Senior HR Manager
Executive Placements · Bo-Kaap, Western Cape
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WatersEdge Solutions is partnering with a growing technology business to appoint an experienced Senior HR Manager as the organisation prepares for its next stage of growth and international expansion.
Working closely with the Group People Officer, this is a senior, hands-on HR leadership role with particular emphasis on labour relations, industrial relations, employee relations and compliance . You’ll take ownership of day-to-day HR operations while helping strengthen the frameworks, policies and people practices required to support a scaling organisation.
The role requires someone equally comfortable representing the business at the CCMA, advising senior leadership on a sensitive employee matter, building a compliance framework, and getting involved in recruitment, onboarding, payroll liaison and HR operations.
About the Role
As Senior HR Manager, you’ll serve as a senior HR voice within the business, partnering closely with leadership while taking practical ownership of the HR function.
A significant part of your remit will be IR, ER and labour relations , including personally managing complex employee matters, disciplinary processes, grievances, disputes, restructures, retrenchments and CCMA cases.
You’ll also build and maintain the organisation’s broader HR compliance framework across the BCEA, LRA, OHS Act, BBBEE and SETA/skills development requirements , ensuring records, processes and reporting remain accurate and audit-ready.
Alongside this, you’ll oversee the full day-to-day HR remit and help develop the HR team as the organisation continues to scale.
Key Responsibilities
Build, implement and maintain a robust HR compliance framework covering the BCEA, LRA, OHS Act, BBBEE and SETA requirements.
Take ownership of WSP/ATR submissions, skills development, grants and levies.
Lead labour relations, industrial relations and employee relations across the business.
Personally manage complex disciplinary matters, grievances and employee disputes.
Lead CCMA cases and represent the organisation throughout the process.
Manage HR aspects of restructures and retrenchments.
Provide senior, practical HR guidance to managers and leadership on complex or sensitive people matters.
Partner closely with the Group People Officer on strategic people priorities and implementation.
Identify workforce, reward and compliance risks early and ensure appropriate mitigation.
Lead and develop the HR team as the organisation grows, including HR Managers, Business Partners and administrative te
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