People are a key part of the Group’s strategy and HR partner with our business units in building a vibrant, customer focused and high integrity culture. Human Resources are the custodians of the employee lifecycle - from acquiring talent, through to leadership development and training, internal mobility, advising on employee relations, and delivering remuneration and benefits programs.
Through this, we can:
- Develop best in the world leaders to drive our culture
- Establish workforce capabilities to underpin our future success
- Build a strong foundation for flexibility
- Create a great experience for our people
HR Direct is a dynamic team of trusted Advisors and Consultants who provide simple and effective solutions through quality advice and expertise at the first point of contact. The HR Direct team supports employees and people leaders with their HR policy, workplace relations, pay and navigational enquiries.
HR Direct provides a unique opportunity to build broad HR expertise and develop a strong foundation for future career opportunities across the wider HR function.
About the Role
HR Direct is available to service customers from 9:00am to 5:00pm (AEST and AEDT). You will be required to be available to work within these hours.
As a HR Direct Consultant, you will partner with employees and people leaders across the Group, providing trusted, efficient and professional HR advice while delivering an exceptional customer experience.
Your primary focus will be to provide trusted HR advice and support across a broad range of employee and leader enquiries. You will work closely with customers to understand their needs and provide practical solutions across policy interpretation, employee lifecycle enquiries, performance management, workplace concerns and conduct matters, while taking ownership of matters through to resolution where appropriate.
You will also play an important role in enabling employee and leader self-service, building stakeholder capability through coaching and education, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across HR Direct.
As technology continues to evolve, you will embrace digital and AI-enabled ways of working to enhance customer experiences and support continuous improvement.
Through this, you will contribute to HR Direct’s success by helping us exceed our customer’s expectations.
As with all roles across the bank, in order to achieve HR Direct’s high standard of customer service and satisfaction, you will be provided with targets against which your performance will be measured.
We're interested in hearing from people who have:
- Minimum 2 years' experience in a Human Resources advisory role, providing guidance on a broad range of people-related matters.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with leaders, employees and HR stakeholders at all levels.
- Customer-focused with the ability to understand stakeholder needs and deliver practical, people-centred solutions.
- Proven experience managing sensitive or complex employee matters, exercising sound judgement and influencing positive outcomes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and advise diverse audiences.
- Resilient, adaptable and proactive problem solver, with experience applying HR policies, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes through collaboration and critical thinking.
If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest, x15ventures), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We’re keen to support you with the next step in your career.
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Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a Human Resources advisory role
- Experience providing guidance across a broad range of people-related matters
- Strong relationship-building skills with leaders, employees, and HR stakeholders
- Customer-focused approach and ability to deliver practical, people-centered solutions
- Experience managing sensitive or complex employee matters
- Sound judgment and ability to influence positive outcomes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to engage and advise diverse audiences
- Resilience, adaptability, and proactive problem-solving skills
- Experience applying HR policies and managing competing priorities
- Ability to deliver outcomes through collaboration and critical thinking
- Availability to work between 9:00am and 5:00pm AEST or AEDT
Commonwealth Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Commonwealth Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Commonwealth Bank.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The bank offers additional Life Leave, the option to purchase up to four extra weeks, pet leave, and paid volunteering leave alongside flexible-working options. Public materials indicate these leave features compare well within Australian banking.
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Parental & Family Support — Permanent employees can access up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, and superannuation is paid for up to 34 weeks of unpaid parental leave. These provisions extend support for new parents beyond standard settings.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Access includes CBHS Health Fund, Fitness Passport, a 24/7 wellbeing platform with telehealth, an Employee Assistance Program, and employer‑paid income protection for up to two years, alongside staff banking perks and share plans. This combination provides day‑to‑day value across health, protection, and financial perks.
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What We Do
Australia’s leading provider of financial services including retail, premium, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment and sharebroking products and services. We are a business with more than 800,000 shareholders and over 52,000 employees. We offer a full range of financial services to help all Australians build and manage their finances.
