About DEUNA 🧡
DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with ATHIA, our AI-powered orchestration and payments platform that helps large enterprises boost approval rates, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue. Built by the team behind DEUNA—the fastest-growing Commerce OS in Latin America—ATHIA combines payment intelligence, checkout optimization, and data orchestration in one powerful solution.
With deep integrations across 300+ PSPs and alternative payment methods, and over 20% of Mexico’s digital economy running through our platform, we simplify global payments through a single integration and centralized reconciliation.
We are a rapidly growing startup expanding into the U.S. to meet the urgent needs of large retailers, marketplaces, airlines, and QSRs. Join us to shape the future of payments! 🚀
Position Description
- As a Head of People, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on our organization by leading key HR initiatives. Your responsibilities will include:
- Strategic Planning and Policy Development: Develop and implement HR strategies aligned with our organization's goals, ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
- Talent Acquisition and Retention: Oversee the recruitment and retention processes, working closely with hiring managers to attract and hire top talent.
- Training and Development: Establish training and development programs to enhance the skills and capabilities of our employees.
- Employee Relations and Conflict Resolution: Handle employee relations issues and conflicts, ensuring fair and consistent disciplinary actions.
- Strategic Compensation and Benefits Management: Develop and manage competitive compensation and benefits programs to attract and retain top talent.
Required Qualifications
- This position is open to be located in Mexico City, San Francisco or New York.
- University degree in a relevant field such as business administration, HR, psychology, or organizational psychology; an advanced degree like an MBA/MS is highly preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of extensive HR experience, including talent acquisition, employee relations, HR policies, and organizational development. Having previous experience in talent acquisition strategies is a plus.
- Leadership experience, preferably in a management position.
- Experience in change management and strategic planning within the HR function or across the organization.
- Strong understanding of employment laws and regulations, with experience in ensuring organizational compliance.
- Experience working in startups is a must. Payments or Technology industry background is a plus.
- Fluent in English and Spanish. Ideally fluent Portuguese .
What will you find when you join DEUNA?
- A multicultural team distributed throughout LATAM
- Dynamism, agility and constant innovation
- Being part of a high-impact solution for an entire region
- The best tools and technology to operate
- Being part of the startup culture.
- We are in full expansion!
Benefits:
Vacations and additional PTO 🏝️
Remote work from anywhere 💻
Economic support for health insurance, internet and cell phone line📱🌐
We all own DEUNA, we offer stock options 💸
Learning and development platform 📚
Multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic team 🧡
Growth and career path 🚀
Be part of a dynamic team that's creating the next generation payments platform.
Join us at DEUNA!
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