HR Executive · Available for Remote & Hybrid Engagements

Claudia
González
Tornquist

Senior HR Leader & Talent Strategist

Over 20 years building high-performing teams and transforming HR operations across multinational corporations, start-ups, NGOs, and government sectors in the USA, Canada, Latin America, and EMEA.

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Claudia González Tornquist
20+
Years HR
4
Continents

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What I Bring

Full-Spectrum HR Expertise

From C-suite advisory to hands-on operational execution — covering the entire employee lifecycle, from talent strategy and acquisition to compensation design, compliance, and culture. Across start-ups, multinationals, and NGOs alike.

🎯
Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

Full-cycle recruiting across all levels. ATS setup, job architecture, sourcing strategy, interview frameworks, and offer negotiation. Multi-country, multi-timezone experience.

💼
HR Business Partnership

Strategic advisor to leadership teams. Org design, change management, workforce planning, and culture transformation. Trusted partner for complex organizational challenges.

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Compensation & Benefits

HAY, Mercer, and custom compensation benchmarking. Total rewards strategy, equity structures, and job grading frameworks across USA, LatAm, and EMEA markets.

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Performance & Development

Designing and implementing performance frameworks, competency models, 360° evaluations, succession planning, and L&D programs that drive measurable growth.

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Employee Experience

Onboarding, engagement surveys, culture programs, DEI initiatives, and employee relations. Building workplaces where people thrive and retention improves.

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HR Operations & Compliance

Payroll management (Vensure, Avaya), HRIS administration (SAP, PeopleSoft, SuccessFactors), SOX compliance, ISO standards, and labor law across multiple jurisdictions.

Career Journey

20 Years of Global Impact

A career spanning some of the world's most respected organizations — from the Red Cross in Geneva to multinationals across 3 continents — always with people at the center.

Available for remote, hybrid, and on-site engagements across time zones.

United States & Canada
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia
Spain, Germany, Switzerland (EMEA)
Remote-first engagements globally
2025 – Present
M Group Residential
HR & Recruitment Manager

Leading full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, and talent management for multiple residential properties in Texas. Designing standardized hiring workflows, compensation structures, and performance evaluation tools. Aligning HR practices with operational goals to improve retention and employee development.

🇺🇸 Remote · Full-Time
2020 – 2024
MMI Analytics
Business Development Specialist

Implemented strategic commercial initiatives to engage potential clients and investors. Managed targeted marketing campaigns, built investor relationships, and maintained ethical practices to instill market confidence. Active at industry events and digital platforms.

🇪🇸 Spain · Remote Part-Time
2022 – 2023
Renaissance Power & Gas
Business Development Specialist

Supported global commercial operations: CRM management, sales metrics tracking, stakeholder communications, people management initiatives, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve commercial objectives.

🇺🇸 Remote Part-Time
2015 – 2022
Government of Buenos Aires
Executive Assistant & Project Management Specialist

Proposing and developing solutions to improve citizen services quality. Coordinating across government departments and initiating information system transformation proposals.

🇦🇷 Hybrid · Contractor
2009 – 2015
Think Global Advisory
Business & Human Capital Advisor

HR consulting for 14+ major clients including PNUD New York, Telefé-Viacom, ARTEAR, Mc Graw Hill, Argentine Ministry of Education, Parker Hannifin Brazil, and more. Recruitment, assessment centers, process design, and HR policy development.

🌎 Multi-country · Consulting
2007 – 2009
Amcor PET Packaging
Executive Assistant to General Manager

Institutional communications, HR leadership, organizational structure, budget management, performance and 360° evaluations, employee relations, SOX and ISO 14000. SAP implementation across Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela and Australia.

🌎 Multinational
2004 – 2006
International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC)
HR Manager, Latin American Countries · Geneva

Strategic management of human capital across Latin America from Geneva HQ. Led cross-functional teams, drove diversity & inclusion initiatives, and ensured HR strategy alignment across the region using data-driven workforce decisions.

🇨🇭 Geneva · Regional Leadership
2002 – 2003
QuebecorWorld International
HR Manager, Latin America

Consolidated HR management for affiliates in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico. Budget management, due diligence, global HR policies, expatriate management.

🌎 Regional · LatAm
1999 – 2002
CNA Insurance Company
HR & Corporate Communications Manager

Full ownership of HR, Corporate Communications, and Customer Service. HAY compensation system, competency-based performance evaluations, SOX & ISO 9002, and SAP implementation across USA & Argentina.

