Senior HR Manager

This hybrid and flexible three-month fixed-term contract position provides senior, hands-on HR leadership within a growing global technology group. Reporting to the Finance Director, the role focuses on strengthening the people function by driving end-to-end recruitment, structured onboarding, fair employee relations, and statutory compliance, while transferring knowledge and tools to an existing HR team so they can operate with greater independence. With recruitment and onboarding serving as the primary priorities, this position ensures new talent is effectively attracted, vetted, and integrated into the business. Alongside building consistent talent pipelines and managing probation cycles, the role acts as a trusted advisor to line managers and the executive committee on disciplinary, performance, and offboarding matters in alignment with South African labour legislation. Working hours: 3 days in office (Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday) 08h00 - 14h00 with the balance of the afternoon hours worked remotely and 2 days totally remote (Monday/Thursday) Key Responsibilities · Recruitment and Selection: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including workforce planning with hiring managers, drafting job specifications, sourcing, advertising, shortlisting, interviewing, conducting assessments, and completing reference and background checks. · Selection Governance and Pipelines: Conduct structured, competency-based interviews, coach hiring managers on consistent selection practices, build talent pipelines, and manage agency and job-board relationships to control time-to-hire and cost-per-hire. · Recruitment Compliance: Obtain required written budget approval from Finance prior to communicating any offer, appointment, absorption, or promotion, while applying employment equity requirements and maintaining records in compliance with internal policy and POPIA. · Structured Onboarding: Design and execute an onboarding framework covering contracts, induction, equipment and systems access, policy acknowledgements, and 30/60/90-day plans, coordinating with Finance, IT, and line managers to ensure day-one readiness. · Probation and Retention Tracking: Oversee probation periods with clear objectives, scheduled check-ins, and documented confirmation or extension decisions, while tracking and acting upon new-starter experience and early attrition data. · Employee Relations and Offboarding: Execute disciplinary, poor-performance, and exit processes from start to finish in compliance with internal policy and South African labour law, preparing charge sheets, performance improvement plans, warnings, and settlement agreements, and representing the organisation at internal hearings and the CCMA. · Exit Management: Oversee end-to-end offboarding, including exit interviews, manager handover sign-offs, return of company property, and final pay inputs. · Advisory and Team Development: Act as the primary point of contact for line managers and Exco on people matters, coach the existing HR team, support annual salary and performance review cycles, and deliver a documented handover of processes, templates, and open matters at the end of the contract. · People Operations and Statutory Compliance: Manage employment equity plans and reporting, workplace skills plans, annual training reports, learning and development coordination, benefits, leave, attendance, payroll inputs, engagement initiatives, and health and safety obligations. Requirements · Degree or diploma in Human Resource Management, Industrial Psychology or Labour Relations · Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field is an added advantage · SABPP registration is an added advantage · Minimum of 10 years' HR experience, including at least five years at senior manager level with substantial exposure to recruitment, onboarding, and employee relations. · Proven track record in end-to-end recruitment and onboarding, including structured interviewing and assessment. · Proven experience managing disciplinary and incapacity processes to conclusion, including CCMA representation. · Strong working knowledge of South African labour legislation, including the LRA, BCEA, EEA, Skills Development Act, and POPIA. · Experience gained within a technology, financial services, or other professional services environment. · Confident using HR and applicant-tracking systems and building auditable workflows. · Ability to work on site in Menlyn, Pretoria five days per week. · Disclosure of any conflicts of interest upon application and commitment to strict confidentiality. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office essential