Director of People and Culture

CareerBuddy is recruiting for our client who is a pioneer in the auto technology space and are always at the forefront of developing and launching innovative solutions in the market.

About the role

As the Director of People and amp; Culture, your duties is to lead our client’s company in recruiting, developing, and retaining talented people and create a positive and high performing work climate that employees can boast of.

What do you need to be successful?

• Recruit, develop, and retain the right people needed to achieve the company’s objectives 
  • Set clear direction and manage priorities across the people function.
  • Create, communicate and evolve our policies, frameworks, systems and practices, to ensure all people activities are executed smoothly throughout the employee lifecycle. 
  • Recruit and maintain a pipeline of talent. 
  • Implement applicant tracking systems and processes.
  • Help build and oversee an employer brand that attracts the very best talent.
  • Work with management on compensation and benefits packages 

• Improve and maintain a high level of team member satisfaction and quality of life. 
  • Promote a positive company culture and open communication.
  • Work with management to create a positive work climate, threw employee surveys, temperature checks, and change management.
  • Implement and improve processes around contracts, pay slips, authorizations, sick leave, annual leave, absences due to maternity/paternity, etc. (with HRIS if necessary) 
  • Develop our DEI strategy, to ensure we are an inclusive employer for all

• Empower team members to operate at their full potential! 
  • Partner with managers and team leads, coaching them and enabling them to foster a culture of high performance, including objective setting, appraisals and employee management and development.
  • Work with management to set OKRs and evaluate the performance of each team member.
  • Work with management to create a comprehensive training and development program for staff.

• Ensure compliance with all employment laws and regulations.
  • Proactively ensure offer letters, employment contracts, and confidentiality agreements follow laws and regulations.
  • Review and maintain the Employee Handbooks 
  • Ensure new recruiting and hiring strategies follow laws and regulations.

• Be a team player.
  • Participate in all monthly 360 feedback sessions.
  • Continuously learn by participating in 6 relevant webinars or by reading 6 relevant books per year and share what you learned with the team at monthly lunch and amp; learns and/or through a blog post.

How important are you to the bottom line?

As the Director of People and Culture, you play a pivotal role in shaping our client’s company success by optimizing its human capital, fostering a positive culture, and aligning HR strategies with business goals. Their contributions impact talent acquisition, retention, organizational culture, and overall company performance.

What should you have done in your career?

• Experience working in or with tech startups or tech enabled companies.
• A strong background in technology and in a high growth business (eg a scale-up); you thrive in dynamic working environments.
• International experience with multinational teams and office locations.
• Experience recruiting for C-Suite, technical and non-technical roles in African and global markets.
• Proven expertise in all things people operations: talent, performance, compensation and benefits, employee engagement and retention, org design, career development etc
• Must be willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done 
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• High level of autonomy and accountability
• Comprehensive ability to liaise with Legal team on employment law across several Jurisdictions