About Us

Lulaworx partners with Skills Development Providers to organise, execute, optimise and scale funded skills development and youth employment initiatives.

We help SDPs unlock hidden incentives, commercialise funding, manage payroll and stipends, ensure compliance, support placements and deliver projects end-to-end where required.

By providing the systems, expertise and operational support behind the scenes, we position our partners to deliver stronger outcomes, build funder confidence and secure larger, repeat funding opportunities.

Why Lulaworx

Skills development and funded employment programmes are powerful — but only when executed correctly.

Lulaworx advantages:

Leadership & Delivery Team

Our team has collectively supported hundreds of employers, thousands of beneficiaries, and multi-million-rand funded programmes, working alongside corporate, government, and non-profit partners nationwide.

Benjamin Pilatowsky

Managing Director

Jake Willis

Group Director

Ernest Horne

Group key accounts director

Sandy acharrie

finance director

Martie Botha

Projects Director

Jeffrey Gijimani

Head of operations

Melagay Padayachee

Head of finance

Marisha Cilliers

head of marketing

Wanjigi Nkundlande

Head Of Business Development

Vincent Phaswana

business development representative

Anna setsetse

Senior manager - business and skills development

Hlobisile Masilela

market expansion specialist

khanyisile Mnyaliti

revenue growth specialist

koliswa Ntame

senior payroll operations specialist

Ntwanano Sherin Shihangu

senior lead payroll specialist

karabo Motseta

payroll specialist

Our Mission

To enable compliant, scalable workforce programmes that unlock funding, reduce cost, and deliver sustainable employment outcomes.

Our Values

Value-Driven Partnerships

We work as long-term partners — not service providers — aligned to shared success.

Youth Employment & Inclusion

Every solution we build supports meaningful access to work and income for young South Africans.

Compliance & Integrity

We prioritise governance, audit readiness, and regulatory compliance in everything we do.

Scale with Confidence

Our systems and processes are designed to support growth without increasing risk.

Project Success

We measure success by outcomes delivered — placements made, savings realised, and impact sustained.

Our Partners

We are trusted by 100+ employer partners, Skills Development Providers, and funded programmes across South Africa — delivering compliant payroll, incentive optimisation, and workforce administration at scale.