People Partner (Remote)

Lifecheq; Gauteng; Remote; ZAR 600 000 - 750 000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech company in South Africa is seeking a Senior People Partner to support founders through situational analysis and design interventions that enhance team dynamics. The ideal candidate will bring experience from startup environments, with skills in organizational design and a focus on diversity and inclusion. This fully remote role values autonomy and aims to create equitable experiences for all team members.

Qualifications

• Experience in startup or founder-led contexts with skills in organisational or people design.
• Proven track record of trusted relationships with founders and leadership.
• Ability to design for what is needed in context without relying on formulaic approaches.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the founders to build mutual trust.
• Observe context and propose flexible, practical actions.
• Enable cross-functional value alignment through open dialogue.
• Ensure remote working creates equitable experiences.

Skills

Analytical empathy

Cultural fluency

Emotional awareness

Social agility

Adaptive grit

Job description

About us

Lifecheq is a fintech company changing how South Africans manage their personal finances.

Our platform combines smart tech, deep financial expertise, and a unique approach to financial advice.

We're growing rapidly, backed by major investors including Futuregrowth, African Rainbow Capital, and Naspers Foundry.

Lifecheq is rooted in a founder-led vision and a remote-first culture that values autonomy and cross-cultural collaboration.

We need a senior people partner who works closely with the founders to sense how our people, systems and team dynamics are functioning, to analyse patterns as they emerge, and design timely interventions that support alignment and sustain trust.

What you'll do

This role is about shaping how we grow together, rather than imposing models or policy.

You will work closely with the founders and build mutual trust, while staying focused on cross-functional values alignment and decisions that serve the organisation as a whole.

Your key responsibilities will include :

Candid partnership with the founders

You work closely with the founders and build mutual trust, while staying focused on what serves the organisation as a whole.

You bring honest observations into the room, support good decisions, and contribute to shaping how we grow.

Situational analysis and intervention design

You observe context, combine data and human insight, and propose flexible, practical actions.

Culture stewardship

You enable cross-functional value alignment by encouraging open dialogue across levels and geographies, and help teams build rituals that foster care, craft, clarity and partnership.

Diversity and inclusion

You ensure remote working does not create second-class experiences.

You acknowledge cultural differences and design for respect, and champion inclusive practices so everyone at Lifecheq feels they belong.

Who we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate is situationally attuned and able to design for what is needed in context, without relying on formulaic approaches.

We are looking for

An experienced generalist: You have held roles in startup or founder-led contexts, with skills in organisational or people design.

A trustworthy challenger: You bring a track record of trusted relationships with founders and leadership, and you offer candid, constructive feedback when it matters most.

• Analytical empathy: You bring a data-informed understanding of human behaviour and team dynamics.


• Cultural fluency: You thrive in global, mixed-culture teams and avoid one‑size‑fits‑all solutions.


• A balanced quotient spectrum: You combine empathy and directness.

You do not shy from hard conversations, but do so with care.

You embody a well-balanced blend of cognitive intelligence, emotional awareness, social agility, and adaptive grit.

This is not a traditional Human Resources role.

This role is suited to someone who benefitted from a non‑linear career path; someone who understands people, power, growth and culture dynamics from lived experience.

Bonus points

• A non-linear career path that adds depth and perspective to your approach


• Strong facilitation experience

Comfort with ambiguity

A mature, systems‑oriented mindset focused on the needs of the organisation over personal visibility or ambition.

If you meet about 70% of the criteria, we still want to hear from you.

Lifecheq is committed to diversifying our team and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.

Working with us

LifeCheq values technical depth, autonomy, and clear thinking.

You’ll be part of a small, capable team that enjoys solving hard problems together and takes pride in doing things properly.

It’s a collaborative, engineering-driven environment where well‑reasoned decisions carry weight and where your ideas will be taken seriously.

There’s plenty of room to shape systems and standards—so long as they’re driven by sound reasoning and a clear‑eyed view of trade‑offs.

This is a fully remote role, and we ask for availability during our core hours (10:00 GMT).