Senior People Business Partner

You will be Responsible for:

• Strategic Partnership
• Act as a People Practices advisor to all leaders, shaping organisational design, workforce planning, performance, and engagement strategies to support business objectives and growth.
• Partner with leaders to align people strategies with short- and long-term business priorities.
• Use workforce data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities across the employee lifecycle and inform decision-making.
• Coach leaders on change leadership, decision-making, and people-related risk management.
• Talent & Performance
• Enable leaders to build high-performing teams through effective performance management, goal setting, and feedback practices.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on workforce planning, role design, and hiring strategies for technical and commercial roles.
• Support succession planning and leadership development initiatives to strengthen future capability.
• Contribute to talent reviews, promotion processes, and compensation decisions in partnership with People Operations.
• Employee Relations & Compliance
• Manage complex and senior employee relations matters with empathy, discretion, and sound judgement, including investigations, grievances, and performance management.
• Ensure compliance with Australian employment legislation, modern awards, and internal policies.
• Provide guidance and support through organisational change initiatives, including restructures and role changes.
• Culture, Engagement & Capability
• Champion company values and help embed a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the organisation.
• Build manager capability through coaching on people leadership, communication, performance conversations, and difficult discussions.
• HR Operations & Continuous Improvement
• Collaborate with People Operations, Payroll, and HR Centres of Excellence to ensure a consistent and high-quality employee experience.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of People and HR policies, processes, and tools.
• Support and contribute to global people initiatives in collaboration with international teams.

You will bring:

• 7+ years’ experience in Human Resources, with significant experience in an HR Business Partner or Senior HRBP role
• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Postgraduate HR qualifications or professional accreditation (e.g. AHRI) desirable.
• Experience working in a software, technology, or high-growth environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation and HR best practice including working with legislative bodies to manage cases in this space.
• Demonstrated ability to influence, challenge, and coach senior leaders.
• Comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels in a fast-changing environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect people initiatives to business outcomes.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to operate effectively with ambiguity and influence without direct authority.