HR Business Partner – Melbourne CBD
Newly created role | High growth environment | 4 days onsite

We are partnering exclusively with a national professional services organisation to appoint an HR Business Partner based in Melbourne. This is a newly created role within a business experiencing significant growth and change, offering the opportunity to play a key role in strengthening HR capability and partnering closely with senior leaders.

The Opportunity

Following recent acquisitions and organisational change, our client is investing in its people function and establishing a dedicated HR presence in Melbourne. This role is ideal for a commercially minded HRBP who enjoys working close to the business, thrives in evolving environments, and wants to make a tangible impact. You will support a mix of operational and corporate teams nationally, acting as a trusted partner to leaders during a period of integration and growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic people partnering across designated business units, translating business priorities into effective workforce, organisational design and change initiatives, and providing proactive insights on people risks and opportunities;

• Performance, talent and leadership development, including coaching leaders on goal setting, feedback, underperformance management and capability uplift, supporting talent reviews, succession planning and leadership development activity;

• Hands-on HR operations and continuous improvement, ensuring accurate reporting, data integrity and compliance, while driving improvements to processes, reporting and ways of working in a low-system environment;

• Recruitment and workforce growth, partnering with leaders and the talent team on role scoping, hiring strategy, interview processes and offer recommendations for critical and senior roles;

• Remuneration and reward support, advising leaders on salary positioning, promotions, retention and equity considerations, and contributing to annual remuneration review processes; and

• Employee relations and compliance, managing complex ER matters, investigations and performance processes with confidence, sound judgement and a strong understanding of employment legislation.

About You

• 6+ years of HR generalist or HR business partnering experience, ideally within professional services, financial services, or legal environments, with a proven track record of delivering commercial, people-focused outcomes;

• A tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field;

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, able to coach leaders and guide decision-making with confidence and commercial insight;

• Experience translating business strategy into practical people initiatives, including workforce planning, organisational design, change management, talent development, and employee relations;

• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment, with strong Excel and reporting capabilities; and

• Energy, drive, and ambition, a true go-getter who thrives on challenge and wants to grow with the business.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please call Kimberley Kenneth at u&u on 03 9437 4817 quoting reference number 43714.

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