Associate Business Partner

Liberty Specialty Markets; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness and Inclusion

Career Development

Community and Environment

Job summary

Liberty Specialty Markets is seeking an Associate HR Business Partner to partner with leaders and teams across Liberty, helping translate business priorities into practical people solutions across employee relations, talent, change and HR delivery.

You’ll join a collaborative APAC HR team, offering development opportunities, exposure to global practices, and a chance to impact the One Liberty employee experience in a global organisation.

Qualifications

• HR generalist capability with exposure to HR business partnering, employee relations and talent management.
• Experience supporting end-to-end recruitment and HR delivery.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and influence outcomes across teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to translate priorities into practical local people actions.
• Support organisation design changes and role/structure adjustments.
• Assist employee relations, disciplinary and investigations with confidentiality and compliance.
• Prepare documentation for termination, redundancy and consultation activities.
• Contribute to talent reviews, succession planning, and performance/reward cycles.
• Support end-to-end recruitment delivery in partnership with Talent Acquisition.
• Help deliver HR change initiatives and adopt regional frameworks.
• Use HR data and analytics to inform decisions and governance activity.
• Manage multiple priorities and HR systems, seeking practical improvements.
• Leverage digital tools, including GPT skills and basic HTML, to improve work processes.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

Talent management

Recruitment

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Excel

HRIS

Job description

Are you ready to build your HR career in a role where you can make a practical difference every day? As an Associate HR Business Partner, you will partner with leaders and teams across Liberty, helping turn business priorities into meaningful people solutions while building your capability across employee relations, talent, change and HR delivery.

You’ll join a collaborative APAC HR team that values curiosity, initiative and a strong service mindset. This is an opportunity to work closely with experienced HR professionals, contribute to a consistent One Liberty employee experience, and develop the judgement and confidence to operate more independently over time. Liberty offers a supportive environment, career development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine impact in a global organisation.

If so, read on to find out more!

Who are we?

At Liberty, we take a long‑term view, and part of that is building genuine relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with our clients and brokers. Our people have the opportunity to make a real impact; we want to grow people’s careers, recognize their potential, celebrate their uniqueness, and provide them with the knowledge and environment to succeed.

Liberty’s leadership team and management have the stability, experience, and foresight to guide us through the ups and downs of the financial cycle, while empowering our teams to focus on market relevance and delivering quality customer service. Other benefits include:

• Wellness and Inclusion - our employees are what make us outstanding, and we celebrate diversity. We offer a range of tools to support employee well‑being and diversity, inclusion, and equity, such as well‑being training, cultural induction days led by senior leadership teams, EAP guidance, employee led community groups, office massages, generous parental leave allowance, fresh fruit, and more.
• Career Development - comprehensive induction program, promotions from within, extensive technical and non‑technical training, regional and global travel and secondment opportunities, management and leadership development programs, change management training, and more.
• Community and Environment - our charities align themselves with the Liberty philosophy of helping people live safer and more secure lives, and all Liberty employees are actively encouraged to get involved in giving back to the community. Whether that means participating in company‑organized volunteering opportunities, attending fund‑raising events, or using your extra paid day per year of service leave dedicated to community service.

General information

City: Sydney

Country: Australia

Creation Date: 16-Oct-2026

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Type: Full time

Ref #: 1234573645

Description & Requirements

Are you ready to build your HR career in a role where you can make a practical difference every day? As an Associate HR Business Partner, you will partner with leaders and teams across Liberty, helping turn business priorities into meaningful people solutions while building your capability across employee relations, talent, change and HR delivery.

You’ll join a collaborative APAC HR team that values curiosity, initiative and a strong service mindset. This is an opportunity to work closely with experienced HR professionals, contribute to a consistent One Liberty employee experience, and develop the judgement and confidence to operate more independently over time. Liberty offers a supportive environment, career development opportunities and the chance to make a genuine impact in a global organisation.

If so, read on to find out more!

Who are we?

