Data-Driven Talent & Performance Lead

Discovery Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Discovery Limited in Johannesburg seeks a Talent and Performance Specialist to maximise performance of people and teams. You will work across research, design, governance, systems, analytics and delivery, partnering with senior leaders and People teams to improve talent decisions and employee experience.

The role focuses on end-to-end talent management, learning, performance engagement and governance, translating business needs into practical talent solutions with strong data insights.

Qualifications

• Typically 5 to 8 years of relevant experience in talent and performance management.
• Experience delivering work streams or projects along the talent and performance value chain.
• Strong analytics, governance and data-driven decision making.
• Proven ability to work with SAP SuccessFactors or equivalent platforms.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and data visualization skills.

Responsibilities

• Talent and performance management across end-to-end processes and reviews.
• Diagnose business needs and convert ambiguous problems into structured options.
• Benchmark practices and technologies to ensure relevant talent solutions.
• Partner with business units to design and measure talent solutions with excellent experience.
• Synthesize information into business requirements, policies and toolkits.
• Lead defined projects from discovery through adoption and benefits tracking.
• Ensure governance, data checks and compliance in talent platforms.

Skills

Talent management

Analytics

Stakeholder management

Change management

Problem solving

Education

Relevant 3 year degree and/or post graduate qualification

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Teams

Job description

Discovery Limited in Johannesburg seeks a Talent and Performance Specialist to maximise performance of people and teams. You will work across research, design, governance, systems, analytics and delivery, partnering with senior leaders and People teams to improve talent decisions and employee experience.

The role focuses on end-to-end talent management, learning, performance engagement and governance, translating business needs into practical talent solutions with strong data insights.