Human Resources Business Partner

NRI Australia & New Zealand; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

NRI Australia & New Zealand seeks a skilled HR Business Partner to collaborate with senior leaders, translate business priorities into people strategies, and drive workforce planning and capability growth. You’ll navigate Australian employment law and complex employee relations while shaping a positive employee experience.

Based in Melbourne within the People & Culture function, you’ll partner across business units, lead onboarding and development, and support culture and change initiatives to

Qualifications

• 3 -5+ years' experience in Human Resources, including Business Partnering or senior advisory roles.
• Stakeholder-facing partner experience in a complex or professional services environment.
• Extensive knowledge of Australian employment law, including the Fair Work Act, awards, and industrial relations practices.
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters independently.
• Ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align people outcomes with business priorities.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with HRIS systems (Oracle Fusion desirable).

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to translate business priorities into practical people strategies
• Provide commercial advice on workforce planning, capability, engagement and performance
• Advise on Australian employment legislation, Fair Work, awards and IR matters
• Manage complex ER cases end-to-end (performance, misconduct, grievances, investigations)
• Partner with leaders to deliver a consistent, positive employee experience
• Oversee onboarding, performance, development and offboarding
• Collaborate on enterprise-wide people initiatives that support NRI's commercial direction
• Lead or support performance, development, engagement, culture and change programs
• Build trusted relationships with GMs, senior leaders, P&C colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders
• Act as primary people contact for your allocated line of business
• Support workforce planning and reporting on engagement, retention and performance

Skills

HR Business Partnering

Stakeholder management

Employment law expertise

Employee relations

Influence and coaching

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Prioritization and adaptability

Tools

HRIS proficiency (Oracle Fusion)

Job description

At NRI, we bring together deep technology expertise, capability and real-world industry experience to help organisations solve complex challenges and shape what's next. From IT advisory and enterprise transformation to quality engineering, cyber, cloud and managed services, we work across the full technology lifecycle - turning ideas into outcomes that make a difference. With a global heritage and a strong presence across Australia, New Zealand and Asia, we combine the scale and capability to take on complex challenges with the agility, collaboration and the personal connection of a local team.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our People & Culture group plays a critical role in helping our team members and organisation thrive, creating an environment where talented people can grow, perform at their best and build meaningful careers. You'll work alongside experienced people professionals and business leaders across business partnering, talent acquisition, capability growth, culture and people systems, helping shape how we attract, develop and support our people. It's an opportunity to make a real impact, contribute to an evolving people agenda and help create a workplace where people can do their best work and see what's possible for their careers.

Bring your expertise to our team as a HR Business Partner, The People & Culture Business Partner role is allocated to an NRI line of business and requires strong stakeholder-facing experience and extensive knowledge of Australian employment law and the Fair Work framework, enabling confident and accurate management complex employee relations matters and provide sound, risk-aware advice.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with leaders to translate business priorities into practical people strategies
• Provide commercial advice on workforce planning, capability, engagement and performance
• Advise on Australian employment legislation, Fair Work, awards and IR matters
• Manage complex ER cases end-to-end (performance, misconduct, grievances, investigations)
• Partner with leaders to deliver a consistent, positive employee experience
• Oversee onboarding, performance, development and offboarding
• Collaborate on enterprise-wide people initiatives that support NRI's commercial direction
• Lead or support performance, development, engagement, culture and change programs
• Build trusted relationships with GMs, senior leaders, P&C colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders
• Act as primary people contact for your allocated line of business
• Support workforce planning and reporting on engagement, retention and performance

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 3 -5+ years' experience in Human Resources, including Business Partnering or senior advisory roles
• Strong experience in stakeholder-facing business partnering within a complex or professional services environment
• Extensive knowledge of Australian employment law, including the Fair Work Act, awards, and industrial relations practices
• Proven experience managing complex employee relations matters independently
• Demonstrated ability to influence, coach, and challenge senior stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align people outcomes with business priorities
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with HRIS systems (Oracle Fusion desirable)

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING AT NRI

At NRI, we believe great careers are built through solving complex challenges, continuous growth and the opportunity to make an impact. Whether you're deepening your technical expertise, developing as a leader or exploring where your career can take you next, you'll have the opportunity to build capability, make an impact and shape what's next.

Build expertise that makes an impact.

Work alongside talented technologists, consultants, industry specialists and problem-solvers on complex challenges that create real outcomes for our clients. You'll be surrounded by people who are generous with their knowledge and invested in helping each other grow.

Shape your career.

Your career is yours to build. With clear career pathways, structured development, technical certification opportunities, leadership programs and access to extensive learning resources, you'll have the support to develop your expertise and explore new opportunities.

Make your expertise count.

From performance and technology delivery, transformation, quality engineering and managed services, you'll have the opportunity to take on challenging and rewarding work, contribute your ideas and see the impact of what you do.

Bring your perspective, belong here.

We want NRI to be a place where people feel respected, included and able to do their best work. We value different experiences, perspectives and ways of thinking, and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can belong and contribute.

YOUR EXPERIENCE MATTERS, YOUR POTENTIAL IS YOURS TO EXPLORE

You don't need to tick every box to belong at NRI. We value curiosity, capability, attitude and the willingness to learn and we encourage you to apply if you can see yourself growing into this role - or another opportunity across NRI.

At NRI, we value different experiences, perspectives and ways of thinking. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to belong, contribute and grow.

This role is based on Gadigal Land (Sydney).