Fernando Gaona

HR Professional C&B Specialist

México,Distrito Federal

Accomplishments

Head of Total Rewards and HRBP

07.2022 - Current

Improved employee satisfaction by developing and implementing comprehensive total rewards packages according our industry.
Developed effective communication materials to educate employees on their benefits and other HR process.
Design and rollout of a performance-based bonus program, incentivizing high-achieving employees and boosting overall productivity levels.
Forecasted annual budget requirements for all compensation and benefits programs, assisting finance department in accurate financial planning efforts.
Evaluated market trends in compensation practices to ensure competitiveness within our industry sector.
Develop all compensations and benefits policies and process and establish the remuneration committee.
Collaborated with business leaders to align HR objectives with strategic goals.
Advised senior management on organizational development and change management initiatives.
Collaborated with leadership to assess and improve policies across board.
Liaised with Legal department to resolver all employee labor claims.

Compensation Sr Manager

05.2017 - 07.2022

Responsible for design and calculate all incentive schemes for latin american countries according business objectives.
Participate with the global team to ensure the implementation of new process according local regulations.
Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
Led executive compensations subject providing support and guidance to all senior executives in the region and also responsible to apply the correct deferral compensation rules.
Led the annual compensation process for the all the business lines and actively participate in the HR Transformation.
Participate as Secretary of the Compensation Committee.

Compensation Design Manager

02.2015 - 05.2017

Led the compensation remuneration strategy for all Walmart business in México.
Design and manage all the incentive plans on top of the annual performance bonus.
Led and manage LTI program for executives which includes supporting and propose improvement initiatives.
Engage successful collaboration with all HRBP's to implement compensation programs and process ensuring high quality service delivery.
Mentored junior team members for career advancement, fostering a pipeline of future leaders within the organization.

Compensation and Benefits Manager

03.2011 - 01.2015

Led and manage all compensation and benefits process for all the countries in the division (MX/CAM).
Develop tools for salary and incentive administration helping business objetives.
Streamlined the annual performance and salary review process for increased accuracy and efficiency.
Managed job evaluation projects to ensure fair pay structures across departments.
Conducted market research on industry trends and best practices, ensuring company''s compensation structure remained competitive.
Participate and collaborated with other team members in the merges and acquisitions projects of the company.

Benefits & Compensation Specialist

04.2006 - 04.2011

Implement and Develop the ERP for HR customizing all modules according local requirements.
Deploy all the compensation and benefits process such as salary increases, performance review, total rewards communications.
Participate in company projects for expansion plans and mergers and acquisitions providing data analysis
Support in other HR process like Recruitment and Organizational Design as required.

years of professional experience

years of post-secondary education

Languages

Bachelor of Science from Administration of Information Technology

08.2000 - 05.2005

MBA from Administration

07.2008 - 07.2011

Courses of Compensation and Benefits with Mercer, WTW and HAY

Course of Design Thinking at Universidad Anahuac

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