HR Specialist - Brazil

GoGlobal is looking for a proactive, knowledgeable, and people-driven HR Specialist to support employees and client operations across Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. This role blends hands-on HR process management as well as some technical payroll expertise, ensuring excellent service delivery and full compliance with local labor and tax regulations. You will serve as the primary HR representative for these markets, collaborating closely with cross-functional and cross-border teams. This position requires a self-motivated and solutions-oriented professional, capable of navigating complexity and ambiguity while building processes and relationships that enhance the employee experience across Latin America.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted HR point of contact and internal teams, clients and client employees in the region.
• Manage our employee lifecycle, including onboarding, contract and policy management, benefits coordination, and offboarding.
• Provide expert guidance on local labor and social security laws, ensuring full compliance across all jurisdictions.
• Draft and maintain compliant HR documentation (e.g., contracts, handbooks, HR letters) tailored to each country, and each client when applicable.
• Monitor labor law updates and conduct independent research to stay ahead of regulatory changes; share updates proactively with internal and client teams.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Legal, Finance, Sales, Ops, etc.) on cross-functional initiatives.
• Manage supplier-related tasks or local vendor coordination (where applicable).
• Provide HR consultancy, and payroll advisory to internal teams, clients and employees in line with each country’s requirements.
• Oversee or support year-end payroll processes, audits and reconciliations (e.g., 13th salary, vacation pay, income declarations).
• Maintain confidential and audited payroll records, aligned with both local laws and GoGlobal’s global data security standards.