Remote AMER Lead HR Generalist | Global Talent & DEI

Canonical Ltd.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Learning budget USD 2,000/year

Annual compensation review

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Travel opportunities to meet teams

Priority Pass for travel

Job summary

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Lead HR Generalist for the AMER region. This remote role partners with senior leadership to shape scalable HR operations across multiple countries, driving performance, culture, and inclusion in a global, remote-first environment.

You will own talent development, onboarding, succession planning, and HR policy delivery, while collaborating with regional and global teams to optimize outcomes for a diverse workforce.

Qualifications

• Exceptional academic track record from 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 understanding of local labor laws.
• Experience in business partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on in daily HR routines while leading and executing.
• Experience mentoring and developing others.
• Strong project management with clear deliverables.
• Experience in a remote first organization.
• Able to leverage data to make informed decisions.
• Fluent in business English (written and spoken).
• Self-motivated, organized, accurate, confident, open-minded and enthusiastic.
• Willingness to travel up to 4 times a year for internal events.

Responsibilities

• Deliver precise and compliant HR operations in a timely manner with high accuracy.
• Interact with Americas HR Manager and Global Head of HR to create impact across regions.
• Be accountable for talent development, succession planning, onboarding, culture and engagement initiatives.
• Work with managers on performance management, org design, engagement and rewards/workforce planning.
• Partner with HRIS team to refine operational HR processes.
• Coach and advise people managers on employee relations across multiple countries.
• Partner to support training and development programs.
• Establish a trusted regional partnership with the business.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
• Design new policies and deliver on global HR projects.

Skills

Regional HR experience

HR initiatives across regions

Business partnering with senior Stakeh

Mentoring and developing others

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Remote first organization

English fluency

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

HR databases

Job description

Canonical Ltd. is seeking a Lead HR Generalist for the AMER region. This remote role partners with senior leadership to shape scalable HR operations across multiple countries, driving performance, culture, and inclusion in a global, remote-first environment.

You will own talent development, onboarding, succession planning, and HR policy delivery, while collaborating with regional and global teams to optimize outcomes for a diverse workforce.