Associate, People Business Partner (PBP)
Who we are Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. As Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, we power most of the country’s point-of-sale (POS) transactions. Through our subsidiaries, Moniepoint Inc. processes over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually. Job Purpose The People Business Partner (PBP) serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, driving the alignment of people strategy with business priorities. This role exists to ensure that every people-related initiative, from performance enablement and workforce planning to leadership effectiveness is executed with precision, empathy, and measurable impact. Beyond traditional HR delivery, the PBP acts as a trusted advisor, shaping organizational health and fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and inclusion. The role bridges the gap between business needs and people solutions, ensuring that talent is positioned as a key enabler of growth and innovation.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with business leaders to translate organizational goals into actionable people plans that drive capability, performance, and retention. Lead workforce planning and organizational design discussions to ensure the right structure, roles, and talent are in place to meet current and future needs. Coach and influence leaders on talent strategy, performance management, and employee engagement to strengthen leadership effectiveness and team culture. Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and business-aligned resolutions in collaboration with the Employee Relations COE. Partner with the Talent Management and Total Rewards teams to implement talent programs, learning initiatives, and reward structures that support performance and growth. Analyze people data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, presenting data-driven recommendations to business leaders. Champion change management and communication strategies that support transformation, adoption, and continuous improvement within business units. Ensure compliance with internal policies and local labor laws while promoting a positive, high-performance culture. Qualifications 2–4 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 2 years in a Business Partnership or advisory capacity. Demonstrated experience working in fast-paced, matrixed, or multinational environments. Strong understanding of core HR functions — performance management, employee relations, organizational design, and workforce planning. Proven ability to use HR data and analytics to inform decision-making
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting technical or commercial business units in a fintech, banking, or tech environment. Demonstrated success influencing senior stakeholders and leading complex change initiatives. About You You’re a strategic thinker who sees the big picture but executes with precision. You build trust quickly and communicate with empathy, clarity, and confidence. You thrive in ambiguity and can balance multiple stakeholders with ease. You’re data-driven — you make decisions grounded in insight, not intuition. You’re committed to continuous improvement, always seeking better ways to drive business impact through people. What Success Looks Like You have established yourself as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders, influencing key people and organizational decisions. Business units under your support demonstrate improved engagement, retention, and performance outcomes. You’ve delivered a measurable improvement in workforce planning accuracy and performance management effectiveness. Leaders actively seek your input on strategic and people-related matters, not just HR processes. You’ve successfully embedded at least one COE-led initiative (e.g., new policy, performance framework, or ER process) within your business unit with strong adoption and feedback. Apply To This Job