Head of People & Culture

General manager; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Unknown Client is seeking a Head of People & Culture - Commercial Partnering & Systems to lead a senior P&C function across Commercial, Finance, Field Sales, reward and HR systems. The role focuses on partnering with senior leaders, guiding remuneration, analytics and governance, and steering a maternity-leave contract delivery with expertise in SAP SuccessFactors.

You will guide a capable team, evolve HR systems, and drive workforce analytics while aligning with enterprise agreements and

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in People & Culture, with a broad generalist capability across partnering, talent, systems and rewards.
• Credibility to partner with Director-level stakeholders in a large, complex organisation.
• Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors or enterprise HRIS is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior Commercial and Finance leaders as a trusted P&C adviser.
• Lead and support a team across commercial partnering, Field Sales, reward and systems.
• Oversee evolution and governance of HR systems; support SuccessFactors rollout and module development.
• Provide strategic oversight across remuneration, reward, reporting and workforce analytics; support ER/IR matters.
• Contribute to workforce optimisation initiatives across a national employee population.
• Lead talent, succession, performance, change and broader P&C priorities across the Commercial portfolio.

Tools

SAP SuccessFactors

Job description

The Company

Our client is part of one of Australia’s largest FMCG organisations, with a significant national footprint and a large, diverse workforce.

Operating across a complex, multi-functional environment, the business has a strong focus on commercial performance, people capability and continuous improvement. With a well-established People & Culture function and specialist capability across partnering, reward and systems, you will join a collaborative senior team supporting a broad and evolving people agenda.

The Opportunity

As the Head of P&C - Commercial Partnering & Systems, you will take on a broad senior leadership role across Commercial, Finance, Field Sales, reward, systems and people analytics.

A major focus of the role will be partnering directly with senior Commercial and Finance leaders, while also providing strategic oversight across people systems, remuneration, workforce insights and broader P&C governance. You will lead an experienced team and ensure key people priorities continue to progress across the 12‑month maternity leave contract.

Further, you will:

• Partner with senior Commercial and Finance leaders as a trusted P&C adviser
• Lead and support a team across commercial partnering, Field Sales, reward and systems
• Oversee the continued evolution and governance of the organisation’s HR systems environment
• Support upcoming SuccessFactors rollout activity and future module development
• Provide strategic oversight across remuneration, reward, reporting and workforce analyticsSupport Enterprise Agreement activity and complex ER/IR matters
• Contribute to workforce optimisation initiatives across a large national employee population
• Lead talent, succession, performance, change and broader P&C priorities across the Commercial portfolio

About You

You will be an experienced senior People & Culture leader with a strong commercial mindset and the credibility to partner confidently with Director‑level stakeholders. You will bring broad generalist capability across business partnering, team leadership, systems, reward and employee relations, along with experience operating in a large and complex organisation. Exposure to SAP SuccessFactors or another enterprise HRIS will be highly regarded, as will experience within FMCG, manufacturing or a similarly complex consumer‑facing environment. You will be comfortable leading through specialist team members, balancing strategic oversight with practical delivery, and navigating multiple senior stakeholders across a fast‑paced business.

The Process

The process will include an initial meeting with a Levyl consultant, followed by a multi-stage interview process with the client, including a Hogan assessment and case study.

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