People and Culture Platforms Lead

Dis-Chem Pharmacies; Midrand; Vor Ort; ZAR 900.000 - 1.300.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical aid

Provident fund

Staff account

Zusammenfassung

Dis-Chem Pharmacies seeks a People and Culture Platform Squad Lead who will own the end-to-end health, delivery, and operational performance of HR platforms across payroll, employee data, and reporting. You will translate priorities from the Core Platforms Tribe roadmap into an executable backlog, ensuring regulatory compliance and accurate people data.

You will lead a cross-functional squad, drive platform ownership, and collaborate with HR leadership, Payroll, Finance, and Product stakeholders

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• 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 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; Balance platform stability with continuous improvement and employee experience; Strong stakeholder engagement with HR, Payroll, and governance teams.
• Key Performance Indicators: Availability and stability of 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 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.

Ausbildung

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

Jobbeschreibung

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

Responsibilities

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

SpecialConditionsofEmployment:

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

Remunerationandbenefits:

• Marketrelatedsalary
• Medicalaid
• Providentfund
• Staffaccount

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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.