Human Resources Director — Strategic Growth & People Leadership

We are partnering exclusively with a respected and rapidly scaling Australian division of an international group that is accelerating its exciting phase of expansion, performance and people transformation. Due to the commercial sensitivity of this appointment, the organisation's identity will remain confidential during the initial stage of the recruitment process. Full disclosure will be provided to shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage.

The Opportunity

This is a senior strategic HR leadership role reporting to the Divisional Managing Director with a matrix reporting line to the Group Chief People Officer ANZ. The role is accountable for developing and executing a contemporary People & Culture strategy that accelerates growth, drives performance, strengthens organisational capability whilst improving the employee experience.

Core Responsibilities

· Design, articulate and deliver a future-focused People & Culture strategy aligned to business growth, operational efficiency and a high-performance culture

· Functional leadership and improvement — lead a State based team of P&C professionals whilst leveraging group capability to improve the portfolios of Talent, Culture, Technology, Reward & Recognition, Employee Experience, Employee and Industrial Relations and Governance.

· Growth and business value – support both organic and M&A growth. Bring operational discipline to mitigate risk through robust due diligence and help realise value through sound integration and change management.

· Trusted partner – draw upon your knowledge, experience and data-driven insights to provide expert and timely advice to senior executives to improve performance and mitigate risk.

· Champion a modern Employee Experience - develop and implement an employee experience framework to support the recruitment and retention of market leading talent.

· Attract, retain and develop high-performing talent — building leadership capability, succession strength and career development through the business and into the broader Group.

· Drive Reward & Recognition strategy - lead all facets of reward and recognition, aligning remuneration to business strategy and performance outcomes, ensuring gender pay gaps are assessed and addressed and incentives are market competitive.

· Extend from governance to insight - ensure governance and reporting requirements are met whilst driving greater people analytics and insights to improve productivity and decision making.

Success Profile

You are an experienced HR executive who has led HR teams in multi-site environments — ideally with exposure to manufacturing, construction materials or industrial operations.

Strong preference for candidates with industry experience in manufacturing, construction materials or industrial operations.

10+ years' senior HR leadership with sound technical expertise

Achievement and solution orientated.

Commercial and tech savvy and influential with leadership teams.

Adaptable and collaborative- from strategy to hands-on pragmatism, from site to Group work

Proven success in growth, acquisition, or integration environments

Demonstrated experience participating in M&A activities or integration environments

Sydney or Melbourne based

Must have Australian work rights

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or a related field required