Senior People Specialist, ANZ

About the role

The Senior People Specialist, ANZ is based in Perth, Australia, and reports directly to the Senior People Business Partner, ANZ, with functional reporting to the Senior Manager, Rewards, APAC. The role supports two main areas: HR generalist support as the key HR contact for the businesses in Perth, and HR operations support covering employee lifecycle administration, HRIS, payroll coordination, HR reporting and process improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for WA businesses and support the Senior People Business Partner in day-to-day HR support to managers and employees.
• Help facilitate organizational and cultural change, and collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team on high-quality hiring, including recruitment process compliance.
• Support performance management aligned with group guidelines, including performance coaching, 1st-line management coaching, PIPs and disciplinary actions.
• Assist the Business Head with talent identification, development acceleration, succession pipelines and retention.
• Maintain accurate employee data in HRIS (MySpace, ADP) and process employee lifecycle transactions on time.
• Prepare HR documentation such as employment contracts, offer letters and employee communications.
• Coordinate payroll with external payroll vendors and produce HR reports, supporting data collection, template updates and compliance reporting.
• Identify improvements to HR processes, documentation and employee experience, and lead local projects and initiatives.

Required profile

• Minimum 4 years' experience in an HR generalist role (MNC preferred).
• Sound knowledge of employment law and statutory requirements in the geography; experience interpreting awards is essential.
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple priorities and communicate well with key stakeholders.
• Good English, written and spoken.

Required skills

• Experience with HRIS, payroll administration or payroll vendor management (e.g. ADP) preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of SAP (MySpace / SF).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Power BI.
• Matrix reporting experience.