Group Head of People & Culture

About this role

The role is for a Group Head of People & Culture at a Lagos-based financial services firm. It is a strategic leadership position focused on talent, performance, organisational effectiveness, leadership development, employee experience, and culture. The successful candidate will work with the Group leadership and business heads to align people decisions with business priorities and growth across markets and businesses.

What you would do

• Lead the development and execution of the group-wide people strategy aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, structure, talent and people-related decisions.
• Provide advice on people matters while balancing business needs with employee experience.
• Build scalable people practices to support growth across businesses and markets.
• Oversee attracting, developing, retaining, and engaging high-performing talent and build succession plans.
• Develop leadership development programmes and identify capability gaps with business leaders.
• Shape culture and employee experience to reflect group values and drive engagement.
• Act as a trusted advisor on sensitive people and culture matters.
• Oversee performance management, compensation, benefits, and reward practices to stay competitive and fair.
• Oversee core HR operations, policies, governance, and lifecycle processes across the group and ensure compliance and data quality.

What they are asking for

• Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organisational Psychology or related field.
• Professional HR certification is required; postgraduate qualification is an added advantage.
• Significant experience in a senior HR/People leadership role, preferably in financial services, investment management, professional services, or a high-performance environment.
• Strong understanding of talent management, organisational development, performance management, reward, employee relations, and HR operations.
• Proven experience partnering with senior executives on strategic people matters.
• Strong commercial understanding and ability to link people strategy to business performance.
• Practical, solutions-focused approach balancing strategic thinking with execution.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.

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