Senior HR Business Partner, Australia

HRnetOne; Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HRnetOne is seeking a HR Business Partner for Australia to partner with the Asia Pacific HR Head and the Australia Managing Director, shaping HR strategy and operations as a strategic and hands-on contributor to the business.

The Australia operations spans sales, services and aftermarket; the role will lead staffing, succession, talent development, diversity initiatives, labor relations, and large transformation programs to drive performance and workforce excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required; Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in HR Business Partner roles in industrial/engineering MNCs.
• Strong links between Business Strategy and People Strategy.
• Knowledge of Local HR policies, processes, and legislation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; strong stakeholder management and data literacy.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and functional leadership in Australia to develop and deploy people strategy.
• Lead staffing processes, workforce planning, onboarding and probation through to passing probation.
• Drive succession planning and talent development in Australia.
• Develop and sustain diversity and inclusion as part of organizational culture.
• Experience in labor relations and engagement with government agencies; manage complex transformations.
• Enable scalable, customer-centric HR operations and a high-performance culture.

Skills

Stakeholder management

HR strategy

HR analytics

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Our client is a US-headquartered global industrial MNC specializing in highly engineered flow control and critical technology solutions.

As a HR Business Partner for Australia, reporting to the Asia Pacific HR Head and dotted to the Australia MD, this role will build HR strategy and operations to be both a strategic and hands-on contributor to the company in partnering with the business to develop and execute our people’s initiatives.

The Australia operations is a sales, services and aftermarket business.

• Partner with business and functional leadership in Australia to develop, implement and deploy people strategy in a way that delivers maximum value, identifying specific requirements to attract, engage, develop and reward the best talent across the organization.
• Lead staffing process and activities, including budget, workforce planning, employer branding, hiring needs clarification, interview, on boarding and induction till passing probation period.
• Drive succession planning and talent development in Australia.
• Demonstrated experience in developing diversity and inclusion as a key part of organizational culture and sustaining through aligned HR programs, policies and practices.
• Experienced Labor relations and Union management or labor management council. Interact with local labor and HR related government agencies.
• Experience leading complex company-wide transformations across large, global organizations (operating model design, culture change, consumerization of the employee experience).
• Enable efficient, scalable, and customer-centric operations; as well as drive a culture of higher performance and employee engagement.
• Build employer image and retention activities in terms of monetary, development and career opportunities.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required, Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in Human Resources Business Partner roles in industrial/engineering MNCs with strong management skills
• In depth understanding of the links between Business Strategy and People Strategy
• Knowledge of Local HR policies, processes, and legislation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with partners and internal stakeholders
• Proven experience of managing complex, Drives results and quality, with reasonable data analytical knowledge