HR Expert Manager

Yara International ASA; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Yara International ASA is seeking a Head of Compensation & Benefits for the Americas region. You will translate global frameworks into regional solutions, lead governance and oversee reward programs across Brazil and the Americas, while partnering with senior leadership to drive competitive and compliant compensation strategies.

The role requires deep technical expertise in compensation, benefits and governance, with strong leadership and matrixed organization experience; fluency in English and

Qualifications

• Broad experience in compensation, incentives, benefits, and governance.
• Bachelor’s degree is required; advanced degrees are a plus.
• Experience leading a regional or multi-country agenda.
• Ability to navigate a matrixed organization with evolving processes.
• Strong influencing and governance capabilities.
• Business, financial and analytical acumen; translate data into decisions.
• Fluent English; Portuguese and/or Spanish are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Compensation & Benefits agenda for the Americas across regions.
• Govern policies, annual cycles, job evaluation and rewards programs.
• Partner with the VP People & Culture Americas and senior leaders.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, Tax, Payroll; represent Americas globally.
• Lead Brazil delivery and develop the team; manage external advisers.

Skills

Compensation governance

Job evaluation

Reward frameworks

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial acumen

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Change management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related fields

Advanced degrees or professional certifications in Compensation & Benefits

Job description

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Area of Expertise: Human Resources

Job Type: Permanent

Work mode (place): On site + Home office

Job Requisition ID: 25968

Head of Compensation & Benefits

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

The Head of Compensation & Benefits Americas leads the regional compensation and benefits agenda, combining deep technical expertise with the ability to operate effectively in a matrixed and evolving organization. The role translates global direction into practical regional solutions, establishes governance, and ensures disciplined execution across diverse markets and stakeholder groups. As a trusted partner to the VP People & Culture Americas, the role provides sound judgement, constructive challenge and hands‑on leadership on reward matters.

The role leads the Compensation & Benefits team for Brazil providing dedicated guidance and reward expertise for Brazil. While the team’s direct delivery focus is Brazil, the Head of Compensation & Benefits Americas is accountable for strategy, governance, stakeholder leadership and oversight of Compensation & Benefits across the full Americas region.

Responsibilities

Regional leadership and governance

• Own the Compensation & Benefits agenda for the Americas, translating global frameworks and business priorities into competitive, equitable and regionally and/or locally relevant solutions.
• Lead regional policies, annual cycles, job evaluation and reward programs, balancing consistency with market, legal and business needs.
• Establish clear governance, decision rights and controls, and use market, pay equity and cost data to guide decisions.

Advisory and execution

• Serve as trusted Compensation & Benefits partner to the VP People & Culture Americas and senior leaders, providing expertise, sound judgement and constructive challenge.
• Navigate main stakeholders, competing priorities and ambiguity to build alignment, resolve obstacles and deliver outcomes.
• Partner across People & Culture, Finance, Legal, Tax and Payroll, and represent Americas priorities in global forums and transformation initiatives.
• Manage base salary structures and compensation frameworks and review market trends to ensure market competitiveness and internal consistency.

Team leadership and Brazil delivery

• Lead and develop the Compensation & Benefits team, setting clear priorities and high service standards.
• Ensure effective day‑to‑day support for Brazil while maintaining focus on the regional Americas mandate.
• Build regional capability and manage external advisers and vendors as required.

Profile

Experience and qualifications

• Solid professional background across compensation, incentives, benefits, job evaluation and reward governance, including deep technical expertise gained in a matrixed international organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics or related fields.
• Advanced degrees, professional certifications or recognized Compensation & Benefits qualifications are an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience leading a regional or multi-country agenda and translating global frameworks into practical, locally relevant solutions.
• Proven ability to operate in a complex, matrixed and not always process‑driven environment, bringing clarity, structure and disciplined execution where ways of working are still evolving.
• Strong track record of getting things done across multiple stakeholders, functions and geographies, including through influence rather than formal authority.
• Sound judgement and resilience when working with ambiguity, competing priorities and incomplete information, while maintaining appropriate governance and control.
• High credibility as a senior business partner on compensation & benefits matters, with the confidence to advise, challenge and influence executives on sensitive and complex reward matters.
• Proven people leadership experience, including developing specialists and setting clear priorities across strategic and operational work.
• Strong business, financial and analytical acumen, with the ability to assess cost, risk and business impact and turn complex data into clear recommendations.
• Fluent written and spoken English. Portuguese and/or Spanish are strong advantages.

Please note that Yara will never request any payment, financial investment, or course‑related fees as a condition for participating in our recruitment and selection processes.

Knowledge grows through differences
Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchoredDiversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by local law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These checks will only be performed when deemed necessary for the nature of the job. Candidates will be informed by HR before any background checks are initiated.