Sanlam Fintech is a newly established digital first business within the Sanlam Group on a mission to democratize financial advice and solutions for everyone across the African continent. We exist to pioneer inclusive financial confidence helping people build strong foundations to bridge the gap in generational wealth. Our culture us that of agility and constant deployment, we believe in learning fast, learning cheap and learning forward. Our aim is to provide a work environment where knowledge workers can accelerate the development of their ideas and bring innovation to market, at the same time provide compelling career and development proposition that will enable them to realize their dreams.
What will you do?
As the People Partner for Technology and Product, you will work closely with the leadership teams of these business areas to implement the Fintech People strategy. We are seeking an individual with a proven track record of success in navigating the unique challenges and opportunities within the Fintech industry. Your experience should demonstrate a deep understanding of the intersection between the People and Technology functions, enabling you to provide strategic guidance while seamlessly managing day-to-day HR operations.
What will make you successful in this role?
Supports leadership team on people issues
- Aligns business requirements and effective People practices to deliver people solutions.
- Influences leadership around people agenda and issues
- Analyse People data and interpret ito trends and suggestions for decision making
- Builds leadership competence through coaching and guides line management around people processes
- Implements talent management framework (including succession management)
- Identifies the immediate and long-term talent issues that impact the area and put appropriate plans in place to address
- Ensures the retention of high performing and high potential employees through the proper management of learning and development opportunities, mentoring, coaching and reward
- Supports the business with the recruitment and placement of talent.
- Identify critical and scarce skills for business unit and agree strategies with all relevant (e.g. Talent acquisition, L&D & Total Rewards) to ensure appropriate pipelines over short and longer term
- Ensures that values and leadership standards are communicated and understood at all levels in business area
- Helps the business area to establish and maintain high levels of employee engagement through people solutions
- Identifies projects and HR initiatives in line with business area needs
- Partner with key stakeholders within business area to ensure that all People projects are appropriately communicated
- Co-ordinates project integration initiatives into annual plan
- Improves the overall people effectiveness of the business area
- Provides high level people management advice, guidance, support
- Advises and educate on People policies and procedures
- Implements all people processes and practices and ensure that they are legally compliant and fairly applied
- Acts as first line of contact for any employee relations issues ensuring all risks are managed within the framework of best practice and all relevant legislation
- Supports, develops and coaches line managers to manage employee relations issues
- Supports the annual salary review process
- Works with the line managers to distribute salary budget aligned with talent strategy and fair remuneration practices
- Helps implement, develop and facilitate a learning environment
- Identifies learning and development needs and contracts with CoE to design and deliver
- Support and manages the delivery of learning and development solutions and programs from the CoE
- Support business in developing their EE plan (including numerical targets and AA actions)
- Facilitate the alignment of business strategy and EE plan
- Ensure execution of all initiatives in line with the BU EE Plan
Degree or Diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field with 8-10 years related experience.
Previous experience supporting Technology and Product teams in a fast-paced environment.
A solid understanding of the Fintech landscape, particularly within the technology and product development domains. Previous experience supporting similar functions within a Fintech or technology-driven organisation is highly desirable.
Personal Attributes
Courage - Contributing through others
Manages complexity - Contributing through others
Ensures accountability - Contributing through others
Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
Build a successful career with us
Were all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
Customer focus - Contributing through others
Drives results - Contributing through others
Being resilient - Contributing through others
Collaborates - Contributing through others
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
