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Roberto Hernandez Guanche

Roberto Hernandez Guanche

Miami,FLORIDA

Summary

Senior Total Rewards Consultant.

Roberto has more than 30 years of professional experience in the areas of Human Resources and Information Technology Consulting at Mercer in Mexico, Brazil, Buenos Aires, and in Havana - Cuba.

His consulting experience encompasses a range of HR projects, including:

  • Compensation-Benefits Survey processes and management, and also Engagement Surveys.
  • Job Analysis, Description, Leveling, and Job Evaluation Systems.
  • Internal Equity Analysis and Market External Competitiveness.
  • Design of Salary Structure and Compensation and Talent Strategies.
  • End-to-End Project Management, oversees all stages of projects: including design, development, implementation, operation, and support to both internal and external clients.

Dynamic professional with extensive experience in managing and executing multi-country projects and teams both within and outside the Latin America - LATAM region.

Skilled at providing leadership, guidance, and project management to teams of employees. Currently seeking a suitable position with a reputable and forward-thinking company.

Work History

Compensation & Benefits Products Leader for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
Mexico City, Mexico
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Managed Comp&Ben Products as TRS-Total Remuneration Surveys and Company Car Policy Report for all countries in LATAM.
  • Held the role of Industry Products Leader for Consumer Goods, Life Sciences, Agrosciences and Digital Positions.
  • Responsible for ensuring profitability and client satisfaction of Mercer's Comp&Ben Products in LATAM.
  • Also, served on the global Compensation & Benefits products committees.

Leader of Compensation & Benefits Products for Mexico's Regions and Industries

Mercer
Mexico City, Mexico
04.2017 - 12.2020
  • Managed Comp&Ben Products in Mexico across all industry and regions.
  • Led and executed Total Rewards Client Projects in Mexico.
  • Additionally, served as a People Manager for Engagement Surveys Team.
  • Held the role of Mercer Senior Product Manager for HR associations in Mexico, including:

- CLAUGTO - Automotive Cluster of Guanajuato,

- AMCHAM - American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico,

- INDEX Matamoros - Association of Maquiladoras in Matamoros and others.

Leader of the Client Solutions Team for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
01.2016 - 03.2017
  • Led a team of 18 members: surveys analysts & coordinators. Our responsibility was to provide External and Internal Client Service throughout the entire survey processing cycle in LATAM.
  • This team acted as a bridge of communication between the survey participants, the survey production teams in Warsaw and the Mercer's consultants located in LATAM.

Leader of the Analytical Support Team for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
01.2013 - 12.2015
  • Led a team of 14 members: senior analysts and coordinators. Our responsibility was to provide support to Mercer's Consultants in Total Rewards Consulting Projects
  • This support involved various tasks: Data Processing, Quality Review and Deliverables Preparation (reports, presentations, highlights, trends) by using, mining and exploring of survey's data.

Senior Operations Manager of Sponsored Surveys of Compensation, Benefits, Engagement and Competency Mapping for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
01.2010 - 12.2012
  • Managed two diverse teams, composed of 13 members:

- a team of 8 members for compensation and benefits surveys sponsored by clients.

- and another of 5 members for Engagement and Competency Mapping surveys.

  • These teams supported to Mercer’s consultants and surveys’ participants in data collection, data cleaning, processing, quality checks, deliverables preparation (reports, presentations), and also using survey tools.

Surveys Operations Sr. Team Leader for Mexico, Venezuela and Caribbean

Mercer
Sao Paulo, Brazil
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Managed two different teams, composed of 11 members:

- a team of 8 members for surveys operations for Mexico, Venezuela & Caribbean.

- and another of 3 members responsible for Quality Assurance of all surveys in LATAM.

  • Directed the transition of survey operations; in addition, transferred knowledge of the compensation and benefits market's practices and regulations from Mexico to Sao Paulo.
  • Developed and established Survey Quality Procedures and Audits; also defined and implemented the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for LATAM Survey Operations Center.

Senior Operations Manager for Surveys of Compensation, Benefits & Engagement in Mexico

Mercer
Mexico City, Mexico
01.2003 - 12.2007
  • Managed the creation, consolidation and standardization, implementation of surveys operations functional area and team in Mexico.
  • Worked with regional and global survey operations leadership to improve survey tools and processes according to Mexico's labor legislation and country's compensation specifications, in additions clients and consultants’ requirements.

Total Rewards Consultant & Transition Leader for Mexico

Mercer
Mexico City, Mexico
01.2000 - 12.2002
  • Led the transition and alignment of global initiatives of survey processes, methodologies and tools to the Mexican market.
  • Participated in the different regional and global committees of survey's initiatives as reference for Mexico.
  • Participated, coordinated and led total reward consulting projects for clients in Mexico.

Applications Development Coordinator for Surveys and Consulting Projects of Comp. & Ben.

