Sardine is hiring a Talent and People Specialist - LATAM to blend ownership of recruiting and people operations for our growing team in Latin America. This role will help shape Sardine's LATAM presence, owning key operational workflows while partnering closely with our central Talent & People team.
What You'll Do
- Own full-cycle recruiting for high-impact roles, primarily Backend, QA, Integrations, and AI/ML.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to shape hiring strategy, prioritization, and execution.
- Build and maintain strong pipelines through proactive sourcing, inbounds, referrals, and market mapping.
- Deliver a high-quality, high-touch candidate experience from first outreach through offer.
- Use funnel data, market insights, and recruiting best practices to influence decisions.
- Independently manage LATAM employee payroll and benefits, ensuring accuracy and a high-quality employee experience.
- Own onboarding of new employees and orienting them to our payroll/benefits, culture, and org-wide tools.
- Organize in-person team get-togethers, onboarding, and other events.
- Be the primary People Ops partner for LATAM employees, supporting all things people ops, employee relations, and navigating local labor laws.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in high-growth, product-led tech companies in Brazil.
- Prior experience in a generalist recruiting and people operations role.
- Experience with startups or scaleups.
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate as a trusted advisor.
- English proficiency is a must-have requirement, both written and verbal.
- A high ownership mindset and comfort operating independently.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Ashby, LinkedIn Recruiter, Notion, and Deel.
- Experience working with globally distributed teams.
Team & Environment
You will partner closely with the central Talent & People team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Generous compensation in cash and equity.
- Early exercise for all options, including pre-vested.
- Work from anywhere: Remote-first Culture.
- Flexible paid time off and Year-end break.
- Health insurance, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents (US and Canada specific).
- 4% matching in 401k / RRSP (US and Canada specific).
- MacBook Pro delivered to your door.
- One-time stipend to set up a home office.
- Monthly meal stipend.
- Monthly social meet-up stipend.
- Annual health and wellness stipend.
- Annual Learning stipend.
Work Mode
This is a remote-first global role. The listed location is São Paulo, Brazil.
Sardine is an equal opportunity employer.




