HR Senior Manager Central America

About the role

The Regional HR Senior Manager will lead the design and implementation of the human resources strategy across Central American countries. The role aligns organizational culture, talent attraction and retention, and HR operations with the company’s strategic business objectives while ensuring compliance with local labor regulations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute a regional talent strategy that aligns culture, structure, and HR metrics with business goals in each Central American market.
• Oversee executive recruitment processes and create employer branding, retention programs, and succession plans.
• Ensure corporate policies comply with labor legislation in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
• Lead learning initiatives, performance evaluations, change management, and leadership development for local teams.
• Design and manage competitive, equitable regional compensation structures.
• Monitor key HR KPIs (turnover, absenteeism, time‑to‑hire, employee climate) and supervise regional payroll.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Psychology, Industrial Engineering or related field; Master/MBA in HR or Business Administration highly desirable.
• 5‑7 years of senior HR leadership experience managing multinational operations in Central America.
• Advanced proficiency in Spanish and English for negotiations and global reporting.

Required skills

• Workday HRIS platform
• SAP SuccessFactors HRIS platform
• Oracle HRIS platform