Houst

People and Culture Lead

Houst

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cape Town • South Africa

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead People & Culture initiatives globally, including engagement, performance management, learning, and wellbeing.
  • Partner with leadership to shape organisational strategy, structure, and workforce planning.
  • Manage the full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, asset management, performance management, and offboarding.
  • Analyse HR data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement and make informed recommendations.
  • Oversee HR operations, compliance, and people processes efficiently.
  • Foster a positive, inclusive, high-performance culture aligned with Houst’s values.

Requirements

  • - 2–4 years’ management experience in People & Culture or HR.
  • - Bachelor’s degree, ideally in Human Resources.
  • - Practical experience with South African and UK HR frameworks and labour laws.
  • - Hands-on experience in startups or small-to-medium businesses; large corporate experience alone won’t fit.
  • - Strong data literacy; comfortable working with reports, metrics, and HR systems.
  • - Excellent interpersonal skills; able to coach, influence, and resolve conflicts effectively.
  • - Organised, proactive, and able to work independently.
  • - Comfortable working UK hours, 09:00–18:00 GMT (11:00–20:00 SAST).
Benefits
  • - 23 days paid holidays + public holidays
  • - Hybrid working, with access to our Co-Working Office Space in Kloof Street, Cape Town
  • - An extra day off for your birthday - because who wants to work on their birthday?
  • - Enviable company culture – we’ve put time into getting our work culture just right. Regular team social events, company-wide recognition of outstanding work.
  • - Regular team social events (both in person and virtual)
  • - Company-wide recognition of outstanding work
  • - Opportunities to innovate
  • - MacBook – For business use
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
HR data analysisperformance managementrecruitmentonboardingasset managementoffboardingdata literacyHR systems
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscoachinginfluencingconflict resolutionorganisational skillsproactivityindependence
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources