Human Resources Manager

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

• Serve as a strategic business partner to Freudenberg Medical leadership by aligning Human Resources strategies, programs, and initiatives with business objectives and operational priorities.
• Partner with site and divisional leadership to implement enterprise Human Resources strategies, including talent acquisition, total rewards, talent management, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, employee engagement, and change management.
• Drive and execute Human Resources strategies that support current and future business needs through effective workforce planning, talent acquisition, leadership development, employee engagement, and retention.
• Provide coaching and guidance to leaders on performance management, employee and labor relations, conflict resolution, organizational design, and workplace investigations while fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and inclusion.
• Lead the performance management process to drive accountability, development, succession planning, and high performance across the organization.
• Administer compensation and benefits programs while supporting market competitiveness, internal equity, and pay-for-performance principles.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws, company policies, and Human Resources best practices while driving governance, standardization, and continuous improvement across Human Resources processes.
• Ensure the integrity of Human Resources data through routine audits, reporting, and analytics, providing leaders with actionable workforce insights and key metrics to support business decisions.

• Bachelor’s/University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field. 
• Professional HR certification is preferred. 
• 7 – 10 years' experience demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility as a HR Manager and or Business Partner with strong understanding of Costa Rica legal requirements. 
• 5+ years’ minimum experience managing projects and programs, experience using proven project management and change management principles. 
• Demonstrable experience with HR metrics. 
• Familiar with and comfortable using HRIS software such as Workday/ ADP/ SAP

Required Skills / Abilities: 

• Ability to develop reputation as someone sought out for their opinion and advice and who can forge and maintain close relationships across all constituencies. 
• Self-motivated; bias for action. 
• Critical thinking skills, ability to dissect complex problems and make informed decisions by evaluating several different sources of information objectively. Strong ability to analyze, be creative, problem solve and empathize. 
• Experience with driving employee engagement and positive employee relations with all levels of employees. 
• Effective active listening, negotiating, and influencing skills.
• Experience working across a complex organizational matrix and with all levels in the organization.  
• In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices. 
• Strong professional maturity / judgment and accustomed to dealing with confidential situations. 
• Experience in manufacturing, supporting operations as an HR professional.

Preferred: 

• Bilingual – Spanish 
• Manufacturing, shop-floor experience 

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.