Hr Manager

HR Manager

Melbourne – CBD

The opportunity

We are seeking a Human Resources Manager to join our national HR team based in our Melbourne CBD office.  At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibiliity and offer flexible working options.
 

In this role, you will partner with the HR Lead  to support Section Heads and Partner groups, to build capability, facilitate change and foster high performance across assigned group(s). Your role will include but not limited to;

• Working closely with groups to plan and deliver initiatives that align people with the goals and objectives of the groups (e.g. talent, performance, remuneration reviews etc.);

• Ensure all people issues, grievances and requests are dealt with promptly, professionally, equitably and fairly (champion the Respect Leader program);

• Support stakeholders to optimise resource allocation of their groups by monitoring workloads and facilitating mobility within and across the groups and across offices;

• Coach and support stakeholders to build sustainable high performing teams across the group through talent management and development initiatives with a focus on engagement and retention of our people;

• Contribute to change initiatives and ensure people transition aspects are effectively managed;

• Oversee cyclical processes to a high standard;

• Interpret and implement employees relations as the custodians of the people policies;

• Advise on and participate in the recruitment process for all legal positions;

• Role model and champion the firm values;

• Collaborate with HR centres of excellence to ensure consistency in the employee experience;

• Contributes to the implementation of initiatives for realising the firm’s strategic plan (Ambition 2025); and

• Proactively manage WHS issues, including work allocation and wellbeing.

You will benefit from exceptional learning and development opportunities working in a team of high performing and collaborative team members.

Skills, experience and qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrable experience gained as a generalist HR professional, including significant ER exposure and depth of experience managing complex performance situations; strong advisory, coaching and facilitation skills and proven leadership capability. You will demonstrate strong internal stakeholder service focus, relationship management and influencing skills, alongside proven commercial acumen and the ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively across all levels of the firm. Experience gained in legal or professional services is desirable.

Group / Team

Human Resources

Group / Team description

Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture. Our Human Resources team works closely with leaders and people across the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their careers. As a member of our HR team, you will be working in a supportive and collaborative regional and global team of professionals that deliver HR business partnering, graduate and lateral recruitment, HR operations and compliance, global mobility, reward and remuneration, organisational development and diversity and inclusion.

Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be awarded Law Firm of the Year (Australasian Law Awards, 2021), Most Attractive Law Firm (Lawyers Weekly, 2021), Most Innovative International Law Firm, Asia Pacific (Financial Times Awards 2019 & 2020), and Winner of the Minds Count Annual Award for Best Mental Wellbeing Initiative 2019.

What we offer

• We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.

• At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.

• People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.

• At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.

• To view our benefits in Australia, please copy and paste this link into your browser – https://sites-herbertsmithfreehills.vuturevx.com/20/21553/landing-pages/benefits-in-australia.pdf

Role type

Business Services

Contract type

Permanent

Working pattern

Diversity & Inclusion

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