HR Manager (ANZ)

The Next Step Recruitment Company; North Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Next Step Recruitment Company is seeking an experienced HR Manager to provide strategic and operational HR leadership across a diverse workforce spanning multiple sites and jurisdictions. Based in North Sydney with a 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home, this 2-year fixed-term contract sits under the HR Director APAC and demands a strong business partner mindset and practical delivery.

You will partner with senior leaders, address complex ER matters, lead change initiatives and

Qualifications

• Experience in a senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager role.
• Strong employee and industrial relations expertise.
• Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, mining, resources, logistics, construction or similarly complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated success partnering with both frontline and executive leaders.
• Experience with enterprise bargaining, workforce planning and organisational change.
• Strong leadership coaching, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
• Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Business or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational leaders to align people strategy with business objectives.
• Provide expert advice on organisational design, workforce planning, capability development and change management.
• Lead and support complex employee and industrial relations matters, including investigations, performance management and workplace change.
• Coach and influence leaders to build people leadership capability and accountability.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and retention strategies for key roles.
• Support enterprise bargaining and industrial relations initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to HR projects, organisational development programs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion culture, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion across the region.
• Utilise workforce data and insights to identify opportunities, risks and improvement initiatives.

Skills

HR leadership

Industrial relations

Workforce planning

Change management

Education

Relevant HR degree

Job description

The Next Step Recruitment Company - North Sydney NSW

About Them

A leading industrial organisation with operations across Australia and New Zealand is seeking an experienced HR Manager to provide strategic and operational HR leadership across a diverse workforce spanning multiple sites and jurisdictions.

About the Role

Reporting to the HR Director APAC, this highly visible role combines strategic business partnership, leadership coaching and hands-on HR delivery. As a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you will play a pivotal role in strengthening organisational capability, managing complex employee and industrial relations matters, and delivering people initiatives that support business performance.

Based in North Sydney, the role offers a flexible 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home arrangement and is offered as a 2-year fixed-term contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational leaders to align people strategy with business objectives.
• Provide expert advice on organisational design, workforce planning, capability development and change management.
• Lead and support complex employee and industrial relations matters, including investigations, performance management and workplace change.
• Coach and influence leaders to build people leadership capability and accountability.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and retention strategies for key roles.
• Support enterprise bargaining and industrial relations initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to HR projects, organisational development programs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion culture, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion across the region.
• Utilise workforce data and insights to identify opportunities, risks and improvement initiatives.

About You

You are a commercially minded HR Manager who thrives in operational environments and enjoys balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery. You build credibility quickly, challenge constructively and have a track record of partnering with leaders to achieve business outcomes. You will bring:

• Experience in a senior HR Business Partner or HR Manager role.
• Strong employee and industrial relations expertise.
• Experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, mining, resources, logistics, construction or similarly complex operational environments.
• Demonstrated success partnering with both frontline and executive leaders.
• Experience with enterprise bargaining, workforce planning and organisational change.
• Strong leadership coaching, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• The ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
• Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Business or a related discipline.

If you're a pragmatic and commercially focused HR professional looking to make a meaningful impact across a complex and evolving organisation, we'd welcome a confidential discussion.