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A Day in the Life

As HR Generalist you will design, implement, and execute human resources strategies for functional groups, ensuring regulatory compliance, comprehensive employee lifecycle management, and the efficient operation of HR processes across Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama.

Serve as the onsite employee-facing HR contact; prepare contracts and addenda; coordinate onboarding and payroll changes; maintain digital personnel files; manage Workday/payroll-system transactions and audits; support labor/regulatory inspections; maintain headcount and HR reports; coordinate benefits/programs; and identify opportunities to automate manual processes. This role will be onsite in Mexico City.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Receipt and management of job offers (Kendall and Medtronic)
• Tracking and preparation of candidate files
• Preparation of hiring documents: contracts, confidentiality agreements, data privacy notices, GMM enrollment forms, and Life Insurance forms
• Scheduling of hiring agenda and induction meetings (Payroll, Medical Services, corporate card, vehicle assignment, work tools)
• Coordination with key areas: Payroll, Medical Services, IT, Direct Managers
• IMSS enrollment management and Major Medical Expenses (GMM) registration
• Digitization and filing of employee records (physical and digital)
• Monthly movement report (Mexico, Costa Rica, and Panama) for Finance
• Report of active employees, new hires, promotions, role changes, and terminations
• Headcount platform updates (Workday and Tress System)
• Turnover reports, organizational charts, and location data
• Coordination with Payroll for processing of new hires, promotions, and role changes in Tress System
• Management of movements in Workday (new hires, terminations, salary changes, transfers)
• Cross-system data validation to ensure consistency
• Follow-up on data privacy requirements with the Legal department
• Documentary preparation for labor inspections
• Other HR activities will be shared

Required Knowledge and Experience: 

• Bachelor's degree
• Three years of experience supporting HR areas and processes
• English: intermediate required (B1/B2; advanced preferred)
• Proven Mexican labor audit/compliance experience; practical knowledge of Federal Labor Law, IMSS, INFONAVIT, STPS and REPSE/subcontracting
• Payroll exposure; Workday/local HR systems; Excel/macros, dashboards, SharePoint and digital/AI tools is advantageous

 

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

 

 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).