Human Resources Business Partner at Zylus Group International

Job Purpose

• The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) serves as a strategic partner to business leaders across the Group’s subsidiaries — Real Estate, Microfinance Bank, Asset Management, Insurance Brokerage, and Facility Management.
• The HRBP provides end-to-end HR support, ensuring that people strategies are aligned with business goals. The role drives performance, engagement, compliance, and leadership development while ensuring consistent implementation of Group HR policies tailored to each business unit’s operational realities.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Business Partnership:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to subsidiary leadership teams on all people and culture matters.
• Partner with Managing Directors/Heads of Business Units to translate business goals into actionable HR strategies.
• Drive workforce planning and talent optimization across all subsidiaries to support business growth and productivity.
• Support organizational design and restructuring initiatives in line with business objectives.

Talent Management & Development:

• Coordinate performance management cycles, ensuring consistency and accountability across all business units.
• Identify talent gaps and design development interventions to strengthen leadership pipelines.
• Partner with the Learning & Development team to deliver training tailored to each sector (real estate sales, banking operations, investment management, insurance advisory, and facility operations).
• Support succession planning for key roles across the Group.

Employee Relations & Engagement:

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee relations and welfare matters across subsidiaries.
• Promote an engaging, inclusive, and high-performance work environment through proactive communication and recognition initiatives.
• Provide HR advisory support on disciplinary and grievance issues, ensuring compliance with Group policies and labor laws.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen employee morale and retention.

HR Operations & Compliance:

• Oversee the consistent implementation of HR policies, processes, and systems across all subsidiaries.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory bodies such as the CBN, PENCOM, NSITF, ITF, and insurance regulators, depending on each subsidiary’s sector.
• Support payroll review, employee records management, and benefits administration.
• Generate periodic HR reports and analytics for Group management decision-making.

Organizational Development & Change Management:

• Partner with business leaders to implement cultural transformation and change programs.
• Support integration of new business units or restructuring processes within the Group.
• Utilize HR analytics to provide insights on turnover trends, engagement drivers, and productivity.

Group Collaboration:

• Work closely with Group HR and Centres of Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Compensation & Benefits, L&D, etc.) to ensure synergy and consistency.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration and knowledge sharing among the Group’s business entities.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certification (CIPM, SHRM, or CIPD) is strongly desired.
• 7–10 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist supporting multiple business units.
• Experience working in or supporting diverse sectors such as financial services, real estate, and facility management is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a matrix or group structure.