HR MANAGER

Pulso DP; Santiago de Querétaro; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Pulso DP in Querétaro, Mexico is seeking an experienced HR Manager who partners with plant leadership to shape people strategies that drive productivity and financial performance. You will lead talent management, compensation, and labor relations while ensuring compliance with Mexican law.

This role demands business acumen, data-driven judgment, and the ability to influence senior leaders. Join a German automotive Tier 1 environment focused on transformation, SAP/SuccessFactors, and aligning

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the Plant Manager, providing guidance on critical business decisions.
• Partner with Plant Manager to address organizational, operational, and people-related situations.
• Work with Plant Leadership Team to strengthen accountability and performance.
• Influence senior leadership through data-driven insights and sound judgment.
• Ensure alignment between Plant Management and Global HR Leadership.
• Develop understanding of plant operations, financial performance, and KPIs.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
• Translate challenges into actionable HR strategies.
• Drive decisions based on KPIs, labor costs, productivity, absenteeism, turnover.
• Proactively identify risks and implement preventive actions.
• Serve as a strategic partner to the Plant Leadership Team.
• Strengthen leadership capabilities and organizational discipline.
• Facilitate resolution of conflicts across levels.
• Drive organizational development, succession planning, and leadership effectiveness.
• Support restructuring, change management, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead union relations, collective bargaining negotiations, and labor conflict resolution.
• Maintain constructive relationships with union representatives while protecting business continuity.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican labor legislation and employment regulations.
• Anticipate labor risks and implement effective employee relations strategies.
• Oversee HR functions including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits, Training & Development, Employee Relations, and HR Operations.
• Lead HR process improvements, system implementations, and transformation projects.
• Ensure SAP and SAP SuccessFactors utilization.
• Align local HR processes with global corporate standards.

Job description

HR MANAGER

German Automotive Tier 1 | Querétaro, Mexico

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

We are seeking a highly experienced and business-oriented HR Manager for a leading German Tier 1 automotive manufacturing company located in Querétaro, Mexico.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic HR leader with exceptional business acumen, strong analytical capabilities, and a proven ability to act as a trusted advisor to the Plant Manager and Plant Leadership Team.

This role requires a professional who goes beyond traditional HR management, actively participates in business decisions, anticipates organizational challenges, and contributes directly to operational and financial performance.

The HR Manager will report to the Plant Manager and Global VP of Human Resources, ensuring strong alignment between local business priorities and global HR strategies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Business Partnership

• Act as a trusted strategic advisor to the Plant Manager, providing guidance and constructive challenge on critical business decisions.
• Partner closely with the Plant Manager in addressing complex organizational, operational, and people-related situations.
• Work with and through the Plant Leadership Team to strengthen accountability, collaboration, and business performance.
• Influence senior leadership decisions through business insights, data-driven recommendations, and sound judgment.
• Ensure continuous alignment and transparent communication between Plant Management and Global HR Leadership.

2. Business & Operational Performance

• Develop a comprehensive understanding of plant operations, financial performance, and key operational indicators.
• Collaborate with functional leaders to identify opportunities for improving productivity, efficiency, organizational effectiveness, and profitability.
• Translate financial and operational challenges into actionable HR strategies.
• Drive decisions based on business KPIs, labor costs, productivity, absenteeism, turnover, and organizational performance.
• Proactively identify organizational risks and implement preventive and corrective actions.

3. Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Serve as a strategic partner to the entire Plant Leadership Team.
• Strengthen leadership capabilities, management accountability, and organizational discipline.
• Facilitate the resolution of complex situations and conflicts across all organizational levels.
• Drive organizational development, succession planning, talent management, and leadership effectiveness.
• Support organizational restructuring, change management, and business transformation initiatives.

4. Labor Relations & Compliance

• Lead union relations, collective bargaining negotiations, and labor conflict resolution.
• Maintain constructive relationships with union representatives while protecting business continuity.
• Ensure compliance with Mexican labor legislation and applicable employment regulations.
• Anticipate labor risks and implement effective employee relations strategies.

5. HR Operations & Digital Transformation

• Oversee all HR functions, including Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Compensation & Benefits, Training & Development, Employee Relations, and HR Operations.
• Lead HR process improvements, system implementations, and organizational transformation projects.
• Ensure effective utilization of SAP and SAP SuccessFactors.
• Align local HR processes, policies, and initiatives with global corporate standards