Talent Acquisition Associate

Company Description

Grupo Mariposa is one of the leading beverage and food companies in Latin America, operating across Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and the United States. Our growth is driven by iconic brands, strong commercial execution, and a commitment to attracting exceptional talent that enables us to win in highly competitive markets.

Job Description

We are looking for a strategic and business-oriented Talent Acquisition Associate to drive executive, leadership, and critical talent hiring across Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market. This role will play a key part in shaping our talent strategy, strengthening our employer brand, and building diverse talent pipelines that fuel the company's long-term growth.

The Talent Acquisition Associate will be responsible for leading and executing recruiting strategies across multiple countries in Latin America and the United States, with a particular focus on the U.S. Hispanic consumer goods market.

This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and business leaders, partnering closely with HR and leadership teams to identify, attract, assess, and hire high-impact talent across commercial, supply chain, manufacturing, technology, finance, and executive leadership functions.

The ideal candidate combines strategic talent thinking with strong execution capabilities, deep market knowledge, and a proven track record recruiting within multinational consumer goods organizations.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Talent Acquisition

• Design and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned with Grupo Mariposa's growth agenda across Latin America and the U.S.
• Partner with executive leaders to understand business priorities and translate them into workforce and hiring strategies.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and succession-sensitive positions.
• Lead executive search initiatives for Director, VP, General Manager, and C-Level positions.

Regional Recruitment Leadership

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment processes across multiple countries and business units.
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Implement recruiting best practices, assessment methodologies, and selection processes.
• Drive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives to strengthen leadership representation across the organization.

U.S. Hispanic Market Expertise

• Develop sourcing and talent mapping strategies focused on the U.S. Hispanic consumer goods ecosystem.
• Build relationships with key talent pools across beverage, food, retail, distribution, consumer health, and adjacent industries.
• Leverage knowledge of Hispanic leadership networks and multicultural talent communities.
• Support the attraction of bilingual and bicultural leadership talent capable of operating across the U.S. and Latin America.

Talent Intelligence & Market Mapping

• Conduct talent benchmarking, market intelligence, and organizational mapping exercises.
• Develop insights on compensation trends, talent availability, competitor movements, and emerging capabilities.
• Use workforce analytics and recruiting metrics to improve hiring effectiveness and business outcomes.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and HR partners on talent decisions.
• Influence hiring strategies through data-driven recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal and external executive search partners when appropriate.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Organizational Development, or a related field.
• Master's degree or MBA preferred.

Required Experience

• 6+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, or Talent Management.
• Proven experience leading regional recruitment initiatives across multiple Latin American countries.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for multinational consumer goods, beverage, food, retail, distribution, or related industries.
• Strong track record hiring senior leadership and executive-level talent.
• Experience partnering directly with C-suite leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Experience designing talent attraction and workforce planning strategies.
• Strong understanding of talent markets across Latin America.

Preferred Experience

• Direct recruiting experience within the United States Hispanic market.
• Experience attracting bilingual and bicultural leadership talent.
• Background in FMCG/CPG organizations such as beverage, food, consumer products, retail, or distribution companies.
• Experience conducting talent mapping, competitor intelligence, and executive assessments.
• Experience working within matrixed, multinational organizations.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled sourcing tools, ATS platforms, and talent analytics solutions.

Skills & Competencies

• Strategic Talent Acquisition
• Executive Search
• Talent Mapping & Market Intelligence
• Stakeholder Management
• Workforce Planning
• Leadership Assessment
• Data Analytics & Recruiting Metrics
• Negotiation & Influencing Skills
• Change Management
• Employer Branding
• Inclusive Leadership
• Team Development

Languages

• Fluent Spanish (required)
• Advanced/Fluent English (required)

Additional Information

Travel

• Up to 20% travel across Latin America and the United States.

What Success Looks Like

In the first 12 months, the Talent Acquisition Associate will:

• Build robust pipelines for critical leadership and strategic roles.
• Reduce time-to-fill and improve quality-of-hire metrics.
• Strengthen Grupo Mariposa's employer brand across Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic market.
• Establish talent intelligence capabilities to support strategic workforce decisions.
• Develop a scalable recruiting model aligned with the company's growth and succession priorities.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to senior leadership teams across the region.

Join Grupo Mariposa and help shape the leadership talent that will drive the next generation of growth across Latin America and the United States.