Managing Executive: Human Capital (PPB SA)

Absa Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading banking group in South Africa seeks an Executive leader to drive Human Capital strategy and organisational transformation. The ideal candidate will possess over 15 years of experience in Human Capital and demonstrate proven leadership in cultural transformation within a corporate setting.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Human Capital or Organisation Effectiveness roles.
• At least 7 years in executive roles within Financial Services.
• Successful in leading people strategy and cultural transformation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement people and culture strategies.
• Lead cultural change and partner with business leaders.
• Drive employee experience and engagement across the business.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Business Acumen

Communication

Influence

Leadership

Creativity and Innovation

Delivering Results

Collaboration

Education

Post Graduate Degree: Honours Degree or Post Graduate Diploma

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

Executive leader accountable for developing and implementing people and culture strategies that enable business performance and transformation. Responsible for integrating strategic workforce planning, talent and leadership development, performance, reward, and organisational effectiveness across the Business Line. Acts as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, driving human capital initiatives that align to strategic imperatives, build long-term capabilities, and enhance employee experience.

Job Description

KEY FOCUS AREAS:

• Shape and drive the Human Capital strategy in alignment with PPB goals and enterprise transformation priorities.
• Lead cultural change and leadership effectiveness to enable an engaged, high-performance workforce.
• Partner with COEs and business leaders to co-design and integrate people solutions that accelerate capability building and organisational agility.
• Translate business strategy into actionable human capital outcomes, supporting both growth and resilience.
• Orchestrate end-to-end talent management within the PPB, including succession planning, workforce mobility, leadership pipeline development, and performance enablement to build enduring capability.
• Drive employee experience and engagement across the business, embedding people practices that support talent attraction, retention, growth, and alignment with the employee value proposition.
• Support the operationalisation and adoption of Group-wide digital human capital solutions in the PPB, driving uptake of tools, automation, and workforce analytics that enable strategic workforce management.
• Embed Group governance and risk frameworks across the people practices, ensuring compliance, ethical conduct, and sound people risk management aligned to regulatory and Group expectations.
• Use workforce insights and data analytics to inform business decisions, track human capital performance, and enable data-led planning and interventions.
• Contribute to Group-wide human capital strategy and priorities, representing the PPB perspective in enterprise forums and ensuring effective localisation and execution within the PPB.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Education/Qualification:

• Post Graduate Degree: Honours Degree, Post Graduate Diploma and Professional Qualifications [NQF8] Field of Study: Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, Organisation Development, or related field.

Work Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in Human Capital or Organisation Effectiveness roles within Financial Services or large corporates, including at least 7 years in executive roles.
• Demonstrated success in leading people strategy, cultural transformation, and enterprise-wide human capital initiatives.
• Experience in engaging executive stakeholders in business, HR COEs, and regulatory forums to shape strategic workforce decisions and deliver integrated people solutions.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic Thinking
• Business Acumen
• Communication
• Influence
• Leadership
• Creativity and Innovation
• Delivering Results
• Collaboration

Knowledge and Skills:

• Human Capital strategy development and execution
• Workforce planning and talent management
• Organisational development and change leadership
• Culture transformation and leadership development
• Compensation, benefits, and performance management
• Labour relations and employee experience
• Human Capital data analytics and reporting
• Regulatory and governance frameworks related to people practices

Education

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised