary placement plus consulting services delivered to enterprise clients.
• Mercer: Global HR consulting firm (part of Marsh McLennan) covering talent, health, and organizational transformation. Comparable on enterprise HR advisory, performance management, and organizational measurement services.

Direct peers

• PageGroup (Michael Page): Global professional recruitment firm with strong Latin American operations. Comparable because it offers mid-to-senior talent search, selection, and RPO services — a core segment of CDO HR's business.
• Hays: Global specialist recruitment firm with operations in Chile and across Latin America. Comparable on professional talent search, RPO, and workforce solutions targeting enterprise clients in mining, energy, and financial services.
• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm offering executive search, RPO, and talent assessment. Comparable on assessment methodologies (similar to Hogan's), executive search, and HR consulting for enterprise transformations.

Emerging players

• Buk: Chilean HR tech and payroll platform serving Latin American employers. Comparable because it is a Chilean-headquartered competitor offering technology-enabled HR services to enterprise clients, including staffing, payroll, and people management.
• Deel: Global HR and EOR platform with strong Latin American presence. Comparable because it offers global employment, compliance, and HR outsourcing services that compete for the same multinational enterprise wallet share in Chile.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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