Lead, People Business Partner (PBP)

Who we are Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. Job Purpose The Lead, People Business Partnership acts as a strategic connector between enterprise people strategy and business execution. This role partners with senior business leaders to design and implement people initiatives that strengthen performance, engagement, and organizational capability. 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 • Partner with business leaders to operationalize people plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and talent priorities. • Manage day-to-day employee lifecycle matters in partnership with People Operations and Employee Relations. • Coach line managers on performance management, feedback, and team engagement. • Analyze people metrics (attrition, engagement, performance) to identify local trends and propose solutions. • Support organizational design, workforce planning, and change initiatives. • Collaborate with COEs (Talent Management, Total Rewards, Learning, ER) to deliver enterprise programs into business units. • Act as a culture champion, driving inclusion and accountability through daily interactions. Qualifications • 5–7 years HR experience, including 3+ years in HRBP or advisory role. • Proven capability managing multiple business units or teams. • Sound understanding of HR processes and labor regulations. • Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data trends. Preferred Qualifications • Experience in fintech, banking, or digital environments. • Exposure to organization-wide HR transformation or scaling initiatives. About You • You’re a strategic operator who balances business acumen with people insight. • 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’re a coach and connector — developing PBPs to think critically, partner strategically, and deliver with empathy and precision. • You collaborate fluidly across COEs, ensuring that enterprise initiatives translate into meaningful impact on the ground. • 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. What Success Looks Like • 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 designed and implemented business unit-specific people strategies that demonstrably contribute to achieving core business objectives (e.g., market expansion, product innovation, operational efficiency). • Your influence extends to shaping company-wide HR policy and program design, providing crucial business context and feedback to Centers of Excellence (COEs). • 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. • 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.