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Maria Carolina Tovar

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Talent & Culture Director at Habi
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Maria Carolina is a bilingual HR leader with over 12 years of experience building talent and culture programs for startups like Habi and large banks like Itaú. A graduate of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, colleagues often describe her as creative, innovative, and inspiring, highlighting her ability to drive organizational transformation.

Outside of her professional life, Maria Carolina is passionate about giving back to the community. She has dedicated her personal time to animal welfare, notably by volunteering with PAWS Chicago, an organization focused on building no-kill communities.

She has navigated complex corporate situations, including mergers, acquisitions, and union negotiations at Latin America’s largest bank.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Talent & Culture Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Organizational Culture
Her career has focused on fostering culture, defining core values with founders at Habi, and embedding culture strategies at Itaú Bank during major transformations.
Performance Management
She has hands-on experience building performance management systems from the ground up to support business goals in fast-paced startup environments like Habi.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Talent & Culture Director
Habi
5-2017 - 8-2021
Learning Leader
Itaú Colombia
4-2016 - 4-2017
Training Manager
Itaú Colombia
8-2014 - 3-2016
Senior Training Analyst
Itaú Colombia
8-2010 - 3-2012
Communications Analyst
Dattis Consultores en Comunicación
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Education
2006 - 2010
Comunicadora Social
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
10-2021 - 12-2021
HR Essentials Certificate
Northwestern University
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