Senior HR Manager – 12-Month Contract - Hybrid Role

Company:MMC Corporate

Description:

Senior HR Manager – 12-Month Contract | Hybrid Role (Melbourne-based)

Marsh McLennan is a leading professional services firm with over 4,500 employees across the Pacific, including Marsh, Mercer and Guy Carpenter. We’re seeking a Senior HR Manager to work across our businesses, coaching and advising leaders to drive outstanding people performance.

Who we’re looking for

A commercially minded professional who applies HR processes thoughtfully, not blindly. You provide balanced, practical advice that meets business needs while fostering positive experiences throughout the employee lifecycle. Forward-thinking and solution-oriented, you assess challenges and develop well-reasoned paths forward. You will collaborate effectively with an experienced HR team across Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland, and bring proven experience in large corporate environments with the ability to build strong relationships across the business.

We will count on you to:

Advise and coach People Managers with minimal supervision across the full range of activities in the HR portfolio, including:

• Employee relations matters such as investigations, performance improvement, disciplinary actions, grievances and appeals, consulting Employment Relations specialists for complex cases
• Performance management including supporting implementation of colleague training or mentoring programs and monitor compliance where required
• Communications, change management and organisational effectiveness
• Wellbeing and injury management
• Leave, absence and coordination with specialist teams to support employees to return-to-work
• Deliver HR programs across the Pacific region and contribute to process improvements.

What you’ll need to have: 

• Proven ability to work independently across the full HR spectrum, taking the initiative to engage specialist colleagues as needed
• Experience supporting and advising leaders on complex employee relations cases, including investigations and hearings
• Skilled at coaching People Managers at all levels, including senior executives, through all stages of the employee lifecycle with varying complexity
• A track record of identifying and leading service improvements across Tier 0, 1 and 2 that deliver a better service and outcomes for People Managers

What makes you stand out:

• Significant experience in a similar role with strong HR generalist experience
• Proven ability to work with leaders of all levels
• Passion for driving change through collaboration
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for remaining up to date with HR and industry market trends
• A passion for sharing knowledge with colleagues and the business

Why you’ll want to work with us

• Professional development, interesting work and supportive leaders to help you be your best
• A broad remit supporting leaders across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea
• Join a vibrant, inclusive culture where you collaborate with talented colleagues to create impact
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Ready to accelerate our people agenda? Apply now

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.