Join Our Team as a Senior People and Culture Lead for Avolta

Permanent Full-Time | Perth International Airport

Are you an experienced HR professional looking to lead people initiatives across a national business? Based at Perth International Airport, this pivotal role will oversee People & Culture and Payroll operations across Australia, supporting both our Retail and Food & Beverage businesses. We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded HR leader who can partner effectively with senior stakeholders, drive strategic people initiatives, and deliver operational excellence across a diverse, multi-site workforce. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on our people, culture and business performance while shaping the employee experience across the country.

WHO WE ARE:

Avolta is the world’s leading travel experience player. With a traveler-centric philosophy and a geographically diverse network, the travel retail and F&B; company addresses the needs of up to 2.3 billion passengers each year, with 5,500 outlets in more than 75 countries across six continents. Guided by their Destination 2027 strategy and boosted by their recent combination with travel F&B; giant Autogrill, the company is well positioned to realise their ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution through their many locations at airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports and railway stations amongst others.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will lead People & Culture and Payroll across Avolta's Retail and Food & Beverage businesses in Australia. As the country's senior HR leader, you will work closely with managers and senior stakeholders to deliver practical people solutions that support business performance, compliance and employee engagement.

You will partner closely with senior stakeholders, lead key people initiatives,



manage complex ER and IR matters, and oversee payroll operations to ensure accurate and compliant outcomes. This role is ideally suited to an experienced HR professional who enjoys balancing strategic business partnering with hands-on HR and payroll leadership in a fast-paced, multi-site workplace.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Lead and oversee all HR operations across Australia (Retail & Food & Beverage).

- Act as the primary HR Business Partner for country leadership teams.

- Manage all employee relations and industrial relations matters at a country level.

- Own and maintain employee policies, procedures and compliance frameworks.

- Lead recruitment for country-level positions and support site recruitment activities.

- Oversee learning, training and development initiatives across the business.

- Drive key HR projects and change management initiatives nationally.

- Represent Australia in regional HR forums and meetings, communicating and implementing key actions locally.

- Serve as the key point of contact between Australian operations and regional/global HR teams.

- Manage month-end payroll reporting and oversee end-to-end payroll operations, with direct responsibility for payroll.

- Provide regular HR reporting, workforce insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

ABOUT YOU:

EXPERIENCE & SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

- Significant experience in a senior HR role, preferably in retail, Hospitality or FMCG.





- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline.

- Strong payroll leadership experience, including a sound understanding of Australian payroll legislation, awards, superannuation, taxation and compliance requirements.

- Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations and industrial relations matters.

- Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation and workplace compliance.

- Proven ability to influence and partner with senior stakeholders.

- Experience leading projects, driving change and implementing business improvement initiatives.

- Strong recruitment, workforce planning and talent management capabilities.

- Excellent communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience using SuccessFactors HRIS is highly desirable.

WHY JOIN AVOLTA?

As a global leader in travel retail and food & beverage, Avolta offers exciting career opportunities across airports and travel hubs worldwide. Join a dynamic, fast-paced environment where you'll help create memorable experiences for travellers while building your career with a truly global business.

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDE:

- Access to the Avolta Employee Discount Program, offering discounts across Avolta locations worldwide

- Career development and progression opportunities within a global organisation

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your immediate family

- Perkbox membership, providing access to thousands of discounts, cashback offers, freebies and wellbeing benefits

- A supportive, diverse and inclusive workplace culture

HOW TO APPLY:

If this sounds like your dream chance to join the Avolta team at this very exciting time, please forward your CV and a letter of introduction to ••••@avolta.net

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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