Graduate HR Generalist - AMER
CanonicalRemote
Full Time
Posted January 20, 2026
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Job Description
A Graduate HR Generalist role supporting HR functions for the AMER region, including employee relations, onboarding, benefits administration, HRIS management, and global projects, with a focus on fostering a proactive and innovative HR environment in a remote, international setting.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide HR support by answering employee questions and managing requests related to employment, contracts, onboarding, and benefits.
- Maintain and ensure accuracy of HRIS data, processing all employee changes and new hires.
- Manage global HR projects such as engagement, training, and culture initiatives.
- Partner with managers and employees to support HR processes and implement people strategies.
- Process new hires, including onboarding documentation, system setup, and introductory reviews.
- Support benefits enrollment, payroll processing, and liaise with payroll to ensure timely salary payments.
- Create purchase orders for internal departments.
- Conduct audits of employment files and HR systems to ensure data accuracy and GDPR compliance.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance HR functions.
Requirements
- Track record of exceptional achievement from high school and graduate studies.
- Internship experience working in an HR People team is beneficial, preferably in the Technology industry.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to prioritize complex workloads, manage time effectively and work well under pressure.
- Self-motivated and results-orientated with a clear focus on accuracy.
- High level of honesty, integrity, and ability to handle confidential data.
- Flexible attitude and easily adaptable to change.
- Willing to take the initiative and provide suggestions and ideas to contribute to the success of the role team.
- Ambitious to grow your career within HR.
- Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.
- Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese (considered a plus).
- Ability to provide HR support by answering team members questions and responding to requests regarding their employment and contracts, escalating when necessary.
- Ability to maintain our HRIS, ensuring a high degree of accuracy and timeliness in processing all team member changes and new joiners.
- Experience in owning global projects e.g. engagement, training or culture initiatives.
- Experience in partnering with managers and employees to support HR processes and drive people strategy.
- Experience in processing new hires, including country-specific onboarding documentation, creation of files, systems set-up, and coordination of introductory reviews.
- Experience in providing support to employees for the enrollment and processing of benefits and the payroll process, ensuring monthly data is provided on time and is accurate.
- Experience in liaising with payroll to guarantee smooth salary payments.
- Experience in creating purchase orders for internal departments.
- Experience in conducting regular audits of employment files and systems to ensure they are up-to-date, accurate, and GDPR compliant.
- Ability to continually work to improve HR processes and identify areas for enhancement.
Benefits & Perks
Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Additional benefits reflecting company values and local needs
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly in-person team sprints
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Priority Pass and travel upgrades for long haul company events
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