Job Description:
Your first hire is you.
Most HR roles hand you a function to maintain.
This one gives you a blank page, a growth plan and a team that's about to grow rapid.
The businessA Melbourne-based, venture-backed ad tech / commerce media scale-up.
Its award-winning technology is used by global brands and works with some of the world's biggest media and tech platforms.
It recently closed a capital raise backed by a US investor and is now expanding into the US, the UK and Southeast Asia.
Experienced senior leaders are being hired right across the business.
The opportunityHeadcount is heading from around 30 to 80+, and most of the new hires will be outside Australia.
Until now, HR has been one of several jobs held by a senior leader.
You'll be the first person whose whole job is people.
You'll assess what's in place, decide what to build, and then build it yourself.
What you'll do
Own HR end to end: policy, contracts, ER, performance and engagementBuild scalable foundations, including HRIS, payroll, onboarding and people dataDrive hiring for around 50 roles and personally lead senior hiresSet up consistent,



compliant people practice across Australia, the US, the UK and Asia with EOR and local partnersAdvise the founder and leadership team as a steady, trusted voice
What you'll bring
A track record of building HR in a startup or scale-up through growthExperience supporting people outside Australia (US, UK or Asia) or working with EORs and offshore teamsA hands-on approach: you've implemented systems, policies and processes yourselfStrong recruitment experience, including senior rolesComposure with complex ER mattersThe confidence to challenge leadership, and the judgement to know when to do itTech, SaaS, media or digital experience (highly regarded, not essential)
What's in it for you
Ground-floor ownership with real influence at founder and board levelGlobal scope from day oneA role that grows with the companyCompetitive senior packageHybrid working from an inner-city Melbourne office
All enquiries are handled in strict confidence.
Required Skills:
HR

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