HR Operations Manager (LatAm) - Workmotion

Job Overview

• Location: Colombia (Remote)
• Contract Type: Full-time
• Start Date: March 2027
• Salary: Starting from €25,000 gross per annum (subject to location, skills, and experience)

About WorkMotion

Tired of the 9-to-5 grind? Imagine a world without borders, where opportunities are endless. That's the future of work, and what we are building at WorkMotion. Our remote-first team spans the world, helping companies hire, onboard, and manage talent internationally through smart, flexible workforce solutions. Fast-paced, people-driven, and globally connected, we empower businesses to build teams without borders.

About the Role

We don't just need an HR Operations Manager—we need a builder. We're looking for someone who gets their energy from turning a brand-new legal entity into a working employer, while keeping a sharp, analytical focus on how their work delivers real business impact.

You'll be at the center of it all, taking new entities in your cluster from licence to first payroll and then owning their HR compliance. You'll run up to four country builds at the same time, ensuring everything you touch is compliant, well-documented, ready to scale, and aligned with our wider goals. Your cluster starts with Colombia, with Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil to follow.

You will collaborate with Operations, Infrastructure, Legal, Payroll, and Customer Success teams, as well as local benefits, insurance, and HR providers.

Key Responsibilities

• Shape the HR side of each new entity from kick-off: give Infrastructure and Legal the HR inputs a licence needs, flag operating model risks early, and plan the HR build against the go-live date.
• Get every employer registration live with Payroll, including social security, tax, pension, health, and work injury insurance.
• Build local-language contract templates with Legal, file work rules, handbooks, and mandatory policies, and contract benefits, insurance, and occupational health providers.
• Lead go-live: run the final readiness check and review the first onboardings and first payroll line by line.
• Own each live entity's HR compliance (compliance calendar, filings, audits, law changes) and handle day-to-day HR Operations for your cluster.
• Write and maintain process documentation, including external articles in cooperation with the Knowledge team.

Requirements

• 5+ years in HR operations or HR compliance across several countries (EOR, PEO, global mobility, shared services, or a multinational).
• Experience opening a Colombian employer (SG-SST, internal work rules, PILA, Ley 2466).
• Solid grasp of the consulting model and knowledge of Argentine collective agreements.
• Proven experience moving employees between employers, including seniority, leave, and severance cost.
• Ability to turn legal opinions into working operational processes and know when to escalate.
• Experience managing payroll, benefits, and immigration vendors while running four country projects in parallel with a clear plan.
• Native Spanish and fluent English (C1).

Nice to Have

• EOR or staffing industry background, or experience with labour leasing or dispatch licences.
• Payroll knowledge (gross to net, statutory filings) and hands-on work permit/visa experience.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, HRIS platforms, and no-code automation tools.
• Portuguese language skills and HR experience in Argentina, Uruguay, or Brazil.

Benefits & Perks

• WorkFlex Program: Work from anywhere, anytime.
• Well-Being Day: Dedicated full day off to recharge and relax.
• Gym Membership: Subsidised fitness memberships.
• Learning & Development Allowance: Continuous professional development budget.
• Team Meetups: Annual global team gatherings.