HR Business Partner

HR Business Partner

Join a well-established organisation, supporting senior leaders through complex people matters while driving leadership capability.

Senior HR Business Partner opportunity with a focus on ER/IR. Partner with senior leaders to drive outcomes and build leadership capability. Brisbane location | Start ASAP

Full job description 
Reporting to a senior People & Culture leader, you will partner with key stakeholders across a diverse workforce, providing practical and commercially focused HR advice and support. This is an opportunity to build long-term relationships with the business, strengthen leadership capability and contribute to sustainable people outcomes.

This is a broad HR Business Partner opportunity with a significant focus on employee and industrial relations. The role will involve managing complex ER/IR matters, including workplace investigations, grievances, performance management and leadership coaching.

You will also contribute to broader people initiatives, including talent management, succession planning, organisational change and workforce capability.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders and key stakeholders to provide strategic and operational HR advice and support.
• Manage complex workplace investigations, grievances, misconduct matters and performance management processes end-to-end.
• Provide advice on enterprise agreements, employment legislation, policies and industrial instruments.
• Coach and support leaders through challenging employee relations matters, building their confidence and capability.
• Support talent management, succession planning, remuneration, performance and workforce planning processes.
• Contribute to organisational change, leadership development and broader people initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation, providing practical and commercially focused solutions. Collaborate with specialist HR teams to deliver consistent and effective people outcomes.

About you

• Demonstrated experience managing complex employee relations matters and workplace investigations end-to-end.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, enterprise agreements and industrial relations frameworks.
• Experience supporting complex workforces, ideally within operational, unionised or EA-covered environments.
• The ability to build credibility and influence stakeholders at both senior leadership and frontline levels.
• Strong leadership coaching capability, particularly around performance, conduct and employee relations matters.
• Experience supporting broader HR initiatives, including talent, succession, remuneration and organisational change.
• A commercially minded, pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to navigating complex people challenges.
• Confidence working autonomously, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

If you are confident that your experience reflects the above criteria, please apply online quoting ref No.4093430. Should you have any questions please contact Georgina Norman at georgina@tandempartners.com.au

Salary Range:

$ - $

Work Type:

Full Time

Location:

Queensland

Date Published:

12-Nov-2026