Digital People Lead at APA Life Assurance Company Ltd

About the Digital People Lead position:

As a Digital people lead you will be responsible for digital talent acquisition and development and work on the change management. The role will focus on three areas of performance: talent strategy, delivery (incl. team building capabilities) and cultural change management

What Opportunities Exist at APA

• Opportunity work in an innovative, dynamic environment with a focus on delivery
• Opportunity to pioneer and drive the digital transformation in financial services in the region
• A chance to work with highly motivated and skilled colleagues
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities with academic and professional sponsorship, mentoring opportunities to accelerate your career
• A balanced career with a focus on wellness and sustainable lifestyle

Key Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the Digital People Lead include:

• Understand digital talent needs and working with leadership, and specifically with the business, to determine hiring targets and develop profiles and specifications
• Develop the cultural change initiatives and implement them across the organization
• Work with leadership to ensure success of new hires, including altering hiring criteria and adapting integration/professional development programs
• Lead a team of recruiters to turn profile requirements into an effective sourcing strategy using an appropriate combination of executive search, direct sourcing, online postings, referrals, and other relevant methods
• Work with the corporate recruiting team to efficiently convert high potential candidates to accept offers, including navigating local HR, legal and compliance requirements around offer structure, compensation and administration
• Manage cultivation and integration into the digital unit
• Plan coordinate and drive other aspects of the HR/PD processes as needed including on-boarding, reviews, compensation and training

Qualifications

As the ideal candidate for this role you have:

• 4+ years of recruiting/HR/professional development experience and/or other relevant digital experience
• Proven ability to cultivate trust-based relationships with partners, peers, vendors and candidates
• Exceptional organizational and administrative skills, at ease with abundance of details and complexity, yet mindful of big picture, ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritize them, and carry them out independently
• Strong computer and analytical skills; proficient with Excel and Power Point.
• Strong client services orientation (professional services experience a plus)
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree a plus