Description:
Role Specification: Chief People Officer Position Title: Chief People Officer (CPO)
Reports To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) / Group Executive Committee
Location: Bryanston
Direct Reports: HR Directors/Managers, Talent & OD, Employee Relations, Total
Rewards, HR Operations, Learning & Development, HR Technology
Role Purpose
The Group Chief People Officer is a strategic executive responsible for shaping and delivering the organisations people agenda to drive business performance, culture, and long-term sustainability. This role leads the full human capital strategyincluding talent management, culture transformation, leadership development, organisational effectiveness, and employee experienceto ensure the company attracts, develops, and retains exceptional people.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Leadership
Develop and execute a people strategy aligned to business goals. Serve as a key member of the executive leadership team, contributing to strategic decision-making. Promote a high-performance, purpose-driven culture. 2. Organisational Culture & Transformation
Lead culture evolution to support innovation, accountability, inclusion, and engagement.
Act as custodian of organisational values and employee experience.
Champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) initiatives.
3. Talent Management & Leadership Development
Oversee workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, and leadership pipelines.
Implement strategies for leadership and skills development at every level.
Drive internal mobility, high-potential programs, and executive coaching frameworks.
4. People Operations & HR Excellence
Ensure efficient, compliant HR operations, policies, and systems.
Lead digital transformation within HR to improve analytics, employee selfservice, and automation.
Oversee compensation and benefits strategies that are competitive and aligned to performance.
5. Change Management & Organisational Design
Lead organisational restructuring, mergers, or integrations from a people perspective.
Implement change management solutions to support strategic initiatives.
Drive workforce optimisation and future-of-work initiatives.
6. Performance & Employee Engagement
Embed a performance-based culture with fair, transparent metrics.
Monitor employee engagement and implement initiatives to improve retention.
Ensure effective communication and collaboration across all business units.
7. Skills and Employment Equity
Lead all BEE-aligned initiatives related to sk