People and Capability Business Partner

About the role

Kmart Australia is looking for a People and Capability Business Partner to partner with senior leaders and turn people priorities into action. The role covers partnering and advice across the CFO functions, supporting Risk & Compliance, Profit Protection, Commercial & Strategy, Property, Finance and Corporate Affairs & Sustainability. It balances strategic people planning with hands-on operational support, coaching and influencing leaders on organisational change, talent, capability, engagement, performance and complex people matters.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to turn business priorities into practical people plans aligned with the People & Capability strategy.
• Lead workforce and succession planning, including organisational design, resource planning and future capability needs.
• Use workforce data to identify people risks, trends and opportunities and recommend actions.
• Advise and challenge leaders on significant people decisions, and coach them on people leadership, performance management and organisational effectiveness.
• Manage complex employee and industrial relations matters with the Employee Relations team, including investigations, grievances, performance matters and workplace conflict.
• Help plan and run organisational change, including restructures, consultation and communication.
• Lead key people cycles such as performance, engagement, remuneration review, talent and succession processes.
• Work with People & Capability Centres of Excellence and the Advisory Centre on integrated people initiatives.

Required profile

• 3-5 years' experience in a People & Capability business partnering role in a complex, fast-paced organisation.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations matters, including performance improvement, investigations, grievances and workplace conflict.
• Experience supporting organisational design, restructures and people-related change, and delivering core people cycles such as talent and succession reviews, performance reviews, remuneration reviews and engagement surveys.
• Qualification in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Strong workforce and succession planning capability and talent strategy support.
• Ability to interpret people data and workforce trends to identify risks and evaluate outcomes.
• Coaching and influencing senior leaders with a commercial lens.
• Relationship-building, communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Confidence using AI and People & Capability systems responsibly.

What we offer

• Flexible hybrid working through the Flex Where, Flex When, Flex Well policy.
• Team member discount card at Kmart, Target, Officeworks and Bunnings.
• Brighter Benefits program with over 60 suppliers.
• Bonus program for eligible team members.
• Inclusive parental leave and support through a partnership with Circle In.
• Learning and support program, mentor program and Kudos recognition program.