Bartley Joseph
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Fractional Executive | Founder: OUTprof, Digital Garage & Experience Capital Network | Workforce Mobility, Business Transformation & Author
Western Cape, South Africa
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Portfolio Career ProfessionalSelf EmployedAug 2021 - Current (5 years 3 months)As a portfolio career professional, I bring together a unique blend of expertise across industrial and consumer psychology, digital marketing, and people strategy to help individuals and organisations thrive in the evolving world of work.
My work is rooted in the belief that the convergence of human insight and digital innovation unlocks powerful opportunities—for individuals looking to navigate career transitions, and for businesses seeking sustainable growth through the smart deployment of people and platforms.
Through my ventures, OUTprof and Digital Garage, I deliver strategic solutions at the intersection of:
#Remote work and global talent enablement (via OUTprof)
#Digital transformation and market- Director and Co-FounderOutsourced Professional SolutionsJan 2021 - Current (5 years 10 months)I lead OUTprof, a boutique consultancy and Employer of Record (EOR) provider helping international companies employ South African remote talent compliantly and efficiently.
We support UK, EU, and global businesses in expanding their reach by offering payroll outsourcing, HR compliance, and onboarding services—while empowering professionals in South Africa to participate fully in the global remote economy.
🔹 EOR & payroll solutions for distributed teams
🔹 Global talent compliance & onboarding
🔹 Remote workforce strategy & advisory
🔹 Workforce readiness training & enablement
🔹 Advocacy for ethical, flexible employment practices
Our mission is to simplify international hiring while enab - Associate Director and FounderDigital Garage RSAJul 2020 - Current (6 years 4 months)I founded Digital Garage to help brands evolve with purpose in a digital-first, work-from-anywhere world. We work with small businesses, purpose-driven ventures, and professional service firms to build and grow digital platforms that reflect where work and marketing are headed.
🔹 Strategy-led digital marketing & content creation
🔹 Platform development & UX thinking
🔹 Brand transformation in the remote economy
🔹 Thought leadership positioning & campaign design
🔹 Support for hybrid teams, digital onboarding, and client engagement
Digital Garage acts as a creative and strategic partner for companies ready to adapt to today’s audience, workforce, and marketplace. - Chief Executive OfficerHighveld PFSMay 2014 - Dec 2020 (6 years 8 months)Tasked with mobilising professional workers across the globe through the provision of the full range of contingent workforce solutions: Global payroll; Distributed Workforce Management; Contingent Workforce Recruitment; Wealth and Employee Benefit Solutions, and Outsourced Accounting Services. A R2,8billion turnover company with a professional contingent workforce of 3000 plus.
Enjoyed using my leadership and business skills to assist the business and the people that work for Rosstone to realise their full potential. In today's technology driven environment paradox and ambiguity are the order of the day, and I was required to resolve complex problems at root-cause while finding new and innovative ways to solve for the client at prices - Principal Consulant: Business TransformationMomentum Metropolitan Holdings LimitedJan 2013 - May 2014 (1 year 5 months)Responsible for strategy execution and assisting businesses realise their strategic intentions.
Lead business transformation consultant encompassing deployment of new digital technologies. Managed external project team responsible for implementation of new ERP systems and implementation of new shared services centre following the merger of Metropolitan and Momentum businesses. - Executive and Head of Business TransformationOld Mutual LimitedFeb 1998 - Dec 2012 (14 years 11 months)Drive out delivery and returns on strategic initiatives using Lean and Agile methodologies. Lead the process from formulation of strategy through the full project life-cycle to value realisation and closure for a Portfolio of 12 strategic projects and business units with a budget in excess of R1,2 billion.
Various roles (mostly deployed in business areas requiring turn-around or set-up):
1. Business Unit Leader for several large business units including Pencare Annuities, Umbrella Pension Funds, Retail Closed Book, Call Centres and Service Branch Operations.
2. Human Resources Executive for Employee Benefits Business Unit
3. Business Transformation Executive and Strategic Project Portfolio Director - BBusiness OwnerBartley ConsultingSep 1996 - Jan 1998 (1 year 5 months)Management consulting business specialising in recruitment, training, and organisational development. Major clients included Old Mutual, Santam, and SA Medical Research Institute.
- General Manager: HR & MarketingCredit GuaranteeJan 1989 - Aug 1996 (7 years 8 months)Determine company direction for marketing of products and services, and the effective management of people
- Senior Management positionsStandard BankJan 1980 - Jan 1989 (9 years 1 month)Organisation Research and Development
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- Master of Business Administration (MBA); Specialisation, Business transformationBusiness School NetherlandsJan 2005 - Jan 2007 (2 years 1 month)Completed MBA Degree - Dissertation - Strategic Execution in Running of Closed Book Operations (Life Assurance).
- Bachelor of Commerce (B Com); Specialisation, Industrial and Consumer PsychologyUniversity of Port ElizabethJan 1983 - Jan 1985 (2 years 1 month)Completed B Comm degree, majoring in Industrial and Consumer Psychology and Business Economics
- UHigh School, Mathematics (HG); Science (HG); Economics (HG); English (HG); Afrikaans (SG); History (HG)Union HighJan 1974 - Jan 1978 (4 years 1 month)
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- SSuccessful implementation of Multiple Lean ExperimentsJan 2003 - Jun 2012 (9 years 6 months)Significant gain for business operations both in terms of customer service effectiveness and efficiencies.