Regional Human Resources Manager, Brazil

Location

Belo Horizonte, MG | Brazil

Job description

The Company:

Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.

Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous — ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.

Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground mine challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.

Hexagon’s Autonomy & Positioning division pioneers end-to-end solutions for assured autonomy and postioning on land, sea and air. Our portfolio delivers intelligent positioning across vital industries such as agriculture, defence, automotive, nearshore and oil and gas marine and autonomy.

Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.2bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.

Purpose of Position:

The HR Regional Manager is the face of HR in Brazil, reporting directly to the HR VP based in the United States with dotted line to the General Manager s in Brazil, and working closely with other business leaders in supporting the business goals, strategies, and personnel in Brazil in addition to the wider HR team with a strong appreciation and ownership of country labor and union requirements. The HR Manager is responsible for developing and coaching the HR team to its full potential and growth.

The role will appeal to someone who is looking for end-to-end local ownership of the employee lifecycle and who has a global mindset.

This role will serve approximately 450 employees located in Belo Horizonte, Florianópolis, Ribeirao Preto and Rio das Ostras

Role Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Provide leadership, direction and support to the HR teams located in Belo Horizonte and Florianópolis to ensure the achievement of objectives and support their continued growth and development.
• Take ownership of regional HR programs and policies including contracts, benefits, retirement, on-and offboarding, relocation, etc.; working closely with subject matter experts and external partners as necessary.
• Challenge the status-quo and further improve our HR processes, procedures, and services.
• Manage country specific HR administration and programs including the new starter process.

Payroll

• Manage payroll analysts and oversee payroll systems and processing for four entities.
• Oversee union salary benchmarking

Employee Relations

• Manage employee relations topics as they arise and take appropriate measures to determine the root cause and rectify the matter.
• Review, modify, execute, interpret and administer people policies, using your independent judgment based on our values, methods and procedures.
• Company representation for all HR matters, interactions with regulatory bodies i.e. reporting, audit, statistics to government, etc.

Management / Business Partnering

• Partner with business leaders, collaborate with regional and global leadership to understand HR needs related to business goals and strategies.
• Initiate and present people and culture topics at townhalls, conferences and other key employee touch points.
• Develop cultural, wellbeing and engagement initiatives in response to the business needs to ensure our client maintains a Great Place to Work culture.
• Interpret available data and identify potential interventions to continuously improve the workplace and employee experience.
• Facilitate training as required.
• Health and safety management in partnership with general managers in Brazil
• Provide support for merger & acquisitions

Qualifications & Experience

• Advanced English is a must (certification or pre-screen before advancing)
• Working knowledge and experience with multiple human resource disciplines including compensation, organizational diagnosis and development, employee relations, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and learning and development.

• Strong knowledge of employment legislation.

• 5 -7 years of experience working as a HR leader preferably with experience working in Mining or Global Technology industry.
• Experience leading a team of professionals and support staff.

• Strong analytical and Excel and data management skills.

• Experience working with HR and payroll systems tied to government/union standards.

SKILLS & BEHAVIOURS

• Highly empathetic with an ability to develop strong, trusting and mutually beneficial relationships and influence at all levels of the organization.

• Customer, results and solution oriented; comfortable working in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a good eye for detail.
• A true team player, able to comfortably navigate complex matrix environments effectively. Also, an appreciation of what it takes to be effective in an international matrix environment.
• Ability and hunger to strive for continuous improvement and lead change.
• Takes initiative to identify and anticipate client needs and make recommendations for implementation.
• Comfortable with the unknown and able to step in to support others and help them navigate change.
• Ability to communicate concepts by adjusting messaging to the audience.

Travel:

• 25-30% travel (depending on the work location)

Hexagon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against any job applicant based on protected characteristics.

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