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People Operations Manager

Mya Systems

Mya Systems

People & HR, Operations
Sandton, South Africa
Posted on Oct 30, 2025

Company Description

Pnet is a leading online job board in South Africa dedicated to connecting job seekers with their ideal employment opportunities. As a major player in the South African job market, we had a key role in facilitating millions of job placements across various sectors and industries.

We are proud to be part of The Stepstone Group, a global expert in job-tech platforms. Being part of a global team allows us to leverage cutting-edge technology, data, and industry expertise to enhance our services and continuously innovate our technology to meet the needs of the job market.

Job Description

Join our team and you’ll be responsible for executing a consistent, high quality end-to-end People experience. Working in the People department, you will manage all day-to-day People Operations across the employee lifecycle including promoting high engagement and stakeholder management by implementing People initiatives and ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations.

You will play a vital role as we reimagine the labour market to make it work for everybody.

Your responsibilities:

  • Act as a first point of contact for employee enquiries, providing consultancy guidance and support regarding People topics.
  • Take ownership and assist in the implementation of our new HRIS, Workday.
  • Ensure a smooth and positive onboarding experience for new hires as well as offboarding experience for leavers.
  • Issue accurate contracts, contract amendments, dismissal letters or termination agreements, and other (contractual) documents.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies, labour laws, employment regulations including health and safety.
  • Completion of statutory Reporting (Stats SA, Employment Equity, etc).

Qualifications

  • ​​​​Minimum 2 years' of experience in People Function or People Operations roles.
  • Proficiency in Workday is essential.
  • Bachelor’s degree or formal training in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field would be preferable.
  • Excellent communication, influencing and relationship-building skills.
  • Working Knowledge of relevant labour laws and regulations.

Additional Information

We’re a community here that cares as much about your life outside work as how you feel when you’re with us. Because your job shouldn’t take over your life, it should enrich it. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

  • 20 days annual leave and extra days between Christmas and New Year
  • Paid sick leave from day one
  • 16 days of family leave per year
  • Hybrid working model
  • Volunteering days
  • Maternity and Paternity leave benefits
  • 16 days of family leave per year
  • Group life Cover including disability and Funeral cover
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • Discovery Flexicare
  • Parking

Our commitment

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group are critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.