Job Rate: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Job Location: Johannesburg
Reporting to: Executive Head: Operations & Analytics
Division: People & Brand
Role Overview:
We are looking for an experienced and strategic Senior Manager: Integration to lead the alignment and optimisation of HR processes, reporting, and data systems across the People Division. This role plays a critical part in ensuring seamless integration across People & Brand functions, enabling data-driven decision-making, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement. You will lead a newly established team and drive cross-functional collaboration across the business.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, HR, Industrial Engineering, or related field
- Lean Six Sigma certification (Advantageous)
- 5+ years’ experience in HR operations, process improvement, or integration-focused roles
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives
- Strong background in HR analytics, reporting, and data-driven decision-making
- Expertise in process mapping, workflow integration, and continuous improvement
- Experience with reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Demonstrated success in driving change adoption and operational efficiency
Key Responsibilities:
Integration Leadership
- Govern and maintain end-to-end People process maps and workflows
- Define integration standards, RACI frameworks, and workflow governance
- Drive cross-functional alignment across HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, L&D, OE, Brand, and Operations
Reporting & Insights
- Produce monthly People Operations dashboards (TATs, cycle times, bottlenecks)
- Deliver quarterly Executive People Packs with actionable insights
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity as the reporting source of truth
Continuous Improvement
- Lead and manage the Continuous Improvement (CI) pipeline
- Facilitate Kaizen sessions and root cause analysis
- Track and measure impact across quality, cost, speed, compliance, and employee experience
Change & Adoption
- Develop and implement adoption strategies for new processes and systems
- Partner with HRBPs and Talent Acquisition to drive uptake
- Identify and remove barriers to successful change implementation
Risk & Compliance
- Support compliance across people processes and systems
- Maintain an integration risk register and ensure mitigation controls
- Drive adherence to governance and regulatory standards
Team Leadership
You will lead and develop a team of specialists:
- People Reporting Specialist
- Transformation Reporting Specialist
- Projects Specialist
