Bilingual HR Director/Mgr with 18+ years experience, available for Panama, Central American, Mexico & Latam

HR Director/ Manager with 18+ years of experience in different companies/industries and my recent 2 years at Novo Nordisk as a People & Organization Manager of Central America & Caribbean. Last 9 years in the international pharmaceutical industry as first line manager reporting to General Managers.

• 10 Years experience leading teams of about about 8 people on average, in 9 countries Colombia, Panama, Central American, Caribbean region & Venezuela.

• 9 Years experience in managing the cultural differences of the teams and to overcome the challenges that volatile countries offer. More than 17 different nationalities from people based in 14 different countries.
  10 Years experience in Organizational Development and Communication across the region overall.

• 4 Years experience in Pharmaceutical start-ups operations in Colombia and Panama: Servier Laboratories and Novo Nordisk Laboratories.

• 18 Years experience in Compensation & Benefits working with Hay Group, Willis Towers Watson, Mercer.
  10 Years experience with Field Sales Force Managers of the different countries, training them on each HR process and making them strategic allies of my team.

• 9 years working with the Labour Legal environment of central america, caribbean, with emphasys in Panama, Colombia / Venezuela.

• 8 Years experience working with Unions and collective agreement negotiation (Chrysler and Servier).

• 18 Years experience in recruiting, retaining, training and engaging teams.

Technical, Managerial & Personal Skills

• Enrolled in Consejo Profesional Nacional de Ingeniería COPINA (Colombia)
• Diploma in Panama Labour Law
• Passionate, objective and direct people management person.
• Able to connect with people realities on the field and their needs to meet the objectives.
  Experience working with SAP and People Soft environments.