Head of Human Resources

PEAU Page Executive; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PEAU Page Executive in Australia seeks a Human Resources Director to lead the people agenda across Australia and Asia. You will partner with regional leadership to translate global people strategy into practical business outcomes.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer in Europe, you will drive transformation initiatives, workforce planning, and governance across multiple jurisdictions, while leading a small regional HR team and influencing senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR in a multinational environment.
• Proven ability to drive transformation, growth or change programs.
• Experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate global people strategy into practical business outcomes across Australia and Asia.
• Lead all aspects of the employee lifecycle including workforce planning and talent acquisition.
• Coach leadership, plan succession, and develop talent.
• Drive organisational design, workforce effectiveness and team structure initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws across jurisdictions.
• Lead and develop a small regional HR team.

Skills

HR leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Talent development

Organizational design

Job description

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer based in Europe, this role sits on the regional leadership team and plays a critical role in translating global people strategy into practical business outcomes across Australia and Asia.

We are partnering with a private equity-backed multinational organisation seeking a Human Resources Director to lead the people agenda. This is an opportunity to join a business at an exciting stage of its evolution. With approximately 100 employees in Australia and a similar-sized workforce across Asia, the organisation is focused on growing capability, improving organisational effectiveness, and supporting a broad transformation agenda.

Description

• Execute and embed the global people strategy across the the business
• Partner with the local leadership team to support transformation, growth and organisational change initiatives
• Lead all aspects of the employee lifecycle including workforce planning, talent acquisition, performance, engagement and employee relations
• Build leadership capability through coaching, succession planning and talent development
• Drive organisational design, workforce effectiveness and team structure initiatives
• Ensure compliance with local employment legislation and governance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions
• Lead and develop a small regional HR team

Profile

• You are an experienced HR leader who enjoys hands-on execution.
• Significant HR leadership experience within a multinational environment
• Experience supporting business transformation, integration, growth or change programs
• Strong commercial acumen and an ability to connect people initiatives to business outcomes
• Experience partnering with executive leadership teams and influencing senior stakeholders
• Exposure to operating within a private equity-backed, will be advantageous

Job Offer

• Report directly to an experienced European-based CPO
• Part of a global Human Resources team
• Opportunity to shape culture, capability and organisational effectivenessJoin a growing multinational business with ambitious plans
• Lead meaningful transformation initiatives with visible impact