Human Resource Business Partner

About this role

The role is for a Human Resource Business Partner who will act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and portfolio founders, aligning people strategies with fund performance. It involves leading goal-setting and quarterly accountability, designing total rewards across cross-border jurisdictions, conducting human capital due diligence for investments, and fostering a high-performance, evidence-led culture. The position supports the firm and its portfolio companies, with a focus on strategic HR, organisational design, and leadership development. The employer, Rhizome Consulting, provides confidential services tailored to client specifications. The role is based in Lagos and targets professionals with extensive HR experience in VC/PE or fast-paced financial services.

What you would do

• Advise COO and Managing Partners on human capital across the firm and its investment lifecycle.
• Translate fund strategy into an actionable annual and quarterly human capital plan.
• Advise on organisational design, leadership capability, and team effectiveness during growth or restructuring.
• Contribute to Investment Committee discussions by assessing talent risks and organisational dynamics.
• Oversee the organisation's goal-setting framework and ensure alignment to fund strategy.
• Plan and facilitate the Quarterly Business Review cadence and track progress against OKRs/KPIs.
• Manage the full performance cycle, ensuring timely reviews and documentation.
• Develop a talent-tiering framework for succession planning and rewards decisions.
• Design and govern the total rewards framework with market benchmarking.
• Provide structured human capital advisory to portfolio companies during scaling and leadership changes.

What they are asking for

• Bachelor degree in HR, Business Admin, Economics, Organisational Psychology or related field.
• Master’s degree (MBA or MSc) strongly preferred.
• Professional certifications such as SHRM-SCP, CIPD Level 7, SPHRi are desirable.
• 13–15 years of progressive human capital experience, with exposure to VC/PE, management consulting, or fast-paced financial services.
• Commercial mindset with ability to link HR strategies to financial/venture outcomes.
• Experience in designing firm-wide performance management systems, OKRs, and QBRs.
• Cross-border compensation benchmarking and knowledge of African and international talent markets.
• Experience in due diligence and advisory for investment/M&A targets.
• Strong leadership potential and executive presence with high emotional intelligence.

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