People Partner | Financial Services

weave. Recruitment; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

weave. Recruitment is seeking a seasoned People Partner for a Financial Services client in Sydney or Melbourne. The role is a 10-month fixed-term contract ending around August 2027, with a hybrid model requiring 2–3 days in the office across Sydney or Melbourne.

You will own all case management across divisions with a focus on member-facing areas, delivering strategic ER advice, handling complex investigations, and supporting workforce planning and leadership development.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience providing expert ER/IR advice with current legislation knowledge.
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-volume case loads in a large organisation.
• Strong conflict resolution and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full gamut of people partnering case management across divisions including absence, performance, misconduct, and psychosocial matters
• Delivering strategic ER advice and dispute resolution, handling and escalating cases with discretion and professionalism
• Working closely with Workplace Relations and Injury Management on complex investigations
• Supporting cyclical activities including performance and talent reviews, remuneration review processes, and workforce planning
• Coaching leaders on people matters and facilitating leadership development and team performance
• Contributing to enterprise initiatives as directed by the Senior People Partner

Skills

ER/IR advisory

High-volume case management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Tools

EA interpretation

Job description

People Partner | Financial Services

Sydney or Melbourne | Hybrid, 2-3 days in office | $160,000 to $170,000 package | Contract until August 2027

A large-values-based, for members financial services co. are looking for a seasoned People Partner to fulfill a contract until August 2027. The role sits within the People Partnering team and owns all case management across divisions, with a particular focus on the member-facing areas of the business.

This is a high volume, high complexity case management role. You will be comfortable with the full spectrum: absence, performance, misconduct, psychosocial matters, policy interpretation, show cause, and union consultation. You'll bring strong ER and IR foundations, remain calm under pressure, and the interpersonal credibility to work with challenging stakeholders across a large, operational workforce.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing the full gamut of people partnering case management across divisions including absence, performance, misconduct, and psychosocial matters


• Delivering strategic ER advice and dispute resolution, handling and escalating cases with discretion and professionalism


• Working closely with the Workplace Relations, Incident and Injury Management team on complex investigations


• Supporting cyclical activities including performance and talent reviews, remuneration review processes, and workforce planning


• Coaching and mentoring leaders on people matters, facilitating leadership development and team performance


• Contributing to enterprise and business initiatives as directed by the Senior People Partner

Background Required

• Demonstrable experience providing expert advice on ER and IR matters, with current knowledge of relevant legislation and policies


• Proven ability to manage complex and ambiguous case loads across a large, sizable organisation


• Comfortable with EA interpretation, union consultation, and show cause processes


• Experience in FMCG, large operational, or high volume workforce environments will be viewed favourably


• Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills, with exceptional interpersonal and negotiation capability

What's On Offer

$160,000 to $170,000 package inclusive of super. 10 month fixed term, November start, hard end around August 2027. Full time. Hybrid working, 2 to 3 days in office across Sydney or Melbourne. Even placement across both cities.