HR Business Partner

EY; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Career development

Wellness incentives & leave

Job summary

EY in New Zealand and Australia is seeking an HR Business Partner to work with leaders across client portfolios, providing strategic support to attract, engage, and retain talent within a complex, high‑trust environment.

This 12‑month contract offers a hybrid arrangement, with options to adjust hours. You will use HR analytics, partner on performance and remuneration reviews, and act as a trusted advisor to drive people initiatives across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting a corporate professional client base.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret HR analytics and reporting.
• Experience working in a complex matrix environment and thriving in an agile setting.
• Knowledge of employee relations and ability to manage high-risk matters effectively.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor to support your stakeholder group and leaders.
• Partner with stakeholders to manage and execute people initiatives and processes, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of Talent programmes such as performance and remuneration reviews.
• Leverage data, insights, and thought leadership to provide clarity and enable robust, quality conversations and outcomes.
• Execute operational activities effectively by monitoring services, providing feedback for continuous improvement, and serving as the first escalation point for high-risk employee relations matters.
• Apply a commercial mindset to all Talent-related work while collaborating closely with the wider Talent team and Centres of Excellence.
• Ability to build trust and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Commercial acumen

HR analytics

Employee relations

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

HR Business Partner

The opportunity

As our HR Business Partner, you’ll work closely with leaders across your client portfolio to provide strategic support that helps them lead, engage, and retain their workforce. You’ll play a key role in embedding talent priorities and delivering impactful people initiatives, while partnering with experts in our Centres of Excellence to drive outcomes.

This is a 12-month contract opportunity, offered as a hybrid role and available from any EY office across Australia or New Zealand. Our roles can potentially be adjusted to work flexibly with reduced hours. Please speak with us about potential options.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships and act as a trusted advisor to support your stakeholder group and leaders.
• Partner with stakeholders to manage and execute people initiatives and processes, ensuring timely and efficient delivery of Talent programmes such as performance and remuneration reviews.
• Leverage data, insights, and thought leadership to provide clarity and enable robust, quality conversations and outcomes.
• Execute operational activities effectively by monitoring services, providing feedback for continuous improvement, and serving as the first escalation point for high-risk employee relations matters.
• Apply a commercial mindset to all Talent-related work while collaborating closely with the wider Talent team and Centres of Excellence.
• Ability to build trust and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills And Attributes For Success

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting a corporate professional client base.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to interpret HR analytics and reporting.

Ideally, you’ll also have the skills and attributes below but don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes. We’re interested in your aptitude, attitude and willingness to learn.

• Confidence to challenge, share your perspective, and think creatively.
• Experience working in a complex matrix environment and thriving in an agile setting.
• Knowledge of employee relations and ability to manage high-risk matters effectively.

What We Offer You

At EY, we’ll fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

• Career development: At EY, your career is yours to shape! We’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences ey.com/au/careerdevelopment
• Flexible work arrangements: Our flexible work policies empower you to balance your professional and personal life, fostering a culture of trust and autonomy.
• A comprehensive benefits package: From a yearly wellness incentive, to access to additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year, and family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave, we cater to your diverse needs to help you thrive both personally and professionally www.ey.com/au/benefits
• Salary: We offer a competitive salary which is open to negotiation pending on skills and experience.

Acknowledgement of Country

EY acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which EY offices are located around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures, and to their Elders - past, present, and emerging. Find out more about our vision for reconciliation at ey.com/en_au/careers/indigenous

Diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I) are core to who we are, how we work and how we live our values. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and are committed to providing an equitable and barrier free recruitment experience for all. We encourage you to share any support and adjustments you need to be your best and participate equitably in our recruitment process. We understand sharing your needs with us can be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch at [e-mail] or [phone] (option 2). Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

EY | Building a better working world

Our preferred applicant will be required to undertake employment screening by EY or our external third-party provider.