138 Head Of Hr jobs in South Africa

This is a remote position.

Our international client is seeking an experienced Head of HR (Remote) to join the team.

1. Global HR strategy development - Design, develop and implement HR strategies that align with diverse international laws and cultural contexts, upholding our core values and supporting business objectives.
2. Work closely with international business leaders to understand and support HR operational solutions, ensuring standard systems and processes are applied, and responsibilities are owned.
3. Act as the trusted advisor for all HR-related inquiries by providing daily guidance and support to management and staff across various global locations.
4. Conduct surveys, analyze results, establish metrics by tracking KPIs to inform strategic decisions, and propose action plans to address areas of improvement in order to drive performance and objectives.
5. Monitor and enhance workforce and succession planning globally.
6. Identify talent needs and develop plans for recruitment, retention, and succession planning.

1. Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
2. Master's Degree preferred.
3. A minimum of 7 years of HR experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
4. Extensive experience in HR with a focus on international or global operations.
5. Proven track record in HR strategy, team management, and organizational development.
6. Knowledge of HR laws and regulations.
7. International HR expertise, demonstrating an understanding of various international HR practices, laws, and cultural nuances.
8. Data literacy - Proficiency in data analysis and HR metrics.

We’re seeking a Head of HR Operations to lead and transform the HR function within a dynamic Retail Segment, with added exposure to the evolving needs of the Healthcare business. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional to drive operational excellence, lead change, and shape the future of HR delivery in a fast-paced, complex environment. Based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

What We’re Looking For:

Degree in Human Resources or related field (required)

8+ years of HR experience within the retail industry

3–5 years in a senior HR Business Partnering or leadership role

Strong experience working in complex organisational structures

Proven success in setting up or reshaping HR Ops functions for high-volume environments

Agile and adaptable with a keen understanding of retail and healthcare business dynamics

Strategic mindset with hands-on operational capability

Key Responsibilities:

Design and embed a new HR operations structure tailored to retail

Drive efficiency and consistency across people processes

Partner with business leaders to align HR delivery with organisational goals

Lead and develop a high-performing HR Ops team

Ensure compliance, operational excellence, and data-driven decision-making

• Develop and implement HR strategies that align with the organizations business objectives
• Collaborate with senior leadership to design and execute workforce planning and succession planning strategies
• Provide coaching and guidance to senior leaders on effective leadership, conflict resolution, and talent management
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of HR professionals to execute day-to-day HR functions

• Oversee the recruitment and selection process for all dealership roles, ensuring the right fit for the organization's culture and operational needs
• Use insights from industrial psychology to create selection tools that assess candidates' potential, ensuring fairness and diversity in recruitment
• Maintain strong relationships with recruitment agencies and educational institutions to build a talent pipeline

• Design and implement employee development programs, including training, mentorship, and leadership development initiatives
• Apply psychological assessments and tools to identify developmental needs and career growth opportunities for employees
• Establish and manage performance appraisal systems that are aligned with both individual and organizational goals
• Monitor and improve employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention across all dealership locations

• Oversee the payroll function, ensuring timely and accurate processing of employee wages and benefits across all dealerships
• Work closely with the finance team to ensure payroll-related data (e.g., taxes, bonuses, deductions) is accurate and compliant with tax laws and company policies
• Ensure compliance with payroll regulations and industry standards, including wage laws, overtime, benefits administration, and reporting requirements
• Maintain the confidentiality and security of employee payroll information
• Handle payroll discrepancies, inquiries, and disputes in a professional and timely manner

• Drive initiatives that promote a positive organizational culture focused on inclusivity, high performance, and employee engagement
• Act as the primary point of contact for employee relations issues, ensuring they are addressed fairly and in accordance with company policies
• Promote a safe and respectful work environment by managing employee grievances, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution
• Ensure open communication channels between employees and management to maintain a positive workplace culture

• Ensure compliance with labour laws, payroll regulations, and industry standards across all locations
• Conduct regular audits of HR and payroll processes to identify areas for improvement or potential legal risks
• Stay informed about HR, industrial relations, and payroll best practices to ensure the organization remains compliant and competitive

• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of HRIS (Human Resource Information Systems) and payroll software
• Collaborate with IT and finance teams to integrate HR and payroll systems with broader company operations, ensuring data accuracy and reporting consistency
• Use data analytics to track and report on HR and payroll metrics, identifying opportunities for improvement in efficiency, cost control, and employee satisfaction

