People And Culture Platforms Lead

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-ChemPharmacies hasanopportunityavailablefora People and Culture Platform Squad Lead, reporting into the Core Platforms Tribe Lead, owns the end-to-end health, delivery, and operational performance of Dis-Chem’s People and Culture platforms. The role leads a cross-functional squad responsible for configuring, integrating, and operating platforms that support payroll, employee master data, workforce management, time and attendance, talent administration, and HR reporting. Working closely with HR leadership, Payroll, Finance, and Product stakeholders, the Squad Lead translates priorities from the Core Platforms Tribe roadmap into an executable backlog, ensuring reliable operation, regulatory compliance, and accurate people data. This role is critical to enabling stable employee lifecycle processes while meeting labour law, payroll, and data-privacy requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, HR Systems, or a related field
• 7+ years’ 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

Platform Ownership and Roadmap

• 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

Delivery and Operations

• 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

Governance and Collaboration

• 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

Competencies

• 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

Key Performance Indicators

• Availability and stability of People & Culture platforms
• Accuracy and timeliness of payroll and employee data processing
• Reduction in HR-related system incidents and payroll errors
• Compliance with labour law, payroll, and data-privacy requirements
• Satisfaction of HR, Payroll, and People Operations stakeholders
• Contribution to culture, accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement

Ways of Working (Agile & squad-based)

• Lead a cross-functional People & Culture platform squad using Agile delivery principles
• Operate with clear platform ownership and accountability
• Promote transparency, quality, and continuous improvement
• Balance delivery velocity with compliance, control, and enterprise governance

Special Conditions of Employment

• SouthAfricancitizen
• MIE,clearcriminalandcredit
• Driver’slicenseand/orownreliabletransport

Remuneration and Benefits

• Marketrelatedsalary
• Medicalaid
• Providentfund
• Staffaccount

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is an equal opportunity employer. Dis-Chem’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to Dis-Chem’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. Dis-Chem actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.