Senior HR Business Partner

SiteMinder; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mental health support

Parental leave policy

Hybrid in-office (3 days)

Birthday/Study/Volunteer leave

Team events & social clubs

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

SiteMinder is seeking a dynamic Senior HR/People Partner to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract, supporting our teams across Product, Tech and Customer operations. You’ll be the trusted advisor to senior leaders, guiding major people initiatives in a fast-paced, globally distributed environment.

This hands-on HRBP role focuses on talent reviews, change management, coaching, and workforce initiatives to enable high-performing teams and an engaged employee experience.

Qualifications

• Solid background as an HRBP or Senior HRBP in tech, SaaS, or another fast-moving industry.
• Proven experience partnering with Product, Engineering, or other digital teams.
• Confidence working alongside senior leaders and influencing decisions across teams.
• Hands-on experience with org design, change management, performance, talent, and employee relations.
• A practical feel for using data and business context to back up your suggestions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product & Tech leaders to align people strategies with business goals
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and career development initiatives
• Partner with leaders on complex employee relations matters, wellbeing, and psychosocial safety
• Build manager capability through coaching, practical guidance, and leadership development
• Support reward, remuneration, and pay equity discussions in partnership with the broader People Team
• Lead people aspects of restructures, workforce changes, and other transformation initiatives
• Leverage people analytics to spot trends and back up key decisions
• Work closely with People Ops to ensure seamless delivery and foster an inclusive culture
• Support the broader Global People Team with initiatives and global projects

Skills

HRBP experience

Senior stakeholder engagement

Coaching & development

Organisational design

Change management

Data-driven decisions

Global/matrixed environment

Excellent communication

Job description

What we do...

Right now, somewhere in the world, a hotel is taking a booking or increasing their revenue through technology you could help build. SiteMinder is the world’s leading hotel commerce platform. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped hotels attract guests, maximise revenue, forecast demand and perform at their best. Today, our platform supports 56,000+ hotels in 150+ countries, connects to 3,000+ partners and powers more than 140m reservations and AU$85 billion+ in hotel revenue each year.

That’s the kind of impact your work can have here. You’ll solve meaningful challenges with AI, simplify complexity and build solutions that help hotels perform. Supported by clear purpose, a strong platform and teams who care about what they’re building, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of an industry that never stands still.

About the Senior HR Business Partner role...

We're looking for a dynamic, high-energy Senior HR/People Partner to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract while one of our team is on maternity leave. If you love working at pace, adapting on the fly, and acting as a trusted sounding board, this is for you.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced HRBP role where momentum is key. You'll partner closely with senior leaders across Tech, Product, and our Customer teams to build high-performing teams, navigate change, and support our employee experience.

What you'll do...

• Partner with Product & Tech leaders to align their people strategies with business goals
• Lead talent reviews, succession planning, and career development initiatives
• Partner with leaders on complex employee relations matters, wellbeing, and psychosocial safety
• Build manager capability through coaching, practical guidance, and leadership development
• Support reward, remuneration, and pay equity discussions in partnership with the broader People Team
• Lead people aspects of restructures, workforce changes, and other transformation initiatives
• Leverage people analytics to spot trends and back up key decisions
• Work closely with People Ops to ensure seamless delivery and foster an inclusive culture
• Support the broader Global People Team with initiatives and global projects

What you have…

• Solid background as an HRBP or Senior HRBP in tech, SaaS, or another fast-moving industry.
• Proven experience partnering with Product, Engineering, or other digital teams
• Confidence working alongside senior leaders and influencing decisions across teams
• Great coaching skills and the wisdom to know when to challenge, when to support, and when to elevate
• Hands-on experience with org design, change management, performance, talent, and employee relations
• A practical feel for using data and business context to back up your suggestions
• High energy and total comfort moving quickly between high-level strategy and day-to-day execution
• Clear communication style and a cool, calm head when tricky or delicate situations crop up
• Strong stakeholder skills across a global, matrixed setup
• A friendly, collaborative approach and a real passion for helping people do their best work

Bonus Points if you have...

• Supported Product and Tech teams
• Worked in a global, distributed, or scale-up tech environment before.
• Familiarity with modern setups like agile product or engineering ways of working.

Our Perks & Benefits…

• - Mental health and well-being initiatives
• - Generous parental (including secondary) leave policy
• - Flexibility to work in a Hybrid model (3 days in-office)
• - Paid birthday, study and volunteering leave every year
• - Sponsored social clubs, team events, and celebrations
• - Employee Resource Groups (ERG) to help you connect and get involved
• - Investment in your personal growth offering training for your advancement

We also warmly encourage applications from people from underrepresented backgrounds.