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Chief People Officer

Authentic Life Connections

Salary

R2 900 000 - R3 000 000 (PER YEAR)

Location

Gauteng

Role

Chief People Officer

Job type

Permanent

Work setup

Not specified

Closing date

16 Apr 2026

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Job Specification

Duties and Responsibilities:Develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.Lead talent management, culture transformation, leadership development, organisational effectiveness, and employee experience.Partner with the CEO and executive team to drive organisational performance, culture, and leadership capability.Lead and evolve the HR function across all areas including payroll, culture transformation, talent acquisition, learning and development, employee relations, compensation, and workforce planning.Champion a values-driven culture that promotes engagement, inclusion, accountability, and high performance.Design and implement leadership development and succession planning programs to build strong internal pipelines.Provide strategic oversight of workforce analytics, HR technology, and data-driven decision making.Ensure compliance with all relevant labour legislation and governance standards.Drive initiatives that enhance employee experience, retention, and organisational capability across a workforce of approximately 4,000 employees.Ensure efficient, compliant HR operations, policies, and systems. Ensure HR practices meet legal and ethical standards across jurisdictions.Desired Experience and Qualifications:10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role within a large and complex organisation.Demonstrated ability to lead people strategy at scale (3000+ employees preferred).Proven experience driving an attractive employee value propositionDeep expertise across the full HR value chain including organisational design, talent management, culture transformation, and HR operations.Experience managing large payroll teamExceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills at executive and board level.Experience leading large HR teams and driving organisational change.Interested?If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply via this post. If you wish to send your resume via email forward your CV to hello@authenticlifeconnections.com, insert the job title and copy the reference number in brackets in the subject line of your e-mail.If you have not ...

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Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive people strategy aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals.
  • Lead talent management, culture transformation, leadership development, organisational effectiveness, and employee experience.
  • Partner with the CEO and executive team to drive organisational performance, culture, and leadership capability.
  • Lead and evolve the HR function across all areas including payroll, culture transformation, talent acquisition, learning and development, employee relations, compensation, and workforce planning.
  • Champion a values-driven culture that promotes engagement, inclusion, accountability, and high performance.
  • Design and implement leadership development and succession planning programs to build strong internal pipelines.
  • Provide strategic oversight of workforce analytics, HR technology, and data-driven decision making.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant labour legislation and governance standards.
  • Drive initiatives that enhance employee experience, retention, and organisational capability across a workforce of approximately 4,000 employees.
  • Ensure efficient, compliant HR operations, policies, and systems. Ensure HR practices meet legal and ethical standards across jurisdictions.
Desired Experience and Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of progressive HR experience, including at least 5 years in a leadership role within a large and complex organisation.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead people strategy at scale (3000+ employees preferred).
  • Proven experience driving an attractive employee value proposition
  • Deep expertise across the full HR value chain including organisational design, talent management, culture transformation, and HR operations.
  • Experience managing large payroll team
  • Exceptional leadership, stakeholder engagement, and influencing skills at executive and board level.
  • Experience leading large HR teams and driving organisational change.
Interested?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply via this post. If you wish to send your resume via email forward your CV to hello@authenticlifeconnections.com, insert the job title and copy the reference number in brackets in the subject line of your e-mail.
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable position.

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