People & Talent Advisor

Amber Electric; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Equitable gender-neutral parental leave policies

Employee share option plan (ESOP)

Annual Learning & Development budget

Additional PTO between Christmas & New Year

Job summary

A renewable energy technology start-up in Australia is looking for a People & Talent Advisor to support their People Operations team. This full-time role involves recruiting talent, managing onboarding processes, and enhancing employee experience through company events. Ideal candidates should have HR experience, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of Australian employment law. Competitive salary plus benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in Talent Acquisition is essential.
• Managing an HRIS and ATS back-end experience required.
• Experience in hiring technical roles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment processes and host screening interviews.
• Design and coordinate company-wide events.
• Facilitate onboarding and offboarding of employees.

Skills

Experience in People Operations (HR)

Outstanding written & verbal communication skills

Ability to conduct interviews

Ability to manipulate and analyze data

Basic understanding of Australian employment law

Proven ability to work cross-functionally

Experience coordinating events

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

Rippling (HRIS)

Job description

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Amber Electric is revolutionising home energy by enabling homeowners to store, shift and export clean renewable electricity. Our software automatically uses the cheapest grid power for battery charging and sells excess energy at the highest wholesale rates, accelerating Australia’s journey to 100% renewables.

Why you’ll love this role

We are hiring a fast‑learner with a “how can I help?” attitude who will support our People Operations team to deliver projects that eliminate friction, amplify community and set our people up for success. Working under the Senior People Operations Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a big impact in a lean, high‑growth startup.

What you’ll be doing

• Help hiring managers recruit top talent by coordinating recruitment processes and hosting screening interviews
• Design and coordinate regular company‑wide events
• Manage the back‑end of our HRIS, Rippling
• Facilitate onboarding and offboarding of employees
• Respond to employee queries via Inbox and Slack
• Create process and educational documentation to create a more ‘self‑service’ employee & manager experience
• Assist the People Ops team with ad‑hoc projects as they arise

What boxes you should tick (mostly)

• Experience in People Operations (HR) and Talent Acquisition
• Experience managing an HRIS and ATS (back‑end)
• Outstanding written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to conduct interviews and quickly form judgments on candidate suitability
• Ability to manipulate and analyse data for reporting
• Basic understanding of Australian employment law
• Proven ability to work cross‑functionally and build trust with internal stakeholders
• Experience coordinating events that build company culture
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

Nice to haves

• Prior experience at a growing company, a start‑up, or a tech company
• Passionate about technology, energy and/or the environment
• Experience hiring technical roles (software engineers, product managers, etc.)

Why you want to work at Amber

• Be part of a growing technology start‑up that will shape the future of renewable energy around the world
• Flexible working arrangements, with WFH and a central hub in Melbourne CBD
• Equitable gender‑neutral parental leave policies
• An external Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for mental health support
• Employee share option plan (ESOP)
• Annual Learning & Development budget for personal growth
• Additional PTO between Christmas & New Year

💰 Salary range is between $90,000 and $115,000 per annum plus superannuation. All roles at Amber include employee stock options over and above the base salary and superannuation.

This is a full‑time role, to be based ideally from Melbourne. We are also open to you working 4 days a week, 9 days a fortnight or other suitable flexible arrangements. For those based in Sydney or elsewhere in Australia, you will work from home.

Hiring Process

- Screening interview with our talent team

- Take‑home project to complete

- Follow‑up interview with the Hiring Manager and People Ops team

- Culture interview with two of our Amber Culture Champs

- Final chat with our co‑CEO and a member of Exec

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications will be accepted only from candidates already based in Australia, preferably Melbourne with full working rights.

No recruitment firms please. We’ve got this!