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Lead HR Generalist - Americas

Canonical
Remote
Full Time
Posted September 18, 2025
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Job Description

The Lead HR Generalist role involves managing and executing regional HR operations, partnering with leadership, and driving HR initiatives across the employee lifecycle to support a global, remote-first organization in the AMER region.

Key Responsibilities

  • Deliver precise and compliant HR operations in a timely manner with high accuracy
  • Collaborate with regional and global HR teams to create impactful HR initiatives
  • Manage HR processes such as talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, and engagement initiatives
  • Partner with managers on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards, and workforce planning
  • Develop and refine HR operational processes in partnership with the HRIS team
  • Coach and advise managers on employee relations issues across multiple countries
  • Support the delivery of training and development programs
  • Establish trusted partnerships with regional business leaders
  • Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
  • Design policies and lead global HR-related projects

Requirements

  • Exceptional academic track record from both high school and university
  • HR experience leading initiatives across regions within a technology business
  • Regional HR experience within Latin America, specifically Brazil and/or Mexico, with an understanding of local labor laws, competitive awareness, and insights
  • Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders
  • Hands-on involvement in the daily HR routines, demonstrating a good balance between leading and executing
  • Experience mentoring and developing others
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to define done and keep deliverables on track
  • Experience working in a remote-first organization
  • Ability to leverage data to make informed decisions
  • Fluent in business English, both written and spoken
  • Self-motivated, organized, accurate, confident, authentic, results-oriented, open-minded, and enthusiastic
  • Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events

Benefits & Perks

Annual compensation review
Performance-driven annual bonus
Recognition rewards
Annual holiday leave
Maternity and paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme
Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
Distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
Personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
Travel upgrades for long haul company events

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