Senior People Business Partner

About the role

The Senior People Business Partner will lead the People agenda across South America for a sustainable solutions consultancy, supporting 250‑350 employees in Chile and Brazil. Based in Santiago and reporting to the Americas People Partner in Canada, the role combines strategic advisory work with hands‑on execution.

Key responsibilities

• Guide and develop the Santiago People team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Partner with global People teams and the Americas People team to align initiatives, improve processes and enhance service delivery.
• Advise business leaders on people strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and employee engagement.
• Lead employee‑relations matters, investigations, performance management, terminations and wellbeing initiatives, ensuring compliance with Chilean and Brazilian legislation.
• Oversee People services across the employee lifecycle, maintain accurate data, and drive employee‑experience improvements.
• Manage the people‑related aspects of mergers, acquisitions and integrations, supporting engagement, retention and business continuity.
• Collaborate with Global Reward and Benefits teams on compensation reviews, benefits administration and compliance activities.
• Champion Workday adoption, data integrity and analytics to inform decision‑making and process optimisation.

Required profile

• 10+ years progressive HR experience, including senior regional roles.
• Proven track record leading people aspects of M&A and integration projects.
• Extensive hands‑on experience in employee relations, investigations, performance management and terminations.
• Deep knowledge of Chilean and Brazilian employment legislation (including CLT and eSocial).
• Strategic advisor to senior leaders with strong business acumen.
• Fluent in English and Spanish; professional Portuguese proficiency strongly preferred.

Required skills

• Workday (reporting, analytics, data management, process optimisation).
• Brazilian labour law (CLT) and eSocial compliance.
• HR compliance and employment legislation expertise for Chile and Brazil.