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Head of HR Operations at BURN
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Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted 1 day ago (26 Oct 2026) Updated about 4 hours ago
Job Description
The Head of HR Operations will own the group‑wide employee lifecycle, ensuring contracting, onboarding, performance systems, employee relations and exits are executed consistently and compliantly across all markets. They will partner with finance and legal teams, develop scalable HR systems and provide strategic guidance to senior leadership. The position requires at least eight years of HR experience, including four years in a senior leadership role, and a bachelor’s degree.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline
- • Minimum 8 years HR experience, with at least 4 years in a leadership position
- • Proven ability to manage large, complex HR operations across multiple countries
- • Strong understanding of finance, legal and compliance aspects of HR
- • Systems‑first mindset with strategic HR expertise
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Oversee the end‑to-end employee lifecycle across multiple markets, including contracting, onboarding, performance management, employee relations and exits
- • Ensure HR processes are systematic, compliant and reliable at scale
- • Partner with finance and legal teams to address payroll, audit and multi‑country compliance risks
- • Develop and implement scalable HR systems and policies
- • Provide strategic HR advice and support to senior leadership and managers
- • Manage benefits, entitlements and special allowance requests
- • Supervise HR assistants and ensure accurate administration of HR transactions