Work in HR, inside a HR tech company

Join a People & Culture team within a global HCM tech company partnering with the people who design, engineer, sell, and support the product we take to the world.

At Humanforce our vision is simple: make work easier and life better work for frontline and flexible workforces.

Humanforce has built strong foundations since its founding in 2002. We help over 2300 customers and almost 1 million employees under management in 30+ countries. Today, we have offices across Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, North America and the Philippines.

The opportunity

We're looking for a People Operations Partner to join our People & Culture team at Humanforce. A role built to set you up for a career in People & Culture, combining day-to-day HR operations ownership with hands-on junior People Partner responsibilities.

You'll keep our people processes accurate, efficient and running smoothly, while also building experience across employee relations, coaching and people projects. It's a strong next step for an organised, proactive People professional looking to grow their career.

What you will do

People Operations & administration

- Manage and coordinate day-to-day People Operations activities across the entire employee lifecycle.
- Maintain accurate employee records and People systems, ensuring data integrity and confidentiality.
- Prepare employment documentation, contract variations, letters and other People correspondence.
- Coordinate onboarding and offboarding, ensuring a smooth and consistent employee experience.
- Support payroll preparation by maintaining accurate employee data and liaising with payroll providers and internal stakeholders.




- Manage People inboxes, queries and requests, ensuring timely and professional responses.
- Maintain People policies, process documentation, templates and guidelines.
- Prepare regular People reports and data insights to support decision-making.
- Ensure People processes align with employment legislation, company policy and internal controls.
- Identify opportunities to improve, simplify and automate People processes, working alongside our engineering teams to streamline wherever possible.
- Support the administration of performance, remuneration, engagement and talent processes.

Junior People Partner responsibilities

- Provide first-level guidance to employees and people leaders on policies, processes and general employment matters.
- Supportthe P&CTeam; and leaders with employee lifecycle activities, including probation reviews and team changes.
- Assist with employee relations matters; gathering information, maintaining documentation and escalating when appropriate.
- Support the delivery of engagement surveys, people initiatives and internal communications.
- Coordinate People & Culture projects across employee experience, learning and development, diversity and inclusion, and wellbeing.
- Partner with leaders to ensure People processes are applied consistently and effectively.




- Contribute to workforce reporting, organisational change and other people initiatives.
- Support the broader People team with advice, coordination and operational delivery as required.

Automation & continuous improvement

- Partner with our Forward Deployed Engineering team to identify manual, repetitive People processes that can be automated or streamlined.
- Help scope and test automation solutions for HR workflows from onboarding paperwork to reporting and data updates.
- Act as the People team's voice in shaping tools and workflows, ensuring automation reflects how the team actually works.
- Continuously look for ways to remove low-value manual tasks, freeing up time for the work that has real impact.
- Track the impact of automation changes and feed learnings back into how the People team operates day to day.

Who you are

- Experience in People Operations, HR administration, HR coordination or a similar People & Culture role.
- Experience supporting employee lifecycle processes in a quick-paced or growing organisation.
- Strong administration and organisational skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working with HRIS, payroll or employee management systems.
- A practical understanding of employment processes, policies and relevant legislation.
- The confidence to provide guidance and support to employees and people leaders.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- A proactive, service-oriented approach and genuine interest in employee experience.
- The ability to manage c

📌 People Operations Partner (Sydney)
🏢 Humanforce
📍 Sydney