People Partner

The role

You will act as a strategic People Partner for employees in India and Africa. You will align people strategy with business goals through performance management, culture initiatives, and data-driven engagement.

What you will do

• Use people metrics to identify trends and suggest strategic solutions
• Design and execute culture and engagement initiatives for remote and hybrid teams
• Handle sensitive employee relations matters and mediate conflicts
• Guide managers with progressive HR practices
• Identify skill gaps and facilitate learning and development programs
• Manage performance review cycles and continuous feedback loops
• Lead biannual salary benchmarking exercises
• Advise leadership on local labour laws across India and African markets
• Create and deliver training programmes such as management training
• Build and maintain cohesive career pathways for each function

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist
• Experience as a strong Individual Contributor in an early stage organisation
• Deep understanding of local labour laws and compliance in India
• Working knowledge of the employment landscape in various African countries
• Excellent conflict resolution and coaching skills
• Exceptional communication skills

Nice to have

• Previous experience working in a high-growth FinTech or B2B tech startup
• Experience managing, coaching, and engaging a highly distributed, multi-cultural workforce
• A strong background in designing from-scratch L&D initiatives or modern engagement programs

Benefits

• Insurance paid by the company
• Health and wellness benefits
• Yearly salary review based on inflation, personal and business performance
• Access to entire Udemy’s library
• Budget for professional development courses
• Work-From-Anywhere policy for certain durations
• Integration programme to work from global offices
• Regular team social events
• Pension scheme depending on the role location
• Flexible work arrangements
• Exposure to work with globally distributed teams
• Location specific benefits like car lease policy, cycle to work, gym membership, etc.

About the company

Verto is a platform that enables businesses in Emerging Markets to transfer billions of dollars annually through cross-border payments. The company is backed by investors including Y-Combinator, Quona, and MEVP.