Senior HR Generalist

Job overview:

The successful candidate will provide broad HR generalist support across recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management, learning and development, HR administration, reporting and compliance. This is a varied role suited to someone who enjoys both operational HR delivery and partnering with leadership to resolve people matters professionally and consistently.

This role is ideal for someone who is friendly, professional, detail-oriented and solutions-focused, with sound judgement, strong communication skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy corporate environment.

You’re perfect for this position if you:

• Have an HR-related degree or relevant HR qualification, with at least five (5) years of HR generalist experience.
• Have a solid understanding of HR policies, labour law, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, performance management and learning and development.
• Are confident supporting leadership with practical HR guidance and know when to escalate complex or sensitive matters.
• Can manage multiple priorities, deadlines and stakeholders while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing.
• Are approachable and able to build trusted working relationships with employees and leaders at all levels.
• Understand the importance of confidentiality, fairness and consistency when handling employee matters.
• Are comfortable working with HR systems, employee data, reporting and Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Are proactive, organised and solutions-focused, with a willingness to learn and improve HR processes.
• Have a practical understanding of how effective HR support contributes to employee experience, business performance and compliance.

Extra points if you have:

• Experience in a professional services, financial services or corporate environment.
• Experience working across more than one office, business unit or region.
• Experience with HRIS platforms, onboarding workflows or employee data reporting.
• Experience with SETA, WSP and ATR submissions, Employment Equity reporting or similar HR compliance processes.
• Exposure to employee engagement, learning and development, wellness or culture initiatives.

Your role and responsibilities

Among other tasks, your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the full recruitment and onboarding process, from job advertising and interviewing through to induction and new starter administration.
• Providing day-to-day HR guidance to managers and employees on policies, procedures, employee relations and people-related matters.
• Assisting with performance management, probation reviews, disciplinary, grievance and capability processes.
• Co-ordinating learning and development initiatives, training administration and employee engagement activities.
• Maintaining accurate HR records, employee data and documentation while ensuring confidentiality and data integrity.
• Producing HR reports and supporting payroll-related administration, employee lifecycle changes and process improvements.
• Supporting HR compliance, policy implementation, Employment Equity and other statutory reporting requirements where applicable.
• Contributing to HR projects, employee experience initiatives and continuous improvement across the HR function.