HR Administration Team Lead

In this role, you will lead a team responsible for accurate and compliant HR administration across the employee lifecycle. You will ensure data integrity, workflow efficiency, labour law compliance, and a seamless employee experience. The position requires strong people leadership and the ability to operate in a high-volume, deadline-driven HR environment.

• Lead the full onboarding and offboarding lifecycle for employees and contractors.
• Ensure SLA adherence, compliance, and payroll cut-off readiness.
• Maintain accurate employee data in HR system
• Manage contractor administration: contracts, extensions, rehires, compliance checks.
• Oversee HR documentation, approvals, and quality control.
• Liaise with HRBPs, Line Managers, Payroll, and benefit providers.
• Provide clear, proactive communication to employees and stakeholders.
• Lead and develop a team of HR/P&C Administrators.
• Ensure compliance with BCEA, LRA, UIF, and statutory requirements.
• Support audits and drive continuous process improvements.

• Diploma/Degree in HR, Business Administration, or Operations.
• 5+ years experience in HR administration or HR operations.
• 2+ years in a supervisory or team lead role.
• Experience in high-volume HR environments.
• HRIS experience (SAP SuccessFactors preferred).
• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation.
• Advantageous: Labour law/IR training, audit/CCMA admin experience, contractor workforce exposure, payroll/benefits knowledge.
• Strong HRIS proficiency - SAP SuccessFactors will be an added advantage
• Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Employee lifecycle and workflow management.
• Leadership, coaching, and team management.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Governance mindset with problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.