🇦🇷🇺🇸 Multinational
1997 – 1999
BCA – Isenbeck / Warsteiner
HR & Customer Service Manager

HR and Customer Service management. ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 implementation. Legal, Safety, Environmental area and Union Relations (Argentina and Germany).

🇦🇷🇩🇪 Multinational
1993 – 1996
Seagram Latin America
HR & Corporate Communications Manager

Regional leadership for Argentina, Brazil, and Chile with operational hubs in each country. Head of the Reengineering team for Latin America. Strategic decision-making across production plants in South and North America.

🌎 LatAm Regional Lead
1982 – 1992
3M Argentina · Citibank · Marriott Plaza · Republic National Bank NY
Bilingual Executive Assistant · Offshore Accounts Officer

Early career roles as Bilingual Executive Assistant to Presidents and General Managers, and Offshore Accounts Officer at leading international corporations.

🇦🇷🇺🇸 International Finance & Business

Digital Fluency

Tools & Technologies

Fully fluent across the modern HR tech stack — from enterprise HRIS platforms to AI-assisted productivity tools. Working remotely with the same efficiency and precision as on-site.

📌 HR Platforms & HRIS

SAPPeopleSoftSuccessFactors Bamboo HRVensure PayrollAvaya HAY SystemMercer

🎯 Applicant Tracking Systems

LinkedIn RecruiterIndeed GlassdoorZipRecruiter GoHighLevelZoho Recruit Custom ATS

☁️ Google & Microsoft Suite

Google MeetGoogle Calendar GmailGoogle Sheets Google SlidesMS Teams ExcelPowerPoint

🚀 Project & Collaboration

AsanaMonday.com NotionSlack TrelloDocuSign AdobeCanva

📊 Data & Reporting

Power BIGoogle Data Studio Excel AdvancedCRM Systems Python DeveloperTranslation SW

🤖 AI & Emerging Tools

ChatGPT (HR-focused)Claude AI NotebookLMAI Screening Tools AI Resume ParsingAutomation

Sector Experience

Industries & Environments

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Multinationals

Seagram, CNA Insurance, Amcor, QuebecorWorld, Parker Hannifin

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Start-ups & Scale-ups

MMI Analytics, Renaissance Power & Gas, M Group Residential

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NGOs & International Orgs

IFRC (Red Cross), PNUD (UN), AMIA, Argentine Islamic Centre

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Government & Public

Government of Buenos Aires, Ministry of Education Argentina

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Media & Technology

Telefé-Viacom, ARTEAR, DOT Printing, SPG Translations, Mc Graw Hill

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Pharma & Healthcare

HLB Pharma, Lodiser Argentina, Agro-food industry

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Energy & Industry

Renaissance Power & Gas, BCA-Isenbeck/Warsteiner, INCAR

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Finance & Banking

Citibank, Republic National Bank NY, offshore account management

Academic Background

Education & Credentials

2005 – 2006
Masters in Health, Safety & Environmental Care
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
2001
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
IDEA Business School, Argentina
1996
Masters in Strategic HR Management
I.D.E.A., Argentina
1989
B.Sc. in Scientific Computing & Data Sciences
University of Buenos Aires
1985
Certified English Translator
University of Buenos Aires

Languages

🇺🇸🇦🇷
English / Spanish
Bilingual · Native / Professional
🇧🇷
Portuguese
Working Proficiency
🇩🇪
German
Elementary

Let's Connect

Open to New Opportunities

"Whether you need a strategic HR partner, an expert recruiter, or a hands-on people operations leader — I'm ready to contribute."

📧cgtpersonal@gmail.com
📱 +54 911 3669 2938
📍 Vicente López, Buenos Aires, Argentina
🔗linkedin.com/in/claudiagonzaleztornquist
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Available for New Engagements

I'm open to a variety of engagement formats. Let's find the one that works best for your organization.

✅ Full-Time Remote · HR Manager / HRBP / Recruiter
✅ Part-Time & Fractional HR Leadership
✅ Project-Based Consulting (Recruitment Campaigns, HR Setup)
✅ Contract / Per-Project Engagements
✅ USA, Canada, LatAm, EMEA Time Zones
✅ Spanish & English Speaking Organizations