Head of People & Culture Systems

Sharp & Carter; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a senior Head of People & Culture Systems to lead HR systems strategy, optimisation, and transformation for a large, Australia-wide organisation. Based in Sydney with three days in the office and two days from home, you will partner with P&C leaders and IT to modernise how people data, payroll, and talent systems serve the business.

You will translate people requirements into practical solutions, drive system enhancements, and manage multiple projects end-to-end,

Qualifications

• Senior HR professional with broad experience across HR business partnering, organisational development, learning or talent acquisition.
• Solid understanding of how payroll, L&D, ATS and other HR systems support the employee lifecycle.
• Experience delivering or contributing to HR systems implementations, enhancements or process improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with P&C leaders to understand business priorities and identify opportunities to improve systems and processes.
• Lead and coordinate P&C projects, system enhancements and transformation initiatives from requirements through to implementation.
• Translate HR and business needs into clear functional requirements, and support design, testing, implementation and change activities.
• Drive improvements across integrated HR systems including Core HR, payroll, talent acquisition, learning and performance.
• Simplify processes, reduce manual administration and expand employee and manager self-service.
• Partner with IT to ensure technology solutions meet the needs of P&C and the broader business.
• Support improvements to P&C reporting, data and workforce insights.
• Manage multiple projects and priorities while keeping stakeholders informed and engaged.
• Champion continuous improvement and a strong employee experience across every initiative.

Skills

Senior HR experience

HR systems

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Data & reporting

Tools

Oracle HCM

HRIS

Job description

Head of People & Culture Systems

An excellent opportunity exists for a senior People & Culture professional with strong systems and project experience to join a large, internationally listed organisation with a national operational footprint across Australia.

This role sits at the intersection of P&C and technology. You will be the lead HR subject matter expert on system optimisation, implementation and transformation, translating people requirements into practical solutions that simplify processes and lift the experience for employees, managers and P&C teams. You will play a key part in modernising how People & Culture operates across a complex, multi-site business.

Working closely with senior P&C leaders, the IT function and stakeholders across the business, your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with P&C leaders to understand business priorities and identify opportunities to improve systems and processes
• Leading and coordinating P&C projects, system enhancements and transformation initiatives from requirements through to implementation
• Translating HR and business needs into clear functional requirements, and supporting design, testing, implementation and change activities
• Driving improvements across integrated HR systems including Core HR, payroll, talent acquisition, learning and performance
• Simplifying processes, reducing manual administration and expanding employee and manager self-service
• Partnering with IT to ensure technology solutions meet the needs of P&C and the broader business
• Supporting improvements to P&C reporting, data and workforce insights
• Managing multiple projects and priorities while keeping stakeholders informed and engaged
• Championing continuous improvement and a strong employee experience across every initiative

To be considered for this role, you will bring:

• A strong HR background with broad senior experience across areas such as HR business partnering, organisational development, learning or talent acquisition
• A solid understanding of how payroll, L&D, ATS and other integrated HR systems support the employee lifecycle
• Experience delivering or contributing to HR systems implementations, enhancements or process improvement projects
• Experience working within a large, complex organisation
• A proven ability to gather requirements and work alongside IT teams to turn P&C needs into workable solutions
• An understanding of P&C data, reporting, compliance and governance
• Strong facilitation, stakeholder management and change capability, with the confidence to explain systems clearly to non-technical audiences

Experience with Oracle HCM or similar enterprise HR platforms will be highly regarded. You do not need to be an IT specialist or systems developer. This role suits an HR professional who is equally comfortable in people, process and systems conversations.

This is a genuine opportunity to shape the future of P&C technology within a values-driven organisation, with real scope to influence how people, processes and systems come together to improve the employee experience.

The role is based in Sydney with three days in the office and two days from home. If you are an experienced HR professional who enjoys bridging people and technology, we would love to hear from you.