Job Role

Who is Neilson?

The Neilson Group is a global life insurance distributor, with a distinctive and proven approach to life insurance. We've found the model that brings us the greatest success and makes our customers happy - we develop and deliver life insurance products that are easy to arrange and simple to understand with a strong focus on customer appearance.

We have offices in USA, Canada, Ireland, and the UK and customer call centres in Windsor, Kent, Hull and Toronto.

Human Resources Manager (Based in Sydney, Australia)

The Role

This position will provide HR Business Partnering and support to the growth of the local business leaders and team and enable the function from start up. This position will report into the Global Head of HR in Toronto, Canada with a dotted line into local leadership.

Job Responsibilities

• Support the talent acquisition, selection, onboarding and orientation of new hires.
• Work closely with the global head of HR to support the creation of the Australian business, and proactively enable the delivery of HR programs to provide people guidance for the business.
• Establish a strong relationship with staff and business leaders to embed the organizational culture and values.
• Work collaboratively within the global HR team of recruiters, and HR business partners.
• Develop, update and implement Australian HR policies and processes to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and deliver the full HR lifecycle to the team including employee engagement initiatives, workforce planning, retention, career planning, performance management, talent and succession planning, leadership coaching, total rewards, employment relations, mobility, offboarding as well as cyclical HR programs and initiatives.

Job Requirements

• Postgraduate or bachelor’s degree in human resource management.
• At least 5 years of relevant HR Business Partnering experience.
• Familiar with the local employment laws and legislation.
• Demonstrated counselling and employee relations skills.
• Provide coaching and leadership development.
• Ability to work both independently in a fast-paced environment, and work as a team player to contribute to the organizational HR team.
• Relate to all levels within an organization, and be agile in moving between the various functions of HR.
• Good organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and react to shifting priorities to meet business needs.