Lead P&C Partner & Integration Lead

Altius; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Altius Group is seeking a Lead People & Culture Business Partner to provide strategic HR partnership to senior leaders, reporting to the General Manager People & Culture. This 12 month parental leave cover focuses on integrating a recent acquisition and shaping the people strategy across a diverse portfolio.

Based in Melbourne or Perth, the role blends advisory work with hands-on delivery, guiding organisation design, workforce planning, change management and employee relations to support

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or related discipline.
• Significant HRBP experience in a complex, fast-paced environment.
• Experience supporting mergers & acquisitions and people integration.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice across the employee lifecycle.
• Coach leaders to build high-performing, engaged teams.
• Lead strategic people initiatives aligned to FY27 priorities.
• Partner with leaders on complex employee relations matters.
• Drive organisation design and workforce integration planning.
• Develop and deliver change management plans for business transformation.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Mergers & Acquisitions

Organisation Design

Workforce Planning

Change Management

Fair Work Knowledge

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Partnership

Commercial Acumen

Education

HR/ER/Business degree

Job description

GET TO KNOW ALTIUS

Altius Group was founded in 2001 with a vision to bring high-quality and compassionate rehabilitation services into the market to improve lives displaced by injury. Since then, we've branched out to cover three tiers of services including Workplace Services, People and Employee Services, and Disability Services - still driven by a single goal: to elevate the wellbeing of people, workplaces and communities across Australia.

Altius Group was founded in 2001 with a vision to bring high-quality and compassionate rehabilitation services into the market to improve lives displaced by injury. Since then, we've branched out to cover three tiers of services including Workplace Services, People and Employee Services, and Disability Services - still driven by a single goal: to elevate the wellbeing of people, workplaces and communities across Australia.

OUR NEW ROLE

As a Lead People & Culture Business Partner at Altius, reporting to the General Manager People & Culture, you will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders and play a key role in shaping the future of our business. This is a highly strategic and hands‑on business partnering role, supporting leaders across a diverse portfolio for a 12 month period (parental leave cover), at a truly exciting time - as this role will lead the people integration stream of a significant acquisition due to complete in the next few weeks.

Requirements

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle
• Coaching leaders to build high-performing, engaged and accountable teams
• Leading strategic people initiatives that support our FY27 priorities
• Building strong relationships with leaders across the broader Altius Group
• Supporting workforce planning, talent management and succession initiatives
• Partnering with leaders on complex employee relations matters, performance management and organisational effectiveness
• AND leading the people integration stream of an exciting acquisition into the Altius Group within your portfolio, which will see this role take the lead on;
  • Driving organisation design activities including discovery of current and future-state operating models and structures, and workforce integration planning
  • Developing and delivering communication and change management plans that support employees and leaders through business transformation, with support from our integration PMO

What You Need To Join Us

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline
• Significant HR Business Partner experience within a complex and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrated experience supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and leading people integration activities
• Proven experience in organisation design, workforce planning and change management
• Strong knowledge of Fair Work legislation, Modern Awards and employment relations frameworks
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on strategic people initiatives
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance business outcomes and employee experience
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done

This role can be based out of Melbourne or Perth (Subiaco), with a planned commencement of late December 2026 or early January 2027.

Altius Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an inclusive workforce. Research has shown that, in Australia, women, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+, First Nations, and those from minority groups are less likely to apply for a role because they feel they will not be successful. We believe in the strength of diversity and inclusion, and we would like to strongly encourage those who identify with any of these groups to apply for a role with us.