People Manager (Cape Town, ZA)

We're seeking an experienced People Manager to join our South Africa leadership team and serve as our local employment law expert. This critical role will be the face of NMI's People function in South Africa, shaping workplace culture, supporting leadership and ensuring compliance with all South African employment legislation.

Operating during later hours to align with our global operations, you'll be an integral part of our onsite leadership team while partnering closely with our global People function.

This role requires a strategic thinker with hands-on experience in engagement and culture initiatives, benefits administration and employee relations.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

Strategic HR Leadership

• Act as a key member of the South Africa onsite leadership team
• Shape and nurture local workplace culture aligned with NMI's global values
• Develop and implement South Africa-specific HR policies and procedures
• Provide strategic counsel to local and global leadership on people matters
• Drive employee engagement and retention initiatives
• Employee Relations & Compliance

Facilitate onboarding and offboarding processes

Benefits & Total Rewards

Training & Development

Required Qualifications

What Makes You Great For This Role

What We Offer

Working Arrangements

This is an in-office position based in Cape Town. The working hours are 12 PM - 9 PM SAST to facilitate collaboration with our US-based teams and support our global operations.

We’re looking for creative and passionate people who share our vision of making payments easy. If that sounds like you and you meet the requirements above, then please click on 'Apply for this job'!

What we do!

NMI enables our partners with choice and challenges the one-size-fits-all approach to payments. You've probably used NMI in the last 24 hours without even realizing it. We’re the platform that powers success for innovative tech created by SMBs, entrepreneurs, and fintech start-ups. We’re creative problem solvers who help visionaries smash through boundaries and think beyond what’s possible so they can think about what’s next. But we’re not just built for the tech-savvy. We democratize the latest payment technology so that everyone can realize the benefits of easy payments across the full spectrum of commerce. We’re all about enabling more payments in more ways and more places.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and will provide reasonable support throughout the recruitment process to applicants who have a disability. Please let us know in advance so that any support, aids or adaptations can be put in place to assist you.

Please be aware that all offers of employment are made subject to receipt of satisfactory background and financial checks.

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Salary range, depending on experience :

R600,000—R1,000,000 ZAR

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