Senior HR Generalist - Americas

Canonical; Aguascalientes; A distancia; MXN 1,300,000 - 1,673,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading open source technology company is seeking a Senior HR Generalist to support its AMER region. This fully remote role involves shaping global HR initiatives and collaborating with regional leadership. Ideal candidates will have HR experience in Latin America, specifically Brazil and/or Mexico, along with project management skills and a strong academic background. Notable perks include a distributed work environment and an annual learning budget.

Servicios

Biannual in-person team sprints

USD 2,000 annual learning budget

Annual compensation review

Employee Assistance Program

Travel upgrades for company events

Formación

• Experience in remote-first organizations.
• Hands-on approach to daily HR routines.
• Willing to travel up to 4 times a year.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver accurate and compliant HR operations promptly.
• Collaborate with the Americas HR Manager and Global Head of HR.
• Manage talent development and engagement initiatives.
• Advise managers on employee relations issues across countries.

Conocimientos

Experience leading HR initiatives across regions within a tech company

Regional HR experience in Latin America

Project management expertise

Fluent in business English

Data-driven decision-making skills

Mentoring and development skills

Educación

Strong academic record from high school and university

Descripción del empleo

Canonical is a leading provider of open source software and operating systems to the global enterprise and technology markets. Our platform, Ubuntu, is widely used in breakthrough initiatives such as public cloud, data science, AI, engineering innovation, and IoT. Our customers include top public cloud and silicon providers, as well as industry leaders across sectors. We are a pioneer in global distributed collaboration, with over 1200 colleagues in more than 75 countries and few office-based roles. Teams meet 2-4 times yearly in interesting locations worldwide to align on strategy and execution.

The company is founder-led, profitable, and growing.

We seek a Senior HR Generalist to support our AMER region, offering their expertise in a global HR function. This exciting role involves shaping and creating future HR initiatives, serving as a driver and practitioner in both regional and global projects. You will join a global team of HR professionals to deliver precise, compliant, and scalable HR operations, advise on HR issues across the employee lifecycle, and partner with regional leadership. An analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret data trends are essential.

Location: This role is remote within the AMER region.

The role entails:

1. Delivering accurate and compliant HR operations promptly.
2. Collaborating closely with the Americas HR Manager and Global Head of HR to impact all HR regions.
3. Managing processes such as talent development, succession planning, performance assessments, onboarding, and engagement initiatives.
4. Working with managers on performance management, organizational design, employee engagement, rewards, and workforce planning.
5. Partnering with the HRIS team to improve HR administrative processes.
6. Advising managers on employee relations issues across countries.
7. Supporting training and development programs.
8. Building trusted regional partnerships.
9. Driving diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
10. Designing policies and delivering global HR projects.

**Qualifications:**

• Strong academic record from high school and university.
• Experience leading HR initiatives across regions within a tech company.
• Regional HR experience in Latin America, especially Brazil and/or Mexico, with knowledge of local laws and market insights.
• Business partnering experience with senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on approach to daily HR routines.
• Mentoring and development skills.
• Project management expertise.
• Experience in remote-first organizations.
• Data-driven decision-making skills.
• Fluent in business English.
• Self-motivated, organized, accurate, confident, authentic, results-oriented, open-minded, enthusiastic.
• Willing to travel up to 4 times a year.

**Nice to have:**

• Experience with immigration and mobility policies.
• Payroll or benefits experience.
• Knowledge of HR systems.
• HR certifications.
• Facilitation skills.

**What we offer:**

• Distributed work environment with biannual in-person team sprints.
• USD 2,000 annual learning and development budget.
• Annual compensation review.
• Recognition rewards, holiday leave, parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Travel opportunities.
• Travel upgrades for company events.

About Canonical:

Canonical is a pioneering tech firm leading the global shift to open source. As the publisher of Ubuntu, a key platform for AI, IoT, and cloud, we are transforming software. We recruit globally, uphold high standards, and expect excellence. Most colleagues work from home since 2004. Working here challenges you to think differently, work smarter, learn new skills, and elevate your performance.

Canonical is an equal opportunity employer, fostering a workplace free from discrimination. We value diverse experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds, which enhance our environment and products. We consider all applications fairly regardless of your identity.