Senior HR Business Partner Porto

Overview

At Nexar, people are our greatest asset, and HR is the team that makes it real. We’re
- trust,
- impact, and focused on practical systems, honest conversations, and intentional culture - not bureaucracy.

We’re hiring a Senior HR Business Partner who needs to earn trust quickly, get things done without drama, and balance excellence with humanity. Sharp, warm, collaborative people thrive here.

Responsibilities

• Performance & development cycles — own the entire
  - year process: communications, calibration, manager support, tracking,
  - through
• Compensation reviews — partner with HR Director and Finance to prepare, run, and document our yearly comp cycle; own
  - cycle situations during leave
• Offboarding & transitions — handle sensitive exits with care, clarity, and thorough documentation
• Engagement surveys — own survey cycles, interpret results, propose concrete action
• HR operations infrastructure — streamline templates, workflows, tools, and compliance as needed, without becoming bureaucratic
• Manager enablement — support managers across levels with thoughtful nudges, practical tools, and real talk
• Org & team changes — support possible org design projects, change comms, and team transitions
• People data & reporting — work with structured dashboards, analyze trends, report meaningfully as needed

Requirements

• About 5 years in HR / People Ops, including 2+ years owning programs at HRBP or strategic People Ops level (mandatory)
• Experience running performance and compensation cycles
  -
  - end
• Fluency in Portuguese labor law and confidence in handling HR compliance and processes
• Working knowledge of U. S. employment and benefits — the more, the better
• Comfortable with people data and metrics — interpret trends, guide decisions, tell a story from numbers
• Strong communication skills — clear, warm, confident writing across docs, updates, and Slack
• Fluent in tools like Hi
  Bob, Confluence, Notion, Google Sheets, Slack, AI tools — quick to learn,
  - sufficient, bias for automation
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English — you write clearly, naturally, and in a tone people trust (mandatory)

Personal Skills & Traits

• Trustworthy operator — ownership and reliable delivery
• Strong judgment — adapt tone and approach to context
• Adaptable — able to work with different styles
• Steady presence — bring structure and calm, especially under pressure
• Executive awareness without being performative — earn trust and retain composure
• High standards — pride in excellent work

What We Offer

• Meaningful and positive impact on roads and cities’ safety
• Flexible schedule and location options, benefits
• Competitive compensation
• Fast-paced, kind, smart, driven team
• Professional and personal growth opportunities
• Regular
  - building events and
  - being initiatives

Who We Are

Nexar is a Vision AI company that is organizing the physical world as digital information. We are a global, connected, and intelligent network of mobile cameras on the road that uses data to deliver valuable insights and build transformative products in vehicle autonomy and safety.

Our goal is to be the best car camera service in the world, with a vast network of smart, connected cameras across the planet. We are unlocking the power of connected driving to protect our users and build a lasting business.

Join us in shaping a safer, smarter world.

Location: Porto, Portugal