Head of People Partners – LAM Frontline

A.P. Moller - Maersk

Head of People Partners managing HR for frontline operations in Latin America at Maersk. Leading cross-regional teams and supporting transformation in complex logistics environments.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeSão Paulo • 🇧🇷 BrazilLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the full people partnering agenda across frontline operations in LATAM
Lead a cross-regional team of People Partners
Act as a trusted advisor to senior operational leaders
Lead organizational design work, including structure optimization and capability alignment
Provide oversight and guidance on complex employee relations matters
Lead and support organizational and operational change initiatives

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of HR experience
3+ years in a strategic HR Business Partner or advisory role
Substantial HR leadership or senior HRBP experience
Demonstrated experience leading and developing cross-regional teams
Proven track record supporting large-scale frontline workforces
Regional LATAM experience within complex matrix organisations
Strong working knowledge of labour law and industrial relations
Fluent communication in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Hands-on, resilient, and execution-oriented

Benefits

Comp & perks

Significant personal responsibility
Energizing and pioneering environment
Genuinely diverse and talented team

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR experiencestrategic HR Business Partneremployee relationsorganizational designstructure optimizationcapability alignmentlabour lawindustrial relations

Soft Skills

trusted advisorleadershipteam developmentcommunicationresilienceexecution-oriented