People Manager

Tandem Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Partners is seeking an experienced People Manager to partner with senior leaders and shape the employee experience and broader business strategy. You’ll operate close to the business, offering pragmatic, commercially-minded people advice.

You’ll navigate complex people matters with sound judgement, ensuring decisions align with strategic priorities and organisational values. You will cover talent, capability, engagement and employee relations, lead workforce planning, oversee key

Qualifications

• Senior HR Business Partner with experience in complex partnership models.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Commercially minded with ability to link people decisions to business outcomes.
• Ability to work autonomously through ambiguity and change.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and provide pragmatic people advice.
• Coach leaders to build high-performing, talent-focused teams.
• Navigate complex employee relations, performance and grievance matters with sound judgement.
• Contribute to strategic People projects spanning experience, talent, resourcing and development.
• Support workforce planning and capability planning, ensuring proactive thinking.
• Oversee key People processes and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate across People teams to create a connected employee experience.
• Explore how AI can enhance People functions and processes.

Skills

Employee relations

Senior HR Business Partner

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Change management

Written and verbal communication

AI in People function

Job description

An opportunity has emerged for an experienced People Manager to join a highly regarded organisation where the People function plays an important role in shaping both the employee experience and broader business strategy.

This is a role for someone who enjoys being close to the business. You’ll partner with senior stakeholders, bringing sound judgement, commercial thinking and the confidence to navigate complex people matters, while also looking ahead at how the organisation can continue to evolve.

You’ll work across talent, capability, engagement, employee relations, workforce planning and broader people initiatives, with the opportunity to influence how the People agenda comes to life.

The opportunity

Working closely with senior leaders and colleagues across the People function, you will:

• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, providing pragmatic and commercially considered people advice.
• Coach leaders to build sustainable, high-performing teams, with a strong focus on talent, engagement and retention.
• Navigate complex employee relations, performance and grievance matters with confidence and sound judgement.
• Contribute to strategic People projects and initiatives spanning employee experience, talent, resourcing, capability and development.
• Support workforce and resource planning, helping the business think proactively about capability and mobility.
• Oversee key People processes and ensure they are delivered to a consistently high standard.
• Work collaboratively across specialist People teams to create a connected employee experience.
• Bring curiosity and fresh thinking to process improvement, including how AI can enhance the way the People function operates.

About you

You’ll be an experienced HR generalist who is comfortable operating in a complex, partnership model environment. Just as importantly, you’ll know how to build credibility quickly and balance the needs of your stakeholders with what is right for the broader organisation.

• Strong employee relations capability, including complex performance matters
• Significant experience as a Senior HR Business Partner
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Commercial acumen and an ability to connect People decisions with broader strategic priorities.
• Confidence working autonomously through ambiguity and change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Genuine curiosity about better ways of working, including the role AI can play within contemporary People functions.

Why this role?

What makes this opportunity particularly appealing is the combination of strategic exposure and genuine hands on partnering. You’ll operate with a high degree of autonomy, work closely with senior stakeholders and have the opportunity to influence both immediate people outcomes and longer-term organisational priorities.It would suit someone who is commercially minded, naturally curious and comfortable challenging thinking but who also understands that great HR is ultimately built on relationships, judgement and trust.

If you are confident that your experience reflects the above criteria, Should you have any questions please contact Clare Johnston at ••••@tandempartners.com.au