At Liberty, we take a long‑term view, and part of that is building genuine relationships, both internally with colleagues and externally with our clients and brokers. Our people have the opportunity to make a real impact; we want to grow people’s careers, recognize their potential, celebrate their uniqueness, and provide them with the knowledge and environment to succeed.

Liberty’s leadership team and management have the stability, experience, and foresight to guide us through the ups and downs of the financial cycle, while empowering our teams to focus on market relevance and delivering quality customer service. Other benefits include:

• Wellness and Inclusion - our employees are what make us outstanding, and we celebrate diversity. We offer a range of tools to support employee well‑being and diversity, inclusion, and equity, such as well‑being training, cultural induction days led by senior leadership teams, EAP guidance, employee led community groups, office massages, generous parental leave allowance, fresh fruit, and more.
• Career Development - comprehensive induction program, promotions from within, extensive technical and non‑technical training, regional and global travel and secondment opportunities, management and leadership development programs, change management training, and more.
• Community and Environment - our charities align themselves with the Liberty philosophy of helping people live safer and more secure lives, and all Liberty employees are actively encouraged to get involved in giving back to the community. Whether that means participating in company‑organized volunteering opportunities, attending fund‑raising events, or using your extra paid day per year of service leave dedicated to community service.

Why Liberty?

• Our underwriting & claims methodologies and technical expertise.
• NIBA General Insurer of the Year 2021 and NIBA Specialty Insurer of the Year 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.
• Stable proven leadership.
• Our Market Approach is built on capability, consistency, and personal rapport.
• Market‑leading products.
• Our product development team ensures we are quick to address gaps and introduce new products to the market.
• Autonomous, performance‑oriented culture.
• Global organization - Opportunities for secondments.
• Profitable year on year since establishment.

Key responsibilities?

As the Associate HR Business Partner, you will help deliver day‑to‑day people partnering across aligned client groups, working with the Country Head of HR, senior HR Business Partners and Centres of Expertise to support business objectives and a consistent One Liberty employee experience. Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Partner with leaders and teams to translate business and function priorities into practical local people actions.
• Support organisation‑design changes, including coordinating role, structure and team changes in line with agreed plans.
• Support employee relations, disciplinary, grievance and investigation matters with confidentiality, fairness and legal compliance.
• Prepare documentation and support approved termination, redundancy and consultation activity in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to talent reviews, succession planning, performance and reward cycles, and local talent development activity.
• Support end‑to‑end recruitment delivery, including intake, sourcing, assessment, offer negotiation and onboarding, in partnership with Talent Acquisition and business leaders.
• Help deliver HR change initiatives and support the adoption of regional frameworks and Centres of Expertise products.
• Use HR data, reporting and analytics to inform decisions, measure impact and contribute to local governance activity.
• Manage multiple priorities, manual processes, spreadsheets and HR systems effectively, including where systems do not integrate seamlessly.
• Look for practical, solution‑oriented improvements, including using digital tools such as GPT skills and building simple HTML pages where appropriate and within policy.

About you

• HR generalist capability, with exposure to HR business partnering, employee relations and talent management.
• Experience supporting recruitment through the end‑to‑end process, from intake and sourcing through to offer and onboarding.
• Ability to build trusted relationships, manage key stakeholders and influence outcomes across different teams.
• Developing knowledge of Australian employment and industrial‑relations law and the ability to apply it thoughtfully in practice.
• Strong confidentiality, professionalism and ethical judgement when handling sensitive matters.
• Confidence using people data, Excel and manual processes to support accurate and effective HR delivery.
• Comfortable working across HR systems and processes that may not connect seamlessly, with the resourcefulness to find workable solutions.
• Ability to manage a high volume of competing, time‑sensitive priorities while maintaining quality and follow‑through.
• Demonstrated initiative, resilience, curiosity and a collaborative approach, with a commitment to learning at pace.
• A practical, solution‑oriented mindset and interest in using digital tools, including GPT skills and basic HTML, to improve how work gets done.
• A relevant bachelor's degree and local HR professional certification, or equivalent qualifications and capability.

What's Next?

If you believe you can make a positive contribution to our team and want to be part of Liberty's exciting future, we would love to hear from you.