Job Title: Head of HR
Company: HBZ Bank
Shehnaaz Kajee is currently the head of HR at HBZ Bank South Africa.
She joined HBZ Bank in 2021 as HR manager for South Africa before stepping into her current role in 2026, where she leads the bank’s people and HR agenda.
Prior to joining HBZ Bank, she was HR consultant and director at Holistic HR Solutions. Before that, she spent more than eight years as HR executive at Chester Group.
Work:
2026 – Present Head of HR, HBZ Bank South Africa
2021 – 2026 HR manager: South Africa, HBZ Bank Limited
2019 – 2021 HR consultant and director, Holistic HR Solutions
2011 – 2019 HR executive, Chester Group
2005 – 2011 Senior payroll administrator, Total Labour Force
Education:
2014 – 2016 MBA, Mancosa
2004 – 2004 Postgraduate diploma in HR management, University of KwaZulu-Natal
2001 – 2003 Degree in psychology, University of KwaZulu-Natal
About company: HBZ Bank is a subsidiary of Habib Bank AG Zurich, a Swiss bank founded in 1967. In South Africa, HBZ Bank focuses on providing commercial banking facilities to businesses operating in sectors such as manufacturing, property, retail/wholesale, and services with a range of financial solutions.
