Director, Human Resource Business Partner - LATAM

About the role

HarbourVest is looking for a Human Resource Business Partner to lead HR efforts in the LATAM region, supporting its growing offices in Bogotá, Chile and Mexico. The role covers day-to-day HR support, payroll and benefits coordination, recruiting and onboarding, and talent planning. It is a hybrid arrangement with 18 remote workdays per quarter.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the HR partner for LATAM: provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers in Bogotá and manage EOR relationships in Chile and Mexico.
• Deliver mentorship across the employee lifecycle and act as the main contact with local vendors, including payroll and benefits providers.
• Support office expansion, talent planning and year-end people processes, and collaborate with the Bogotá Office Head and the U.S.-based HR team on hiring, onboarding, role transitions and employee communications.
• Lead the annual talent planning process, coordinate year-end compensation and promotion activities, and lead recruiting, onboarding and employee experience support.
• Develop and reinforce the Bogotá office's employer brand and talent attraction plan.
• Handle payroll tasks, timekeeping, benefits, HR data management, Workday support, reporting and employee communications.
• Advise on workplace relations, performance oversight and HR policies, mentoring managers and employees.

Required profile

• Bilingual in English and Spanish, with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Over 7 years of HR experience covering recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits, employee relations, performance management and talent processes, ideally in a growing, global or multi-country setting.
• Working knowledge of local employment practices and a dedication to inclusion.
• Comfortable working in a growing office environment and building trust with employees, managers and partners.

Required skills

• Strong analytical ability, applying HR data and reporting to inform decisions.
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with Workday or a comparable HRIS is preferred.