Strategic People & Culture Partner for Leaders

Fitness & Lifestyle Group; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym membership

Hybrid work model

Barista coffee at office

Anniversary leave

People's Champion awards

Partner discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Fitness & Lifestyle Group is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to advise senior leaders on complex people matters, including ER investigations and change initiatives. You’ll shape decisions, not just respond, and lead a P&C Advisor while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.

This hands-on, influence-heavy role sits in a multi-site organisation. You’ll contribute to workforce planning, employee engagement, and leadership development, with a hybrid office/remote setup.

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex employee relations matters, including investigations and disputes.
• Experience coaching, managing or mentoring a HR or P&C Advisor.
• Experience interpreting Awards or Enterprise Agreements.
• Experience across the full employee lifecycle, ideally with exposure to initiatives such as reward and recognition, performance and development or engagement programs.
• Experience supporting change management, restructures or consultation processes.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and coach senior leaders, with strong relationship-building skills.
• Experience in a multi-site or large-scale operating environment is a bonus, not a must.
• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to understand what’s really going on in their business and shape proactive, practical people solutions
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disputes and case management, balancing commercial and risk considerations
• Coach and manage a P&C Advisor, supporting their development and the consistency of the advice they give
• Interpret and apply Awards, Enterprise Agreements and relevant legislation to keep people decisions defensible and fair
• Lead and support restructures, consultations and organisational design work alongside the leaders involved
• Use people data and reporting to give senior stakeholders insight that actually changes how they lead
• Drive initiatives across engagement, retention, succession and leadership development within your portfolio
• Collaborate with the wider P&C function and Corporate Services (Legal, Safety, Talent, L&D, Payroll) to keep the people experience joined up

Skills

Employee relations

Coaching HR/PC Advisors

Awards/EA interpretation

Full lifecycle HR

Change management

Influence senior leaders

Education

HR qualification or related discipline

Job description

Fitness & Lifestyle Group is seeking a People & Culture Business Partner to advise senior leaders on complex people matters, including ER investigations and change initiatives. You’ll shape decisions, not just respond, and lead a P&C Advisor while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business.

This hands-on, influence-heavy role sits in a multi-site organisation. You’ll contribute to workforce planning, employee engagement, and leadership development, with a hybrid office/remote setup.