HR Business Services Country Leader, LAS

PPG; São Paulo; Hybrid; BRL 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Fridays

In-person Mon-Thu on-site

Job summary

PPG is seeking a strategic HR Business Services Countries Leader to translate business priorities into people strategies that drive performance, growth, and employee engagement across Brazil, LATAM, and Central America. You will advise regional leaders, ensure alignment with global HR initiatives, and promote a consistent employee experience across multiple countries.

The role requires deep knowledge of Brazilian labor law, strong analytics, and experience with Workday.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR, business, or engineering/related field.
• Experience in multinational or matrixed environments a must.
• Advanced English and Spanish required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate HR strategies across Brazil, Andean Region and Central America, aligning with LATAM and global priorities.
• Drive consistency in HR processes, governance and employee experience while respecting local legislation and business requirements.
• Partner with regional leadership to define workforce plans, organizational capabilities and talent priorities.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Brazilian labor legislation; LATAM exposure desirable.
• Utilize HR analytics for data-driven decision making.
• Lead change management and transformation initiatives.
• Leverage Workday and HR technologies in HR operations.
• Support organizational design, restructurings and workforce planning.
• Assess capabilities and recommend actions to improve effectiveness and scalability.
• Partner with leaders during integrations and business changes.
• Ensure compliance with labor laws, internal policies, and governance standards across countries.
• Provide guidance on sensitive employee situations and disciplinary actions.
• Support union-related discussions and labor strategy in Brazil and manufacturing environments.
• Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives across the region.
• Monitor representation metrics and promote an inclusive culture.
• Participate in internal audits, compliance reviews and risk assessments.

Skills

HR leadership

Labor law Brazil

HR analytics

Change management

Diversity & inclusion

Stakeholder management

English

Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

As the strategic HR Business Services Countries Leader, LAS you will translatetranslating business priorities into people strategies that enable organizational performance, talent growth, operational excellence and employee engagement across the region.

Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, ensuring alignment between regional business objectives and HR initiatives while promoting consistent employee experience across countries.

Reports To: HR Business Services Manager

Internal Clients: TR, L&D, ER/LR, Payroll, and COEs, as well as HRBPs

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate HR strategies across Brazil, Andean Region and Central America, ensuring alignment with LATAM and global priorities.
• Drive consistency in HR processes, governance and employee experience while respecting local legislation and business requirements.
• Partner with regional leadership teams to define workforce plans, organizational capabilities and talent priorities.
• Strong knowledge of labor legislation in Brazil; exposure to multiple LATAM countries is highly desirable.
• HR analytics and data-driven decision making.
• Change management and transformation experience.
• Knowledge of Workday and HR technologies.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Support organizational design, restructuring initiatives and workforce planning efforts.
• Assess organizational capabilities and recommend actions to improve effectiveness, productivity and scalability.
• Partner with business leaders during integrations, transformations and business changes.

Employee Relations & Labor Strategy

• Ensure compliance with the Federal Labor Law, internal regulations, and global guidelines.
• Provide guidance to leaders on sensitive employee situations and disciplinary actions.
• Support union-related discussions and labor strategy when applicable, particularly within Brazil and manufacturing environments.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives across the region.
• Monitor representation metrics and support actions that promote an inclusive culture.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with labor legislation, internal policies and corporate governance standards across multiple countries.
• Participate in internal audits, compliance reviews and risk assessments related to HR processes.

Required

• Academic Qualifications: Bachelor's or Engineering
• Professional Experience: Human Resources
• Experience in multinational companies or matrixed environments is ideal.
• Advanced English and Spanish required.

How we work

At PPG, we bring teams together to accelerate collaboration and career development, with in-person work Monday through Thursday and the opportunity to work remotely on Flexible Fridays. Schedules may vary by location.

About us

PPG: WE PROTECT AND BEAUTIFY THE WORLD ®

Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways thandoes any other company. To learn more, visit www.ppg.com and follow @PPG onX.

The PPG Way 2030

We are customer champions

Proactive. Bold. Trustworthy. Everything we do starts with our customers. We listen, movefastanddon’tstop until we solve their biggest challenges. When our customers win, we all grow.

We act with purpose and speed

Agile. Data-driven. Empowered. We take smart risks to stay ahead of the competition. We work proactively with agility, using quality data to develop solutions that create value.

We are excellentoperators

Productive. Collaborative. Accountable. No matter our role, weidentifyproblems, takeownershipand always bring solutions. We are both proactive and responsive to drive continuous improvement and deliver results. We support ourfrontline,the faces of PPG to our customers.

We compete to win

Future-focused. Driven. Ambitious. We are passionate about growing our business and winning with our customers. We deliver results, embrace newtechnologiesand leverage agility and speed as strengths.

We are PPG proud

Strong. United. Passionate. We work safely, act withintegrityand value our diverse perspectives. We celebrate achievements and take pride in the positive impact we create together to protect and beautify the world.

At PPG we use AI in the hiring process to make the process more efficient. AI tools do not make hiring decisions. You can learn more by going to https://careers.ppg.com/us/en/candidate-resources .

PPG provides equal opportunity to all candidates and employees.

We offer an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genderidentityor expression.

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PPG pay ranges and benefits can vary bylocationwhich allows us to compensate employees competitively in different geographic markets. PPG considers several factors in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, qualifications and education, licensure and certifications, and other organizational needs. Other incentives may apply.

• Our employee benefits programs are designed to support the health and well-being of our employees.
• Any insurancecoveragesand benefits will bein accordance withthe terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
• Benefits will be discussed with you by your recruiter during the hiring process.

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