People & Culture Manager — Melbourne-based Regulated APAC Business Summary

- Role: People & Culture Manager
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Work arrangement: Office-based
- Compensation: Competitive

People & Culture Manager — Melbourne-based Regulated APAC Business Summary

- Role: People & Culture Manager
- Location: Melbourne, Australia
- Work arrangement: Office-based
- Compensation: Competitive

A fast-growing international fintech company providing flexible funding solutions to support SME growth.

Originally launched in Australia, the business has expanded across APAC and Europe, building a high-performing, people-first team. The company has funded over $5B in loans and continues to scale rapidly, with strong recognition for its culture, diversity and customer experience.

This company has been recognized as Australia's #1 Best Workplace™ in Finance and Insurance for 2026, awarded by Great Place To Work

You'll need to be based in Melbourne and have Australian work rights.
What you’ll do

- Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary processes, performance issues, terminations and day‑to‑day manager guidance.
- Spot employee relations risks and patterns, then turn them into practical advice for senior leaders.
- Own office health and safety practices, including ergonomics, safety standards, incident reporting and follow‑up.
- Keep workplace compliance on track across regions, covering safety, anti‑fraud, AML, privacy and confidentiality obligations.
- Build and deliver learning and development initiatives and scalable training frameworks, while coaching managers through difficult people situations.




- Support the broader P&C; operation with recruitment activity, talent mapping, HRIS and payroll data accuracy, employee experience work and people reporting.

Who we’re looking for You’ll likely be a hands‑on P&C; generalist who is comfortable in the detail, trusted in tougher conversations and able to work independently without needing a large team around you.

Must‑haves:

- Around 3–5 years of HR or People & Culture experience, including at least 1–2 years operating at Manager level or with equivalent ownership of day‑to‑day people matters.
- Robust generalist HR/P&C; capability with clear depth in employee relations.
- Confidence leading investigations, performance management, disciplinary and termination processes, and coaching managers through those conversations.
- Experience in a fast‑paced, agile environment where you’ve covered a broad remit across ER, development, compliance and hiring support.
- Experience delivering training or capability‑building initiatives, with the detail orientation to stay on top of compliance, safety and people data.

Nice‑to‑haves:

- Experience in a regulated environment where privacy, AML, fraud or safety obligations matter.
- Exposure to supporting leaders or employees across APAC or multiple regions.
- Experience building frameworks or people processes that can scale as a business grows.

About the Company This is a Melbourne‑based business with teams and leaders across APAC. The People & Culture function supports a regulated operating environment, so the work spans employee relations, compliance, safety and development across multiple regions.

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