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Luis Salazar

@luizar21

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I build high-performing people strategies that strengthen engagement, culture, and organizational growth.

Paraguay

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead people strategy, talent, culture, and organizational transformation in an international organization where I can strengthen engagement, employer brand, and high-performance cultures.

At GSI Food powered by Welf, I lead human resources strategy across Venezuela, Spain, and the Netherlands, supporting international growth through talent attraction, organizational development, compensation, and culture. I launched the Employee Value Proposition and expanded access to specialized executive and technical talent across Europe and Latin America.

Previously, at Plan International Canada and Plan International Inc., I improved engagement through recognition programs, ERGs, coaching, and employee-experience initiatives. Across more than 20 years in multinational organizations, I’ve led HR operations, recruitment, compensation, payroll, and transformation for workforces of up to 700 people.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Gerente Estratégico de Gestión Humana

Current

GSI FOOD powered by Welf

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)

Leads human resources strategy for a multinational food organization, impacting 70 employees across Venezuela, Spain, and the Netherlands, and managing an annual HR budget over USD 3 million. Designed and launched the Employee Value Proposition (EVP) and led strategic talent attraction in Europe and Latin America.

HR Strategy Talent Attraction Employer Branding Organizational Development Compensation Cultures Budget Management

Talent & Culture Specialist

Plan International Canada

Jul 2022 - Jun 2025 (2 years 11 months)

Member of the global Talent & Culture team for an international organization with over 10K employees, directly impacting 350 employees across Canada, Latin America, and Africa. Designed and implemented two phases of a corporate recognition program, increasing engagement by 7%, and led the creation of Employee Resource Groups with nearly 70% participation.

Talent Management Employee Engagement Recognition Programs Employee Resource Groups Power BI Data Dashboards Inclusión Diversity

Gerente de Recursos Humanos

Plan International Inc.

Jun 2015 - Aug 2021 (6 years 2 months)

Responsible for the comprehensive HR strategy for an international cooperation organization with 130 employees across 5 national offices, managing an annual budget of approximately USD 1.5 million. Led the achievement of Great Place to Work certification and increased engagement by 6% year-over-year through integrated training, leadership, and coaching programs.

HR Strategy Employee Engagement Great Place To Work Training Leadership Development Coaching Employee Experience Retention

Gerente de Recursos Humanos

TEXO S.A

Nov 2014 - May 2015 (6 months)

Responsible for the corporate human resources strategy for a holding of 14 companies with over 300 employees. Designed and implemented the corporate HR strategy, reduced the full hiring cycle by 21 days, and led wellness initiatives and corporate policies during expansion.

HR Strategy Recruitment Selection Process Optimization policies Wellness Expansions

Gerente de Recursos Humanos

POLLPAR S.A

Jan 2014 - Oct 2014 (9 months)

Led the human resources function for an industrial organization with over 700 employees. Implemented wellness and organizational climate initiatives, designed mass recruitment methodologies for industrial operations, and supervised payroll and corporate policies for over 700 workers.

Human Resources Management Wellness Organizational Climate High Volume Recruitment Payroll Administration policies