HR Business Partner, Latam

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving healthcare through faster, more accurate diagnostic tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, to develop rapid groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges.

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The HRBP will establish the talent and HR agenda in support of business objectives for LATAM. The work is primarily strategic in nature and this role typically sit on the leadership team. Specific initiatives may include - Organization Design, Workforce Planning, Diversity & Inclusion, Talent Assessment and Succession Planning, Leadership Retention and Associate Engagement Strategy.

This position serves as the main point of contact for all HR related matters for Cepheid LATAM operations (currently in four countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru). This role is critical in executing our people initiatives, providing great internal customer support, and driving HR functional excellence and process improvement to deliver a balanced and supportive associate experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage full HR agenda and processes/deliverables to all LATAM People Leaders and associates
- Be a partner to People Leaders and the business to develop and drive organization and people strategies, solutions, and plans; to recommend new approaches, policies, ways to effect continual improvement aligned to business objectives, productivity, and development
- Provide compensation counsel and support including compensation planning, review and approval of compensation actions, promotions and job re-leveling for assigned client groups
- Provide management coaching to business leaders and orient new people managers to lead the Danaher way
- Support compliance with local labor code. Follow all Danaher/Cepheid and local policies including the Ethics & Compliance Program. Assure employee data and records are accurately maintained. Collaborate with and advise business leaders on investigations and disciplinary processes regarding employee relations and performance-related issues. Ability to maintain confidentiality with highly sensitive employee relations matters.

**Preferred Experience/Skills/Education**:

- Bachelor’s degree required with minimum of 5+ years in HR
- Demonstrated ability to lead effectively in matrixed organization
- Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish (desired)
- Travel will be required both domestic and international up to 25%
- Experience in lean and continuous improvement practices

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful **Danaher Business System** tools and the stability of a tested organization.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.

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At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving healthcare through faster, more accurate diagnostic tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us, every moment of every day, to develop rapid groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges.

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The HRBP will establish the talent and HR agenda in support of business objectives for LATAM. The work is primarily strategic in nature and this role typically sit on the leadership team. Specific initiatives may include - Organization Design, Workforce Planning, Diversity & Inclusion, Talent Assessment and Succession Planning, Leadership Retention and Associate Engagement Strategy.

This position serves as the main point of contact for all HR related matters for Cepheid LATAM operations (currently in four countries: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru). This role is critical in executing our people initiatives, providing great internal customer support, and driving HR functional excellence and process improvement to deliver a balanced and supportive associate experience.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage full HR agenda and processes/deliverables to all LATAM People Leaders and associates
- Be a partner to People Leaders and the business to develop and drive organization and people strategies, solutions, and plans; to recommend new approaches, policies, ways to effect continual improvement aligned to business objectives, productivity, and devel