People and Culture Manager

The Travel Corporation; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Travel Corporation in Sydney is seeking a People & Culture Manager ANZ for a fixed-term contract from November 2026 to June 2027. You will partner with the People & Culture Director to support leaders and employees across Australia and New Zealand.

You will manage recruitment, employee relations, compliance and HR initiatives, ensuring smooth BAU operations while leading day-to-day people practices during a parental leave period.

Qualifications

• Senior HR Advisor, HRBP or People & Culture Manager level experience.
• Strong employee relations experience, including investigations.
• Solid knowledge of Australian employment law and the Fair Work framework.
• Experience with Dayforce HRIS implementation and day-to-day BAU operations.
• Experience partnering with Payroll on data/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support recruitment from start to finish, coordinating offers and onboarding.
• Manage complex employee and industrial relations matters, including performance and grievances.
• Advise leaders on Modern Awards, enterprise agreements, contracts and policy.
• Partner with Payroll on Award interpretation, wage reviews, audits and compliance.
• Maintain accurate employee data and audit-ready policies, templates and records.
• Support WHS, workers compensation and return-to-work processes.
• Deliver regional and global People & Culture initiatives locally.

Skills

HR generalist

Employee relations

Payroll liaison

Tools

Dayforce HRIS

Job description

People & Culture Manager ANZ (Parental Leave Cover)

The Travel Corporation | Sydney | Fixed-term, November 2026 to June 2027 | Hybrid

Looking for breadth, variety and meaningful work?

In this seven-month contract, you'll work closely with the People & Culture Director to support leaders and employees across Australia and New Zealand. As the key People & Culture contact during a parental leave period, you'll take ownership of a broad generalist remit spanning business partnering, employee relations, recruitment, compliance and people initiatives, helping keep the ANZ People & Culture function running smoothly.

What you will do

• Support recruitment from start to finish, including working with hiring managers, coordinating offers and contracts, and running onboarding
• Manage complex employee and industrial relations matters, including performance, grievances, investigations and organisational change
• Advise leaders on Modern Awards, enterprise agreements, contracts and policy
• Partner with Payroll on Award interpretation, wage reviews, audits and compliance
• Maintain accurate employee data and audit-ready policies, templates and records
• Support WHS, workers compensation and return-to-work processes
• Deliver regional and global People & Culture initiatives locally

What you will bring

• Significant HR generalist experience as a Senior HR Advisor, HR Business Partner or People & Culture Manager
• Strong employee relations experience, including investigations and complex case management
• Solid knowledge of Australian employment legislation and the Fair Work framework
• Provide additional People & Culture support during the implementation of Dayforce and transition to a new HRIS, helping ensure business-as-usual operations continue seamlessly
• Experience partnering with Payroll on employee data or compliance

It will help if you have

• Payroll compliance, wage review or audit experience
• Enterprise agreement or EBA experience
• Exposure to New Zealand employment legislation
• Experience in a multi-brand, travel, hospitality or service environment

This role suits you if you are

Composed, practical and discreet, with sound judgement. You enjoy the detail of employment, payroll and data, and you are comfortable juggling priorities in a fast-moving, multi-brand business.

Most importantly, you'll be joining a supportive, high-performing team that genuinely enjoys working together. We're passionate about people, proud of the travel industry we work in, and energised by helping our employees and brands succeed. If you enjoy collaborating with good people, building strong relationships and making a meaningful contribution, you'll fit right in.