HR Business Partner Director, SharkNinja
LATAM
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Home devices and appliances
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Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including 5+ years in strategic HRBP roles supporting commercial or growth-focused organizations
- Experience supporting multi-country LATAM operations preferred
- Demonstrated success driving organizational design, workforce planning, and change management initiatives
- Strong knowledge of Mexico labor law; familiarity with broader LATAM employment frameworks highly desirable
- Experience operating within a global organization with U.S.-based leadership
- Proven ability to influence business decisions through data and workforce insights
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required
- Master’s degree or HR certification preferred
- Language Requirements
- Fluent bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish (required)
- In addition to English and Spanish, Portuguese proficiency is strongly preferred to support future growth in Portuguese-speaking markets
- Core Competencies
- Strategic influence across geographies
- Cross-cultural leadership and regional fluency
- Organizational design and growth enablement
- Strong executive communication and stakeholder management
- Analytical, data-driven decision-making
- Adaptability and comfort operating in high-growth environments
What the job involves
- The Director, HRBP – LATAM will serve as the senior People & Culture leader for SharkNinja’s growing Latin America organization. Based in Miami, FL and reporting to the VP, HR Innovation and Performance at SharkNinja. This role will support Mexico as well as additional current and future markets across Central America, South America, and the Caribbean region
- This leader will build and execute a scalable regional people strategy aligned to aggressive commercial growth plans. The role requires balancing global alignment with local market realities—ensuring strong organizational design, workforce planning, leadership development, and cultural integration across a multi-country footprint
- At SharkNinja, friction fuels innovation. This role demands a strategic thinker with a bias for action, strong cross-cultural capability, and the courage to challenge assumptions in order to build agile, high-performing teams across LATAM
- Regional Strategic Partnership – LATAM
- Serve as the senior HR leader supporting LATAM (e,g, Commercial and other cross functional teams) operations across Mexico and expanding markets in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean
- Partner with regional leadership to enable growth, new market entry, distributor expansion, and commercial scaling
- Act as the bridge between LATAM leadership and U.S.-based headquarters, ensuring alignment with global strategy while tailoring execution locally
- Translate enterprise HR frameworks into practical, compliant, and culturally relevant solutions across multiple countries
- Organizational Effectiveness & Growth Enablement
- Diagnose organizational needs and design structures that enable agility, accountability, and performance
- Lead workforce planning aligned to revenue targets and market expansion
- Drive change management initiatives tied to new country launches, evolving operating models, and scaling commercial teams
- Talent Strategy & Leadership Development
- Develop and implement strategies to attract, retain, and develop top commercial talent across LATAM markets
- Lead succession planning and leadership capability building
- Partner with Talent Acquisition to build diverse and competitive talent pipelines in emerging markets
- Culture & Engagement
- Champion a high-performance, inclusive culture aligned with SharkNinja’s success drivers
- Foster a mindset of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement across the region
- Design engagement strategies that resonate across diverse cultural contexts within LATAM
- Compliance & HR Operations
- Ensure compliance with Mexico labor law and applicable employment regulations across LATAM markets
- Partner with HR Centers of Excellence (Compensation, Total Rewards, Talent, DEI, Learning) to deliver integrated and seamless people solutions
- Provide expert guidance on employee relations, policy governance, and risk mitigation
- Data & Analytics
- Leverage workforce analytics to anticipate talent needs and inform business decisions
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities across markets and convert insights into action
- Provide regular regional updates and strategic recommendations to Boston-based leadership
Our take
With more people looking for home products that work harders and smarter, SharkNinja has become a household name. Through its Shark line of cleaning and home care tools and Ninja range of kitchen appliance the company creates solutions that simplify daily routines and overall enhance modern living.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
It continues to hold a strong position in the home appliance market too, competiting with big brands like Dyson. Its Shark line lead the US upright vacuum, segment, while its presence in robotics vacuums reflects steady growth in a compeititve space. Since going public, the company has m,aintained a rapid pace of innovation, launching numerous new products eacxh pear and expanding into adjecent categories such as outdoor coolers and grills. With a growing global footprint and a focus ons mart design, usabiluity, and category expansion, SharkNinja is very well positioned to continue shaping the futur of home appliances.
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Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
Mark Barrocas
(CEO)Mark joined SharkNinja in 2008 as CEO. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Aramark Uniform Services as the President of the WearGuard Division. Prior to that, he spent 4 years at Broder Bros as the President and 2 years at Perry Ellis International as VP of Corporate Sales.
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