People Experience / HR Business Partner

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five additional leave days

Home office set-up support $400

Discounted electricity and telco

Flexible working policy

Well-being programme

Health insurance discounts

Parental leave enhancements

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a senior People Experience partner to translate strategy into practical workforce plans and actions that strengthen capability, culture and business performance.

You will partner with Executives and senior leaders, focusing on the future of work and the adoption of technology and AI, while balancing strategic thinking with practical execution and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Significant generalist HR experience in a senior BP or HR Manager level.
• Proven experience partnering with Executives and senior leaders.
• Experience within a large, complex commercial organisation (>1,000 employees).
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking; translate strategy into practical action.
• Demonstrated capability across workforce planning, organisation design, leadership, culture and change.
• Experience using data and insights to identify issues and influence decisions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with PX team to translate strategy into practical workforce plans.
• Advise senior leaders on people priorities and risk.
• Coordinate with PX Advisory and specialist teams to manage the strategic relationship.
• Support the future of work initiatives including AI adoption and flexible work practices.

Skills

Generalist HR

Executive partnering

Large organisations

Strategic thinking

Workforce planning

People analytics

Job description

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

This newly created role is an opportunity to shape and deliver the people priorities supporting Mercury’s corporate functions. Partnering closely with Executives and senior leaders, you’ll translate our strategy and long-term goals into practical workforce plans and actions that strengthen capability, culture and business performance.

You’ll join an experienced and collaborative People Experience (PX) team focused on getting the fundamentals right, strengthening our operating model and continuing to lift the quality of service we provide to the business.

This role has the flexibility to be based in Auckland or Tauranga. As a business, we are constantly evolving and adapting and this may mean the business units you partner with may change, providing more experience and exposure across Mercury.

Mō te tūranga | About the role:

As the primary strategic PX partner for your portfolio, you’ll build a strong understanding of its commercial drivers, priorities and risks. You’ll provide trusted advice and constructive challenge, helping leaders connect people decisions with business strategy, performance, affordability and risk.

A key area of focus will be helping Mercury prepare for the future of work. You’ll bring together people, technology and ways of working to help leaders understand future workforce needs, build capability and support the effective adoption of technology and AI.

You’ll balance strategic thinking with practical execution. This includes coordinating support across PX Advisory and specialist teams, while maintaining clear ownership of the strategic relationship and wider people plan.

• Significant generalist HR experience in a senior Business Partner, HR Manager or equivalent role
• Proven experience partnering with Executives and senior leadership teams
• Experience within a large, complex commercial organisation, ideally with more than 1,000 employees
• Strong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to turn strategy into practical action
• Demonstrated capability across workforce planning, organisation design, leadership, culture, talent and complex change
• Strong influencing skills and the confidence to provide constructive challenge
• Experience using data and insights to identify issues, influence decisions and track outcomes
• Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• Offers on electricity and telco - if you're a Mercury customer, you can enjoy some great discounts on your electricity and telco bill
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

Every voice has its place - and together, we thrive.

Applications close Friday, 2nd October at 5:00pm. Applications can be reviewed as they are received, with interviews beginning before the advertised closing date. We encourage you to apply early, as the advertisement may close once we have received a sufficient number of suitable applications.