HR Business Partner for Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and Argentina).

Reporting directly to Brazil's HR Head, I have supported Global Accounts vertical at Latin America, working closely to nine directors in Brazil, Mexico and Argentina on HR related activities and defining HR strategy for the vertical. Main responsibilities:- Participation on quarterly meetings with the vertical's board of directors and it's Vice-President in order to develop HR strategies aligned to the business needs.- Performance Management: Promoting awareness and tracking compliance during the entire performance management process to around 800 associates and respective leaders in three different countries at LATAM.- Learning and Development: Identifying learning needs and implementing training programs along with L&D specialist based on them.- Compensation: Defining overall compensation framework along with local HR Head and promoting awareness and compliance through entire vertical in LATAM.- Employee Engagement: Designing of variety of engagement programs including mentoring, rewards and recognition platform, HR connects, associate satisfaction surveys and others initiatives.- Guiding leadership and associates on day-to-day HR related issuesRMG (Resources Management Group) / Jun-Dec 2012Determining the staffing needs of the organization, understanding whether the company should leverage internal resources, independent contractors, or recruit from outside the organization. Main achievements:- Restructuring RMG department in Brazil, consolidating and promoting awareness on standard processes to all stakeholders.- 97 positions closed internally in 5 months.- 67% cost reduction on unallocated resources.

- New Joiners’ Induction: Walkthrough of ISU, Detail Description about the HR practices and HR process.- Recruitment: Supporting TAG on recruitment activities (EPs and Trainees)- Performance Management: Ensuring facilitation to PM activities (Goal-setting & periodic evaluation against goals, Feedback, Anniversary Reviews, Promotions), creating awareness among managers on goal-setting & performance evaluation philosophy while sharing good practices for the same, keeps the employees updated on the annual appraisal process and related activities on periodic basis.- Compensation & Benefits : Handling queries of associates related to C&B and address them suitably- Talent Engagement: Coordinating and tracking all the employee engagement activities (PEEP, PROPEL, HRCs) as well as keeping employees engaged through Maitree and other branch related initiatives- Rewards & Recognition: Driving the R&R at the unit level, reviewing each reward as per parameters (GEMS)- Separations: Conducting/facilitating exit interview and manages the separation process to ensure smooth exit.- Weekly Reports & Monthly Reports: Ensuring all activities are effectively registered weekly and monthly, sharing the reports on the same accordingly.- HR Sessions: Conducting regular sessions to keep the employees updated on the policies and processes as well as appraisal trainings (appraisee & appraiser) for employees and supervisors.

- Desiging selection processes for new members and trainees- Competency-based interviews and assessments- Review and improvement of the selection interview for members and EP’s according to the new Aiesec Global Competency Model- New members mentoring

- Managing group discussions and interviews- Orientation of managers on the selection of candidates - Application of psychometric tests- Psychological reports

- Regular interaction with clients in orther to deliver suitable selection solutions- Delivering selection processes- Designing job descriptions- Application of psychometric tests

- Designing and managing selection processes- Designing job descriptions- Regular interaction with managers from different areas in order to guide them during recruitment- Managing the Vacation Internship Program- Usage and improvement of VAGAS e-partner, an e-recruitment software, according to the company’s needs.- Designing an specific training about VAGAS e-partner in order to instruct vendors supporting the organization in selection processes.

- Designing and managing selection processes according to clients needs;- Designing job descriptions;- Delivering competency-based selection processes;- Traditional and competency-based interviews;- Conducting group discussions.