Leasl Rabie

Senior HR leader with more than 20 years' business experience and a decade leading HR across complex, multi-entity organisations. Supported 2,200+ employees across 14 business entities and approximately 80 branches, with multi-country exposure across Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique. Comfortable working with people at every level of a business - from line managers, technical specialists and engineers through to senior engineers leading business units, Managing Directors, CEOs, Executive Committees and REMCO.

Built credibility in technically driven environments by understanding the business, giving clear and practical advice, and being able to challenge constructively when needed.

Experience spans workforce planning, organisational design, remuneration, succession, talent, employee relations, CCMA, Section 189 restructures, M&A integration, leadership development, governance, HR technology and culture change. Known for being calm under pressure, fair and commercially grounded, with a strong focus on practical outcomes. Currently expanding future-focused capability through IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) studies.

HR Manager - Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd

(2024-03 - 2026-05)

• Member of the Senior Management Team, contributing to strategic business, organisational and workforce decisions.
• Led HR support across 14 entities and a workforce of more than 2,200 employees, balancing enterprise priorities with practical delivery across a large multi-site environment.
• Managed and developed a team of 8 HR professionals, strengthening capability, consistency and service delivery across the HR function.
• Partnered with Executive Leadership and REMCO on remuneration, performance, talent, succession and workforce planning strategies.
• Advised senior engineers and business unit leaders on organisational, performance, talent and complex people matters, balancing commercial and technical priorities with sound HR practice.
• Led organisational design, restructuring, workforce redeployment and Section 189 processes, achieving payroll cost savings and improved efficiency.
• Integrated acquired businesses by aligning people, culture, policies, systems and processes through M&A and change initiatives.
• Led complex disciplinary, grievance, retrenchment and CCMA matters, giving leaders clear advice on risk, fairness, compliance and practical resolution.
• Drove succession planning, employee engagement, leadership development, HR governance, analytics and continuous improvement initiatives.

HR Business Partner - Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd

(2018-10 - 2024-02)

• Partnered with business leaders to translate commercial priorities into practical people strategies supporting growth and operational performance.
• Built strong working relationships with engineers, technical managers and business unit leaders, coaching and advising them through performance, talent, employee relations and organisational matters.
• Provided HR leadership across Ghana, Tanzania, Zambia, Namibia and Mozambique, adapting practices to local business and employment contexts.
• Led recruitment, executive hiring support, talent management, succession planning, performance management and employee engagement initiatives.
• Served as a trusted escalation point for complex employee relations matters and coached leaders through disciplinary, grievance and performance cases.
• Advised leadership on MEIBC and MIBCO compliance, bargaining council requirements, labour relations and organisational risk.
• Supported the establishment and HR governance of 12 Enterprise and Supplier Development entities.
• Contributed to HR technology, systems, reporting and process-improvement initiatives, strengthening data-led decision-making and service delivery.

Human Resources Officer - Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd

(2015-08 - 2018-09)

Progressively promoted through the HR function, building broad generalist capability across the employee lifecycle.

• Supported recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, compensation and benefits, training, engagement and HR analytics.
• Advised managers and technical stakeholders on HR policies, labour relations and day-to-day people matters while building strong internal relationships.
• Supported HR reporting, administration and governance processes across a complex multi-site environment.

Projects Administrator - Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd

(2013 - 2018)

Earlier operational and commercial roles provided a strong grounding in business processes, customer requirements and cross-functional stakeholder management before progression into HR leadership.

Internal Sales Representative - Bearing Man Group (Pty) Ltd

(2010 - 2013)

Earlier operational and commercial roles provided a strong grounding in business processes, customer requirements and cross-functional stakeholder management before progression into HR leadership.

Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP) - IAPP

Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) - South African Rewards Association

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration - Business Administration - Wits Business School (2023)

Management and Development Programme - IMSIMBI Training (2022)

Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration - Milpark Business School (2017)