The opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and experienced P&C; Specialist Advisor to join our global team based at Cochlear's global headquarters in Macquarie Park, Sydney. This role plays a key part in delivering a positive employee experience and enabling Cochlear’s culture and business priorities. Working closely with People Managers, P&C; colleagues and key stakeholders, you will provide risk-based advice on a broad range of complex workforce matters.

Responsibilities

- Managing complex employee relations matters including performance, conduct, workplace conflict, grievances, investigations and fitness-for-work cases
- Providing specialist policy, governance and employment practice advice across the employee lifecycle
- Supporting organisational change initiatives through risk‑based and pragmatic employee relations guidance
- Partnering with business leaders in a unionised environment to foster positive workplace outcomes
- Providing global mobility, visa and immigration advice to employees and people managers
- Driving continuous improvement in people processes, service delivery and employee experience
- Analysing trends and emerging risks to support proactive people strategies and decision‑making

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a confident and trusted advisor who thrives in complexity and builds strong relationships across a diverse stakeholder group. You make sound decisions grounded in legislation, policy and practical business outcomes, while demonstrating empathy and professionalism when navigating sensitive employee matters. You are comfortable working through ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and providing clear advice in complex situations. You bring a collaborative approach, sound judgement,



and a commitment to delivering fair and consistent outcomes.

You will need to demonstrate experience in:

- Managing complex employee relations matters, including investigations, performance, conduct, workplace conflict and grievances
- Providing specialist advice on employment legislation, workplace policies and governance frameworks
- Supporting organisational change and workforce initiatives through effective risk management and stakeholder engagement
- Partnering with leaders to navigate sensitive and challenging workplace situations
- Building constructive relationships within a unionised environment
- Using data and insights to inform decisions, identify trends and manage risk
- Collaborating across teams to deliver consistent and scalable people solutions

Something Extra to Grab Our Attention

You’ll stand out if you bring experience managing complex employee relations matters within a large, matrixed or global organisation. Exposure to organisational change, workforce transformation, union engagement, global will be highly regarded. While experience in global mobility is advantageous, we are open to developing the right candidate who brings strong employee relations capability and a willingness to learn.

Why This Role Is For You

If you're driven by purpose, enjoy navigating complex people challenges,



and want to influence workplace outcomes at both a strategic and operational level, this role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact while continuing to grow your employee relations expertise within a global organisation dedicated to helping people hear and connect.

How we recognise your contribution

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an workplace where our people will feel value and supported. Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.

Our growth is creating excellent opportunities!

Our team is expanding and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it.

About the company

Cochlear is the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, providing more than 600,000 implantable devices and helping people of all ages to lead full and active lives. We help people hear and be heard, empower them to connect with others, and bring to market a range of implantable hearing solutions that deliver a lifetime of hearing outcomes. Our mission is to help people hear and be heard, to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss, and to innovate to connect people with future technologies.

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📌 People & Culture Specialist Advisor (City of Sydney)
🏢 Cochlear
📍 City of Sydney