Remote HR Operations Lead – Payroll & HRIS (SA)

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Flexible hours

Laptop provided

Annual leave and public holidays

Professional development and training

Medical aid and provident fund

Performance-based incentives

Collaborative team culture

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an HR Operations Specialist for a fully remote role based in South Africa. The role focuses on HRIS data integrity, payroll processing, and benefits administration while ensuring compliance with South African labor laws.

You will support onboarding, contracts, offboarding, and HR reporting in a fast-growing tech startup. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in HR or related field and at least 3 years in HR operations, with hands-on HRIS and payroll experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Admin, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years experience in HR operations/administration.
• Proven HRIS and payroll systems experience.
• Solid knowledge of SA labor law and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain HRIS data accuracy and integrity.
• Oversee onboarding, contracts, and offboarding processes.
• Administer payroll processing and timely salary disbursement.
• Manage employee benefits administration and queries.
• Ensure compliance with SA labour laws and policies.
• Develop HR process docs and SOPs.
• Generate HR reports for management decisions.
• Support HR team with admin tasks.
• Handle employee HR policy and payroll queries.
• Assist implementation of new HR tech and system enhancements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Communication

Remote work

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Workday

Sage HR

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an HR Operations Specialist for a fully remote role based in South Africa. The role focuses on HRIS data integrity, payroll processing, and benefits administration while ensuring compliance with South African labor laws.

You will support onboarding, contracts, offboarding, and HR reporting in a fast-growing tech startup. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in HR or related field and at least 3 years in HR operations, with hands-on HRIS and payroll experience.