We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Talent Business Partner

Location: Lagos

About the job

• To strategically partner with the business to build and execute comprehensive talent strategies, ensuring the organization attracts, develops, and retains the right talent to achieve current and future business objectives.
• This role drives excellence in talent acquisition, talent development, and workforce planning.

Key Responsibilities & Performance Metrics
Strategic Talent Planning:

• Partner with leadership to forecast talent needs based on business strategy.
• Identify skill gaps and help develop plans to address them (e.g., build, buy, or borrow talent).
• Guide workforce planning initiatives.

Talent Acquisition & Hiring Strategy:

• Collaborate with recruiters to shape hiring plans that align with business needs.
• Advise on role scoping, job descriptions, and interview processes.
• Monitor time-to-fill, quality of hire, and hiring trends.

Performance Management:

• Support the rollout and management of performance cycles (goal setting, reviews, feedback).
• Coach managers on how to have effective performance conversations.
• Identify and address performance concerns early

Employee Development & Career Growth:

• Partner with Learning & Development teams to promote training and upskilling.
• Help design career pathing and succession planning frameworks.
• Encourage internal mobility and retention strategies.

Organizational Design & Change Management:

• Advise on org structure, team design, and role alignment.
• Support leadership through reorganizations, M&A, or culture shifts.
• Manage the people side of change—communications, transition support, etc.

Employee Engagement & Culture:

• Use engagement survey data to drive meaningful improvements.
• Act as a culture steward—reinforcing company values and behaviors.
• Facilitate team health checks and feedback loops.

Employee Relations & Conflict Resolution:

• Act as a trusted advisor for managers and employees.
• Mediate workplace issues and ensure fair resolution practices.
• Monitor risk and compliance from a people perspective.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB):

• Partner with DEI teams to integrate inclusive practices into the talent lifecycle.
• Coach Leaders on inclusive hiring, promotions, and team dynamics.
• Track representation and engagement across groups.

Data-Driven Insights:

• Analyze People metrics (turnover, engagement, performance trends).
• Present actionable insights to leaders for decision-making.
• Measure the impact of talent initiatives on business outcomes.

Leadership Coaching & Development:

• Coach senior leaders and managers to improve leadership effectiveness.
• Support emerging leader programs and high-potential identification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related discipline. A minimum of Second Class Upper is required.
• Master's degree is an added advantage.
• Professional HR certification (CIPM, SHRM, HRCI, or equivalent) is preferred.
• 5–7 years of progressive HR experience, including experience as an HR Business Partner or Talent Business Partner.
• Strong knowledge of talent management, performance management, succession planning, organizational development, workforce planning, employee relations, and change management.
• Experience supporting senior business leaders and influencing strategic business decisions.
• Proficiency in HRIS platforms and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong analytical, consulting, coaching, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Must have skills:

• HRIS & People Analytics Tools
• Learning & Development Methodologies
• Performance Management Systems
• Organizational Design & Change Management
• Talent Acquisition & ATS
• Data-Driven Decision Making