General Manager: Human Resources – IT, Engineering

Responsible for aligning people strategy with business objectives, enabling digital transformation, and building high-performing, future-fit teams within a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic HR Leadership

• Partner with executive and senior technology leadership to shape and execute a people strategy aligned to the digital and technology roadmap.
• Provide strategic input on organisational design, workforce planning, and talent capability for IT, engineering, and digital functions.
• Lead change management initiatives linked to digital transformation, systems implementation, and new ways of working.

Talent Management & Workforce Planning

• Drive end-to-end talent management, including attraction, retention, succession planning, and leadership development for scarce and critical skills.
• Oversee recruitment strategies for IT, engineering, and digital roles, ensuring access to top-tier and diverse talent.
• Implement robust performance management and career progression frameworks tailored to technical and digital roles.

Employee Relations & Culture

• Build a high-performance, inclusive, and values-driven culture within technology and digital teams.
• Provide guidance on employee relations, labour legislation, and dispute resolution in line with South African labour law.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on people, culture, and organisational matters.

Learning, Development & Capability Building

• Identify current and future skills requirements within IT, engineering, and digital environments.
• Partner with Learning & Development to design upskilling, reskilling, and leadership programmes.
• Support agile ways of working, innovation, and continuous improvement through targeted capability development.

HR Governance, Risk & Compliance

• Ensure HR policies, practices, and processes comply with labour legislation, internal governance, and organisational standards.
• Monitor and manage people-related risks within technology and digital environments.
• Ensure effective use of HR metrics, analytics, and reporting to inform decision-making.

Transformation & B-BBEE

• Support employment equity, transformation, and diversity initiatives within technical and digital teams.
• Partner with leadership to ensure alignment with B-BBEE and transformation objectives.

Key Stakeholders

• Executive and Senior Management
• IT, Engineering, and Digital Leadership Teams
• Group HR and Centres of Excellence
• External recruitment and talent partners

Minimum Requirements
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Postgraduate qualification (Honours / Master's / MBA) will be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum 8 years' experience in a senior HR leadership role, preferably within IT, engineering, technology, or digital environments.
• Proven experience partnering with senior leadership in complex, fast-paced organisations.
• Demonstrated experience in organisational design, change management, and talent management within technical or digital teams.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong understanding of HR practices within IT, engineering, and digital ecosystems.
• Solid knowledge of South African labour legislation and HR governance.
• Experience supporting agile, product, or project-based teams.
• Strong strategic thinking, business acumen, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Data-driven approach with experience using HR metrics and analytics.

Key Competencies

• Strategic partnering
• Leadership and influence
• Change agility
• Talent and capability development
• Commercial and digital mindset
• Integrity and professionalism

Success Measures

• Effective alignment of people strategy with digital and technology objectives.
• Improved attraction, retention, and development of critical IT and digital talent.
• Strong leadership capability and succession pipelines.
• Positive employee engagement and culture outcomes within technology and digital teams.