Strategic HR Business Partner — ER/IR & Leadership Coach

Tandem Partners; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Partners is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner in Brisbane, Australia, to partner with senior leaders across a diverse workforce, delivering practical, commercially-focused HR advice and support. The role emphasises employee and industrial relations, investigations, and leadership coaching within a fast-paced environment.

You will contribute to talent management, succession planning and organisational change while building credible relationships across levels of the organisation

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex employee relations matters and workplace investigations end-to-end.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, enterprise agreements and IR frameworks.
• Experience in unionised or EA-covered environments.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and coach leaders.
• Commercial, pragmatic approach to HR challenges.
• Capability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to provide strategic and operational HR advice and support.
• Manage complex workplace investigations, grievances, misconduct matters and performance processes end-to-end.
• Provide advice on enterprise agreements, employment legislation, policies and IR instruments.
• Coach leaders through challenging employee relations matters to build capability.
• Support talent management, succession planning, remuneration and workforce planning.
• Contribute to organisational change, leadership development and broader HR initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across all levels and collaborate with HR teams to deliver outcomes.

Skills

Employee relations

Industrial relations

Leadership coaching

Stakeholder management

HR policy

Talent management

Organisational change

Job description

Tandem Partners is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner in Brisbane, Australia, to partner with senior leaders across a diverse workforce, delivering practical, commercially-focused HR advice and support. The role emphasises employee and industrial relations, investigations, and leadership coaching within a fast-paced environment.

You will contribute to talent management, succession planning and organisational change while building credible relationships across levels of the organisation