Lead People Strategy: Design and execute a holistic people strategy aligned with our mission and scale trajectory. Partner closely with executive leadership and key stakeholders to guide strategic decisions.

People Operations and Employee Relations: Have Global oversight of HR compliance according to each country's employment act/labor laws and provide guidance in employee relations matters, HR policies, procedures, and regulations.

Culture & Leadership: Champion a culture of impact, innovation, and radical ownership across distributed teams. Guide people managers to set goals, manage their team, and improve efficiency while upholding accountability and high performance.

Organizational Design & Growth: Build scalable org structures, define job architectures, and enable international expansion with thoughtful people infrastructure.

Learning & Development: Build and scale a dynamic learning ecosystem that nurtures continuous growth, role mastery, leadership development, and a strong feedback culture. Provide leadership coaching to managers; support emerging leaders and build career paths.

Talent & Performance: Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, and succession planning.

People Team Leadership and Operations: Serve as a member of the Leadership team, contributing to the development and execution of the organizational strategy and cascading organizational goals to the people team. Oversee core People Operations including compliance, benefits, payroll, and employee relations across entities. Develop and oversee programs that promote employee engagement and well-being, ensuring a motivated and high-performing workforce.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: Advance DEI across the employee lifecycle and embed equity in policies and practices.

Qualification and background

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business, or related field. Advanced degrees (e.g. MBA, MA in OD) and/or certifications in coaching, facilitation, DEI, or Agile HR are a plus

• 10+ years in People/HR, with at least 3–5 years at Head-of or Director level

• Track record of success in fast-scaling organizations (100–500+ employees), preferably in tech, and/or social enterprise, or purpose-led environments is ideal

Strategic People Expertise

• Strong command of organizational development, workforce planning, and designing scalable people systems

• Experience in aligning people strategy to business strategy, with measurable impact on company performance

Learning & Development Vision

• Demonstrated ability to build and scale learning frameworks—ranging from onboarding, functional training, to leadership development

• Experience designing internal academies, mentorship initiatives, or learning journeys tied to growth trajectories

Global & Cross-Entity Operations

• Proven ability to navigate complexity across multiple geographies and legal entities.

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks, labor laws, and HR operations across Africa, Europe, or other emerging and global markets

Cultural Stewardship & Change Leadership

• Deep capacity for shaping and evolving culture in high-growth environments

• Change management skills with an empathetic, human-centered lens—especially during periods of reorganisations or international scale-up

Influence, Communication & Stakeholder Navigation

• Executive presence and strong communication skills; able to inspire, influence, and build trust across all levels

• Ability to navigate ambiguity and building consensus in distributed, multicultural environments

Coaching & Mentorship

• Ability to foster internal leadership pipelines and provide developmental support to early-career and senior staff alike

• Background in coaching frameworks, preferably ICF-certified or similar is a plus

Data-Informed & Commercially Astute

• Comfortable with people analytics, using data to inform decisions on engagement, retention, productivity, and talent risk

• Commercial awareness and understanding of how people impact organizational outcomes

A chance to directly contribute to solving a pressing global problem. 

Being a part of an international and passionate team located in Kenya, Germany, Nigeria, and Pakistan.

A (seriously) unparalleled phantom stock programme.

A financial runway that ensures you have the security and resources you need to excel in your role.

An open environment where feedback is welcomed promoting mutual growth. 

Senior leadership role with direct influence over EIDU’s global success

High degree of flexibility with regard to working hours and vacations.