Senior HR Practitioner - Financial Services

About the Role

Join a well-established leader in the financial services sector as a Senior HR Practitioner. In this pivotal role, you will drive operational excellence, foster a positive employee experience, and implement strategic HR practices that align with our organizational goals.

Main Missions

• Talent Acquisition & Management: Oversee the full recruitment lifecycle, including job description drafting, grading, interviewing, and managing internal transfers and promotions.
• Compliance & Employee Relations: Ensure strict adherence to labor legislation, employment equity, skills development, and occupational health and safety standards while managing first-level disciplinary actions.
• Employee Development: Drive talent growth through probation management, individual development plans (IDPs), Knowledge Hub sessions, and succession planning.
• Performance Management: Coordinate the performance system, ensuring alignment between KPAs and KPIs, and providing detailed reporting.
• HR Operations & Administration: Manage transactional activities including payroll inputs, monthly/quarterly HR reporting, leave management, and maintaining accurate employee records.

Candidate Profile

• Proven experience as an HR Practitioner, preferably within the financial services industry.
• Strong understanding of labor laws, employment equity, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrated ability to manage end-to-end recruitment and performance management processes.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to handle sensitive employee relations matters professionally.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail regarding administrative and payroll-related tasks.

Required Skills

• End-to-end Recruitment & Selection
• Performance Management (KPA/KPI alignment)
• Labor Law & Regulatory Compliance
• Employee Development & Succession Planning
• HR Data Management & Reporting