People Partner

Use people metrics (like turnover or engagement scores) to identify trends, diagnose team health, and suggest strategic solutions.

Design and execute culture and engagement initiatives that maintain our high-performance, inclusive environment across remote and hybrid global teams.

Serve as a trusted confidant and advisor to handle sensitive employee relations matters, mediate conflicts and guide managers with progressive, empathetic HR practices.

Identify skill gaps and facilitate learning and development programs, performance review cycles, and continuous feedback loops to help our talent grow.

Lead biannual salary benchmarking exercises using real-time data platforms to ensure our total rewards strategy remains attractive in the market.

Keep up-to-date with local labour laws across India and key African markets to advise leadership accurately and help shape progressive company policies.

You are able to diagnose organisational skill gaps via strategic training needs analysis and seek ways to improve and innovate learning delivery and measurement, exploring alternative approaches to conventional methods.

You will be responsible for the creation and delivery of training programmes e.g. Management training.

Build and maintain cohesive career pathways for each function that serve as a key reference point for growth conversations and career mapping.

4+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner or HR Generalist, primarily functioning as a strong Individual Contributor focused on partnering with key functions in an early stage organisation.

Deep understanding of local labour laws and compliance in India, with a working knowledge of the employment landscape in various African countries.

Excellent conflict resolution and coaching skills, with a progressive approach to performance management, talent development, and employee relations.

Exceptional communication skills, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with, influence, and support diverse, distributed global teams.

Previous experience working in a high-growth FinTech or B2B tech startup.

Experience managing, coaching, and engaging a highly distributed, multi-cultural workforce.

A strong background in designing from-scratch L&D initiatives or modern engagement programs.

Love asking “why?”

Value solving problems over just completing tasks

Understand sync vs. async communication practices

Thrive in ambiguity and change

Actively seek feedback

Prioritise impact over activity

Are fun to work with - we love good humour!

Our Core Values: These values reflect our focus, energy, and shared expectations. Champion the Mission: We are driven by curiosity and belief to solve global cross-border payment challenges. Be the Best: We are open, take calculated risks, focus on results, and excel in our work. Work as One: We transparently share failures and successes. Go the Extra Mile: We deliver beyond expectations and achieve the impossible. Customer First: We creatively solve problems and boldly design better experiences for customers. Run with It: We are determined, embrace challenges, own tasks, act swiftly, and deliver results.

Champion the Mission: We are driven by curiosity and belief to solve global cross-border payment challenges.

Be the Best: We are open, take calculated risks, focus on results, and excel in our work.

Work as One: We transparently share failures and successes.

Go the Extra Mile: We deliver beyond expectations and achieve the impossible.

Customer First: We creatively solve problems and boldly design better experiences for customers.

Run with It: We are determined, embrace challenges, own tasks, act swiftly, and deliver results.

Industry Competitive Compensation & Benefits: We reward employees for their value to the business with competitive compensation and benefits across all locations. This includes performance-based salary reviews, comprehensive health and wellness benefits, generous paid time off, and flexible working arrangements to support your career and life.

Verto is an equal opportunities employer and we value diversity. Anyone seeking employment at Verto is considered based on Merit, Competence, Qualifications and their Talent. We are proud to be a truly international team and we do not discriminate in our hiring process.