FRENCH SPEAKER

Overview

Reporting into the Chief People Officer, this is a global role that will own the strategy and the execution of a wide array of people focussed projects. You will be a true partner to the business, an expert in navigating employment law globally and work with stakeholders in multiple geographies to achieve our business goals.

We're looking for someone that gets excited by delivering real value to the business by creating an engaging, high performing culture and work environment!

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering with Leaders and Board on the below key topics:
- Leading organizational design and workforce planning
- Maximizing performance of our people
- Driving business transformation
- Coaching of business leaders
- Leading on business unit specific M&A
Working closely with our Shared Service Centre team on topics such as Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Total Rewards etc.
Culture – defining and driving a unique culture for business relevant to business needs
Responsible for setting and executing our compensation strategy relevant to each business (fixed, variable, equity etc.), leveraging our Shared Services expertise
Driving employee engagement, leveraging tools and data provided by our Shared Service team
Managing and being our Employment law expert, handling employee relations and other cases
Define and roll-out other policies and programs specific to business needs
Act as a coach and mentor to individuals in our Shared Service function to ensure they have sufficient knowledge to provide support to employees in each business
Partnering closely with other Heads of People Business Partnering (PBP) for the other business within our group to create alignment and benefit from each other’s experience
Participate in group-wide projects, together with other PBPs and/or Shared Service team
Working in a matrix structure, reporting into the CEO of DT One unit as well as the Group Chief People Officer
Leading a small team of People Business Partners, responsible for performance management, coaching, mentoring and driving consistency in business partnering approach across global team for Thunes.

Requirements

10+ years of relevant regional and international experience required
Proven track record as Business Partner, experience operating and influencing at C-level
Strong business acumen, desire to understand business needs and ability to tailor People priorities/activities accordingly
Strong business partnering, coaching, analytical and influencing skills
Ability to present at a senior level
Having a good grasp of business financial
Proven track record of working in matrix organizations
Strong international employment law knowledge of multiple markets with diverse and complex legal systems
Experience with compensation strategies and partnering with central C&B resources to leverage benchmark data to support pay decisions
Strong data focus – proven track record of leveraging data to support business decision-making
Ability to work across different cultures, proven track record of bringing people with different working styles together
Track record of supporting business transformation processes
Experience with HR instruments such as personality profiling
Team player
Ability to lead and coach a small team of People Business Partners as the business continues to scale and grow
Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken

About Thunes

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies.

Thunes’ network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 320 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more.

Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally.

Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks.

Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 14 locations, including Abidjan, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai.

For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/

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