Lead People Partner

LEAD PEOPLE PARTNER At Sokify, we're excited to share this opportunity with M-KOPA, Kenya's leading digital financial services platform, which is actively recruiting for their Kenya market. THE ROLE M-KOPA is seeking a Lead People Partner to drive the people strategy across Kenya, their oldest and largest market as they continue scaling financial inclusion across Africa. You'll be the strategic human resources leader for Kenya's executive team, owning organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, and business-aligned people initiatives. This is a high-impact position where your decisions directly support the infrastructure serving 10 million customers and onboarding 10,000 new customers daily. Your responsibilities will include leading talent reviews and performance calibration, managing succession planning frameworks, handling employee relations escalations, ensuring compliance with Kenyan labor law, and driving organizational change initiatives. You won't just implement existing processes—you'll build new frameworks that mature alongside the business as it grows. THE IMPACT YOU'LL HAVE Your work shapes how Kenya's leadership builds, retains, and develops talent within M-KOPA's largest market. With 2,300+ employees and 35,000+ agents driving financial inclusion for everyday earners across the continent, you're the strategic partner ensuring the team stays equipped to scale. M-KOPA has been recognized by TIME as one of the world's most influential companies and named by the Financial Times as one of Africa's fastest-growing companies for five consecutive years (2022–2026). WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR You'll need at least 8 years of progressive HR or People Partner experience, including 3–6+ years advising director-level or senior executives within fast-growth, matrixed organizations. Working knowledge of Kenyan labor law and regulatory requirements is essential, along with direct experience managing employee relations escalations from start to finish. You must demonstrate proven expertise in organizational design, workforce planning, or succession strategy, with concrete evidence of building frameworks that deliver results. THE POSITION DETAILS Location: Nairobi, Kenya (Hybrid) Employment Type: Full-time Reporting to: Kenya Leadership Team WHAT'S OFFERED Direct partnership with Kenya's executive leadership team and a seat at the table for strategic business decisions. You'll collaborate with a global People team across Africa and Europe, access professional development and coaching partnerships, and work within a organization committed to family-friendly policies and flexible arrangements. M-KOPA prioritizes employee well-being support and genuine career growth opportunities. ABOUT M-KOPA M-KOPA creates financial inclusion for traditionally excluded communities through fair, flexible, customer-centric financing. To date, they've unlocked over $2 billion in credit for 10 million customers, connected 2.5 million first-time smartphone users, enabled 70% of customers to generate income, and avoided 2.155 million tonnes of CO2 emissions while creating 35,000+ agent livelihoods. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The company explicitly prohibits forced labor and child labor, respects employee rights, and never charges recruitment, processing, or interview fees at any stage. Pre-employment background checks including criminal records verification, identification, academic qualifications, employment dates, and employer references will be conducted for successful candidates. Ready to lead people strategy at scale? Apply now through Sokify.