Human Resources Business Partner

Adecco Portugal; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco is seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner to join our Sydney team and partner with leaders across our recruitment business. You will deliver practical HR advice, coach leaders, navigate complex people matters and help build an engaged, high-performing workforce.

In this role you will develop relationships with leaders and employees, balancing hands-on HR support with strategic partnering to align people decisions with business objectives in a commercial, fast-moving

Qualifications

• Experience as HRBP or equivalent in a fast paced environment.
• Experience in agency recruitment, staffing or professional services.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Coaching and influencing leaders to improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive, commercially focused HR advice to senior leaders.
• Coach leaders on performance management and development.
• Manage employee relations, performance concerns and investigations.
• Advise on Australian employment legislation, HR policies and best practice.
• Support workforce planning, talent management and retention initiatives.
• Partner with leaders through organizational change and transformation.
• Support performance, remuneration and talent processes.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen engagement, wellbeing and culture.
• Use data and insights to inform decisions and drive improvements.
• Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure an exceptional employee experience across the lifecycle.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Agency recruitment experience

Stakeholder management

Employee relations

Australian employment law

Coaching and influencing

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

Shape the people experience behind one of the world's leading recruitment organisations!

At Adecco, people are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the world's leading recruitment agencies, we combine global capability with teams across Australia to connect people with employment opportunities and help businesses find the talent they need.

We are looking for an experienced and commercially minded Human Resources Business Partner to join our team in Sydney and partner with leaders across our agency recruitment business.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a fast-paced, performance-driven environment where no two days are the same. You will provide practical HR advice, coach leaders, navigate complex people matters and help build an engaged, inclusive and high-performing workforce.

About the Role

As our Human Resources Business Partner, you will develop strong relationships with leaders and employees across the recruitment business, becoming a trusted advisor on all things people and culture.

You will combine hands-on HR support with strategic business partnering, helping leaders make effective people decisions while ensuring our HR practices support both our employees and commercial objectives.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with senior leaders and managers to provide proactive, commercially focused HR advice.
• Coaching leaders on performance management, employee engagement, leadership and team development.
• Managing employee relations matters including performance concerns, grievances, disciplinary processes and workplace investigations.
• Providing advice around Australian employment legislation, HR policies and best practice.
• Supporting workforce planning, talent management, succession and retention initiatives.
• Partnering with leaders through organisational change and business transformation.
• Supporting annual performance, remuneration and talent processes.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen employee engagement, wellbeing and workplace culture.
• Using people data and workforce insights to identify trends and support better decision-making.
• Contributing to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives across the business.
• Supporting an exceptional employee experience throughout the employee lifecycle.

About You

You are an experienced HR professional who enjoys being close to the business and operating in an environment that is commercial, people-focused and fast-moving.

You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience as an HR Business Partner, Senior HR Advisor, People & Culture Business Partner or similar.
• Experience within agency recruitment, staffing, professional services, sales or another fast-paced commercial environment.
• Strong employee relations and performance management experience.
• Sound understanding of Australian employment legislation.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
• Strong coaching and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge and advise leaders when required.
• A practical and solutions-focused approach to HR.
• The ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and an understanding of how people initiatives contribute to business performance.
• Relevant qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

Why Join Adecco?

Joining Adecco means becoming part of a major global recruitment organisation with an established presence across Australia. Adecco recruits across both temporary and permanent employment and supports thousands of people into employment opportunities each year.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Work closely with leadership and have genuine influence on people decisions.
• Build your HR career within the dynamic recruitment and staffing industry.
• Operate in a role offering both strategic exposure and hands-on HR responsibility.
• Contribute to initiatives that directly impact employee experience, leadership capability and business performance.
• Join a global organisation with a strong presence in the Australian recruitment market.