Senior Hr Manager

Recruitment Partners; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

u&u Recruitment Partners in Melbourne CBD is seeking an experienced Senior HR Manager to partner with the CPO and drive strategic and hands-on HR across the full employee lifecycle. This office-based, five days per week role offers high visibility and the chance to influence major client groups within a leading professional services firm.

You will lead remuneration, performance and career development cycles, manage complex employee relations, oversee recruitment, mentor junior HR staff, and

Qualifications

• Senior HR Manager or Lead HRBP with professional services experience
• Proven ability to partner with senior stakeholders
• Strong remuneration and performance cycle management

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end HR business partnering to senior leaders
• Lead remuneration, performance and career development cycles
• Oversee recruitment across professional roles
• Coach and develop junior HR staff
• Drive AI adoption and process improvements

Skills

Senior HRBP experience

Stakeholder management

People leadership

Remuneration cycles

HR strategy

Job description

Job Details 15-Month FTC | Professional Services | Melbourne CBD | 5 Days Onsite. An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior HR Manager to join a highly regarded professional services organisation. Working closely with the CPO, this is a broad and highly visible role partnering with some of the organisation’s largest and most complex client groups. You will operate as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, providing both strategic and hands‑on HR support across the full employee lifecycle. This is an office‑based position in Melbourne CBD, five days per week, and will suit someone who enjoys being visible, accessible and genuinely embedded within the business.

Role

• Provide end‑to‑end HR business partnering support to senior leaders and their teams
• Partner across workforce planning, talent management, organisational development and broader people initiatives
• Lead annual remuneration, performance and career development cycles
• Manage complex employee relations matters and coach leaders through people challenges
• Oversee recruitment across a range of professional and specialist roles
• Manage and develop junior members of the HR team, with direct reporting responsibility
• Provide broader mentorship and support across the HR function
• Contribute to projects focused on AI adoption, process improvement and operational efficiencies
• Identify opportunities to continuously improve HR practices and ways of working

About you

• You will be an experienced and commercially minded HR professional who can quickly establish credibility and operate with a high degree of autonomy.
• Importantly, you will bring previous HR experience within professional services, with an understanding of the pace, stakeholder expectations and complexities that come with partnering in a sophisticated, relationship‑led environment.
• You will bring: Senior HR Manager, Lead HRBP or Senior HR Business Partner experience
• Previous experience within professional services
• Demonstrated experience managing remuneration and performance cycles
• Confidence managing complex employee relations matters
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level
• Experience mentoring and developing junior HR professionals

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At u&u Recruitment Partners, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. Should you require reasonable adjustments or have a preferred method of communication throughout the recruitment process, we encourage you to make a request via [e-mail] or phone the above-mentioned u&u consultant to discuss. In response to these requests, we will collaborate closely with you to implement the appropriate adjustments. Additionally, for a barrier‑free and inclusive online experience, you can access u&u’s opportunities using accessibility software Recite Me at https://www.uandu.com/jobs.