Sr. Manager HR STA (8 months, maternity leave

Regional HR Business Partner - Latin America (LAM)

Location: Panama

Reports To: Senior Director, Human Resources Latin America Purpose The  Regional HR Business Partner (HRBP) for Latin America serves as a strategic people partner across the region. This role provides direct HR business partnership to the Panama-based organization while shaping, influencing, and driving an integrated people agenda across Latin America.

• Act as a strategic HR Business Partner, providing guidance and support across the full employee lifecycle.
• Partner with regional leadership teams to translate business objectives into a clear people and organizational strategy.
• Collaborate closely with Country HR Business Partners to drive consistency, alignment, and execution of key people initiatives across Latin America.
• Connect global, regional, and local HR priorities to support organizational growth, transformation, and business performance.
• Provide thought leadership and insights on workforce trends, organizational effectiveness, and talent implications impacting the business.

• Lead talent reviews and succession planning discussions, strengthening leadership pipelines for critical roles and increasing talent visibility and mobility across markets.
• Identify future leadership and organizational capability requirements and translate them into targeted development priorities and experiences.
• Coach leaders on leadership effectiveness, team performance, employee engagement, talent development, and the quality of performance and feedback conversations.
• Partner with leaders to build high-performing and inclusive teams that foster collaboration, innovation, and business results.
• Support organizational design and transformation initiatives, including organizational structures, roles, accountabilities, capabilities, and new ways of working.

• Lead workforce planning efforts, anticipating future organizational needs, talent risks, and capability gaps.
• Utilize business scenarios, workforce analytics, and organizational insights to challenge assumptions and provide actionable recommendations to leadership teams.
• Monitor and evaluate key people metrics and organizational health indicators to support data-driven decision-making.
• Track critical people priorities, agreed actions, and organizational initiatives, ensuring accountability and follow-through across the organization.
• Partner with HR specialist teams to design and implement solutions that address current and future talent needs.

• Regional Leadership Teams
• Country Leadership Teams
• Country HR Business Partners across Latin America
• HR Centers of Excellence (Talent, Total Rewards, Learning, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations)
• Senior HR Leadership Team
• Global and Regional Stakeholders

• Proven HR Business Partner experience within a regional, multinational, or complex matrix organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business strategy into people and organizational priorities.
• Demonstrated expertise in talent management, succession planning, workforce planning, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to challenge and advise senior leaders effectively.
• Experience leading organizational transformation and change management initiatives.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and balance regional alignment with local business needs.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage people insights and data to inform decision-making.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building capabilities.
• Strategic and enterprise mindset combined with a pragmatic, execution-focused approach.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Significant HR Business Partner experience supporting senior leaders in a regional or multinational environment.
• Experience working within matrix organizations and across multiple countries.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

• Master's degree or MBA.
• Experience supporting multinational or regional business functions.
• Experience in talent strategy, organizational design, and workforce transformation initiatives.

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