Managing Executive: Human Capital (PPB SA) at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

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

End Date: June 12, 2025 (6 days left to apply)