Job Description:

Role Purpose

As an HR Business Partner your impact will be seen by your ability to:

• Establish strong & influential relationships with leaders and managers in your client group, providing sound advice, support and counsel aligned with HR & business strategy.

• Shape future workforce priorities through talent management, succession planning, organisational agility, building a coaching culture.

• Actively support and champion organizational change management practices and key business initiatives, effectively executing strategy development.

This will be achieved through partnership with business leaders to develop and execute HR strategies which are focused on talent management, organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, and employee engagement. The HR Business Partner will be accountable for driving key initiatives and projects in areas such as organisation design, brand presence, and leadership development.

Primary Accountabilities:

Primary activities include, but are not limited to*:HR Consultation – 60%*

Provide counsel and guidance to leaders and people managers on:

• Organizational design and development:

Recommend and review organizational design initiatives as per changing business needs. Assist with the identification and delivery of key employee and organizational development initiatives.

• Talent management/succession:

Advise leaders on the development of talent management and succession planning to enable business objectives and drivers.

• Workforce Planning:

Support and implement outcomes that have been developed through the workforce planning process. Initiate and facilitate discussions with clients to review, develop and monitor workforce planning needs for the short term and long term through managing sourcing and selection of talent, development of people and transitioning to meet budgetary and headcount requirements.

• Employee Relations:

Identify strategies and initiatives to facilitate positive employee relations to align with changing business objectives and drivers. This may involve supporting effective consultation and negotiation with key stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes.

• People management/coach:

Provide people managers with effective leadership support and advice, in line with applicable organizational design and MLS behaviors.

• Performance management: Support and coach managers with year-end reviews, priority setting and performance improvement initiatives/requirements. Support employee performance through the effective implementation of performance management, conflict and disciplinary procedures, as well as mitigate risk through effective guidance on performance management, settlement and grievance resolution.
• Culture and Change steward:

Lead the execution and championing of employee and organizational change management initiatives.

• Employee engagement and experience:

Identify and champion engagement and employee experience programs to support employee motivation, focus and retention and assist in building a robust employment brand and value proposition.

• HR delivery and systems:

Provide appropriate support and advice.

Projects – 20%

• Lead HR and manage initiatives/deliverables related to the local HR strategy.
• Support and participate in workstreams deployed through the regional HR plan or global HR portfolio.

Subject Matter Expert / Centre of Excellence – 20%

• Lead one of the Centre of Excellence functions. (e.g. D&I, Labor Relations, Talent & Development, Employee experience/engagement, or C&B etc.)

Qualifications, Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree is required, preferably with advanced degrees in Business, Psychology, Statistics or related HR discipline.

• Preferably 5-7 years in a similar role, with cross-industry experience

• High proficiency in gathering and using external market knowledge; contextualizing data and drawing relevant insights to make informed decisions.

• Strong business consulting skills and ability to develop innovative and effective solutions/approaches to loosely defined business and people issues by leveraging insights from various information sources.

• Experience working in a highly matrixed organization and networked teams to deliver results; is organizationally aware and able to network and build networks, both internally and externally.

• Demonstrate learning agility, is committed to personal self-development and is hungry to learn; willing to share what they learn with others.

Essential Company Leadership Behaviors – Individual Contributor:

• Demonstrate Ethics & Integrity - Adhere to the highest standards of trustworthy and ethical behavior in all interactions and hold others to the same standards; comply with all laws, policies and regulations; identify and address ethical issues without hesitation.

• Drive Results - Set clear performance standards; overcome obstacles; hold oneself and others accountable for achieving results.

• Focus on Customers & Patients - Focus the entire organization on delivering value for customers, including patients, by understanding and meeting their needs.

• Make Rapid, Disciplined Decisions - Make timely decisions at the right level with the right data and support them once made.

• Act with Courage & Candor - Speak openly, honestly and with conviction: have the courage to take appropriate risks and make difficult decisions.

• Build Talent - Build talent with the capabilities necessary to succeed in our markets; inspire, reward and develop to ensure individuals reach their potential; make tough calls when necessary.

• Foster Collaboration - Actively listen and seek to understand differing perspectives; work together to achieve the common goals of the company.

What we are looking for

• A strong HR professional with experience influencing senior leaders and navigating complexity.

• Someone who can move effortlessly between strategy and execution.

• A confident facilitator, connector, and trusted thought partner.

• A self-starter who brings structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous or evolving priorities.

Required Skills: Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Relocation: VISA Sponsorship:Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift: Valid Driving License:Hazardous Material(s):

Job Posting End Date:

05/31/2026

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