Mercer
Mexico City, Mexico
02.1997 - 12.1999
  • Coordinated a team of 4 developers (3 internal and 1 external) in the Development of Applications for Surveys and Compensation and Benefits Consulting Projects.
  • Supervised developed tools in all stages: Analysis, Design, Development, Quality Assurance, Implementation, Maintenance, Technical and Users’ guides documentation.
  • Planned, trained and supported End-Users (Mercer’s clients and consultants) in use and understanding Mercer’s tools.

Programmer/Specialist of Enterprise Information Systems Development

Copextel S.A de C.V
Havana, Cuba
09.1988 - 07.1994
  • Responsible for all stages: Analysis, Design, Development, Quality Assurance, Implementation, Maintenance, Technical documentation, and End-User Support for the Enterprise Information Systems.

Education

Master of Engineering Informatic -

National Autonomous University of Mexico
06-1996

Bachelor of Economic Cybernetics and Master of Economics -

Moscow Institute of Economic Management
Moscow, Russia
05-1988

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Process Improvement
  • Project Management
  • Staff and People Management
  • Performance Management
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Communication and Negotiation
  • Relationship Building
  • Training and Mentoring
  • Data Analytics and Governance
  • Microsoft Office Proficiency
  • Fluency in Spanish, English, and Portuguese

Accomplishments

During more than 25 years at Mercer, Roberto had served as Senior Manager and Leader of Special Projects, Products and Solutions for the Career Business in the Latin America region, such as:

  • Led operations of Mercer's surveys in 20 countries Latin America, processing millions of surveys data points for more than 4K survey participants of diverse industries and size.
  • Designed and implemented Life Sciences Forum and the Digital Positions Product.
  • Acted as Trainer of Mercer College Program Compensation Certification.
  • Since 2000 has performed as a Total Rewards Senior Consultant for local and multinational clients, and diverse industries in Latin America such as:

- Nestlé, Grupo Bimbo, Magna, Tetra Pak, Agroenzymas, BMW, Wall Mart, CEMEX, Toyota,

- Panama Canal, BCIE - Banco Centroamericano de Integración Económica, Aerolitoral,

- Brazil Foods, Samsung, Gafisa, GlobalSat, Multigrain, Qualicorp and others.

  • Transition and know-how transfer of the Survey Processing for Latin American region from Sao Paulo to Mercer Warsaw in Poland.
  • Creation and implementation of AST - Analytical Support Team for the Latin American region.
  • Implementation of the Sub-Center for the Processing of Surveys in Buenos Aires.
  • Centralization of Survey Processing for the Latin American region in Sao Paulo, transferring operations from Mexico, Central America and Venezuela to Brazil.
  • Transition and Implementation of the Mercer Global IPE-job’s valuation methodology to Latin America region.
  • Development, Implementation and Transition of local, regional and global Mercer tools such as: TAAP+, WIN, eIPE, ePRISM, PayMonitor, Market Pricing Online, Survey XXI, Equity.

Certification

Mercer Mexico | From February 1997 to December 2007

  • Compensation and Benefits Certification
  • Mapping Competency and 360 Multi-Feedback Certification
  • Project Management Certification
  • Helping People Succeed Certification

Mercer Brasil | From January 2008 to March 2017

  • Long Term Incentives (LTIs) Plans and Executive Compensation Certification
  • Helping Leader Succeed Certification

Mercer Mexico | From April 2017 to December 2022

  • Agile Methodology Certification
  • National and International Mobility Certification

CertiProf Iberoamerica | December 2023

  • Scrum Foundations Professional Certification - SFPC

LinkedIn Learning | February 2024

  • Work areas and security in the Power BI Service (PL-300)
  • Fundamentals of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Timeline

Compensation & Benefits Products Leader for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
01.2021 - 12.2022

Leader of Compensation & Benefits Products for Mexico's Regions and Industries

Mercer
04.2017 - 12.2020

Leader of the Client Solutions Team for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
01.2016 - 03.2017

Leader of the Analytical Support Team for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
01.2013 - 12.2015

Senior Operations Manager of Sponsored Surveys of Compensation, Benefits, Engagement and Competency Mapping for Latin America - LATAM

Mercer
01.2010 - 12.2012

Surveys Operations Sr. Team Leader for Mexico, Venezuela and Caribbean

Mercer
01.2008 - 12.2009

Senior Operations Manager for Surveys of Compensation, Benefits & Engagement in Mexico

Mercer
01.2003 - 12.2007

Total Rewards Consultant & Transition Leader for Mexico

Mercer
01.2000 - 12.2002

Applications Development Coordinator for Surveys and Consulting Projects of Comp. & Ben.

Mercer
02.1997 - 12.1999

Programmer/Specialist of Enterprise Information Systems Development

Copextel S.A de C.V
09.1988 - 07.1994

Master of Engineering Informatic -

National Autonomous University of Mexico

Bachelor of Economic Cybernetics and Master of Economics -

Moscow Institute of Economic Management
Roberto Hernandez Guanche