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Indwe Broker Holdings; Houghton (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indwe Broker Holdings is seeking a senior HR leader to steer the people strategy in support of business growth and sustainability. You will partner with the CEO and executive team to build leadership capability, align workforce plans with strategic priorities, and foster a compliant, high-performance culture.

The role focuses on talent management, succession planning and organisational change across a regulated environment, with emphasis on delivering measurable people outcomes.

Qualifications

• Post graduate qualification in HRM, behavioural science or business management.
• Qualifications in labour relations, organisational development or leadership.
• 7–10 years of experience in Human Resources or People Management roles.
• Senior HR leadership exposure with executive partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute Indwe's people strategy to enable business growth, organisational performance and long-term sustainability.
• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to build leadership capability and organisational effectiveness.
• Develop talent, succession planning and leadership development across the organisation.
• Ensure compliant and future-focused people practices and governance.

Skills

People strategy

Leadership development

Talent management

Organisational change

Executive partnership

Workforce planning

Education

Post graduate qualification in HRM / Behavioural Science / Business Management

Qualifications in labour relations / organisational development / leadership

Post Graduate HR Degree an advantage

Qualification in labour relations / organisational development / leadership

Job description

Description

Lead and execute Indwe's people strategy to enable business growth, organisational performance and long-term sustainability. Partner with the CEO, Executive Team and business leaders to build leadership capability, strengthen organisational effectiveness, shape culture, develop talent and ensure commercially sound, compliant and future-focused people practices.

Office Location: Houghton

Employment Type: Permanent

Education Minimum

• Post graduate qualification in Human Resource Management, Behavioural Science or Business Management
• Relevant qualifications in labour relations, organisational development, change management or leadership

Experience Minimum

• 7 - 10 Years

Ideal Education

• Post Graduate HR Degree an advantage
• Qualification in labour relations, organisational development, change management or leadership

Ideal Experience

• 8 - 10 years' experience in Human Resources, Human Capital or People Management roles
• At least 5 years' experience in a senior HR leadership role
• Proven experience partnering with executive leadership teams to deliver talent, culture and organisational outcomes
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change, succession planning and leadership development
• Experience within financial services or a regulated environment will be advantageous

Skills

• Develop and execute a people strategy aligned to Indwe's business objectives and growth priorities
• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to ensure talent, leadership, workforce and organisational capability support the business strategy
• Provide strategic advice on people-related opportunities, risks and organisational decisions
• Ensure the People strategy enables business growth through effective talent, leadership, reward and culture practices
• Lead strategic workforce planning to ensure the organisation has the sales, advisory, leadership and specialist capabilities it requires
• Drive talent management, succession planning and leadership development across the organisation
• Build a sustainable leadership pipeline and strengthen organisational capability to support future business needs
• Develop and implement learning and development strategies that enhance professional, technical and leadership capability
• Ensure learnership, internship and graduate development programmes create meaningful talent pipelines
• Partner with business leaders to build a high-performing brokerage sales and advisory organisation
• Ensure the organisation attracts, develops and retains high-performing and high-potential employees
• Lead organisational design, workforce optimisation, change management and transformation initiatives
• Shape and strengthen a high-performance culture aligned to Indwe's values and leadership expectations
• Drive employee engagement, wellness, inclusion and organisational effectiveness initiatives
• Lead the implementation of Employment Equity, transformation and diversity objectives across the organisation
• Develop and evolve reward, recognition and remuneration strategies that support business performance
• Ensure remuneration models remain market relevant, commercially sustainable and aligned to organisational priorities
• Embed performance management practices that promote accountability, differentiation and continuous improvement
• Partner with business leaders to ensure reward and incentive structures support strategic growth objectives
• Strengthen and maintain a compelling employee value proposition that enhances attraction and engagement
• Provide executive oversight of employee relations, labour matters and employment-related risk
• Ensure compliance with applicable labour legislation, internal policies and governance requirements
• Promote consistent, fair and commercially sound people practices across the organisation
• Monitor people-related risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies to protect the organisation
• Oversee the effective delivery of people services, systems, processes and programmes across the employee lifecycle
• Leverage workforce data, analytics and insights to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement
• Establish meaningful people metrics and dashboards that enable proactive management of workforce performance
• Monitor and report on key people metrics, organisational capability, talent, engagement and workforce trends
• Drive operational excellence, service effectiveness and continuous improvement within the People function
• Contribute as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, providing enterprise-wide leadership beyond the People function
• Lead, coach and develop the People team to deliver high-quality, business-focused support
• Build trusted relationships with executives, leadership and employees across the organisation
• Foster collaboration across regions, business units and functions to achieve enterprise-wide people objectives
• Act as a credible and influential advisor on leadership, culture and people matters

Knowledge

• A clear and executable people strategy aligned to business priorities
• A workforce strategy that supports sustained growth, client retention and advisory excellence across the organisation
• Strong organisational capability, leadership bench strength, succession readiness and a sustainable talent pipeline
• High employee engagement and a healthy, performance-oriented culture
• Effective management of employee relations, people risk and governance
• Measurable progress in transformation, inclusion and workforce development objectives
• Consistent HR service delivery and operational effectiveness
• Market-relevant reward and performance practices that support talent retention and employee engagement
• A trusted, commercially focused and high-performing People function
• The role may require travel across Indwe's national footprint from time to time