Manager – Culture & Capability

Who We Are

AngloGold Ashanti is a leading global gold mining company with a diverse portfolio of operations, projects, and exploration activities across ten countries. What we do goes beyond mining—we build livelihoods, champion environmental stewardship, and strengthen local economies. We cultivate an inclusive workplace rooted in safety, equity, and well-being, believing that exceptional results happen when we empower our people.

About the Role

The Manager, Culture & Capability manages the planning, design, development, and delivery of diverse and contemporary culture, capability, learning and IDE programs across the Region. Adapting and contextualizing global initiatives for the Region, to support a culture of employee engagement and workforce capability.

The role is accountable for managing a portfolio of organizational development and capability initiatives, including but not limited to: Talent Management, Career Development, Pipeline Planning, Learning, Development, Training and IDE. Develop the people capabilities and the organizational environment setting up the business for success, through building and retaining distinctive capabilities, strengthening global workplace culture, progress inclusion and diversity and ensuring a compelling Employee Value Proposition (EVP), deepening employee engagement and recognition.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Planning & Governance:

• Transform the People Strategic Plan into an actionable annual work plan and budget for Culture, Capability, Talent, and IDE, securing leadership buy-in.
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies, frameworks, and processes for talent management, training, leadership development, culture, and inclusion.
• Prioritize and integrate multiple business unit needs into a cohesive departmental plan and project scopes to achieve overarching organizational objectives.
• Ensure all regional programs and frameworks strictly adhere to relevant regulatory and legislative requirements.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning:

• Deliver strategic workforce planning and pipeline management to ensure leadership and critical management skills are ready to address current and projected business needs.
• Lead talent pooling, succession planning, and structured talent processes to identify and retain high-potential capabilities across the Region.
• Strategically map regional leadership and critical skills gaps to talent pipelines and tailored development curricula.

Learning, Capability & Leadership Development:

• Manage the contextualization, rollout, and delivery of global talent, L&D, and IDE initiatives tailored to regional operational contexts.
• Establish frameworks for coaching, mentoring, and secondment programs to elevate workplace culture, team dynamics, and individual performance.
• Act as an internal capability consultant to line managers and HR partners, translating operational needs into targeted learning interventions that mitigate people-related operational risks.
• Establish clear integration points for Learning & Capability, Talent, and IDE across the entire employee lifecycle within business units.

Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Partner and collaborate with cross-functional leadership to influence, align, and execute the departmental strategy.
• Actively coach and support Business Unit leaders in the adoption and execution of talent, L&D, and IDE tools and methodologies.
• Lead, mentor, and develop team members within the Culture and Capability department, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 4-year Diploma in Human Resources or a relevant discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience within Human Resources, Learning & Development, or Talent Management.
• Demonstrated track record in adult learning theory, training design, and program delivery required.
• Proven experience managing and managing teams.

Salary Range

• Johannesburg, South Africa: Market Related
• Denver, Colorado, USA: $134,900 - $182,000 + Bonuses

AngloGold Ashanti Limited

www.anglogoldashanti.com

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.