DIRECTOR HR, OPERATIONS LATAM

Director Hr, Operations Latam - Director HR, Operations LATAM page is loadedDirector HR, Operations LATAM Apply locations São Paulo time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: July 2, 2025 (9 days left to apply) job requisition id Req-34804Company Background: Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pets food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there''s a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create. Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that touch millions of lives, every day. With over 19,000 customers in over 120 countries, we create solutions that help nourish, comfort, and delight people all over the world. We are proud to source our strength from nature. Thats why were growing sustainably, with an industry-leading product portfolio that includes plant-based proteins, sugar alternatives and clean and simple ingredients that deliver changing consumer needs while protecting our planet. Although we are best known for our food ingredients, we are much more than a food business. We co-create bespoke solutions with our customers; from cosmetics and beauty to paper and textiles, to pharmaceuticals, driven by relentless curiosity. We make it our business to anticipate industry trends, and to bring together the potential of people, nature and technology to make life better. Director HR, Operations LATAM Lead. Inspire. Transform. Join a global leader where youll shape the future of our LATAM manufacturing Location: São Paulo/SP Direct reports: 7 Workplace type: Hybrid As a Director HR, Operations LATAM, you will be a strategic partner to the LATAM Operations leadership team, driving the HR agenda across 10 manufacturing sites in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. This role is critical in aligning HR strategies with business goals, ensuring operational excellence, managing complex labor environments, and fostering a high-performance culture in a dynamic and diverse region. Your role will be: Lead and develop a high-performing HR team across 10 manufacturing sites in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru. Partner with LATAM Operations leaders to align HR strategies with business goals. Guide plant managers and HR teams on talent management, employee engagement, and labor relations. Drive organizational design, change management, and workforce planning to support operational excellence. Ensure consistent implementation of global HR policies, processes, and compliance standards. Lead succession planning and development programs to build strong leadership pipelines. Foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation. Your profile needs these qualifications: Minimum bachelors degree in a business or HR discipline, MSc or MBA preferred. Minimum of 15 years of progressive HR experience partnering with senior leaders. Experience as an HR leader in Manufacturing is important. Support of integrated supply chain (supply chain through manufacturing) highly desirable. Experience with unionized labor environments is critical. Fluent Speaker in English and Spanish Youll need these skills to be successful. You are a collaborative and people-focused HR leader who thrives in diverse, multicultural environments. You build trust easily, communicate with clarity, and are skilled at guiding teams through complexity and change. You approach challenges with curiosity, empathy, and a solutions-oriented mindset. Comfortable balancing strategy with hands-on support, you foster connection across teams and empower others to grow and succeed. You navigate ambiguity with confidence, bring a thoughtful, data-informed perspective to decision-making, and care deeply about cultivating an inclusive and high-performing culture. Ingredion Total Rewards and Benefits We offer a competitive and comprehensive package that aligns with our values and goals. It includes salary, incentives, health, retirement, flexibility, learning, recognition, and wellness. Medical and Dental Assistance; Bonus; Company Car and expenses; Meal and Supermarket Vouchers Private Pension; Gympass; Among other Incredible benefits. Relocation Available: No About Ingredion Ingredion is a leading global, plant-based ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. At Ingredion, we embrace possibilities and inspire each other to think big. Together, we are reimagining how we can make life better through our differentiated ingredients and innovative solutions. We share an inspiring purpose to make life better, for our colleagues, our customers, our communities, and the world. We belong to a culture of bold innovators, of people who believe that their skills, creativity, and passion can deliversolutions that canenhance peoples lives. We create what''s next, transforming our imagination into innovation. Inclusion and Belonging We have an inclusive and collaborative environment tobuild and grow a career in a multinational company. Here, everyone can be their authentic selves and bepart of a community of talented and caring people,interacting with professionals around the world, madeup of diverse backgrounds, cultures and industries. We are encouraged to think differently and innovatethrough collaboration and experimentation. We areconstantly imagining new ways to bring value to ourcustomers, through new ingredients, solutions, andways of working. Introduce Yourself Dont see the dream job you are looking for? Share your contact information and CV/Resume to join our Talent Community! Job Alert Want to receive new opportunities directly? Simply set up aJob Alert by signing-in and creating an account. After your account is established, click onJob Alert located in the top right corner and specify your preferences. Are you being referred to us? Please ask your Ingredion connection about our Employee Referral Process! #J-18808-Ljbffr