Human Capital Executive: MFC

About the role

Old Mutual is looking for an accomplished Human Capital leader to drive the people agenda across a large, nationally distributed business in a period of transformation and growth. Working as a trusted strategic partner to executive leadership, the role covers talent, culture, leadership capability, organisational effectiveness and workforce planning, with regular national travel.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to corporate strategy and lead the development and implementation of strategy for a significant area of responsibility
• Lead the creation of a strategic workforce plan for a national organisation or business segment
• Develop and maintain relationships with board members and with senior trade union representatives and works council members
• Lead HR frameworks and tools for recruitment, performance management, development, succession planning, compensation and benefits, onboarding, offboarding and retention
• Advise the leadership team on policy, project and change implementation, and represent the organisation externally
• Manage performance of the function, define the organisation structure and build organisational capability through mentoring and development
• Partner with senior executives internally and engage stakeholders up to top management

Required profile

• Postgraduate qualification in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Management or a related field (required)
• Registration with a recognised professional body (e.g. SABPP) is advantageous
• Significant human capital leadership experience in a large, nationally distributed retail, financial services or customer-facing organisation
• Proven success partnering with executive and senior leadership teams, and leading transformation, workforce planning and culture initiatives at scale
• Experience in complex, geographically dispersed environments and willingness to travel nationally regularly

Required skills

• Strategic planning, change management and negotiation
• Stakeholder management, oral and professional presentation
• Adaptive thinking, data compilation and business insight