Le Manager

Mukuru; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent fintech company in Cape Town seeks a People Learning Enablement Manager to drive enterprise-wide learning strategies. You will own the Learning Enablement strategy, manage the budget, and lead a geographically dispersed team. The ideal candidate must have a National Diploma in Learning & Development, management accreditation, and 8–10 years of relevant experience. This position emphasizes compliance and strategic oversight in a regulated environment, fostering skills development for future growth.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of experience in Learning & Development.
• 5+ years in regulated or financial services environments.
• Proven experience leading Learning Enablement teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the Learning Enablement strategy.
• Manage the learning budget with a focus on ROI.
• Lead the Learning Enablement team across territories.
• Deliver executive dashboards on learning effectiveness.

Skills

Skills development legislation and compliance frameworks

Learning design and adult learning theory

Strong operational execution and governance

Financial and budget management

Stakeholder influencing and executive communication

Reporting, analytics, and insight generation

Change and project management

Education

National Diploma in Learning & Development

Management or leadership accreditation

SDF accreditation

Job description

Learning at Mukuru

Learning at Mukuru is not a support activity — it is a business-critical enabler.

As the People Learning Enablement Manager, you will own and drive enterprise-wide learning and capability development across a fast-paced, highly regulated fintech environment. This role blends strategy, execution, governance, and leadership, ensuring our people are equipped with the skills, compliance knowledge, leadership capability, and digital fluency required to deliver sustainable growth.

You will translate learning ambition into disciplined execution — turning capability into performance and learning investment into measurable impact.

Your Mission

To enable enterprise capability through structured, scalable, and compliant learning solutions that support innovation, regulatory adherence, leadership effectiveness, and future‑ready skills.

What You’ll Be Doing

Learning Strategy & Enterprise Enablement

• Own and execute the Learning Enablement strategy aligned to Mukuru’s People Strategy and business priorities.
• Translate strategic learning goals into measurable, executable operational plans.
• Lead learning transformation initiatives, including digital learning adoption and enterprise capability uplift.

Financial Stewardship & Commercial Acumen

• Manage the learning budget with strong focus on ROI, cost optimisation, and value realisation.
• Balance internal capability building with external providers to ensure scalability and sustainability.
• Evaluate and manage learning vendors to ensure quality, relevance, and commercial value.

Leadership & Team Enablement

• Lead and develop a geographically dispersed Learning Enablement team across territories.
• Set clear performance expectations, delivery rhythms, and accountability frameworks.
• Foster a culture of operational discipline, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Reporting, Analytics & Impact

• Deliver executive‑level dashboards and insights on learning effectiveness, compliance status, skills development, and ROI.
• Ensure accurate capturing of learning data across systems and platforms.
• Use analytics to inform prioritisation, decision‑making, and optimisation of learning investments.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Influence

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on learning, skills development, and capability enablement.
• Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, Technology, Product, and Business leaders to deliver practical, business‑aligned learning solutions.
• Position Learning Enablement as a high‑impact, performance‑driven enterprise capability.

Skills Development & Regulatory Compliance

• Provide end‑to‑end oversight of the Skills Development portfolio, including WSPs, ATRs, grants, and SETA compliance.
• Ensure learning interventions support transformation objectives, talent pipelines, and future skills.
• Maintain audit‑ready learning governance, quality frameworks, and statutory compliance.

Learning Design, Digital Enablement & Innovation

• Provide strategic oversight of blended learning models (classroom, virtual, eLearning, on‑the‑job).
• Drive effective utilisation of the LMS and learning technologies.
• Enable digital‑first, scalable learning solutions while maintaining strong governance standards.

What You Bring

Qualifications

• National Diploma or Advanced Certificate in Learning & Development, OD‑ETDP, or equivalent.
• Management or leadership accreditation (essential).
• SDF accreditation and project management experience (advantageous).

Experience

• 8–10 years’ experience in Learning & Development.
• 5+ years in regulated or financial services environments.
• Proven experience leading Learning Enablement teams and enterprise learning execution.
• Strong exposure to digital learning, LMS platforms, and compliance learning.

Core Skills

• Skills development legislation and compliance frameworks
• Learning design and adult learning theory
• Strong operational execution and governance
• Financial and budget management
• Stakeholder influencing and executive communication
• Reporting, analytics, and insight generation
• Change and project management

Leadership Competencies

• Results‑driven with strong execution focus
• Influential communicator with business acumen
• Decisive leader comfortable with complexity
• High attention to detail with enterprise‑level thinking
• Continuous improvement and innovation mindset

I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited. Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need!!

If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

All staff appointments will be made with due consideration of the company’s diversity and inclusion plans.