Senior People Business Partner

Johannesburg, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 12 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Michael Page Africa is recruiting a Senior People Business Partner for a client in the beauty business services and FMCG industry. The permanent role is Johannesburg-based (with work-from-home flexibility) and plays a pivotal part in the HR function, partnering with the Managing Director and leadership team to align people plans with key business objectives and providing strategic HR guidance and operational support.

The Senior People Business Partner advises on organisational design, workforce planning, employee relations, performance and change management, leads workforce planning aligned to the Annual Operating Plan and fiscal budget, and partners with Finance on people cost budgets. The role also leads the annual compensation review and merit cycle with global Reward teams, acts as the local subject matter expert for SAP SuccessFactors and HR data, and owns recruitment, onboarding, performance and talent reviews, succession planning, ER and payroll governance.

The client offers a competitive basic salary package and cell phone allowance. Contact Darian Naidoo at Michael Page, quoting job ref JN-092026-7115814.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the MD and leadership to align people plans with business objectives; coach and upskill managers

• Advise on organisational design, workforce planning, employee relations, performance and change management

• Lead workforce and headcount planning aligned to the AOP and fiscal budget; manage people cost budgets with Finance

• Lead the annual compensation review, merit cycle and salary recommendations with global Reward teams

• Drive role grading, job evaluation, salary benchmarking and retention strategies for key talent

• Lead adoption of SAP SuccessFactors and HR systems; manage lifecycle transactions, reporting and data governance

• Run full recruitment and onboarding; facilitate performance cycles, calibration, talent reviews and succession planning

• Manage ER matters, disciplinaries, grievances and consultations; ensure SA labour law compliance

• Oversee payroll governance with payroll providers and shared services

Required Qualifications

• Proven strategic HR business partnering and HR leadership experience, preferably in beauty services

• Must be based in Johannesburg

• Strong knowledge of South African labour legislation and employee relations

• Experience in workforce planning, organisational design, talent management and remuneration/benchmarking

• Experience managing payroll governance, HR budgets and people cost planning

• Proficient in HRIS, reporting and people analytics; SAP SuccessFactors an advantage

Source listing: Michael Page Africa – client in beauty services / FMCG. Apply via the original advert.

Skills & Requirements

HR Business PartneringWorkforce PlanningOrganisational DesignEmployee RelationsSA Labour LawCompensation & RewardJob GradingSalary BenchmarkingSAP SuccessFactorsPeople AnalyticsTalent ManagementSuccession PlanningPayroll GovernanceChange Management