We’re Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world’s innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers – from banks to theme parks – can focus on achieving the incredible with data.
If you’ve seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you’ve seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate – and wow their customers. Right now, we’re laying the foundation for our next wave of growth. We’re looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team – and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.
The Team
We are looking for a detail-oriented and experienced LATAM Payroll Processor to oversee and execute accurate, timely payroll operations across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. This position plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with country-specific labor laws and tax regulations while supporting internal stakeholders and third-party payroll vendors.
The ideal candidate will be fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese and possess direct experience managing payroll through providers such as Deloitte, Puente Sur, Graciela del Ponte, and Dayforce. This role will collaborate cross-functionally with Human Resources, Benefits, Finance, Tax, and IT, requiring a high degree of professionalism, discretion, and commitment to customer service.
The Role
- Process end-to-end payroll for LATAM countries, ensuring legal compliance and accuracy in payroll execution.
- Act as the primary point of contact for payroll-related inquiries across the region, providing clear and timely communication to employees.
- Partner with third-party payroll vendors (Deloitte, Puente Sur, Graciela del Ponte, etc.) to coordinate payroll inputs and validate pre-payroll data.
- Review and approve compensation inputs including hours worked, salaries, bonuses, recognition awards, severances, union allowances, vacation premiums, 13th-month salaries, and other statutory payments.
- Reconcile payroll reports, investigate and resolve discrepancies, and support internal and external audits.
- Prepare and validate profit-sharing distribution reports in accordance with union agreements.
- Stay current with changes in labor laws and tax regulations across all covered countries.
- Ensure employee records are accurate and aligned with HR, Benefits, and Finance systems.
- Validate and support the submission of annual income tax reports.
- Contribute to continuous improvement and optimization of payroll processes and systems across the LATAM region.
What You’ll Bring
- 3+ years of payroll processing experience in a multi-country LATAM environment (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico).
- Fluency in Spanish, English, and Portuguese is required.
- Experience with global payroll vendors such as Deloitte, Puente Sur, Graciela del Ponte, TMF, and Dayforce.
- Strong understanding of country-specific labor laws, tax legislation, and statutory requirements.
- High attention to detail and organizational skills, with the ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; customer-service mindset.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential data with discretion and integrity.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and other payroll-related tools.
- Experience working in a multinational, remote, or distributed work environment is a plus.
Championing diversity, equity, and inclusion
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are integral to our culture and identity. Diverse thinking, a commitment to allyship, and a culture of empowerment help us achieve powerful results. We want you to be you, with all the ideas, lived experience, and fresh perspective that brings. We support your uniqueness and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our team.
How we look after you
We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We’re also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We’re always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you’ll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.
We’re proud to say we’re an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.