Divisional HR Executive

Location: Bryanston, Johannesburg

Innovation Advance Recruitment is partnering with a leading organisation in the travel and tourism sector to appoint an accomplished Divisional HR Executive. This is a rare opportunity to shape the people agenda within one of the most dynamic, fast moving industries - one that blends global reach, diverse teams, and a uniquely human experience.

Our client operates across multiple brands and regions, requiring a strategic HR leader who can navigate complexity, drive cohesion, and elevate organisational capability across a multi geography environment.

Strategic HR Leadership

• Execute the Group HR Strategy across all business units and operational sites, ensuring consistent implementation and alignment with group standards.
• Co lead key group HR projects, including HR systems, culture programmes, governance enhancements, and organisation wide transformation initiatives.
• Develop and implement the divisional HR strategy aligned to business priorities.
• Provide strategic advisory support to the CEO, divisional EXCO, and senior leaders on people, culture, organisational effectiveness, and commercial alignment.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a geographically dispersed HR team across multiple brands and regions.
• Build a high performing HR function that delivers consistent, high quality support to business units.

Talent & Workforce Management

• Oversee end to end talent management, including acquisition, development, succession, and retention.
• Implement robust performance management and leadership development frameworks.
• Champion diversity, transformation, and internal mobility initiatives.

Employee, Community & Industrial Relations

• Maintain a healthy ER climate across multiple geographies, ensuring compliance with labour legislation and internal policy frameworks.
• Guide leaders on ER matters, investigations, hearings, and community or union engagements where applicable.
• Strengthen proactive ER/IR practices to support organisational stability.

Organisational Development & Culture

• Drive culture building initiatives that unite employees across brands, sites, and regions, reinforcing shared identity and purpose.
• Strengthen employee engagement and leadership capability.
• Support organisational design, structural evolution, and optimisation projects.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Development, or related field.
• Postgraduate qualification (MBA/MBL) advantageous.

Experience & Skills

• 10+ years' progressive HR experience, including 5+ years in HR leadership.
• Proven experience in complex, multi brand or multinational environments.
• Strong expertise across talent, ER, OD, reward, and HR operations.
• Experience leading teams across countries.
• Strong business acumen and stakeholder influence capability.

Competencies

• Strategic thinker with hands on delivery capability.
• Resilient, adaptable, and effective in fast paced environments.
• High integrity, emotional intelligence, and strong leadership presence.

This is a rare opportunity with an exceptional organisation. If you meet the criteria, this is a chance not to be missed.