associate director - business partnering

HR Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Partners is seeking a senior HR business partner to influence strategic outcomes across P&C and business units in Sydney. You will partner with senior leaders to drive performance, capability uplift, and cultural alignment while navigating organisational change.

Reporting to the General Manager P&C Business Partnering, the role focuses on strategic partnering, workforce design, change management, and coaching leaders across levels.

Qualifications

• Senior HR business partner with experience in dynamic environments.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law.
• Ability to translate data into people strategies.

Responsibilities

• Nurture collaborations across P&C and leadership to align people strategies with enterprise goals.
• Co-design workforce structures and foster capability growth with the People Transformation team.
• Deliver tailored HR solutions in harmony with P&C Centres of Excellence.
• Build high-trust relationships with the SLT and business units to guide decisions and drive change.

Skills

Strategic HR partnering

Change management

Workforce design

Coaching leaders

Stakeholder management

Australian employment law knowledge

Job description

Reporting directly to the General Manager P&C Business Partnering, in this role, you will influence strategic outcomes, manage organisational change, and develop and drive future-fit workforce designs. Key activities center on strategic partnering, change management, workforce design, and coaching leaders across all levels to navigate performance, capability uplift, and cultural alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Nurture deep, collaborative partnerships across P&C and leadership to weave enterprise goals into meaningful people strategies.
• Co-design forward-thinking workforce structures and foster capability growth alongside the People Transformation team.
• Support and cultivate tailored, business-wide HR solutions in close harmony with P&C Centres of Excellence.
• Build authentic, high-trust relationships with the SLT and business units to guide decisions and gently champion transformational change.

Reporting directly to the General Manager P&C Business Partnering, in this role, you will influence strategic outcomes, manage organisational change, and develop and drive future-fit workforce designs. Key activities center on strategic partnering, change management, workforce design, and coaching leaders across all levels to navigate performance, capability uplift, and cultural alignment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Nurture deep, collaborative partnerships across P&C and leadership to weave enterprise goals into meaningful people strategies.
• Co-design forward-thinking workforce structures and foster capability growth alongside the People Transformation team.
• Support and cultivate tailored, business-wide HR solutions in close harmony with P&C Centres of Excellence.
• Build authentic, high-trust relationships with the SLT and business units to guide decisions and gently champion transformational change.

To succeed, you will navigate complex change initiatives, foster a leader-led culture, and balance business unit priorities while partnering with P&C Centres of Excellence to deliver scalable talent, performance, and D&I solutions. As the ideal candidate, you bring senior HR business partnering experience in dynamic environments, strong knowledge of Australian employment law, and the commercial and digital acumen needed to translate data into high-impact people strategies.
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