HR Business Partner - Sydney, Australia - Meltwater

Meltwater

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Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

The
HR Business Partner, Australia & Japan is a member of the APAC regional HR team. He/she will be based in our Sydney/Melbourne office and travel to the Japan office frequently.

_High Level Overview_
This role is a strategic business partner for the Australia & Japan offices.

He/she will partner with the management team on a daily basis and be the point of contact for all the employees based in those two offices.

There is a people operations team available to support the operations of HR.

You are a passionate HR professional with 5-8 years of experience and a Bachelor degree.

You are hard-working, solutions-oriented, good at building relationships, communicating with a wide range of audiences and have excellent business acumen.

The working language is English, so you must be fluent in written and verbal communication of both. If you are also fluent in Japanese, it will be a great advantage.

Ideally, you have grown your HR knowledge and experience in both mature global organizations and small-medium sized businesses. You are expected to come with solid knowledge and understanding of local labor laws, regulations and common practices.

_Working Relationships_

Reporting into:
Head of HR, APAC

Peering with:
APAC Regional HR team, APAC Payroll Manager, Global People Operations Team, Global CoEs

Key business stakeholders:
VP of Australia, Country Manager of Japan, Area Directors of regions, Sales Team Leaders across regions

_A Look Inside The Job_

Be the contact point for all employees, support employees with benefit/policy/change questions and timely resolution of all employee issues.
Create employment information, reports and presentations as required
Conduct new employee orientations and exit interviews
Liaise with external parties and internal payroll manager to ensure the compliance and effectiveness of salary payment and statutory employee benefits
Assists in updating company policies and procedures, continuously educating employees and managers to ensure compliance and professionalism
Drive regional talent process and framework on a local level, coach managers to improve their understanding and adoption of the talent framework, proactively identify improvement areas and consult management on this front
Identify learning needs and translate them into L&D initiatives aligning with regional L&D framework, ideally being able to design and deliver workshops
Analyze trends and metrics to identify areas for improvement and changes and drive action plans with local management
Implement regional strategies and drive a range of people related local initiatives such as Wellness, DEI, CSR, Engagement, Hybrid Work, etc.
Drive employee relations process and resolve those issues together with management in a professional manner with a high level of integrity and compliance to the company policies and values
Proactively participate in business meetings, seek to understand business and organizational strategies and learn to translate them into people initiatives
Conduct regular meetings with managers in office to build good relationship, credibility and provide expert HR consultancy and guidance when and where necessary
Participate and represent HR team in office meetings
Partner with APAC HR team on regional projects and other day to day tasks

Skills & Requirements:

What Will You Bring?

_Education & Experience_

Bachelor degree in HR or similar discipline
58 years' experience as an HR Generalist/Advisor/Business Partner
Solid knowledge of full employment cycle management and contemporary business partnering methodologies
Solid knowledge of employment law and common practices in Australia, experience with employee relations is a must

_Qualities & Soft Skills_

Ability to thrive in a high pace, high performance environment
Eager to learn, hard working, not afraid of rolling up sleeves and getting your hands dirty
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills for all levels of the organisation
Well organised with the ability to juggle often competing priorities
Strong business acumen
Ability to work well both independently and with the team
Ability to handle pressure from different directions
Strong research skills and keep abreast of HR industry developments globally and locally

_Bonus Points_

Experience with Workday
Previous experience working with sales client group
Previous experience working in SaaS industry
Previous experience working with Japan or any other country apart from Australia in APAC region.

About the company*:

_About Meltwater_

With 20 years of experience in the field of online media monitoring,
Meltwater is a global leader in media intelligence and social analytics SaaS solutions - helping to bridge the gap between Public Relations, Communications, and Marketing departments with an all-in-one solution powered by AI-driven insights.

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