Hybrid Human Resources Consultant – Startup Support

Posted 2 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Guide employer registration and ongoing compliance with MTSS, CCSS (CAJA/SICERE), and INS (Riesgos del Trabajo).
  • Define hiring types (empleado vs. servicios profesionales), probation terms, and termination practices per Código de Trabajo.
  • Establish internal complaint/grievance, ethics, and data-privacy procedures.
  • Draft and implement the Employee Handbook (policies, benefits, code of conduct, time & attendance, remote/hybrid work).
  • Design organizational structure, job families, and career levels.
  • Set up payroll workflows (pay cycles, overtime, holiday pay, aguinaldo, vacaciones, preaviso/cesantía calculations) and coordinate with payroll providers.
  • Define compensation & benefits (salary bands, market benchmarks, insurance/allowances).
  • Build a lean recruiting process (requisitions, job descriptions, interview kits, offers).
  • Set up background checks, medicals (as applicable), and onboarding plans (first 90 days).
  • Recommend and implement basic HRIS/ATS (e.g., BambooHR, Personio, or similar).
  • Establish HR KPIs (time-to-hire, quality of hire, turnover, absenteeism, payroll accuracy).
  • Develop mandatory training matrix (e.g., health & safety, anti-harassment) and a light performance framework (goals/feedback).

Requirements

  • 5+ years in HR generalist/HRBP roles with hands-on setup experience in Costa Rica.
  • Proven track record launching or scaling HR operations for a new entity or business unit.
  • Strong command of Costa Rican labor law and payroll/benefits practices.
  • Experience selecting/implementing HRIS/ATS and working with external payroll providers.
  • Excellent stakeholder management; capable of building processes and documentation from scratch.
  • Bilingual Spanish/English (professional working proficiency).

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Remote work options

Job title

Human Resources Consultant – Startup Support

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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