HR Platform Lead — People & Payroll Systems

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-related salary

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Job summary

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is seeking a People and Culture Platform Squad Lead to own and optimize HR platforms across payroll, master data, and workforce management. You will translate priorities into a concrete backlog and ensure compliant, reliable operation.

You will lead a cross-functional squad, drive platform governance, and collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, and Product stakeholders to support accurate people data and lifecycle processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in HR platforms, payroll systems, or enterprise applications.
• Proven experience leading platform squads or cross-functional delivery teams.
• Experience in regulated or audit-intensive environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of the People & Culture platform roadmap within the Core Platforms Tribe.
• Shape priorities and sequencing with the Tribe Lead and Product Owners.
• Drive standardization of HR and payroll processes and configuration.
• Ensure alignment with Finance Platforms, Core Platforms, and Integration capabilities.
• Lead the People & Culture platform squad delivering configuration, enhancements, and integrations.
• Ensure reliable operation of HR and payroll systems, including payroll cycles and statutory reporting.
• Own release planning, testing, and production support.
• Proactively manage incidents and prevent repeat failures.
• Ensure People & Culture platform changes comply with architecture, integration standards, security, and data-privacy requirements.
• Coordinate closely with Finance, Integration, Security, Audit, and Compliance teams.
• Manage platform vendor delivery within tribe-level governance frameworks.
• Escalate architectural, data, or regulatory trade-offs as required.
• Strong understanding of HR, payroll, and people-data platforms.
• Experience operating compliance-heavy, employee-critical enterprise systems.
• Ability to balance platform stability with continuous improvement and employee experience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with HR, Payroll, and governance teams.

Skills

HR platforms

Payroll systems

Platform squads

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, HR Systems, or a related field

Job description

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Limited is seeking a People and Culture Platform Squad Lead to own and optimize HR platforms across payroll, master data, and workforce management. You will translate priorities into a concrete backlog and ensure compliant, reliable operation.

You will lead a cross-functional squad, drive platform governance, and collaborate with HR, Payroll, Finance, and Product stakeholders to support accurate people data and lifecycle processes.