Pedro Blanco

Lead the establishment and growth of the Colombia hub. Building legal, financial, operational, and people foundations from the ground up. Partner with global leadership to position Colombia as a strategic delivery location; supporting staffing needs, operational planning, and team growth. Own hub operations, budgeting, hiring, employee experience and office set up.

Provectus is an AWS Consulting Partner and a leading AI and data consultancy. Supporting companies adopt ML/AI, Data, and Clouds to drive value in such industries as Healthcare & Life Sciences, Finance, Insurance, Retail & CPG, Media & Entertainment, Manufacturing, etc. As Talent Acquisition & HR Partner the main focus was to support growth across Colombia and the Americas; leading hiring efforts and serving as HR Partner for the regional team.

• Partner with Colombia & US leaders to develop strategies, salary bands, growth plans, market research, internal equity, and more. • Lead the full-cycle recruitment for Colombia and US across the organization, filling over 50 key positions and reducing time-to-hire and number of interviews from 5-6 to 3-4. • Manage job requisitions. • Streamlined recruitment processes and workflows. • Administer and configure reporting, dashboards and systems, providing real-time analytics. • Transitioned the organization from Lever to Greenhouse ATS. • Key positions recruited: Technical and Corporate Leadership, Software & Cloud Architecture, Software Development, Android & iOS, DevSecOps, Machine Learning, QA, UX/UI, Product, and IT Operations.

• Acted as the point of contact for recruitment efforts in Colombia for the organization. • Managed full-cycle recruitment for Colombia & the US, successfully hiring 40+ candidates, achieving a 90%+ offer acceptance rate. • Handled job requisition management, job posting, applicant tracking enablement, and reporting. • Key positions recruited: Software Development, DevSecOps, QA, InfoSec, VoIP, Product, Project Management, Finance, Support, and Customer Care.

• Managed full-cycle recruitment for Colombia and defined market strategies. • Conducted onboarding and offboarding processes for 60+ employees, ensuring a seamless transition. • Performed market research related to HR areas. • Managed employee relations, maintaining a turnover rate below 10%. • Planned and executed employee programs. • Ensured compliance with local legal regulations, maintaining a 100% compliance rate. • Implemented HRIS & ATS for Colombia.

• Attracted, selected, and evaluated human talent for multinational companies in the Ruta N District of Innovation's Landing Program in Medellin, Colombia. • Prepared reports and management indicators. • Established partnerships with companies in the Landing Program. • Conducted market and salary research.

• Promoted social inclusion and addressed extreme poverty conditions in households through family companionship, assisting over 200 families. • Managed opportunities to facilitate social inclusion and overcome extreme poverty in vulnerable households. • Conducted psychosocial interventions to foster self-management capacities in households within the social program. • Led micro-workshops focused on addressing various individual, familial, and social problems.