Strategic Partner Lead

Jobtailor; Durban; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a leader to drive strategic partnerships and initiatives from concept to implementation in the Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions space. You will identify new opportunities and collaborate across Distribution, Operations, Product, IT, Finance and external partners.

You will explore and scale innovative initiatives, test solutions, and drive operational excellence to shape future growth for the business.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree with relevant business experience.
• 5+ years of experience leading projects, strategic initiatives or operational improvement programmes
• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, align teams and deliver results through others

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic partnerships and initiatives from concept through implementation
• Identify and unlock new opportunities within Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions
• Work across Distribution, Operations, Product, IT, Finance and external partners
• Explore new initiatives, solve complex challenges and bring opportunities to life
• Test and scale new initiatives
• Drive operational excellence
• Shape future growth of the Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions space

Skills

Project Leadership

Strategic Initiative Management

Operational Improvement

Stakeholder Influence

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Operational Excellence

Business Analysis

Initiative Scaling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Lead strategic partnerships and initiatives from concept through implementation


• Identify and unlock new opportunities within Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions


• Work across Distribution, Operations, Product, IT, Finance and external partners


• Explore new initiatives, solve complex challenges and bring opportunities to life


• Test and scale new initiatives


• Drive operational excellence


• Shape future growth of the Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions space

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with relevant business experience


• 5+ years of experience leading projects, strategic initiatives or operational improvement programmes


• Proven ability to influence stakeholders, align teams and deliver results through others

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading strategic partnerships and initiatives within Employee Benefits and Payroll Solutions, with a strong focus on operational excellence and stakeholder influence.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Project Leadership


• Strategic Initiative Management


• Operational Improvement


• Stakeholder Influence


• Cross-Functional Collaboration

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Project Management


• Strategic Planning


• Operational Excellence


• Business Analysis


• Initiative Scaling

Soft Skills

• Influencing


• Team Alignment


• Problem Solving


• Communication

Industry Keywords

• Employee Benefits


• Payroll Solutions


• Partnership Development


• Distribution


• Finance