Our Client

Our client is a listed organisation with a modern, technology-led operating model and a strong focus on customer experience, compliance, innovation and practical business outcomes. They offer a fast-moving, commercially focused setting where People & Culture has genuine influence across leadership, workforce decisions, risk management and scalable business growth.

The Role

This People & Culture Manager role will lead the day-to-day people function, acting as a trusted decision-maker across employee lifecycle matters, workforce priorities, compliance and leadership support. The role is hands-on, commercially influential and suited to someone who enjoys balancing operational pace with sound judgement.

Key responsibilities include

- Provide practical advice to executive, senior and operational leaders on people matters.
- Act as the escalation point for complex, sensitive or high-risk employee issues.
- Guide leaders through performance, conduct, investigation, termination and restructure matters.




- Review and approve employment documentation, workforce changes and people-related decisions.
- Support recruitment priorities, hiring recommendations, role design and offer discussions.
- Oversee onboarding quality, employee records, contract accuracy and lifecycle processes.
- Monitor engagement, retention, probation outcomes and workforce risk indicators.
- Improve people workflows, triage processes, onboarding, recruitment and employee lifecycle practices.
- Maintain compliance across employment legislation, policies and governance requirements.
- Provide workforce reporting and insights to help leaders prioritise action.
- Support transformation, automation, workforce planning and cross-region people initiatives.

The Candidate

You will be a commercially minded People & Culture leader who can operate with pace, discretion and confid

📌 People & Culture Manager | base + super (Bayside Council)
🏢 Byron Thomas Recruitment
📍 Bayside Council