HR Business Partner South America - Sao Paulo

Location:

Miami, US

Job

Nord Anglia Education is the world's leading premium international schools organization. Our over 80 international schools are located in the Americas, Europe, China, South East Asia and the Middle East. Together, they educate more than 80,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary education.

Although each Nord Anglia Education is unique in character and tailored to meet the needs of their specific location, all our over 14.000 employees around the world engaged in the common vision and mission.

• Our vision to shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens that will change our world for the better.
• Our mission is to be the most forward-thinking, technology-enabled educators in the world, using our global reach and world-class teachers to create a learning experience like no other.

Most of the Nord Anglia schools benefit from our performing arts collaboration with The Juilliard School as well as our Global Campus, which offers unique global experiences for students at every age. Many of our schools will also benefit from our new approach to teaching STEAM subjects (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) through our collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Our goal as the leading international schools organization is to provide an education so that students can succeed academically, socially and personally.

Our schools educate students from preschool to the end of secondary education. Curricula taught in our schools include the English National Curriculum, International Baccalaureate, American Curriculum, Swiss Curriculum, French Curriculum and Shanghai National Curriculum.

SENIOR REGIONAL BUSINESS PARTNER - SOUTH AMERICA (SAO PAULO)

Support and enable HR performance and growth by ensuring Americas regional objectives are implemented in South America, currently including São Paulo and other locations in Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina.

Engage schools in the region while promoting Nord Anglia’s and the Americas’ shared vision.

Ensure excellence in operations, compliance, customer service, reporting, and annual HR processes, while respecting and supporting each school’s unique culture.

Ensure compliance with NAE processes and approvals.

Collaborate closely with the Americas Region and global centers of excellence to align school-level execution with regional and global priorities.

Support delivery of the Americas HR strategy within schools, in alignment with the Regional HR Director.

Strengthen back-office HR processes and risk management while developing school HR leaders.

Guide and support school HR Managers with projects and capability-building.

Provide focused support for newly integrated or underperforming schools.

Ensure alignment with group policies and local laws.

Drive employee engagement through school leadership teams, using survey results.

Promote our culture and values (e.g., Empower Us, Crushing It).

Ensure compliance with NAE and government policies.

Oversee payroll processing, ensuring documentation and approvals are accurate.

Review and approve or reject terminations and background check exceptions.

Track litigation and severance costs.

Ensure accurate, timely HRIS, payroll, and related data, working with the systems integration team to resolve issues quickly.

Coordinate and align operational HR processes with school teams to ensure quality data, accuracy, and efficiency.

Promote collaboration across HR, Finance, MAC, and other functions while maintaining school-level differentiation.

Promote positive employee relations and communication across the region.

Ensure local HR policies align with legislation and group standards.

Support investigations and act as escalation point for complex ER cases.

Provide guidance on disciplinary actions in consultation with the Americas HR Director.

Coach regional HR Directors to streamline HR administration and reduce costs.

Approve terminations in line with proper protocols.

Coordinate ER practices with regional legal…