Dr Liziwe Masoga

Chief People Officer

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Human resource strategist, thought leader, passionate about high-performance organisations and transformation in corporate South Africa. #People&brands. I have over 20 years’ experience in Humans Resources Management, the majority of which was gained in the Retail and Financial Services sectors. My role is transitioning more into a business role than a specialist HR role, in line with my career aspirations.

Experience

  • Mr Price Group (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
    • Chief People Officer
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Chief People Officer
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

  • Senior Vice President & Chief HR Officer at Massmart
    Jul 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • Sabbatical at Personal Sabbatical
    Mar 2020 - Jul 2020 · 5 mos

  • Old Mutual Insure (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Executive People, Brand & Customer Experience
      2015 - Mar 2020 · 5 yrs 3 mos

      •Crafting People, Brand & Customer experience strategies that maximise value for the shareholder, customers & staff. •Part of Exco team that leads the business turnaround. •Driving Financial Services Charter implementation. •Broker engagement with aim to increase share of wallet and retention of business from key brokers. •Implement operating models that support business strategy and focus on delivering plans that will turn around the business. •Focus on creating a culture that enables employees to deliver customer service promise. •Building senior, middle and junior leadership capabilities through targeted development & mentorship programmes, inclusive of job rotation. •Decide on relevance of group initiatives and customise where appropriate for short term insurance. •Stakeholder management, inclusive of Regulators, Board, Brokers, Government departments, industry bodies etc.

    • Human Resources Executive
      Jan 2015 - Jan 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Responsible for Strategic People Management, & part of EXCO team that leads the business. •Strategic people management. •Crafting an implementing EVP, creating a great place to work. •People Integration into Old Mutual. •Transformation and Culture. •Responsible Business (Sustainability). •Talent Management & Leadership development. •Remuneration & Benefits, including being responsible for the Remuneration Committee. •Establishing General Insurance Academy. •Established Wellness Centre •Driving projects that are designed to reduce youth unemployment e.g. internship and learnership programmes.

  • Head: People Operations at Discovery Holdings
    Mar 2012 - Dec 2014 · 2 yrs 10 mos

    •Central recruitment department. •Discovery’s recruitment strategy design and implementation. •Managing the assessment department. •Managing the transformation department, where the focus was on Employment Equity and skills development. •HR Business Partners – for Vitality and Pru-Protect. •Establishing & managing the Adrian Gore Fellowship programme.