IBAC Consultores Hablemos

Mexico Market Entry · For international companies

Build your people infrastructure before you build your Mexico operation.

For international companies evaluating or executing their entry into Mexico. We design and set up the organizational and human foundation your operation will run on: structure, roles, policies, key hires and leadership.

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Regions in MexicoPriority regions: Monterrey, Guadalajara, Querétaro, Mexico City, Mérida and Cancún. MonterreyNuevo LeónGuadalajaraJaliscoQuerétaroQuerétaroCiudad de MéxicoCDMXMéridaYucatánCancúnQuintana Roo
  • ForForeign companies entering or scaling in Mexico
  • FocusManufacturing, industrial, B2B, technology, logistics, professional services
  • LanguageEnglish and Spanish
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Before the first hire: the structure, the roles and the rules.

The challenge

Mexico rewards companies that arrive prepared.

Most market-entry plans cover the legal entity, the site and the supply chain. The people side is often left to the first local hire. That is where operations get fragile: roles that were never designed, policies copied from headquarters that do not fit the Mexican framework, and early hires who end up defining a culture no one chose.

IBAC works as your Human Capital partner on the ground. We help you decide what to build first, build it with you, and hire the people who will run it.

01What we build

The people infrastructure of your Mexico operation.

Structure

  • Organizational design
  • Job architecture
  • HR policies
  • HR processes

People

  • Leadership
  • Talent acquisition
  • Onboarding
  • Cultural integration

Operations

  • HR setup
  • People operations

02How we work

From first assessment to a local team that runs on its own.

  1. 01

    Assess

    Understand your operating model, the roles you need first and the Mexican labor framework that applies to you.

  2. 02

    Design

    Define the initial structure, job architecture, reporting lines and the HR policies your operation needs.

  3. 03

    Build

    Set up HR processes, onboarding and people operations, coordinated with your legal, payroll and tax advisors.

  4. 04

    Hire

    Recruit the key positions that will lead and shape the operation from day one.

  5. 05

    Operate & transfer

    Run the people function with you, then transfer it to your local team when it is ready.

03Where we work

Across Mexico’s main industrial and business corridors.

  • GuadalajaraJalisco
  • Mexico CityCDMX
  • QuerétaroQuerétaro
  • MonterreyNuevo León
  • MéridaYucatán
  • CancúnQuintana Roo

04The framework

What your people infrastructure must account for.

We are not a law firm. We design HR structures and processes with the Mexican framework in mind and work alongside your legal, payroll and tax advisors.

Federal Labor Law (LFT)
Employment contracts, working conditions, terminations and internal work regulations.
IMSS · INFONAVIT · SAT
Social security, housing fund and payroll-tax obligations tied to every hire.
Specialized services & REPSE
Since the 2021 subcontracting reform, staffing models must be designed with care.
NOM-035-STPS
Identification and prevention of psychosocial risk factors at work.
Personal data protection
Handling of employee and candidate personal data.

Next step

Planning your entry into Mexico?

Tell us where you are in the process. We start by understanding your operating model. Conversations in English or Spanish.

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