People Benefits & Compliance Analyst

About the role

Applaudo Studios is looking for a People Benefits & Compliance Analyst in San Salvador. The role delivers an exceptional employee experience while ensuring compliance, accuracy and operational excellence across the employee lifecycle. It suits someone who enjoys supporting employees, coordinating benefits administration, keeping HR documentation compliant and improving People Experience processes through standardization, automation and operational excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Coordinate employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, contract changes and documentation.
• Administer employee benefits programs and act as the main contact for benefits inquiries and vendors.
• Maintain complete, accurate and audit-ready employee records.
• Support compliance initiatives, audits and documentation aligned with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Provide timely support to employees and managers on HR policies, contracts, benefits and administrative processes.
• Coordinate with Legal, Payroll, Finance, IT, Procurement and external vendors.
• Lead operational People Experience initiatives, internal communications and process improvements.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes and use automation and AI tools.
• Maintain operational documentation, procedures and knowledge resources.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years of experience in HR Operations, People Experience, HR Administration, Compliance or Employee Relations.
• Experience managing onboarding, offboarding, benefits administration and employee documentation.
• Fluent English.

Required skills

• HRIS platforms and Microsoft Office, including advanced Excel.
• Knowledge of labor compliance, HR documentation and employee records management.
• Knowledge of ISO 27001 documentation practices.
• Strong organizational, documentation and process management skills, and attention to detail.