Company description Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year

– Publicis Groupe ANZ – Gold 2025

Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network)

– Publicis Groupe APAC - Winner 2025, 2024

Australian Business Awards

- Employer of Choice 2024, 2023, 2022 & 2021

HR Awards Excellence Awardee

- Employer of Choice 2022

AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025

Certified family friendly workplace

Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ. Here you will get an inside look at life within our network, including the brilliant people working across our agency brands. Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of data, creativity, media, and technology.

Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework.

It’s a cultural model we've built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 110,000+ talents across 100 countries globally.

In Australia, our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo, Publicis Worldwide), media agencies (Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Performics, Atomic 212), Razorfish, Digitas, Epsilon, Arc, Prodigious, PXP, PMX, and PR (Herd MSL). We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.

Overview We're looking for a People Operations Specialist to join our People & Culture team and play a key role in supporting our people programs, workforce reporting, systems and operational initiatives.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys working with data,



improving processes and solving problems, while building their expertise across HR operations, people analytics and emerging technologies.

We are keen to connect with individuals who bring experience in HR, finance, or payroll and are looking to apply their expertise to this current opportunity.

Working closely with our People Operations Director and wider People & Culture teams,you'llgain exposure to a variety ofBAUactivities, annual people programs, reporting initiatives and local and regional projects.The work is diverse supporting our People & Culture activities, making this an ideal role for someone who is curious,proactiveand eager to learn.

What you'll be doing Workforce Reporting & Insights

Prepare andmaintainregular workforce reports

Analyseworkforce data including headcount, turnover, recruitment activity, internal movements, leave trends, engagement survey,diversityand employee demographics

Respond to ad hoc reporting requests from leaders andCentresof Excellence

Support the development of reporting frameworks that improve the accessibility and value of workforce insights

People Operations & Employee Lifecycle

Partner withthe wider People & Culture teamsto supportimplementation s of processes to support the employee lifecycle

Support compliance activities and ensurepeoplerecords aremaintainedaccurately





Support the planning, implementation and reporting of People & Culture initiatives and programs

Develop andmaintainprocess documentation, guides,communicationsand training materials

Assistwith systems enhancements, processimprovementsand change initiatives

HR Systems & Technology

Support the effective use of HR systems andpeopletechnologies

Assistwith system testing, upgrades, datavalidationand process improvements

Partner with stakeholders to improve data quality, reportingcapabilityand systemutilisation

Participate in initiatives involving automation,AIand digital ways of working

Data Governance & Compliance

Maintain data accuracy and integrity acrosspeoplerecords,systemsand reporting

Ensure compliance with privacy obligations, governancerequirementsandorganisationalpolicies

Maintain documentation, controls and reporting standards that support reliable workforce information

What you’ll bring

3+ years' experience in People Operations, HR,financeor payroll

Intermediateexcel skills

Experience working with HRIS, payroll,recruitmentor workforce management systems

Strong understanding of HR/business processes across the employee lifecycle

Demonstrated experience supportingpeopleprograms, andor payroll and finance operationalprocesses

Naturally curious, with a desire to understand how people, systems,processesand data connect across theorganisation

Strong logical thinking and problem-solving capability, with the ability toidentifypatterns and connections

Comfortable working with technology and learning new systems,toolsand digital solutions

Strong

📌 People Operations Specialist (Sydney)
🏢 Publicis Groupe
📍 Sydney