Head of Human Capital: Sanlam Investments Multi Manager

Job purpose

Reporting to the Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager (SIMM) CEO and forming part of Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager’s executive committee, the primary objective is to implement Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager’s strategic priorities to ensure effective delivery on the business’s people agenda.

Success in this role depends on the ability to build strong, trusted partnerships with Human Capital stakeholders and Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager Exco members across assigned portfolios. This is achieved through a deep understanding of the business’s strategic objectives and key challenges, and by translating these insights into targeted SIMM Human Capital interventions.

The role enables leaders and their teams to achieve business outcomes by fostering a positive, high-performing, and sustainable workplace culture that drives engagement, productivity, and overall organisational success.

Key responsibilities

Strategic Partnership

• Aligns business requirements and effective Human Capital practices to deliver people solutions.
• Influence leadership on the people agenda and related issues.
• Analyse Human Capital data and interpret trends and suggestions for decision-making.
• Collaborate with Human Capital and business leaders to understand business strategy and translate it into actionable Human Capital priorities.
• Influence people-related decisions, workforce trends, and organisational design within the business.
• Lead change management initiatives to support transformation and innovation, and support project-based initiatives.

Owns talent management for the business

• Builds Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager leadership competence through coaching and guides line management around people processes.
• Implements talent management framework (including succession management) in partnership with Human Capital.
• Identifies the immediate and long-term talent issues that impact the business and puts appropriate plans in place to address them.
• Ensures the retention of high-performing and high-potential employees through various strategic levers.
• Facilitates succession planning and leadership development aligned with future business needs.
• Supports and implements Human Capital performance management processes and capability building within Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager.

Manages Talent Acquisition

• Partners with Sanlam Investments Human Capital and Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager business on recruitment and placement of talent.
• Identify critical and scarce skills for Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager and agree strategies with all relevant COE's (e.g. Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development and Total Rewards) to ensure appropriate pipelines over the short and long term.

Help build a purpose-led culture

• Ensure that values and leadership standards are communicated and understood at all levels within the business.
• Diagnose people issues in respective business areas and implement interventions to improve effectiveness.
• Drive initiatives that enhance employee engagement, culture, and inclusion.
• Lead workforce planning and skills forecasting to ensure future readiness.

Improve the overall people effectiveness of the business area

• Provide Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager with people management advice, guidance, and support
• Advises and educates on Human Capital policies and procedures.
• Implements all people processes and practices within Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager and ensures that they are legally compliant and fairly applied.
• Acts as first line of contact for any Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager employee relations issues, ensuring all risks are managed within the framework of best practice and all relevant legislation.
• Supports, develops and coaches Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager line managers to manage employee relations issues.

Facilitates reward processes

• Leads the remuneration review processes for Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager in partnership with Sanlam Investments Human Capital Total Rewards team.
• Works with the Sanlam Investments Human Capital Total Rewards Team and Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager Exco to distribute remuneration allocations aligned with talent strategy and fair remuneration practices.

Manages learning and development implementation

• Helps implement, develop and facilitate a learning environment within Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager in partnership with Sanlam Investments Human Capital People Development team.
• Identifies learning and development needs and contracts with the Sanlam Investments Human Capital People Development team to design and deliver.
• Support and manage the delivery of learning and development solutions and programs in partnership with the Sanlam Investments Human Capital People Development team.

Driving the transformation agenda

• Support Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager business in developing their Employment Equity plan.
• Facilitate the alignment of Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager business strategy and Employment Equity plan.
• Ensure execution of all initiatives in line with the Sanlam Investments Multi-Manager Business Unit Employment Equity Plan.

Minimum requirements

• Relevant Degree with at least 6 - 8 years of related experience within the Asset Management Industry.
• Demonstrated passion for investments, technology, and people.

Knowledge and Skills

• Business acumen
• General Human Capital consulting skills 
• Ability to build and maintain good internal as well as external relationships
• Strong communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills 
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills. Ability to analyse and interpret statistical data/Human Capital analytics
• Ability to conduct oneself in a professional manner at all times
• People management skills: Ability to work with individuals and teams
• High degree of self-management, displaying an organised and measured approach to the workload and the clients
• Project Management skills
• Organisational development and change management 
• Time Management skills (ability to plan and prioritise tasks)
• Strong judgement, integrity and discretion