Senior Workplace Relations Leader — Strategy & Transformation

CommBank; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 200 000 - 260 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Commonwealth Bank in Sydney is seeking an Executive Manager Workplace Relations to provide expert guidance on complex employee and workplace relations issues across the Group. You will work with leaders, HR partners, Legal, and investigations teams to manage high-risk matters with confidence and consistency.

You will lead a small team, coaching members to deliver high-quality, commercially focused advice while overseeing workflow and risk governance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading specialist advisory teams in corporate, consulting, or legal environments.
• Extensive experience handling complex employee/workplace relations cases.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment law and workplace legislation.
• Ability to balance legal/compliance, reputational and people considerations in recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and credibility with leaders.
• Resilience and judgement to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience coaching leaders through sensitive people matters.
• Tertiary HR/Employment Relations/Law degree or equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Lead and develop a small team of Workplace Relations specialists, fostering a high-performing, collaborative and inclusive culture.
• Coach, mentor and support team members to deliver high-quality, consistent and commercially focused advice across complex employee relations matters.
• Oversee team workflow, capacity and performance, ensuring matters are prioritised and managed effectively.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to leaders, HR and employees on employment and workplace relations matters.
• Partner with senior leaders and HR teams on organisational change, strategic initiatives and complex people-related risks.
• Support senior stakeholder governance through reporting, insights and participation in key risk forums.
• Identify emerging trends and drive initiatives that improve workplace outcomes, reduce risk and strengthen leader capability.
• Champion continuous improvement, leveraging technology, automation and AI-enabled solutions to enhance service delivery and employee experience.
• Maintain a strong focus on team wellbeing, development and sustainable performance.
• Contributing to strategic projects focused on process improvement, automation and AI-enabled transformation.

Connaissances

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Legal knowledge

People coaching

Judgement & resilience

Ambiguity navigation

Formation

HR/Employment Relations/Law degree

Description du poste

Commonwealth Bank in Sydney is seeking an Executive Manager Workplace Relations to provide expert guidance on complex employee and workplace relations issues across the Group. You will work with leaders, HR partners, Legal, and investigations teams to manage high-risk matters with confidence and consistency.

You will lead a small team, coaching members to deliver high-quality, commercially focused advice while overseeing workflow and risk governance.