About Verto

At Verto, we're on a mission to democratise global finance and empower businesses in Emerging Markets to reach the world. Founded by British-Nigerian entrepreneurs Ola Oyetayo and Anthony Oduu, our roots in Africa provided a firsthand understanding of the significant challenges businesses face with cross-border payments, ranging from illiquid currencies and high fees to slow transactions. This deep-rooted insight is why Africa remains a core focus, as we're committed to bridging the gap between emerging and developed markets and fostering global economic growth.

What started as an FX solution for the Nigerian Naira has evolved into a market-leading platform, enabling thousands of businesses to seamlessly transfer billions of dollars annually. We believe that where you do business shouldn’t determine your success or ability to scale. We're creating equal access to the easy payment and liquidity solutions that are already a given in developed markets.

We're not alone in realising this crucial need; we're backed by world-class investors including Y-Combinator, Quona, and MEVP. With Verto receiving the Milken-Motsepe Prize, appearing on CNBCs list of fastest growing UK companies, the Deloitte Fast 50 and Sifted’s fastest-growing UK tech companies, we are building a seamless cross-border payment future.

Join us as we continue to grow and transform global finance.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly organized, tech-savvy People Partner to work as a partner to our employees in India and Africa and ensure that the team’s people strategy (performance, culture) aligns with the company's overall business goals. If you are a multi-tasker who loves combining clean data with progressive HR practices, this role is for you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Use people metrics (like turnover rates or engagement scores) to identify trends and suggest solutions.

• Navigate international employment by managing our Employer of Record (EOR) platforms to support our distributed workforce across Africa, while handling direct operations in India.

• 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 biannually salary benchmarking exercises using real-time data platforms (Ravio) to ensure our offers remain attractive in the market.

• Ensure compliance by staying up-to-date with local labour laws across India and key African markets, while also building, updating, and maintaining our internal knowledge base and company policies.

• Expertly multi-task across the administrative heavy-lifting of benefits administration, payroll inputs, contract generation, and data reporting without dropping the ball.

What You Need

• 4+ years of experience in People Operations, HR Generalist, or HR Business Partner roles, primarily functioning as a strong Individual Contributor.

• Deep understanding of local labour laws and compliance in India, with a working knowledge of (or experience managing through EORs in) various African countries.

• Proven ability to manage HR administration flawlessly—you are highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of multi-tasking in a high-volume environment.

• Strong tech-savviness with a track record of setting up, administering, and automating workflows within modern HRMS platforms.

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

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse, distributed global teams.

Best If You Have

• Hands-on experience with our specific tech stack: HiBob (HRMS), Zinc (Background checks), Multiplier (Payroll), and Confluence (Documentation/Wiki).

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

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

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

Life At Verto

Perks

• Insurance paid by the company

• Health and wellness benefits (with specific added benefits depending on the location of the role)

• Yearly salary review based on inflation, personal and business performance

• Access to entire Udemy’s library

• Budget for professional development courses

• Work-From-Anywhere policy for certain durations

• Integration programme (opportunity to work from our global offices)

• Regular team social events

• Pension scheme (depending on the role location)

• Flexible work arrangements

• Exposure to work with globally distributed teams

• Location specific benefits like car lease policy, cycle to work, gym membership, etc.

You’ll Fit Right In If You

• 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!

Culture

• Mission-Driven Impact Work: Be at the forefront of simplifying cross-border payments, directly contributing to a borderless future for global businesses, particularly in emerging markets.

• High Performance & Ownership: We empower you to take risks, be results-driven, and take ownership. Act fast, deliver impactful results, and make the impossible possible. We set you up for success.

• Collaborative & Supportive Environment: We work "as one," sharing successes and failures openly. We foster a transparent, supportive atmosphere where everyone does their best. A community of colleagues from varied backgrounds, who care deeply about their craft, collaborate with purpose, and enjoy the journey together.

• Industry Competitive Compensation & Benefits: We compensate our employees in recognition of the great value they bring to the business; our compensation and benefits package are competitive in the industry across all our geographies. 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.

• Our Core Values: Our core values mirror the focus we have, energy we bring to work and shared expectations within the team.

  • Champion the Mission: We are driven by curiosity and belief to solve cross-border payments pain points globally.

  • Be the Best: We are open, take appropriate risks, adopt a results-driven approach, and are the best at what we do.

  • Work as One: We are transparent with sharing failures and mistakes as well as successes.

  • Go the Extra Mile: We deliver beyond what is possible. We make impossible possible.

  • Customer First: We are creative in solving existing problems and bold in designing a new and better experience for customers.

  • Run with It: We are determined, seek challenges, take ownership of tasks, act fast and deliver results.

Diversity & Inclusion at Verto

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.