From 25K EUR / year
HR Operations Manager (LatAm)
People/HRRemote — Colombia
Published on 2026-11-10
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About this role
Build and launch employer entities across Latin America, starting with Colombia and expanding to Argentina, Uruguay, and later Brazil. Own HR compliance and day-to-day operations from entity setup through first payroll and ongoing operations.
About the company
WorkMotion is an HR platform that helps companies hire, onboard, and manage international employees with compliant remote employment.
The team
Operational Excellence team of six, distributed across Egypt, Italy, India, Germany, Lebanon, and Portugal.
What you'll do
- Coordinate HR requirements for new entity setup with Infrastructure and Legal.
- Set up employer registrations with Payroll, including social security, tax, pension, health, and work injury insurance.
- Develop local-language contracts, work rules, handbooks, and mandatory policies; engage local benefits and HR providers.
- Lead go-live readiness and verify initial onboardings and payroll.
- Manage HR compliance calendars, filings, audits, and legal changes across the country cluster.
- Maintain process documentation and practical guides.
- Manage day-to-day HR operations and run up to four country projects in parallel.
What we're looking for
- 5+ years of multi-country HR operations or compliance experience.
- Experience opening a Colombian employer, including SG-SST, internal work rules, PILA, and Ley 2466.
- Knowledge of Argentine collective agreements and the consulting model.
- Experience transferring employees between employers, including seniority, leave, and severance costs.
- Experience managing payroll, benefits, and immigration vendors.
- Native Spanish and fluent English (C1).
- Able to turn legal guidance into practical processes and identify when to escalate.
Nice to have
- EOR, staffing, labour leasing, or dispatch-licence experience.
- Payroll knowledge, including gross-to-net calculations and statutory filings.
- Hands-on work permit and visa experience.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, HRIS, or no-code automation tools.
- Portuguese or HR experience in Argentina, Uruguay, or Brazil.
Benefits
- WorkFlex program allowing work from anywhere and flexible hours.
- Well-Being Day.
- Subsidised gym memberships.
- Training and Development Allowance.
- Annual team meetups.