Job Title: head of human resources
Company: Equity Bank Uganda
Juliet Muheirwe is the head of human resources at Equity Bank Uganda.
Before returning to Equity Bank Uganda, Juliet served on secondment as associate director for subsidiaries HR operations and shared services at Equity Group Holdings in Nairobi.
She previously served as head of human resources at Equity Bank Uganda, where she led the bank's HR agenda and played a key role in strengthening organisational capability and employee engagement.
Prior to joining Equity, Juliet was manager, HR business partner at Centenary Bank, providing strategic HR support to the business. She also spent more than five years with Airtel Uganda and Airtel Africa.
Juliet began her career with Zain Group and its predecessor, serving in compensation and benefits and participating in the company's graduate management trainee programme, which provided broad exposure to different business functions and human resources disciplines.
Work Experience
2025–Present: Head of HR, Equity Bank Uganda
2023–2025: Associate director, subsidiaries HR operations and shared services (Secondment), Equity Holdings Group
2019–2023: Head of HR, Equity Bank Uganda
2016–2018: Manager, HR business partner, Centenary Bank
2015–2016: Talent management and engagement manager, Airtel Africa
2013–2016: Head of talent management and engagement, Airtel
2010–2013: Talent acquisition and talent management manager, Airtel Uganda
2009–2010: HR specialist, Airtel Uganda
2009–2010: Compensation and benefits specialist, Zain
2007–2008: Graduate management trainee, Celtel Uganda
Education
Ongoing: Master of human resource management, Makerere University
2010: Bachelor of arts in social sciences (Social Administration), Makerere University
About the Company
Equity Bank Uganda is one of Uganda's leading commercial banks and a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc. The bank provides a broad range of financial services to individuals, businesses and institutions, with a strong focus on financial inclusion, digital banking and regional integration across East and Central Africa.
