Strategic HR Partner & M&A Integration Lead

Altius Group; Perth; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Altius Group seeks a senior HR professional to act as Lead People & Culture Business Partner, providing strategic and hands-on support during a major acquisition integration. The role is designed as parental leave cover for approximately 12 months, with work locations in Melbourne or Perth.

You will partner with senior leaders, shaping organisation design, people strategy and change communications while driving workforce planning and talent initiatives across a diverse portfolio.

Qualifications

• Significant HR Business Partner experience within a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and leading people integration activities.
• Proven experience in organisation design, workforce planning and change management.
• Strong knowledge of Fair Work legislation, Modern Awards and employment relations frameworks.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability.

Responsibilities

• Providing expert advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle.
• Coaching leaders to build high-performing, engaged and accountable teams.
• Leading strategic people initiatives that support our FY27 priorities.
• Building strong relationships with leaders across the broader Altius Group.
• Supporting workforce planning, talent management and succession initiatives.
• Partnering with leaders on complex employee relations matters, performance management and organisational effectiveness.
• Leading the people integration stream of the acquisition within your portfolio.
• Driving organisation design activities including discovery of current and future-state operating models and structures.
• Developing and delivering communication and change management plans to support employees and leaders through transformation.

Skills

HR Business Partner

M&A experience

Organisation design

Change management

Stakeholder management

Education

HR/IR degree

Job description

Altius Group seeks a senior HR professional to act as Lead People & Culture Business Partner, providing strategic and hands-on support during a major acquisition integration. The role is designed as parental leave cover for approximately 12 months, with work locations in Melbourne or Perth.

You will partner with senior leaders, shaping organisation design, people strategy and change communications while driving workforce planning and talent initiatives across a diverse portfolio.