• Degree in Industrial Psychology, Human Resources, or a related field
• Professional certifications in HR would be advantageous
• Additional training or certification in payroll management would be a plus

• Minimum of 10 years of HR experience, with at least 5 years in a senior or leadership role, within the automotive sector
• Proven experience managing payroll functions in a multi-location environment
• Experience in applying industrial psychology principles to recruitment, employee engagement, and conflict management
• Familiarity with labour laws and payroll regulations (e.g., wage laws, tax codes, benefits, overtime regulations)
• Automotive Industry experience Essential!

• Strong leadership, team management, and coaching abilities
• Expertise in payroll administration, compliance, and systems
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills
• Deep understanding of HR best practices, employee engagement, and organizational culture
• Strong knowledge of HRIS and payroll software
• Ability to analyse HR and payroll data to make informed decisions and improve business operations

• High emotional intelligence and empathy, with the ability to build trust and rapport at all levels of the organization
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, and organizational skills
• Adaptable and able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Proactive and results-driven with a keen focus on compliance and operational efficiency

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The Head of Solution Architect – HR bridges the gap between people & culture business objectives and IT functions by leading design and innovation with technology solutions.

This role is crucial in transforming strategies and architectural vision into complex solutions that address People & Culture needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Leadership: Design end-to-end architecture for People & Culture technology solutions, with SAP Success Factors as the core system.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with People & Culture leaders, IT, and business stakeholders to translate HR strategy into scalable IT solutions.
• Solution Design: Develop solution designs, integration architecture, data flows, and technology roadmaps.
• Technology Integration: Ensure HR platforms integrate seamlessly with each other and other enterprise systems.
• Governance and Compliance: Ensure all solutions meet data privacy, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies like AI, automation, and analytics for applicable HR transformation.
• Vendor Management: Engage with external vendors and consultants for HTR technology solutions and implementations.
  
  

• Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and leverage seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains 13.
• Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product, delivery, etc.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, business, or a related field.
• Certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.
  
  

• Seasoned professional technical, IT, or operations experience within a large-scale (preferably multinational) technology services environment in areas such as software development, application support, and infrastructure support.
• Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Seasoned experience in integrating solutions for the HR business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns, and best practices.
• Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
• Seasoned experience in developing, selling, and delivering technical solutions in HR
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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The Head of Business Architect – HR bridges the gap between People & Culture and IT functions by aligning to business objectives with IT systems, data flows and architecture standards.

This role ensures People & Culture processes are effective enabled by technology solutions and supports regulatory, reporting, planning and financial control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment:
  • Understand the business strategy and operating model, and roadmap the realization of the target operating model, including practices delivering through countries, main portfolio models (IT Services, Tech Solutions, Capex Intensive), and scenarios for shared services.
  • Align business and solution architecture with with enterprise architecture and functions / business unit’s strategy and organization’s goals
  • Lead efforts to leverage emerging technologies and industry trends to shape future state architecture and drive transformation initiatives
• End-to-End Transformation Architecture Design & Development:
  • Manage the business process strategy, standards, taxonomy, and frameworks to standardize and implement. Liaise with BPOs who own operational processes to assess changes needed and relevant impacts to business, data, and system
  • Understand the best practice or fit-to-standard processes provided by our vendors and map to current ways of working in order to roadmap how to adopt more standard processes where necessary
  • Direct both business and solution architecture frameworks, ensuring integrated business processes, systems and technologies
  • Identify and drive opportunities for process improvements, automation and innovation to achieve efficiencies and competitive advantage
• Cross-functional Collaboration :
  • Engage with executive leadership, business units and technology teams to understand business objectives and translate into architecture strategies
• Governance & Compliance:
  • Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance frameworks to ensure alignment and consistency across business and IT landscape.
  • Mange risks associated to business transformation, ensuring architecture solutions comply to regulatorily requirements and mitigate operational risk
• Change Management & Innovation:
  • Analyze business maturity models and differences across OpCos to understand change impact, solution impact, and where to standardize. Ensuring smooth transition during business transformation efforts through effective communication, training and support
• Measure Strategic Effectiveness:
  • Identify measurements to track performance and impact on business outcomes
• Leadership & Mentoring:
  • Lead and mentor teams and foster collaborative and growth focused environment to drive business transformation initiatives.

