US Expansion HR Leader | Executive Partner

Nubank; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Nubank is seeking a senior People & Culture partner based in Miami to lead the US people strategy, building the foundation from the ground up and partnering with global P&C, Legal, Risk, and People Operations. You will operate with autonomy as the US organization forms, ensuring compliance with US laws while shaping culture and talent strategies.

This high-ownership role demands executive presence, ability to navigate ambiguity, and impact across leadership, teams, and investors as Nubank

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in HR Business Partnering or P&C leadership for US-based teams and executives.
• Deep knowledge of US employment law and multi-state considerations.
• Strong understanding of US labor market dynamics and compensation in tech and/or financial services.
• Track record in high-growth companies, market entry, new office setup, or rapid expansion cycles.
• Executive presence: trusted advisor to C-level and senior leaders; credible influence.
• Experience designing operating models and leading organizational change at scale.
• Builder's mindset: creating structure in ambiguity and moving from strategy to execution.
• Ability to sustain a high workload and fast pace across time zones with LATAM teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with data-driven decisions.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Be the strategic partner to US leadership: act as a trusted advisor to the US executive team, co-creating the people and organizational strategy that will support the business's expansion in the country.
• Build the US P&C foundation: design and implement locally compliant people practices and policies (e.g., handbook, onboarding, leave, benefits, performance, compensation, and offboarding), adapting Nubank's global frameworks to the US context and setting the standard for future scale.
• Own US employment compliance and risk: anticipate federal, state, and local regulatory changes and build proactive compliance frameworks, partnering with Legal, Risk, and external counsel.
• Lead org design and workforce planning: diagnose organizational needs and design the operating model, structures, and roles required to scale the US business; translate business plans into hiring, capability, and succession plans.
• Partner on talent acquisition and US market insight: work with Talent Acquisition to define hiring strategies for a new market, bringing a strong read on the US labor market, talent pools, and competitive compensation practices in tech and financial services.
• Drive the full talent cycle: coach leaders on performance management, compensation, leadership development, engagement, and career growth, ensuring Nubank's global cycles work well locally.
• Handle employee relations end-to-end: advise leaders on complex employee relations matters, conduct or oversee investigations, and manage terminations and sensitive cases in line with US law and Nubank's values.
• Lead change and shape culture: lead large-scale change initiatives and embed Nubank's culture in a new location as the team grows.
• Make decisions with data: use people analytics to anticipate risks, inform decisions, and translate insights into clear levers for leaders.
• Coordinate the local ecosystem: work with vendors and partners (e.g., payroll, benefits brokers, PEO/EOR, immigration and employment counsel) and help evolve the local operating model as the presence matures.
• Raise the bar for P&C: share US expertise with the global HRBP community and help shape how Nubank scales people practices in new markets.

Skills

HRBP experience

US employment law

Talent management

Change management

Job description

Nubank is seeking a senior People & Culture partner based in Miami to lead the US people strategy, building the foundation from the ground up and partnering with global P&C, Legal, Risk, and People Operations. You will operate with autonomy as the US organization forms, ensuring compliance with US laws while shaping culture and talent strategies.

This high-ownership role demands executive presence, ability to navigate ambiguity, and impact across leadership, teams, and investors as Nubank