Designing Fair and Transparent People Systems for a Global Organization

A global organization with more than 100,000 employees operating across 70+ countries was struggling with fragmented people systems. Job titles meant different things in different regions. Compensation lacked alignment. Career paths were opaque. The result: eroded trust, uneven employee experiences, and little ability to move talent across borders.

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Andes’ Role

We partnered with leadership to design a people infrastructure that linked purpose to performance. This meant creating:

• A role and career framework with common language across the organization.

• A rewards structure that was transparent and equitable.

• Performance systems that consistently recognized and developed talent, regardless of geography.

Rather than patchwork fixes, we built a backbone that could scale globally while remaining adaptable to local contexts.

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The Outcome

Employees gained clarity on their careers. Leaders had tools to make fair, consistent decisions. The organization could finally see itself as one workforce, not a collection of fragmented silos. Retention in critical roles improved, and the people systems became the foundation for global mobility and talent development.

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The Bigger Picture

When people systems are inconsistent, trust erodes and growth stalls. Scaling requires more than strategy and structure. It requires a fair, transparent backbone for how people are hired, rewarded, and developed. By linking purpose with performance, organizations unlock not just retention, but the mobility and cohesion to grow at a global scale.