HR Manager - VIC

Compass Group Pty Limited; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Annual incentive bonus

Learning & development

Career progression

Employee benefits

Job summary

Compass Group Pty Limited is seeking an experienced HR Manager VIC to partner with senior leaders across multiple sites and drive the people strategy that enables growth, stability, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the General Manager People, you will shape workforce strategy, lead change initiatives, and drive a high‑performance culture across a geographically dispersed operation. This role combines strategic thinking with hands‑on leadership across urban locations in Victoria.

Qualifications

• Significant Senior HR Business Partnering experience within complex environments.
• Proven success partnering with GMs and executives to deliver outcomes through people strategies.
• Experience leading organisational change, workforce transitions and transformations.
• Deep understanding of employee and industrial relations frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to align people strategies with operational priorities.
• Lead workforce planning, organisational design and talent initiatives across multiple sites.
• Provide strategic advice on leadership, culture and performance.
• Drive outcomes through employee mobilisations and continuous improvement.
• Manage complex employee and industrial relations matters while mitigating risk.
• Use data and market insights to inform planning and decisions.

Skills

Senior HRBP experience

Stakeholder management

Organisational change

Industrial relations

Education

Bachelor degree in HR/IR/Business

Tools

HRIS

Workforce analytics

Job description

HR Manager VIC

Compass Group business delivers world-class support services to various vital industry clients across Australia. We're seeking an experienced HR Manager to partner with senior leaders across multiple sites and drive the people strategy that enables business growth, workforce stability, and operational excellence.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the General Manager People, you will be a trusted advisor to General Managers and senior operational leaders, providing strategic people leadership across a large, complex workforce.

This is a high-impact role where you'll shape workforce strategy, influence key business decisions, lead organisational change initiatives, and drive a high-performance culture across a geographically dispersed operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting a number of urban locations across the eastern seaboard.
• Partnering with senior leaders to align people strategies with operational and commercial priorities.
• Lead workforce planning, succession, organisational design, and talent initiatives.
• Provide direction and strategic advice on leadership effectiveness, culture, and organisational performance.
• Drive people outcomes through workforce mobilisations, growth projects, transformations, and continuous improvement.
• Lead complex employee and industrial relations matters while managing organisational risk.
• Use people insights, data, and market intelligence to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
• Champion engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership capability across the business.

About You

You are a commercially minded People & Culture Leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach.

You'll bring:

• Significant Senior HR Business Partnering or People & Culture Management experience within complex, fast-paced environments.
• Proven success partnering with GMs and Executive Leaders to deliver business outcomes through people strategies.
• Strong experience leading organisational change, workforce transitions, restructures, and transformation initiatives.
• Deep understanding of employee and industrial relations frameworks.
• Experience working within operational, multi-site, service-based, logistics or hospitality environments.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and coaching capability.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business or a related discipline.

Why Join Us?

This is an opportunity to influence the future of a critical business portfolio, partner with senior leaders, and play a key role in shaping people capability, culture, and business performance across one of Australia's largest and most diverse workforces.

At Compass, you'll join a global organisation where your career can grow as quickly as your ambition.

Benefits we offer:

• Annual Incentive bonus opportunities
• Hybrid work - 2 days from home and 3 days from our office in central Melbourne
• Extensive learning and development programs
• Career progression across Australia and internationally
• Industry-leading reward and recognition programs
• Corporate discounts and tailored employee benefits
• A collaborative, high-performing culture where your contribution is valued

Ready to make an impact?

We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments or alternative methods of communication during the process, please let us know - our team will support you in the way that works best for you.

If you're ready to take the next step in your people career and contribute to something bigger, we want to hear from you! For further information about this role or a confidential chat, please reach out to us at [e-mail]