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Barbara Duenas Duenas
Senior HR & Benefits Leader specializing in people operations, compliance, and M&A integration
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People/HR leader with hands-on experience managing teams across Canada and the UK, including navigating provincial requirements, bilingual considerations, and UK employment law. Has supported product, design, and analytics organizations in matrix environments by building scalable people processes and aligning performance, compensation, and benefits frameworks. Partnered with senior leadership to standardize performance management globally, improving accountability and reducing employee relations risk.
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- Led global teams across Canada and the UK, navigating differing employment legislation and cultural expectations
- Built scalable people processes for product, design, and analytics teams in matrix environments
- Standardized performance management and people operations across regions, improving manager accountability and consistency while reducing employee relations risk
- Aligns senior leaders on business risk/outcomes and drives adoption through training and ongoing checkpoints
- Designs global frameworks with flexibility for local compliance
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