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Nebula

Human Resources Manager

Nebula

HR Manager leading the People & Culture function at 1Nebula, a South African tech company. Responsible for talent acquisition, employee engagement, and strategic HR initiatives.

Posted 5/2/2026full-timeCape Town • 🇿🇦 South AfricaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the full People & Culture function, building, scaling and leading every dimension of the employee experience.
  • Design and execute a People Strategy that enables 1Nebula to scale successfully and sustainably.
  • Lead talent acquisition for world-class technical, leadership and specialist roles, building pipelines, strengthening our employer brand and ensuring we hire brilliantly.
  • Drive a performance culture where accountability, feedback and development are the norm, not the exception.
  • Build a Learning & Development ecosystem that grows our technical capability and develops tomorrow's leaders.
  • Own employee engagement, translating survey insights into meaningful action and building a culture people genuinely love.
  • Manage all HR operations, compliance and governance to the highest standard, labour law, EE, skills development and beyond.
  • Serve as a trusted people advisor to our CEO and executive team, using data, insight and expertise to influence great decisions.
  • Grow into an Executive of People & Culture, taking on increasing strategic accountability as you demonstrate your impact.

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Industrial Psychology, Organisational Development or related field.
  • Minimum 6–8 years of progressive HR experience, including at least 3 years in a senior strategic HR management role.
  • Demonstrated experience in a technology, SaaS, software development or fast-growth business environment.
  • Deep knowledge of South African labour legislation and HR governance.
  • Proven ability to operate as a strategic business partner at executive and leadership level.
  • Strong track record in talent acquisition, L&D, performance management and employee engagement.
  • Data-driven mindset with the ability to translate people insights into business strategy.
  • Advantageous Honours, Postgraduate Diploma or Master's Degree in HR, OD or Industrial Psychology.
  • HPCSA professional registration.
  • Experience with SETA engagement, B-BBEE HR strategy, and Employment Equity plans.
  • Exposure to building and scaling HR functions from the ground up.

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Enjoy 20 Leave days a year plus a “mulligan day” each quarter after meeting all your deliverables. That’s 4 extra leave days annually!
  • High spec laptops and equipment for you to comfortably work remotely.
  • A once off at home office allowance to set up your home office.
  • Flexible working hours. We work on a flexible schedule from Monday to Friday where you can make the hours work for you.
  • Access to our Well-being program and Employee support services – we believe in work/life balance being of utmost importance for you and your family so this perk is for them too.
  • Grow your skills and learn something new with paid for Microsoft courses and certifications.
  • Take up a hobby and unlock a training allowance every 2 years to do something non-work related.
  • Give back by participating in our Culture and Social Responsibility initiatives.
  • Free Gap cover

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Hard Skills & Tools
talent acquisitionperformance managementlearning and developmentemployee engagementHR operationscompliancegovernancedata analysisstrategic HR managementHR function scaling
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic thinkinginfluencingaccountabilityfeedbackdevelopmentadvisory skillscollaborationproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in Human ResourcesHonours Degree in HRPostgraduate Diploma in HRMaster's Degree in HRHPCSA professional registration