Senior Manager Wellbeing, Talent Sourcing and Employee Experience

Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company with a 75-year heritage. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. When you join Team Sasol, you are joining a company that puts people at the center of everything we do.

Sasol invests in its employees along every stage of the career path and offers development opportunities to help you cultivate your career in a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Requisition ID

12991

Closing Date

3 September 2026

OME

PSR: HR Operations

Location

Sandton, Gauteng

Purpose of Job

• Lead the design of key processes and delivery of transactional and operational Human Resources services to provide support to Sasol.
• Ensure that all transactional HR services are delivered timeously and accurately. These include.
• Liaise and engage with the HR teams to obtain a good understanding of their requirements and ensure delivery of services on agreed scope, quality, and performance requirements.
• Responsible for developing the Southern African wellbeing strategy, providing fit-for-purpose wellbeing solutions that enable sustainable business performance.
• Drive Guiding Principles, Priority Personas & Employee Experience Journeys

Key Accountabilities

• Define core processes required to implement and deliver HR Transactional Services and design protocols for how these should be implemented to deliver against agreed service levels.
• Develop and present reports and briefs to the Executive leadership teams, Board Committees, senior management, key stakeholders, and consultation committees.
• Develop and enforce service and delivery standards for all HR Transactional Services to ensure these meet the requirements of business and HR teams.
• Lead and manage enrolment and onboarding transactional services to ensure new employees are able to transition into their new jobs effectively and without delay. Provide exit management transactional services to enable exiting employees with all the information and process guidance needed to exit the organisation.
• Lead the implementation of transactional services of recruitment, wellbeing benefits environment to ensure employees have all the information and support needed in this regard.
• Lead implementation of transactional services for recruitment, learnership recruitment and onboarding, bursary scheme, graduate development programme support, professional and learnership registration and new employee orientation. These serve to ensure that new employees and graduates have all the administrative support they need when joining the organisation.
• Lead continuous improvement, enablement, and governance of all HR transactional processes for payroll and benefit centre, recruitment, training, and other HR services to ensure sustainable business objectives and best practices.
• Oversee the updating, management, and safekeeping of all employee records to ensure accuracy of data in this regard.
• Ensure the implementation of effective and efficient processes and continuously improve and automate transactional aspects of the service offering including the use of appropriate digital technology.
• Provide steer on the standardisation of all HR transactional processes within Southern Africa to drive continuous optimisation and efficiency.
• Ensure adherence to Sasol, legal and other statutory requirements related to personal information of employees which includes continuously reviewing changes in legislation or regulations that have an impact on this matter and make the necessary adjustments to ensure compliance.
• Lead the implementation of appropriate measures (KPIs) to manage and provide efficient HR services with the objective of driving high levels of service satisfaction.
• Measure and close performance gaps through the execution of continuous business improvement initiatives.
• Promote, embed, and ensure consistent implementation of employee experience and measurement framework across the business.
• Embed and promote design-thinking, experiential models, and agile methodologies in the design of HR programs, processes, and policies, to enhance engagement and delight.
• Provide strategic direction for the design of engagement delivery components to ensure it aligns with the value drivers and cultural framework of the organisation.
• Develop retention strategy to be an employer of choice and build employer branding.

Formal Education

• University Bachelor’s Degree
• Post Graduate Degree (Wish)

Working Experience

• 12+ relevant years

Required Personal And Professional Skills LC_Commercial Agility

LC_Business Ownership

LC_Drives Innovation

LC_External Focus

LC_Customer Centricity

LC_Collaborative

LC_Inspirational

TC_Policies and Procedures

LC_Builds Talent

TC_Assessment

LC_Developing Self

TC_Data Collection and Analysis

LC_Partnerships

TC_Planning and Organisation

LC_Delivery Excellence

TC_HR_People Advocacy

TC_HR_Digital Integration

TC_HR_Digital Literacy

TC_HR_Business Acumen

TC_Compliance Management

Sasol is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Inspired by our Purpose of “Innovating for a better world”, Sasol acknowledges that diversity is intrinsic to the fabric of our organisation and is the key to our growth and success. Sasol is committed to the full inclusion of all suitably qualified individuals. Preference will be given to applicants from designated groups and people with disabilities according to Sasol’s Employment Equity Plan. This includes reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

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