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César Cruz

Global Continuous Improvement & HR Transformation Leader

About Me

Results - driven transformation leader with 10+ years of experience optimizing back - office operations (Finance / HR) for Fortune 500 companies. Proven track record in: 1. Operational Excellence: Delivered $500K+ annual savings and 80% efficiency gains through Lean Six Sigma and automation. 2. Digital Transformation: Spearheaded regional HR digitization projects impacting 6+ countries. 3. Strategic Leadership: Built high - performance teams that exceed KPIs and customer expectations. Project Bilingual English)

Jurisdiction

Mexico

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Director of Business Procedures (HRSS LatAm)
2017 - Present

Led regional HRSS strategy serving 15 , 000+ employees across 6 countries. Championed HR Evolution Program: Outsourced transactional processes, reducing operational costs by 30%. Flagship Project: Reduced hiring time by 80% (2.7 hrs → 0.5 hrs per hire) Achieved $127K annual savings and 67% compliance improvement Implemented digital signatures / e - files (100% paperless process) Regional Achievements: Deployed 60+ automations saving 1 , 000+ hours annually Boosted HR Chile NPS from -15% to 40% in 12 months

HRSS Manager
2016 - 2017

Designed continuous improvement framework adopted across LATAM. Delivered $200K cost savings through Lean Kaizen events.

Consulting Services Manager
2014 - 2015

Sold $400K+ in Shared Services Center, BPO & Process optimization projects. Led Site Assessment Projects: Analysis for the implementation of SSC for companies in Costa Rica, Sweden, Denmark, Mexico and USA (analyzed macroeconomic / demographic factors).

Continuous Improvement Leader
2011 - 2014

Implemented LSS methodology across Central America / Caribbean SSC: $2.5M cumulative savings from 15 Green Belt projects Slashed bank reconciliation time from 31 to 5 days Reduced open items from $7.5M

Education

Degree of International BusinessITESM
2002 - 2006

Skills

Core skills1
Languages2

Skills

Continuous Improvement Process, Continuous Improvement Process, Business Transformation, Finance, Global Leadership, Project Management, Project Risk Management, Cost Management, Change Management, Leadership

Languages

English
Spanish