Senior HR Leader | Hybrid, Payroll & ER Expert

Correlate Resources Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

Westfund Health Insurance is seeking a hands‑on HR Manager to lead operations for about 240 people across New South Wales and Queensland. You will report to the Chief People Officer and lead a team including Payroll Manager, Payroll Officer, Recruitment Lead, and two People & Culture Coordinators.

The role blends strategic input with practical HR execution across ER, IR, payroll, contracts and recruitment. You’ll contribute to People & Culture strategy while ensuring sound advice, well‑run

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior generalist HR role, including leading a team.
• Strong working knowledge of Enterprise Agreements, modern awards, contracts and employment legislation.
• Experience running employee relations matters, investigations and disciplinary processes.
• Understanding of payroll and HRIS, and how they connect to contracts and conditions.
• Experience writing and applying HR policies and procedures.
• A tertiary qualification in HR, industrial relations, business or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Be the go‑to adviser for leaders on conduct, performance, attendance and wellbeing.
• Lead workplace investigations and disciplinary processes that are fair, timely and defensible.
• Coach leaders through difficult conversations, often in the room alongside them.
• Step in early when something isn't right, leading with care before any formal process.
• Interpret and apply the Enterprise Agreement, employment contracts and legislation.
• Support Enterprise Agreement consultation, bargaining and implementation.
• Keep policies, contracts and templates current as legislation changes.
• Lead the payroll team and make sure contracts, conditions and pay line up.
• Own employment contracts, variations and employee records.
• Support remuneration, workers compensation and audit activity.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding and probation through the Recruitment Lead.
• Advise on restructures, consultation and organisational change.
• Lead a refresh of flexible and home‑based working arrangements across the business.
• Find better ways to run HR processes, reporting and data.
• Explore practical uses of technology and AI in the function.

Skills

Senior HR leadership

ER/IR knowledge

Payroll & HRIS

HR policy writing

Education

Bachelor's or higher in HR/IR/Business

Tools

HRIS software

Payroll software

Job description

Westfund Health Insurance is seeking a hands‑on HR Manager to lead operations for about 240 people across New South Wales and Queensland. You will report to the Chief People Officer and lead a team including Payroll Manager, Payroll Officer, Recruitment Lead, and two People & Culture Coordinators.

The role blends strategic input with practical HR execution across ER, IR, payroll, contracts and recruitment. You’ll contribute to People & Culture strategy while ensuring sound advice, well‑run