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HR Generalist |

Somewhere

Fully Remote
📍 South Africa
🇿🇦 SA Friendly: 1.0/1.0

🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants

This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R22,200 – R27,750 ZAR. This role is suited for senior-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.

Job Description

Position: HR Generalist

Location: Remote: PH/SA

Work Schedule: 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern Time.

Salary:Market Related

About the company

We are built around craftsmanship, people, and the belief that great work starts with great people. As we continue to grow, our People team plays an important role in creating the structure, systems, and support that allow our employees and teams to do their best work.

We are looking for an HR Generalist who is highly organized, detail-oriented, curious, and comfortable working with both people and data. This person will be an important part of the day-to-day People Operations function, helping us keep our employee information accurate, our systems organized, our reporting reliable, and our HR processes running smoothly.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being behind the scenes making sure everything works. The Role

The HR Generalist will support the Director of Human Resources across HR operations, employee data management, systems administration, reporting, compliance, and employee lifecycle processes.

You will help ensure that our HR systems and employee information are accurate and up to date, while also turning people data into useful reports and insights for the HR team and leadership.

You don't need to have every answer on day one. We are looking for someone who is organized, resourceful, analytical, and willing to dig in to understand how things work and make them better.

What You'll Own

HR Systems & Data Management

Own the accuracy, organization, and day-to-day maintenance of our people's data and HR systems.

● Manage and maintain employee information across our HR systems, including Rippling, Notion, and other People-related platforms

● Ensure employee records are accurate, complete, and updated throughout the employee lifecycle

● Manage employee changes including new hires, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, leaves, and departures

● Conduct regular audits of employee data and systems to identify and correct discrepancies

● Maintain organized and confidential employee documentation

● Help improve how we organize, track, and manage employee information ● Identify opportunities to simplify processes, automate repetitive work, and improve data accuracy

HR Reporting & People Data

Partner closely with the HR Director to turn employee data into clear and useful information.

● Prepare regular HR reports and people metrics for the HR Director and leadership team ● Maintain and update HR dashboards and reporting trackers

● Pull and analyze data related to headcount, turnover, hiring, retention, attendance, compensation, PTO, and other people metrics

● Help identify trends or inconsistencies in employee data

● Support the HR Director with ad hoc reporting and analysis

● Ensure reports are accurate, timely, and easy to understand

● Help build better ways to track and measure People team goals and KPIs People Operations

Help keep the employee lifecycle organized and running smoothly from hire through departure.

● Support onboarding and offboarding processes and ensure all required steps are completed

● Maintain employee files and required documentation

● Support benefits administration and employee changes

● Assist with PTO, leave, and other employee administration

● Support payroll processes by ensuring employee data and changes are accurate and communicated on time

● Help track employee status changes and ensure systems are updated accordingly ● Respond to employee questions related to HR processes, systems, and documentation ● Partner with the People team to make sure employees have a smooth and consistent experience

Compliance & HR Administration

Help the HR Director keep everything organized and on track with our HR requirements.

● Maintain compliance trackers and calendars for required HR activities ● Help ensure required employee documentation is completed and maintained ● Support audits and compliance reviews

● Track required trainings, acknowledgements, certifications, and other employee requirements

● Help monitor compliance with company policies and HR processes

● Maintain accurate records related to employee relations matters, corrective actions, and other confidential HR documentation

● Stay organized around deadlines and follow-ups so important HR requirements don't fall through the cracks

● Partner with the HR Director on policy updates, documentation, and compliance initiatives

Process Improvement

Help us continuously make People Operations better.

● Document HR processes and create clear SOPs and internal guides ● Look for opportunities to improve how information flows across HR systems ● Help identify gaps in our current processes and recommend practical solutions ● Support HR projects and special initiatives led by the HR Director

● Help implement new HR tools, systems, and processes as the company grows ● Bring structure and organization to areas that may not yet have a clear process

What We're Look

Tips for South African Applicants

Timezone Advantage

South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.

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Salary in Context

At R22,200/month, this role is on par with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,200/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.

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Application Tips

Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.

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Load Shedding Preparedness

If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.

About Somewhere

Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 828 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →