Senior HR Generalist - Americas

The Role

The role entails:

• Deliver precise and compliant HR operations in a timely manner and with the highest degree of accuracy
• Interact closely with the Americas HR Manager and the Global Head of HR to create impact across all HR regions
• Be accountable for HR processes such as talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, culture and engagement initiatives that drive a high performing team
• Work with managers across the business on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards- and workforce planning
• Partner with the HRIS team to develop and refine operational processes for day to day HR administration
• Coach and advise people managers on the full spectrum of employee relations issues across multiple countries
• Partner with people managers to support the delivery of appropriate training and development programs
• Establish a trusted partnership with the business in your region
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
• Design new policies and deliver on business-critical HR related projects globally

Qualifications

We are looking for someone who possesses:

• An 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 (Brazil and/or Mexico is a plus), with an understanding of local labor laws, competitive awareness and insights
• Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders
• A good balance between leading and executing, in this role you will need to be hands-on involved in the daily HR routines
• Experience mentoring and developing others
• Strong project management skills with the ability to define done and keep deliverables on track
• Experience in working in a remote first organization
• Able to leverage data to make informed decisions
• Fully fluent in business English (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

About Canonical

About Canonical:

• We are a pioneering tech firm at the forefront of the global move to open source.
• We publish Ubuntu, one of the most important open source projects and the platform for AI, IoT and the cloud.
• We recruit on a global basis and set a very high standard for people joining the company.
• We expect excellence - in order to succeed, we need to be the best at what we do.
• Most colleagues at Canonical have worked from home since its inception in 2004.
• We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.

What we offer colleagues

We offer:

• A distributed work environment with twice-yearly team sprints in person
• A personal learning and development budget of USD 2,000 per year
• An annual compensation review
• Recognition rewards
• An annual holiday leave
• Maternity and paternity leave
• An Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunity to travel to new locations to meet colleagues
• Prioritise Pass, and travel upgrades for long haul company events

About Us

About Us:

• We are an equal opportunity employer.
• We are proud to foster a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and background create a better work environment and better products.
• Whatever your identity, we will give your application fair consideration.

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