Overview

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M+C Saatchi Group is seeking a proactive, data-driven, and service-oriented People Operations Manager to support People Operations activity across Australia & New Zealand. This role forms part of the Global People Operations Specialist Team, working closely with the Head of Global People Operations and collaborating with regional teams in EMEA and the US.

The successful candidate will help streamline and optimise People Operations processes, ensure compliance, and contribute to delivering a seamless, enjoyable experience for managers and employees across the Australia & New Zealand region.

Our brand is our people living our values. Our values are our yardstick. Of who we are and how we show up.

As one, uncommonly, helping each other out, walking in other worlds and running towards a problem. No matter which city we7re based in, we7re all in.

Responsibilities

- Operational Excellence : Support effective, consistent service delivery across the employee lifecycle. Assist in identifying knowledge gaps and coordinating up-skilling sessions for managers and the wider People team.
- Operational Audit & Projects : Work with the Head of Global People Operations to review and enhance processes, policies, and systems across AUNZ. Contribute to automation efforts, scalability improvements, and compliance initiatives. Support the global roll-out and ongoing development of the Group’s policy suite.
- People Operations Triage :



Act as an escalation point for more complex People Operations queries.
- Global Employment & Mobility : Coordinate with external vendors to support global employment and talent transfers.
- Compliance : Review regular compliance and educate managers on requirements. Assist with data protection awareness across the People team. Ensure accuracy and compliance in Right to Work checks, sponsorship, and visa processes. Stay informed on immigration updates across AUNZ and communicate changes to relevant stakeholders.
- People Data & Insight : Produce accurate, timely People data and reporting to support decision-making for the business and People teams.
- Global HRIS (Workday) : Act as a Workday champion across the region, supporting functionality rollouts, adoption, and training.
- Plus much more

Your ideal experience

- Demonstrated experience delivering People Operations support in complex environments, ideally with exposure to benefits, compliance, immigration, and global mobility.
- Experience contributing to multi-stakeholder projects, helping move initiatives from planning to delivery.
- Employment law knowledge including a working understanding of AUNZ employment and immigration frameworks,



with the ability to guide managers through key processes.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
- Stakeholder collaboration: strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively with managers and peers.
- A solutions-focused approach, providing responsive, skilled support to employees and managers.
- Continuous improvement mindset, proactive in identifying opportunities to simplify processes and enhance the employee experience.
- Comfortable working with data to produce insights and clear reporting.
- Excellent communication, able to summarise complex information clearly through written and verbal communication.

M+C Saatchi Group Ambitions

Our ambition is to create and curate Cultural Power for our clients by connecting specialist expertise, powered by creativity, data and technology, to help build famous brands and solve complex business and societal challenges.

We value diversity of thinking and foster an inclusive workplace. We encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and provide flexible work policies and development initiatives that reflect our core value, Walk in Different Worlds. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.

What WE value MOST

- Make Uncommon Sense
- Run Towards the Fire (except if there is an actual fire when we run away from it)
- Roll as one
- Be excellent to each other

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📌 People Operations Advisor (City of Sydney)
🏢 M+C Saatchi UK
📍 City of Sydney