Lead – HR Projects

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Industry:Metal & Mining
Experience Required: 20+ years in HR, with significant exposure to large-scale projects in Metal & Mining

Job Summary:

The Lead of HR Projects will lead strategic HR initiatives across the organization, focusing on HR transformation, talent management, recruitment, capability development, and organizational excellence. This role requires experience in managing complex projects, driving digital innovation, and building robust leadership pipelines in a capital-intensive, unionized, and operationally intensive environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. HR Strategy & Transformation

- Design and implement enterprise-level HR transformation aligned with business growth and industrial workforce challenges.
- Act as a key advisor to leadership on workforce strategy and future HR capabilities.

2. Talent Management & Succession Planning

- Develop and oversee end-to-end talent management frameworks including performance management, high-potential development, and succession planning.
- Implement talent segmentation, career pathing, and leadership pipeline programs tailored to technical and operational roles.

3. Recruitment & Workforce Planning

- Lead strategic workforce planning initiatives to meet current and future talent demands.
- Drive recruitment strategy for technical, managerial, and leadership positions, ensuring alignment with diversity and business needs.
- Strengthen employer branding in collaboration with corporate communications and drive partnerships with institutions for early-career hiring.

4. Project Leadership

- Lead cross-functional HR projects, such as ERP/HCM implementation, org redesign, competency frameworks, and cultural transformation.
- Ensure projects are delivered with structured governance, stakeholder buy-in,



and measurable outcomes.

5. Organizational Development & Change Management

- Lead restructuring, right-sizing, and change enablement programs across business units.
- Build OD frameworks to support productivity, engagement, and adaptability.

6. Digital HR Initiatives

- Spearhead digitization of core HR functions, process automation, and implementation of HCM tools like SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle, or Workday.
- Utilize HR analytics for decision-making in talent, retention, and workforce trends.

7. Capability Building & Learning

- Design technical, functional, and leadership development initiatives.
- Implement capability academies and role-based upskilling plans across departments.

8. M&A; and Integration

- Lead HR workstreams in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
- Manage cultural integration and employee alignment during transitions.

9. Governance & Compliance

- Ensure all HR initiatives and projects comply with labor laws, internal audit controls, and statutory requirements.
- Establish risk frameworks and escalation mechanisms for HR projects.

Qualifications & Experience:

- Master’s degree in Human Resources or Business Management (MBA/PGDM).
- 20+ years of comprehensive HR experience with at least 10 years in HR project leadership.
- Strong background in the petrochemical, oil & gas, or large-scale industrial sectors.
- Proven success in talent strategy, digital HR transformation, and project execution in unionized or complex operational environments.

Key Skills & Competencies:

- Strategic Workforce Planning & Talent Management
- Recruitment Strategy & Employer Branding
- Project & Program Management (PMP a plus)
- HR Tech Implementation & Analytics
- Change Management & OD
- Industrial Relations Knowledge
- Leadership Development & Succession Planning
- Executive Stakeholder Engagement

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