Elite U.S.–LATAM Expansion, People & Compliance Consulting

Helping CEOs, founders, and global HR leaders expand, stabilize, and scale their LATAM operations with confidence, compliance integrity, and operational excellence.

Lumena Global Advisory provides end-to-end strategic guidance for companies entering or operating in Latin America.Our work is rooted in compliance accuracy, cross-border alignment, and the operational standards behind the future “Lumena Certified” trust mark for LATAM excellence.

We help companies:

• Enter LATAM safely

• Build compliant, scalable HR & payroll foundations

• Optimize Workday/local HRIS alignment

• Correct costly operational friction

• Reduce legal exposure & misclassification risk

• Align U.S.–LATAM leadership teams

Custom Engagements for Complex LATAM Needs

While our three core solutions cover most expansion and operational scenarios,

Lumena also supports bespoke, high-complexity engagements for organizations with unique structures, multi-country challenges, or accelerated timelines.

Custom scopes are designed using the Lumena Certified operational framework and can include:

• Multi-country People & Ops stabilization

• Workday + local HRIS harmonization

• Large-scale organizational restructuring

• Compliance remediation across several markets

• Leadership alignment + cultural integration programs

• Entity setup advisory combined with rapid hiring cycles

Custom engagements begin at $15,000+ and are scoped after the LATAM Expansion Audit or Readiness Program.

Once your team is active in LATAM, Lumena becomes your strategic People & Ops partner — ensuring compliance integrity, reducing risk, and aligning your cross-border organization.

Retainer Options:

Starter (1 market): $3,500/month

Growth (2–3 markets): $5,000–$7,500/month

Enterprise (3+ markets): $10,000–$15,000/month

Key Focus Areas:

• Leadership alignment

• Misclassification prevention

• Payroll/local HRIS oversight

• Structure + org optimization

• Performance & culture integration

• Government relations coordination

• Monthly “Lumena Operational Health Score”

We build the full operational foundation required for a safe, compliant, and successful market entry.

This is your fast-track expansion engine.

Program Breakdown:

Week 1: Market priority + compliance guardrails

Week 2: Hiring strategy + compensation design + cultural integration

Week 3: Payroll/tax path + HRIS/Workday alignment + misclassification prevention

Week 4: 90-day execution plan + onboarding blueprint + vendor selection

Investment: $7,500–$12,000

Before entering any LATAM market, leaders need a clear fact-based view of exposure, feasibility, and required guardrails.

You receive a complete readiness score and a 90-day entry strategy.

Deliverables:

• Payroll & tax exposure analysis

• HR infrastructure readiness

• Compliance risk score

• Entity vs PEO vs contractor path

• Compensation & hiring feasibility

• Cultural readiness index

• Misalignment cost projection

• Market sequencing recommendation

• Go/no-go risk percentage

• 90-day entry plan

Duration: 7 business days

Investment: $1,500–$3,000

Our Core Solutions

A 7-day diagnostic that reveals your compliance exposure, readiness, and safest entry path.

LATAM Expansion Audit

A rapid, structured operational foundation for companies entering LATAM within 90 days.

30-Day LATAM Readiness Program

Fractional LATAM CHRO / People & Ops Partner

Ongoing executive leadership to stabilize, scale, and optimize multi-country LATAM operations.

Trusted by Leaders Expanding Into Latin America

Case studies and testimonials coming soon.

Early clients receive preferred pricing during our 2025–2026 rollout.

• Deep expertise across LATAM HR, payroll, legal, tax, and compliance

• Direct experience supporting Fortune 500 and high-growth companies

• Strategic partner to CEOs, CHROs, COOs, and global People leaders

• Execution-first frameworks that eliminate costly friction

• Designed around the future “Lumena Certified” standards for LATAM operational excellence

You get an advisor who understands both U.S. expectations and LATAM realities and aligns your leadership teams to operate as one.

Why Companies Choose Lumena

FAQ

5. What if we already expanded and things could be improved?

This is extremely common.

Our Fix & Optimize tier solves:

• misclassification

• payroll inconsistencies

• Workday/local HRIS conflicts

• compensation equity issues

• leadership friction

• cross-border communication gaps

• structural misalignment

In most cases, the problem isn’t LATAM, it’s the structure created from the U.S.

We stabilize both.

4. How does Lumena work with our internal HR, Finance, and Legal teams?

We operate as a U.S.-based executive advisor who integrates into your existing structure.

Your internal teams remain decision-makers.We ensure their decisions are:

• aligned with LATAM requirements

• compliant

• culturally sound

• operationally scalable

No overwhelm. No duplicated work. No gaps.

3. Do we need to form an entity, or can we use EOR?

It depends on your long-term objectives.

• EOR is ideal for quick hiring or test markets.

• Entity formation is ideal for strategic, scalable growth.

• Joint ventures are best when you need local ownership or industry expertise.

We recommend the structure that protects you legally, financially, and operationally not the one that sounds easiest.

2. What’s the biggest risk companies overlook in LATAM?

Compliance fragmentation. Every country, province, and even municipality has its own rules, payroll, tax, benefits, severance, hiring structures, and HRIS requirements.

Ignoring these creates:

• misclassification exposure

• tax liabilities

• unenforceable contracts

• stalled operations

• costly rework

Our audits prevent six-figure mistakes before they happen.

1. How quickly can we launch or fix our LATAM operations?

Most companies can move faster than they think the delays come from misaligned processes, unclear structure, and compliance gaps.

With Lumena’s framework, we typically deliver:

• Risk Audit: 10–14 days

• Expansion Accelerator: 30–90 days

• Fix & Optimize: depends on the level of misalignment, but major friction is often resolved within the first 30 days

Speed comes from clarity. Once we remove the guesswork, momentum is immediate.

Frequently asked questions

What CEOs Ask Before Expanding or Fixing LATAM Operations

8. Why choose Lumena over a global consulting firm or lawyer?

Because you need someone who understands:

• the U.S. corporate mindset

• the LATAM cultural reality

• and how they collide in operations, payroll, systems, people, and leadership

Large firms can give you theory.Lawyers can give you laws.

Lumena gives you alignment + execution across borders, the piece no one else covers.

7. What outcomes can we realistically expect?

Clients typically see:

• fewer compliance issues

• faster hiring cycles

• smoother leadership integration

• reduced payroll/tax exposure

• systems that actually work across borders

• dramatically lower operational friction

Most importantly:Your teams finally move together, not against each other.

6. How much involvement do you need from us?

Minimal.CEOs involve us when they need high-leverage, low-disruption support.

We handle:

• assessments

• audits

• frameworks

• alignment

• recommendations

• implementation guides

Your team simply executes with clarity not confusion.

Ready to Expand Into LATAM With Confidence? 

Schedule an Executive Strategy Consultation to determine your safest and fastest path.

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