Cristina Veronica Castro Andrade
Cristina Veronica Castro Andrade

Senior Human Resources Professional

Actively looking · Member since 21 Oct 2026
Location
Bayonne, United States
Desired salary
Unspecified
Work preference
Remote Only / Part Time
Experience level
Senior

About

Professional summary

I am a senior Human Resources professional with more than 15 years of experience in talent management, workforce planning, organizational development, HR strategy, and organizational restructuring. I have built my career across Ecuador's public sector and banking organizations, supporting complex, regulated environments.

I specialize in workforce planning, job analysis, job evaluation and classification, organizational design, recruitment and selection, performance management, and HR compliance. My work has included developing job profiles, managing staffing requirements, optimizing workforce structures, and leading HR transformation initiatives.

As Acting Director of Human Resources at a financial institution with approximately 750 employees, I led major HR operations and supervised a team of 25 to 30 professionals. I coordinated talent acquisition, training and development, performance management, payroll, benefits, occupational health and safety, workforce planning, and HR projects.

I have delivered measurable results through merit-based recruitment, organizational restructuring, workforce projections, position creation and reclassification, and compensation-related initiatives. I am experienced in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, institutional leaders, regulatory bodies, and stakeholders to achieve strategic organizational objectives.

I hold a Master's degree in Human Talent Management, a degree in Business Management, and a Technologist qualification in Human Resources Administration. My credentials have been evaluated by World Education Services, and I am currently based in Bayonne, New Jersey, seeking opportunities to contribute to people-focused HR teams in an international environment.

Skills

26 capabilities

Experience

Career history

Senior Human Resources Analyst – Talent Management BIESS Ecuador - Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social

Returned to the Senior Human Resources Analyst role after a temporary Acting Director assignment, providing technical leadership for strategic HR initiatives in a decentralized banking institution of approximately 750 employees.

Coordinated workforce planning and HR projects, supported organizational development, job classification, job-profile reviews, staffing analysis, and workforce optimization. Worked with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to improve HR processes and deliver institutional priorities.

Acting Director of Human Resources – Talent Management BIESS Ecuador - Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social

Served as interim HR Director for a decentralized banking institution with approximately 750 employees, directly supervising a team of approximately 25 to 30 employees.

Directed HR operations across talent acquisition, training, performance management, job classification, workforce planning, payroll, benefits, occupational health and safety, compliance, and procurement. Led merit-based recruitment for approximately 102 vacancies, resulting in 102 permanent appointments.

Senior Human Resources Analyst – Talent Management BIESS Ecuador - Banco del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social

Led strategic workforce planning, organizational development, job architecture, and HR transformation initiatives for a nationwide banking institution with approximately 750 employees.

Implemented the institution's first workforce-planning process and established annual execution. Managed workforce projections, gap analyses, organizational restructuring, job-profile reforms, position reclassifications, job title changes, and workforce optimization initiatives.

Institutional Development Specialist – Human Resources Analyst Banco de Desarrollo del Ecuador B.P.

Executed institutional development and talent management initiatives, with responsibility for coordinating merit-based recruitment and selection processes.

Performed workforce analysis, staffing planning, job-description and job-profile updates, organizational restructuring support, process management framework activities, and HR process-improvement projects.

Human Resources Specialist – Talent Management Servicio de Gestión Inmobiliaria del Sector Público (INMOBILIAR)

Coordinated talent management and organizational development initiatives within a public-sector institution.

Managed projects involving job descriptions, job evaluation, job classification, organizational structure, HR planning, recruitment-process audits, compliance reviews, and technical HR documentation for institutional decision-making.

Human Resources Specialist – Talent Acquisition Ministerio del Trabajo - Ecuador

Coordinated merit-based recruitment and selection processes in accordance with public-sector regulations and technical standards.

Validated job profiles, recruitment documentation, assessment question banks, and process execution. Provided technical guidance to HR teams and selection committees, managed recruitment information through the Socio Empleo platform, and prepared reports and executive presentations.

Human Resources Specialist II – Talent Management Contraloría General del Estado

Performed occupational analysis, job evaluation and classification, compensation-structure activities, recruitment support, personnel movements, and HR compliance work.

Contributed to implementing job classification manuals and a new institutional compensation structure in coordination with Ecuador's Ministry of Labor. Prepared technical analyses and documentation supporting HR decisions and regulatory compliance.

Human Resources Analyst – Talent Management Corporación Nacional de Telecomunicaciones CNT EP

Supported job architecture and HR process-improvement initiatives for a national telecommunications organization.

Improved job-profile manual methodologies, conducted job and job-person analyses, supported job description, evaluation, and classification activities, and prepared technical reports for position creation and recruitment planning.

Human Resources Analyst – Talent Management Ministerio del Trabajo - Ecuador

Supported talent management, workforce planning, job classification, and organizational development initiatives.

Participated in recruitment processes, workforce and staffing analysis, occupational analysis, job-classification manual reviews, organizational framework reforms, and preparation of technical HR documentation.

Institutional Strengthening Analyst Ministerio del Trabajo - Ecuador

Supported national institutional-strengthening initiatives focused on organizational design, job classification, organizational structures, and workforce planning.

Reviewed institutional projects and HR management frameworks, provided technical assistance to public-sector institutions, assessed organizational alignment, and prepared recommendations for organizational development.

Human Resources Coordinator Tecnología Total Tectotal Cía. Ltda.

Managed recruitment, staffing, payroll administration, HR operations, and employee-engagement initiatives.

Coordinated full-cycle recruitment, temporary hiring, job profiles, staffing requirements, payroll for approximately 100 employees, HR database management, customer satisfaction assessments, and employee motivation activities.

Executive Human Resources Assistant – Payroll Coordinator Catering Ecuador

Provided HR and payroll support covering personnel administration, recruitment, training, employee records, and legal HR processes.

Managed payroll calculations, contracts, attendance, overtime, absences, bonuses, statutory benefits, employee settlements, and Ecuadorian Social Security processes.

Education

Learning history

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Master's Degree, Human Resources Management / Personnel Administration

Master's degree in Human Talent Management.

Universidad Metropolitana, Ecuador

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Business Administration and Management

Degree in Business Management.

Instituto Tecnológico Superior Cordillera

Technologist Degree, Human Resources Management / Personnel Administration

Technologist qualification in Human Resources Administration.

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