Our client is a growing professional services organisation operating across Australia and New Zealand. Following a period of significant expansion through both organic growth and acquisition, the business is entering an important phase of integration, capability building and continued growth.
As the organisation evolves, there is a strong focus on strengthening capability, integrating people practices and building scalable systems and frameworks that support a high-performing and connected workforce.
This next phase of the journey has created an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR leader to play a central role in shaping the future of the People function.
About the Role
This is a newly created leadership opportunity within a growing organisation undergoing significant transformation and integration.
Working closely with senior stakeholders, you'll play a key role in shaping and maturing the People function, driving initiatives that enhance capability, strengthen people practices and support organisational growth. Balancing strategic partnership with operational leadership, you'll help deliver a consistent and scalable people experience across the business.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing a high-performing HR team
- Driving people initiatives that support business growth and transformation
- Partnering with leaders on workforce, organisational and capability priorities
- Strengthening people processes, frameworks and service delivery
- Supporting organisational change and integration activities
- Using people insights and data to inform decision-making
This opportunity will suit an experienced HR leader who enjoys operating at both a strategic and hands-on level. You'll bring experience partnering with senior leaders in complex and evolving environments, along with the ability to drive change, build capability and influence outcomes across the business.
You'll bring:
- Broad HR leadership experience across the employee lifecycle
- Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills
- Experience supporting organisational growth, change or transformation
- A track record of improving people practices, systems and processes
- The ability to lead, coach and develop teams
- A pragmatic, commercial and collaborative approach