Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)

Location: Nigeria (Remote)
Job Type: Full-time

Job Purpose

• This role partners with senior business leaders to design and implement people initiatives that strengthen performance, engagement, and organizational capability.
• The Lead, People Business Partnership acts as a strategic connector between enterprise people strategy and business execution.
• Working closely with COEs and the broader People leadership team, the Lead ensures that workforce plans, leadership effectiveness, and change programs are delivered with consistency, insight, and measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with COEs (Talent Management, Total Rewards, Learning, ER) to deliver enterprise programs into business units.
• Coach line managers on performance management, feedback, and team engagement.
• Manage day-to-day employee lifecycle matters in partnership with People Operations and Employee Relations.
• Support organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders to operationalize people plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and talent priorities.
• Analyze people metrics (attrition, engagement, performance) to identify local trends and propose solutions.
• Act as a culture champion, driving inclusion and accountability through daily interactions.

What Success Looks Like

• You have designed and implemented business unit-specific people strategies that demonstrably contribute to achieving core business objectives (e.g., market expansion, product innovation, operational efficiency).
• You have a high-performing People Business Partner (PBP) team or support staff that you mentor, develop, and delegate effectively to, ensuring consistent, high-quality HR support for the business.
• Your proactive people risk mitigation and strategic workforce planning result in a highly stable, engaged, and optimally structured talent base that is ahead of the curve in meeting future business needs.
• You are recognized as a strategic partner on the senior leadership team for your assigned business units, shaping the long-term organizational and talent strategy.
• You have successfully led the end-to-end deployment of multiple COE-led strategic initiatives across your business units, ensuring high-quality execution, sustained adoption, and demonstrable positive impact on key people metrics.
• Your influence extends to shaping company-wide HR policy and program design, providing crucial business context and feedback to Centers of Excellence (COEs).

Qualifications

• Proven capability managing multiple business units or teams.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data trends.
• Sound understanding of HR processes and labor regulations.
• 5 - 7 years HR experience, including 3+ years in HRBP or advisory role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in fintech, banking, or digital environments.
• Exposure to organization-wide HR transformation or scaling initiatives.

About You:

• You see patterns in data, behaviors, and structure — and use them to shape decisions that build capability and performance at scale.
• You’re confident in influencing senior leaders, framing complex people issues in business terms, and driving clarity where ambiguity exists.
• You collaborate fluidly across COEs, ensuring that enterprise initiatives translate into meaningful impact on the ground.
• You’re a strategic operator who balances business acumen with people insight.
• You’re a coach and connector — developing PBPs to think critically, partner strategically, and deliver with empathy and precision.
• You’re known for your sound judgment, calm under pressure, and ability to hold leaders accountable while strengthening trust.
• Above all, you elevate the people function — turning strategy into measurable outcomes that advance both culture and commercial success.