Melbourne | Permanent Opportunity | $140,000-$150,000 + Super

Global Organisation | Leadership Role | Hybrid Working

An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join a large, global organisation and take on a key role supporting its Australian and New Zealand operations.

Working closely with senior business leaders and reporting into the APAC HR leadership function, this is a broad and influential position combining strategic business partnering, people leadership and hands-on HR delivery.

You'll lead a small HR team while partnering with the business across the full employee lifecycle, providing trusted advice on complex people matters and delivering initiatives across employee engagement, performance, organisational effectiveness, change and workforce strategy.

As a senior member of the HR function, you will:

- Partner with senior leaders to understand business priorities and translate these into practical people strategies and initiatives
- Provide strategic and commercially focused HR advice across the employee lifecycle
- Lead and coach a small team of HR professionals
- Manage complex employee relations matters, including investigations, performance management, disciplinary processes and workplace issues
- Drive performance management cycles, including goal setting, reviews and feedback processes
- Lead employee engagement initiatives, analyse survey results and develop meaningful action plans
- Use workforce data, HR metrics and insights to identify trends, influence decision-making and improve business performance
- Partner with leaders to identify capability and development needs and work with specialist teams to deliver appropriate solutions
- Support annual and ad-hoc remuneration and benefits activities, taking into consideration business requirements and local market practices
- Coach managers on leadership, team dynamics, conflict resolution and people management
- Contribute to change management,



organisational effectiveness and broader HR projects
- Support employees and stakeholders across Australia and New Zealand
- Collaborate with colleagues across an international, multicultural environment and multiple time zones

We're looking for an established HR professional who is equally comfortable discussing people strategy with senior leaders and stepping into complex operational HR matters when required.

Ideally, you will bring:

- 12 years' HR experience, with significant experience in HR Business Partnering or a comparable senior HR position
- Strong knowledge of Australian employment practices and the ability to confidently manage complex employee relations matters
- Demonstrated experience partnering with senior business stakeholders in a large and complex organisation
- Previous experience leading or managing HR team members
- Solid capability across strategic HR, change management, employee engagement and HR analytics
- Experience across the full employee lifecycle
- Confidence using workforce data and insights to inform recommendations and influence business decisions
- Experience working within a global or multinational organisation and collaborating across cultures and time zones
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills
- A relevant tertiary qualification

Experience within technology, ICT, professional services or another large corporate environment will be highly regarded.

What's on offer?This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a visible HR leadership position within a major global organisation,



with the scope to influence both day-to-day people outcomes and longer-term HR strategy.

You'll join a collaborative HR function, partner with senior stakeholders and lead a small team while gaining exposure across Australian, Current Zealand and broader APAC operations.

Some travel across Australia and New Zealand will be required.

If you're an experienced HR Business Partner looking for a broad, senior role where you can combine strategic partnering, leadership and hands-on HR expertise, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Katya Kurnoskina for a confidential discussion on 03 8632 9964 or [email protected].

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📌 Senior HR Business Partner (Melbourne)
🏢 Dfp Recruitment
📍 Melbourne