People Solutions Manager - #597703

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

As a leader within Alcoa, you can help us fulfill our purpose and realize our vision to reinvent the aluminum industry. Be part of the team that is helping shape a better workplace with a better work-life balance and the equal opportunities that help everyone thrive. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

The People Solutions Manager is a key leadership role that leads the frontline HR function to deliver upon our strategic pillar of service excellence through the provision of strategic and operational HR advice and services that drive performance outcomes of our plants in Brazil. We are seeking a Senior Manager of HR Operations and Services who can collaborate and partner cross-functionally to ensure service delivery that optimizes business results and contributes to a rich employee experience. This role is responsible for the development, execution and operation of an HR - People Solutions aligned to the global strategy, supporting the end-to-end life cycle of an employee at Alcoa. This role will drive initiatives to enhance HR effectiveness, transform HR services, harmonize and standardize delivery, improve processes, automate and digitalize the services, ensure best-in-class customer experience, and cost effective.

The role leads the People Solutions function for Brazil and reports to the Global People Solutions Director for Alcoa Corporation.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Oversee People Solutions agenda in the country, and deliver high quality, timely customer service to the supported clients and against agreed targets in the respective service area (Employee Life Cycle, Compensation & Benefits, Pension Plan, Payroll, time & attendance, Internal Controls, Employee Documentation, Tuition Reimbursement Program, HR Call Center and Service Levels, Personal Administration, Global Services & Support);
• Drive processes efficiency, identifying opportunities for simplification and standardization, as well as cost optimization, ensuring services continuous improvement;
• Ensure the statutory requirements, labor legislation application and compliance;
• Manage employee data, and ensure controls and compliance to manage any operational, financial and reputational risks, ensuring that is delivered consistent with service level agreements;
• Build a sustainable relationship with customers to ensure local satisfaction with service provided, working together with other People Solutions Teams globally, HR Centers of Expertise and HR Partners
• Governance and decision making for the Brazilian People Solutions functional responsibilities;
• Lead People Solutions projects and the organizational change management aligned with the global strategy.
  
  

What you can bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree in administration, economics, psychology or related field;
• Post graduation or MBA in Human Resources or People Management are a plus;
• Very solid experience in in general HR management roles within similar industry;
• Fluent English (non-negotiable);
• Strong leadership skills;
• Proven customer relations skills across a diverse business organization;
• Demonstrated understanding of financial processes and concepts (payroll, cost efficiency, SLA, etc);
• Flexible location in Poços de Caldas (MG) or São Paulo (SP).
  
  

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration and benefits packages.
• Telemedicine and telenutrition;
• Recognition as one of the Best Companies to Work For by Great Place to Work;
• Recognized by Guia Exame de Diversidade as one of the companies with the best practices related to inclusion, equity, gender, ethnicity, race, People with Disabilities and LGBTQIA+ people.
  
  

About the Location

The Poços de Caldas Plant (MG), founded in 1965, was the first Alcoa plant in Brazil, having started its activities in 1970.

At Alcoa, we are committed to generating value in our relationships with all stakeholders in our business, communities and environment. We build inclusive and secure environments so that our people can live and express themselves as they please. With the aim of attracting and retaining diverse talent, the company maintains the inclusion groups that promote internal and external activities to value human diversity and plurality as a way of enriching one's own values.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.  Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.   

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career! 

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.