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 DEUNAthe fastest-growing Commerce OS in Latin AmericaATHIA 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 Mexicos 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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