HR Manager | Fashion & Retail

Assembly Talent; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Direct access to senior leadership

Professional development opportunities

Immersion in fashion culture

Job summary

A global fashion powerhouse is seeking an HR Manager to develop people strategy and drive talent acquisition and retention. This full-time role involves managing compliance, designing engagement strategies, and ensuring a thriving culture across multiple countries. Ideal candidates are entrepreneurial HR professionals experienced in retail, thriving in fast-paced environments. Competitive salary offered in Melbourne, Australia.

Qualifications

• Must have extensive experience in HR and familiarity with retail industry.
• Ability to manage compliance and scale operations across different countries.
• Proven skills in talent attraction, development, and retention.

Responsibilities

• Architect the people strategy for a global fashion business.
• Lead the full-employment cycle for a rapidly growing brand portfolio.
• Design culture and engagement strategies across multiple countries.

Skills

HR generalist with experience in retail awards

Strong recruitment background

Compliance knowledge

Comfort with ambiguity

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Step into a role where you'll architect the people strategy for a global fashion powerhouse experiencing explosive growth. You'll be the strategic partner helping scale operations across multiple countries while maintaining the entrepreneurial spirit that built this business from the ground up.

In your first 12 months, you'll transform how talent is attracted, developed and retained across retail and corporate teams, while implementing systems that support expansion and major brand integrations.

• Lead full-employment cycle for a business doubling its brand portfolio
• Design culture and engagement strategies across multiple countries
• Build succession planning frameworks for rapid scaling
• Partner with leadership on transformation and change management

Why You Will Like Working Here

You'll join a privately-owned global business where creative energy meets commercial success. This isn't corporate bureaucracy – it's entrepreneurial spirit with international reach. You'll work with passionate people who move fast, think boldly, and genuinely care about building something extraordinary. The culture rewards independence and initiative while supporting collaborative innovation across brands and markets.

• Direct access to senior leadership and strategic decisions
• Professional development in a fast-scaling environment
• Immersion in fashion culture and lifestyle brands

What You Will Be Working On

Your focus will be the distinctive challenges that come with scaling a global fashion business – from managing compliance across multiple countries to creating candidate experiences that reflect brand values. You'll handle everything from onboarding, operational responsibilities and designing leadership development programs, while ensuring the culture that built this business continues to thrive as it grows. The role demands strategic thinking on succession planning, tactical execution on performance management, and creative problem-solving for a business that refuses to slow down.

What Type Of Person Will Be Successful

They're looking for an entrepreneurial HR professional who thrives in fast-paced, creative environments. Someone who can switch between strategic planning and hands-on execution without missing a beat.

• HR generalist with experience in retail awards, IR and ER issues
• Strong recruitment background,
• compliance knowledge, and comfort with ambiguity.

Most importantly, you must love the energy of building something, enjoy working with passionate people, and appreciate the intersection of creativity and commerce.

How To Apply

Ready to help scale a global fashion business that's just getting started? Apply now – even if you don't tick every box, they're interested in hearing from ambitious HR professionals who want to make their mark.

Strong candidates will also be considered for other suitable opportunities across the people function.

Assembly Talent

Assembly Talent pairs exceptional talent within exemplary businesses within the retail, eCommerce, beauty and lifestyle industries. Professional, personable and discreet, we’re specialists in seeking, securing and supporting flourishing careers and company relationships. Our lived experience of over 20 years across the eComm, tech, beauty, and FMCG landscape has helped us place sought-after candidates with leading and emerging brands both in Australia and abroad. Valuing culture-fit and chemistry on par with capabilities and credentials, our holistic recruitment strategy supports career aspirations and business acumen in equal measure.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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