Knowledge and Attributes

• Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and leverage seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains.
• Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product, delivery, etc.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications

• Bachelor’s degree in People Mangement.
• Beneficial to have certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• Beneficial - Six Sigma Black Belt
• Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.

Required Experience

• Seasoned professional in people & culture leadership, or operations experience within a large-scale (preferably multinational) and experience in people & culture technology transformation projects.
• Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Seasoned experience in integrating solutions for the people & culture business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns, and best practices.
• Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
• Seasoned experience in developing, selling, and delivering technical solutions in HR

Workplace type:

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Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

The Head of Business Architect – HR bridges the gap between People & Culture and IT functions by aligning to business objectives with IT systems, data flows and architecture standards.

This role ensures People & Culture processes are effective enabled by technology solutions and supports regulatory, reporting, planning and financial control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment:
• Understand the business strategy and operating model, and roadmap the realization of the target operating model, including practices delivering through countries, main portfolio models (IT Services, Tech Solutions, Capex Intensive), and scenarios for shared services.
• Align business and solution architecture with with enterprise architecture and functions / business unit’s strategy and organization’s goals
• Lead efforts to leverage emerging technologies and industry trends to shape future state architecture and drive transformation initiatives
• End-to-End Transformation Architecture Design & Development:
• Manage the business process strategy, standards, taxonomy, and frameworks to standardize and implement. Liaise with BPOs who own operational processes to assess changes needed and relevant impacts to business, data, and system
• Understand the best practice or fit-to-standard processes provided by our vendors and map to current ways of working in order to roadmap how to adopt more standard processes where necessary
• Direct both business and solution architecture frameworks, ensuring integrated business processes, systems and technologies
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvements, automation and innovation to achieve efficiencies and competitive advantage
• Cross-functional Collaboration :
• Engage with executive leadership, business units and technology teams to understand business objectives and translate into architecture strategies
• Governance & Compliance:
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance frameworks to ensure alignment and consistency across business and IT landscape.
• Mange risks associated to business transformation, ensuring architecture solutions comply to regulatorily requirements and mitigate operational risk
• Change Management & Innovation:
• Analyze business maturity models and differences across OpCos to understand change impact, solution impact, and where to standardize. Ensuring smooth transition during business transformation efforts through effective communication, training and support
• Measure Strategic Effectiveness:
• Identify measurements to track performance and impact on business outcomes
• Leadership & Mentoring:
• Lead and mentor teams and foster collaborative and growth focused environment to drive business transformation initiatives.
  

• Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and leverage seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains.
• Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product, delivery, etc.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in People Mangement.
• Beneficial to have certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• Beneficial - Six Sigma Black Belt
• Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.
  
  

• Seasoned professional in people & culture leadership, or operations experience within a large-scale (preferably multinational) and experience in people & culture technology transformation projects.
• Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Seasoned experience in integrating solutions for the people & culture business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns, and best practices.
• Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
• Seasoned experience in developing, selling, and delivering technical solutions in HR
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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The Head of Business Architect – HR bridges the gap between People & Culture and IT functions by aligning to business objectives with IT systems, data flows and architecture standards.

This role ensures People & Culture processes are effective enabled by technology solutions and supports regulatory, reporting, planning and financial control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment:
• Understand the business strategy and operating model, and roadmap the realization of the target operating model, including practices delivering through countries, main portfolio models (IT Services, Tech Solutions, Capex Intensive), and scenarios for shared services.
• Align business and solution architecture with with enterprise architecture and functions / business unit’s strategy and organization’s goals
• Lead efforts to leverage emerging technologies and industry trends to shape future state architecture and drive transformation initiatives
• End-to-End Transformation Architecture Design & Development:
• Manage the business process strategy, standards, taxonomy, and frameworks to standardize and implement. Liaise with BPOs who own operational processes to assess changes needed and relevant impacts to business, data, and system
• Understand the best practice or fit-to-standard processes provided by our vendors and map to current ways of working in order to roadmap how to adopt more standard processes where necessary
• Direct both business and solution architecture frameworks, ensuring integrated business processes, systems and technologies
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvements, automation and innovation to achieve efficiencies and competitive advantage
• Cross-functional Collaboration :
• Engage with executive leadership, business units and technology teams to understand business objectives and translate into architecture strategies
• Governance & Compliance:
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance frameworks to ensure alignment and consistency across business and IT landscape.
• Mange risks associated to business transformation, ensuring architecture solutions comply to regulatorily requirements and mitigate operational risk
• Change Management & Innovation:
• Analyze business maturity models and differences across OpCos to understand change impact, solution impact, and where to standardize. Ensuring smooth transition during business transformation efforts through effective communication, training and support
• Measure Strategic Effectiveness:
• Identify measurements to track performance and impact on business outcomes
• Leadership & Mentoring:
• Lead and mentor teams and foster collaborative and growth focused environment to drive business transformation initiatives.
  

• Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and leverage seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains.
• Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product, delivery, etc.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in People Mangement.
• Beneficial to have certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• Beneficial - Six Sigma Black Belt
• Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.
  
  

• Seasoned professional in people & culture leadership, or operations experience within a large-scale (preferably multinational) and experience in people & culture technology transformation projects.
• Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Seasoned experience in integrating solutions for the people & culture business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns, and best practices.
• Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
• Seasoned experience in developing, selling, and delivering technical solutions in HR
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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The Head of Business Architect – HR bridges the gap between People & Culture and IT functions by aligning to business objectives with IT systems, data flows and architecture standards.

This role ensures People & Culture processes are effective enabled by technology solutions and supports regulatory, reporting, planning and financial control requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment:
• Understand the business strategy and operating model, and roadmap the realization of the target operating model, including practices delivering through countries, main portfolio models (IT Services, Tech Solutions, Capex Intensive), and scenarios for shared services.
• Align business and solution architecture with with enterprise architecture and functions / business unit’s strategy and organization’s goals
• Lead efforts to leverage emerging technologies and industry trends to shape future state architecture and drive transformation initiatives
• End-to-End Transformation Architecture Design & Development:
• Manage the business process strategy, standards, taxonomy, and frameworks to standardize and implement. Liaise with BPOs who own operational processes to assess changes needed and relevant impacts to business, data, and system
• Understand the best practice or fit-to-standard processes provided by our vendors and map to current ways of working in order to roadmap how to adopt more standard processes where necessary
• Direct both business and solution architecture frameworks, ensuring integrated business processes, systems and technologies
• Identify and drive opportunities for process improvements, automation and innovation to achieve efficiencies and competitive advantage
• Cross-functional Collaboration :
• Engage with executive leadership, business units and technology teams to understand business objectives and translate into architecture strategies
• Governance & Compliance:
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards and governance frameworks to ensure alignment and consistency across business and IT landscape.
• Mange risks associated to business transformation, ensuring architecture solutions comply to regulatorily requirements and mitigate operational risk
• Change Management & Innovation:
• Analyze business maturity models and differences across OpCos to understand change impact, solution impact, and where to standardize. Ensuring smooth transition during business transformation efforts through effective communication, training and support
• Measure Strategic Effectiveness:
• Identify measurements to track performance and impact on business outcomes
• Leadership & Mentoring:
• Lead and mentor teams and foster collaborative and growth focused environment to drive business transformation initiatives.
  

• Seasoned knowledge of multi-vendor service integrations and cross-functional software, OS’s, and infrastructure designs.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, coupled with excellent interpersonal skills to build solid working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to develop and leverage seasoned specialist knowledge of reference architectures.
• Ability to maintain knowledge of trends and developments in technology domains.
• Seasoned ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams such as sales, product, delivery, etc.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in People Mangement.
• Beneficial to have certification and working knowledge of Enterprise Architecture methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman, SOA, ITIL, COBIT, etc.).
• Beneficial - Six Sigma Black Belt
• Safe Scaled Agile certification advantageous.
  
  

• Seasoned professional in people & culture leadership, or operations experience within a large-scale (preferably multinational) and experience in people & culture technology transformation projects.
• Seasoned client engagement and consulting experience coupled with solid experience in client needs assessment and change management.
• Seasoned experience in integrating solutions for the people & culture business domain, enterprise concerns, industry standards, established patterns, and best practices.
• Seasoned experience working in an agile development environment.
• Seasoned experience in developing, selling, and delivering technical solutions in HR
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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