Deel + Nectar Integration

Connect Deel to Nectar so your global team, wherever they are employed, is automatically part of your recognition, rewards, and communication programs.

Overview

Deel helps companies hire, pay, and manage people in more than 150 countries. Nectar connects to Deel so the people you manage there show up in Nectar automatically, with the right manager, team, and country. New hires get access as soon as they are added, profile changes carry over, and people who leave are deactivated. Because Nectar's rewards catalog is localized by country, every employee can redeem rewards that make sense where they live.

Ideal for:

• Distributed and remote-first companies managing people in Deel
• Organizations with employees in many countries
• People teams that want recognition to reach every employee, wherever they are
• Fast-growing companies onboarding international hires every month

How It Works

Nectar reads employee data from Deel and uses it to create, update, and deactivate Nectar accounts. Data flows one way, from Deel into Nectar, so Deel stays your single source of truth.

What data syncs

• First name, preferred first name, and last name
• Work email (personal email is used only if no work email exists)
• Employee ID
• Job title and department
• Manager
• Office location and country
• Hire date and birthday
• Phone number
• Employment status (active or terminated)

Every field has a job inside Nectar. Manager relationships assign manager roles and Team Insights automatically. Hire dates and birthdays drive work anniversary and birthday celebrations in Nectar Recognition. Departments and locations power analytics filters, Group Give, and audience targeting in Nectar Comms, Nectar Engage, and Nectar Flows. Hire dates and work anniversaries can also trigger Nectar Flows, and manager relationships assign reviewers in Nectar Perform and build the org view in Nectar Signals. Country keeps the rewards catalog relevant for each employee, and phone numbers enable SMS delivery in Nectar Comms.

Sync behavior

• Syncs automatically every day, and an admin can run Sync & Import at any time
• New hires in Deel are added to Nectar, profile changes carry over, and terminated employees are deactivated
• You choose which departments and employee types sync, and you can pause the sync whenever you need to

New users are created quietly by default. When you are ready to launch, turn on "Send Nectar platform email invitations to new users" so every future hire gets an invite automatically.

Authentication method

A Deel administrator generates an organization-level API token in Deel (Settings, then Developer, then Generate new token) with read access to people, organization, and contract data, and enters it in Nectar. Sensitive data access is not required, and API access may need to be enabled by your Deel account manager. The connection runs through Nectar's SOC 2 Type II audited integration partner with read-only access, and Nectar never asks for or stores your Deel login credentials.

Where users interact

Admins connect, monitor, and pause the integration in Nectar under Workspace Settings, then Integrations. Employees never touch it: they just find an accurate profile, the right manager, and their teammates already in Nectar when they log in.

Key Features + Benefits

• Automatic provisioning: new hires in Deel get Nectar accounts without a manual upload
• Always-current profiles: title, department, manager, and location changes flow into Nectar
• Automated offboarding: terminated employees are deactivated, not deleted, so access ends and records stay intact
• Celebrations on autopilot: birthdays and work anniversaries are recognized automatically from synced dates
• Controlled launch: accounts are created quietly, and invitations go out only when you turn them on
• Selective sync: choose exactly which departments and employee types are included

Setup and Implementation

Setting up the Deel integration follows four steps: Connect, Authorize, Map, and Enable. Your Nectar Customer Success Manager guides you through each one.

High-level setup steps

1. Connect: In Nectar, go to Workspace Settings, then Integrations, and click Connect HRIS.
2. Authorize: Search for Deel and enter an organization token created by a Deel admin under Settings, then Developer, with read scopes for people, organization, and contracts.
3. Map: Open Sync Settings and choose which departments and employee types to include.
4. Enable: Click Sync & Import, confirm your users on the Users page, and turn on invitations when you are ready to launch.

Requirements

• Deel administrator access to create an organization API token
• API access enabled on your Deel account (your Deel account manager can confirm)
• Nectar admin access

Estimated setup time

Most teams are connected in under 30 minutes. If API access is not yet enabled on your Deel account, allow a few business days for Deel to turn it on.

Detailed, step-by-step instructions are available in the Nectar Help Center.

Use Cases

• Bring every new international hire into Nectar automatically
• Offer each employee rewards that are relevant and redeemable in their country
• Keep teams and managers accurate across time zones for Team Insights
• Celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries for a global workforce
• Deactivate people who leave as soon as Deel reflects the change

Security & Compliance

Nectar protects employee data at every step of the Deel connection.

• Read-only access to Deel through a SOC 2 Type II audited integration partner
• Nectar never asks for or stores your Deel login credentials
• Data is encrypted in transit
• Nectar only uses the profile fields listed above and never syncs compensation, bank details, or benefits elections
• Only Nectar admins can connect, pause, or remove the integration
• Nectar maintains a SOC 2 Type II report, audited annually, with security documentation available in the Nectar Trust Center

Learn more on the Nectar Security page and in the Nectar Trust Center.

Support & Resources

• Nectar Help Center
• Bulk upload users (to launch before your sync is live)
• Nectar Trust Center
• Email Nectar Support at [email protected], or contact your Customer Success Manager