A global, leader in their field are seeking an experienced People & Culture Manager to join a fast-paced, commercially driven organisation operating in the consumer sector.
This is a senior partnering role for an accomplished People & Culture leader who knows how to operate in a dynamic, high-performance environment. You'll partner closely with senior leaders to shape and execute people strategy, build organisational capability, lead change and create highly engaged, effective teams.
Importantly, we're looking for someone who understands the pace, commerciality and consumer focus of Beauty, FMCG or Retail. Previous experience within at least one of these sectors is essential.
Reporting to the Chief People Officer and leading a team of three People & Culture Business Partners, you'll have significant influence across the organisation and work closely with senior leadership teams.
The role
You'll take ownership of a broad portfolio spanning strategic and operational people leadership, including:
Partnering with senior leaders to develop and execute people and capability strategies aligned to business priorities
Coaching leaders across performance, talent, employee engagement, organisational change and employee relations
Leading organisational design, workforce planning and capability initiatives
Building succession and talent plans to ensure the organisation has the right capability for future growth
Driving the annual people cycle across performance, talent and related initiatives
Using people data and insights to inform decisions and measure progress
Leading strategic People & Culture projects, including engagement, talent programs, organisational restructuring and HR systems initiatives
Supporting leadership and capability development across the organisation
Managing employment-related risk and providing commercially pragmatic ER advice




Leading and developing a team of experienced People & Culture Business Partners.
The position has a strong emphasis on people strategy, commercial partnering and delivery of key people projects.
About you
You'll be a commercially minded senior People & Culture skilled who can move comfortably between strategy and execution. You know how to challenge and influence senior leaders, navigate complexity and deliver practical people solutions at pace.
You will bring extensive experience in strategic people partnering, ideally including leadership of a partnering team, along with strong Australian employee relations and employment legislation knowledge. Experience working within a fast-paced, matrix organisation and successfully delivering significant HR projects and programs will be important.
To be considered, you must have previous People & Culture/HR experience within Beauty, FMCG or Retail. This industry background is a key requirement for the role.
You'll also bring strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, sound commercial judgement, an analytical approach and the ability to build credibility quickly with senior leaders.
A Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline is preferred. The role is based in
Sydney
and requires interstate travel approximately monthly.
Why join?
This is an opportunity to step into an influential People & Culture leadership role where you can genuinely shape organisational capability, culture and performance. You'll work closely with senior decision-makers, lead a capable partnering team and have the scope to drive meaningful people initiatives across a complex, fast-moving consumer business.
If you're an experienced People & Culture leader from Beauty, FMCG or Retail who combines commercial thinking with strong people expertise, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 People And Culture Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Advance Human Resources
📍 Sydney