Work from anywhere in Australia | Flexibility for the right person Do exceptional HR work, with businesses where you can actually make a difference. The People Plugin isn't a traditional HR consultancy. We partner with ambitious, growing businesses to replace people problems with performance, embedding ourselves into their businesses and helping founders and leaders build genuinely high-performing teams. Our vision is big: a world where every employee is engaged in a high-performance culture. We're growing, and we're looking for an exceptional Senior People Partner to join us. You’ll work with some seriously interesting businesses, from brands such as Crop Shop Boutique and Move With Us, to high-growth businesses, technology companies and allied health practices across Australia. One day you might be coaching a founder through a complex performance issue. The next, redesigning a client's performance framework, analysing engagement data, building their People roadmap or helping their leadership team navigate organisational change. You might then switch straight into a completely different client, industry and problem an hour later. The ability to move between contexts quickly, understand what matters in each business and maintain a consistently high standard of delivery is critical to this role. It's varied. It's fast. And you'll have the opportunity to do some of the best HR work of your career. The role: You’ll own a portfolio of clients, becoming a genuine extension of their businesses rather than an external HR helpdesk. You’ll typically manage multiple businesses at once, each with different priorities, personalities, operating environments and levels of HR maturity. You’ll need to build trust quickly with founders, executives and leaders, understand what each business actually needs,



and confidently adapt your advice and communication accordingly. You’ll be responsible for both the strategic thinking and the practical execution required to turn that thinking into results. That could include:
- Building People & Culture strategies and roadmaps;
- Coaching leaders through complex employee relations and performance matters;
- Running HR audits, engagement surveys and workforce planning;
- Designing and implementing performance, remuneration, talent and engagement frameworks;
- Navigating Awards, Fair Work and compliance;
- Leading organisational change and HR projects;
- Implementing and improving HR systems and processes;
- Managing HRIS platforms and helping clients improve the way their People systems operate;
- Using data and reporting to demonstrate the impact of the work we’re doing;
- Delivering regular client reporting and clearly demonstrating progress against People roadmaps and agreed outcomes;
- Identifying opportunities where TPP can provide greater value to our clients; and
- Contributing to client renewals and identifying where additional TPP services could genuinely support the business.
- You’ll also own the health of your client relationships, proactively communicating, managing expectations, seeking feedback and ensuring clients can clearly see the value TPP is adding. Strong stakeholder management is one of the most important parts of this role.



You’ll need to establish credibility quickly, ask the right questions, influence decision-making and sometimes confidently challenge a client while maintaining a trusted relationship. Who we're looking for: First and foremost, you're an excellent HR practitioner. You bring solid technical depth across the employee lifecycle, including employee relations, performance management, remuneration, Awards, Fair Work, compliance, organisational change and broader People programs. You're comfortable using that expertise to give clear, commercially sound advice. You're equally comfortable talking strategy with a CEO and getting into the detail to make something happen. You don't need to know absolutely everything, but you do need the technical judgement to identify risk, work through complex People matters and know when further investigation or specialist advice is required. But technical HR expertise alone isn't enough for this role. You're someone who:
- Builds trust quickly with stakeholders at every level and genuinely enjoys developing long-term client relationships;
- Can read the room and adapt your communication to different personalities;
- Is confident giving advice, while remaining curious enough to listen and challenge your own thinking;
- Can influence senior stakeholders and constructively challenge a founder or executive when the situation requires it;
- Stays calm and solutions-focused when conversations get difficult;
- Doesn't need perfect information before making progress;
- Can move quickly between different clients, industries, projects and problems without losing context or attention to detail;
- Can juggle multiple businesses, projects and priorities without dropping the ball;
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📌 Senior People Partner (Australia)
🏢 The People Plugin
📍 Australia