Head of Human Resources – Australasia

Location: Perth (Hybrid working)
Reporting to: Global HR Director
Company: Global organisation | ~700 employees worldwide

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced HR Leader to establish and lead the HR function across Australia, with expanding oversight into New Zealand, as part of a growing global organisation.

This is a newly created role, reporting directly to the (European-based) Global HR Director, and offers the opportunity to shape, embed and evolve HR practices in a fast-moving, people-focused business. While the role supports hybrid working, regular presence in the Perth office each week is essential to build strong relationships with leaders and teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the lead HR partner for Australia, supporting a workforce of approximately 20 employees, scaling to 40+ over the next phase of growth

• Oversee the establishment and ongoing management of HR operations in New Zealand, ensuring local compliance and best practice

• Provide end-to-end HR generalist support, including:

  • Employment law and compliance (AU & NZ)

  • Contracts, policies, procedures and frameworks

  • Employee relations, performance management, disciplinaries and terminations

  • Recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning

• Partner closely with the Global HR Director to align local HR delivery with global strategy

• Support leaders with pragmatic, commercial HR advice in a scaling environment

• Build robust, compliant HR processes while maintaining a people-first culture

About You

• Proven experience in a hands-on HR Manager or Senior HR Generalist role

• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment law; exposure to New Zealand employment law is highly desirable

• Confident managing end-to-end HR operations in a growing organisation

• Comfortable operating autonomously while collaborating within a global HR structure

• Pragmatic, solutions-focused and commercially minded

• Strong interpersonal skills with the credibility to partner with senior stakeholders

• Willing and able to spend regular time in the Perth office as part of a hybrid model

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary package (seeking someone very strong)

• Hybrid working model with flexibility

• Opportunity to build and shape a regional HR function within a global organisation

• High visibility role with direct access to global leadership

• Long-term career development as the business continues to grow internationally