People Development Manager

Time Personnel; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Personnel in Cape Town seeks a People Development Manager to lead and develop Managers in a fast-growing, data-driven environment. You will empower leaders, foster a positive culture, and drive scalable operational excellence.

Responsibilities include coaching multi-tier teams, monitoring KPIs, improving training structures, and collaborating with Engineering and Support to enhance processes and delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience managing within a multi-tier structure across managers, team leads and operators.
• Strong background in operations management.
• Proven experience leading managers and high-performing teams.
• Experience using data to identify opportunities and drive process improvements.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Collaborative leadership with accountability and continuous improvement.
• Highly organized with strong critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Experience with reporting and spreadsheets; familiarity with workflow systems.
• Experience designing and delivering training and capability-building initiatives.
• Resilient, adaptable and able to perform in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leads and Managers.
• Support ownership of the quality and consistency of daily operations.
• Monitor team and data performance against KPIs and trends.
• Ensure high standards of validation, accuracy, and consistency.
• Own and improve quality control frameworks, workflow processes and training structures.
• Manage escalations above Team Lead level and remove blockers.
• Apply Agile practices to guide Team Leads and maintain organized delivery.
• Plan and manage capacity and pipeline across teams.
• Optimise workflows, identify inefficiencies and measure impact.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Customer Support, and other teams to improve processes.
• Build and streamline training programmes for new hires and existing staff.
• Report progress, risks, and recommendations to the Director.

Skills

Leadership

Operations Mgmt

Team leadership

Data analysis

Stakeholder mgmt

Agile practices

Training design

Communication

Tools

Jira

Job description

People Development Manager job vacancy in Cape Town.

Are you a people-first leader who thrives on developing others and building a positive team culture in a data-driven environment?

Our international client is looking for a Manager to join their Cape Town-based team. This is an opportunity to lead with empathy, empower a team of Managers, and grow alongside a fast-scaling business.

While experience is important, they’re equally interested in someone with strong leadership potential, a collaborative approach, and the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop those around them.

Requirements:

• Experience managing within a multi-tier structure, coordinating effectively across managers, team leads, and operators
• Strong background in operations management
• Proven experience leading managers and high-performing teams
• Experience using data to identify opportunities and drive operational process improvements is highly advantageous
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills
• Collaborative leadership style with a strong focus on accountability, continuous improvement, and team development
• Highly organised, with strong critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Confident working with reporting, spreadsheets, and workflow systems such as Jira
• Experience designing and delivering training and capability-building initiatives
• Resilient, adaptable, and able to perform effectively in a fast-paced and changing environment

Duties and Responsibilities::

• Lead, coach, and develop Team Leads and Managers
• Support ownership of the quality and consistency of daily operations
• Monitor team and data performance against KPIs, tracking error and exception rates and proactively acting on emerging trends
• Ensure high standards of validation, accuracy, and consistency across the function
• Own and continuously improve quality control frameworks, workflow processes, and training structures to ensure the function remains reliable and scalable
• Manage escalations above Team Lead level and remove blockers to ensure effective delivery
• Apply Agile practices to guide and support Team Leads, keeping delivery organised, visible, and consistent across teams
• Plan and manage capacity and pipeline across teams, balancing workloads against deadlines and available resources
• Optimise workflows, identify inefficiencies, implement improvements, and measure their impact on efficiency and accuracy
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Customer Support, and other internal teams to improve processes, resolve issues, and support effective delivery
• Build and streamline training programmes for new hires and existing team members
• Report progress, risks, and recommendations to the Director, providing clear insights to support planning, prioritisation, and resourcing