Job Description

Lineage is the world's largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, with a global network of over 400 facilities, spanning 25 countries across North & South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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Working a Lineage is not just a job - it's an opportunity to innovate and put your mark on how food moves from the farm to dinner tables around the world. As a member of the Lineage team, you are a critical link in the food supply chain.

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The Asia-Pacific region currently includes Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Singapore employing nearly 3000 team members.

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We are now looking to appoint an experienced Director, Employee Relations & HR Policy to lead our regional employee and industrial relations strategy across Asia Pacific.

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This is a unique chance for either an accomplished ER/IR leader or a senior employment lawyer looking to move into a strategic, business-facing leadership role.

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Partnering closely with executive leaders, legal stakeholders and HR teams, you'll help shape workforce strategy, navigate organisational change, manage risk and drive commercially focused outcomes across a complex, unionised and highly regulated operating environment.

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Why This Role Could Be the Right Move for a Lawyer

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Rather than simply advising on employment law issues, this role offers the opportunity to influence business strategy, lead major workforce initiatives and drive outcomes across a diverse Asia Pacific portfolio.

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You'll work at the intersection of:

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- Enterprise bargaining and industrial relations strategy
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- Organisational restructuring and workforce transformation
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- Employment law risk management and compliance
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- Union and workforce relations
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- HR policy and governance
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This is an opportunity to step into a true business leadership role while continuing to leverage your deep employment law expertise.

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What You Bring

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We are looking for a commercially minded leader with deep expertise in employment and industrial relations and a proven ability to influence outcomes in complex organisational environments.

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You may come from:

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- A senior Employee Relations or Industrial Relations leadership background
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- A workplace relations, employment law or industrial law practice
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- An in-house legal, ER or HR advisory function within a large organisation
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Your experience will ideally include:

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- Significant experience advising on employment, labour and industrial relations matters
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- Expertise managing workforce change, restructures, consultations and organisational transformation initiatives
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- Proven involvement in enterprise bargaining, collective negotiations and union engagement strategies
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- Experience advising senior executives on complex workplace risk, compliance and governance matters
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- Strong knowledge of employment legislation, industrial instruments and regulatory frameworks
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- Experience representing or managing matters before tribunals, regulators or dispute resolution forums
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- Demonstrated success operating in partnership with business leaders to deliver commercially pragmatic outcomes
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- Ability to influence and build credibility across executives, operational leaders, HR and Legal stakeholders
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- Experience working within or alongside large, complex organisations through secondments, embedded advisory arrangements or in-house roles
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- Exposure to APAC jurisdictions and multi-country employment environments will be highly regarded
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In summary, if you are an experienced lawyer seeking to transition into a strategic in-house leadership role, we would love to hear from you.

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If you have built your career advising organisations through complex workplace challenges and/or you have gained meaningful experience working within businesses through secondments, embedded advisory roles or in-house engagements, such experience will be highly regarded.

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Why Lineage?

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Lineage is more than just a cold storage logistics business. We're focused on being a vibrant, innovative and progressive employer where all our teams work safely, harmoniously and efficiently toward a common purpose - transforming the food supply chain to eliminate waste and help feed the world.

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Lineage is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic work environment and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply.

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Director, Employee Relations and HR Policy, AsiaPac Laverton North, VIC, AU

📌 Director, Employee Relations And Hr Policy, Asiapac (Victoria)
🏢 ATRSP Lineage AUS TRS
📍 Victoria