Head of Human Resources

SUMMARY:
Lexdan Select is assisting a financial services company with their search for a head of human resources, based in Foreshore.

POSITION INFO:
Duties and responsibilities:

• Legislative Compliance: Ensure full adherence to SA employment law, maintain up-to-date policies, oversee statutory reporting, and advise on labour relations risk.
• Compensation, Benefits & Reward: Design and govern a competitive total reward framework, oversee executive incentives and RemCo partnerships, and manage annual salary and bonus processes.
• Strategic HR Leadership: Drive the HR strategy and operating model, build people analytics capability, and serve as a trusted strategic partner to ExCo and senior leadership.
• Organisational Development & Culture: Lead org design, embed company values and culture, run engagement diagnostics, and manage change programmes across the business.
• Talent, Learning & Leadership Development: Oversee end-to-end talent management, succession planning, leadership pipeline development, and performance enablement.
• Team Leadership & HR Operations: Lead and develop the HR team, ensure efficient service delivery through strong systems and processes, and act as a credible change agent across the organisation.

• Experience: 10–15 years progressive HR experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role
• Proven track record leading HR strategy, organisational development, and transformation in a multi-entity and/or financial services environment
• Experience partnering with Exco level leadership to support business strategy, people initiatives, and organisational outcomes.
• Strong expertise in South African labour legislation, governance, and complex employee relations
• Demonstrated experience in reward strategy, performance enablement, and culture transformation
• Experience implementing or optimising HR systems, analytics, and operating models