Senior People Partner – Technology & Product

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Requirements:

• You’ve built relationships and partnered closely to add measurable value with technical orgs (Engineering, Product, Data) and remote-first teams, understanding how they operate—from sprints to systems to structure.
• You're equally comfortable designing long-term org strategies and rolling up your sleeves to get things done at the team level.
• You know how to support cross-cultural teams from Africa to Europe & UK, navigating complexity with empathy, adaptability, and clarity.
• You adapt to different stakeholder needs (eg leadership org plans, manager trainings, employee performance), leveraging data, influence, and updating process / policy to enhance long-term org effectiveness.
• You can translate between people priorities and business outcomes—advising leaders on trade-offs, risks, and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Be a trusted advisor to Engineering, Product, and Data leaders and people managers—aligning strategies to roadmap execution and team evolution to meet start-up, scale-up & Unicorn talent where they are at.
• Build and implement cross-cultural programs to attract, develop, and retain top technical talent to drive performance excellence.
• Scale and optimize performance, engagement, and team dynamics in a fast-paced, asynchronous work environment.
• Partner with CoEs and clients to analyze data on topics like engagement, DEI, and retention—and turn insights into action.
• Lead initiatives around team transformations, employee relations cases, and workforce planning, remote engagement, and more.
• Reinforce M-KOPA’s values in every touchpoint—from performance and development to feedback loops and rituals.