General Manager Human Resources – IT, Engineering & Digital

Role Purpose

The General Manager: HR IT Engineering & Digital will provide strategic and operational HR leadership to technology engineering and digital business units. The role is 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
Bachelors degree in Human Resources Industrial Psychology Business Administration or a related field.
Postgraduate qualification (Honours / Masters / 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.
This role is critical in enabling continued innovation and digital growth through strong strategic people leadership.