Human Resources Manager

What Timken makes possible begins with you.

Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

As the Human Resources Manager for Brazil, you will play a key role in implementing and executing the HR strategy to support business growth and organizational transformation. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Executing and adapting regional and global HR strategies into locally relevant initiatives that enable business growth, strengthen organizational capabilities, and ensure cultural alignment.
• Leading the development and deployment of HR frameworks, policies, and processes across Brazil, using data and diagnostics to ensure consistency, operational excellence, and scalability.
• Driving talent strategy through strategic workforce planning, succession management, and the design of effective attraction, retention, and engagement initiatives.
• Ensuring proactive compliance with all Brazilian labor regulations and embedding Timken’s global ethics and compliance principles in every HR practice.
• Continuously monitoring labor market dynamics and leading compensation benchmarking to sustain competitive positioning and talent attraction.
• Partnering in the integration of acquired businesses by aligning culture, structure, policies, and people practices with Timken’s global standards, ensuring a seamless organizational transition.
• Overseeing core HR operations including payroll, benefits, performance management, and capability development, with a focus on business impact and employee experience.
• Fostering a strong, inclusive workplace culture through internal communication, employee engagement, and corporate social responsibility programs.
• Contributing to regional HR initiatives by sharing best practices, supporting cross-border projects, and driving collaborative success.
• Leading ongoing governance of HR compliance, audits, and internal controls to uphold the highest standards of integrity and accountability.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in Human Resources roles within international companies.
• Minimum of 5 years in a senior HR management position within multinational industrial or manufacturing environments, leading all core HR processes.
• Deep knowledge of Brazilian labor laws and HR best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to lead key HR functions including talent acquisition, employee and labor relations, training and development, payroll, performance management, compensation, organizational development, and HR strategy. Experience driving culture and engagement initiatives, supporting change management efforts, and leveraging HR analytics for informed decision-making.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and problem-solving skills, with a strategic mindset and the ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive organizational change, and align HR strategies with business objectives.
• Fluent English is required (written and spoken).

Why Choose Timken?

Join a company with over a century of innovation, excellence, and impact. At Timken, you'll find:

• A high-performance culture that values results and collaboration.
• A diverse, inclusive, and global work environment.
• Industry-leading products that support a more sustainable world.
• A strong commitment to making a difference in the communities where we live and work.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.