HR Business Partner

Posted Monday 21 July 2025 at 2:00 pm | Expired Thursday 14 August 2025 at 1:59 pm

Accent Group Limited is the leading digitally integrated retail and distribution business in the Apparel and Footwear performance and lifestyle market in Australia and New Zealand. With over 850+ stores, 34 brands and over 30+ online platforms. Our brands include; Glue, Platypus, Skechers, Hype DC, Vans, Dr. Martens, Subtype, The Athletes Foot, CAT, Merrell, The Trybe, Timberland, Stylerunner, Hoka, UGG, Saucony, & Nude Lucy

About Us

Accent Group Limited is a distributor and retailer of footwear and operates approximately 900 retail stores across Australia and New Zealand, as well as 32 online platforms. Accent Group operates 20 different retail banners with the exclusive distribution rights for about 14 brands including: Skechers, Dr Martens, Vans, Timberland, Hoka, UGG and has stores such as The Athlete's Foot, Hype, DC Platypus, Glue Store , Stylerunner and Nude Lucy.

About the Role

We are excited to offer a rare opportunity to join our People team as a full time HR Business Partner based in Sydney, NSW. This strategic role involves partnering with the business to effectively implement our People roadmap and broader Accent Group strategies. You will play a crucial role in supporting our Retail and Support Office teams, enhancing our people, culture, and wellbeing initiatives, and driving business objectives through innovative HR practices.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with the broader People Team to execute the People strategy.
• Providing a consultancy and advisory service to Retail Operations and Support Office management on relevant HR matters including interpretation of relevant acts, legislation, policies and procedures.
• Providing and coaching the Retail & Support Office team to offer proactive, compliant, professional advice and practical experience on employee relations issues. This could include employment, performance management, absence, disciplinary, conduct investigations and grievance matters.
• Managing, monitoring, and providing strategies in key people metrics to forecast any risks, identify trends and measure success to drive continuous improvement.
• Building and implementing policies, procedures and supporting documents to help refine and proactively upskill our team plus create consistent learning across all levels of the Retail business.
• Creating and implementing further training across the business within remit to upskill our leaders and reduce any foreseeable risks.
• Leading streamlined compensation structure with portfolio of retail brands to create a consistent approach, manage annual merit reviews, out of cycle requests and set up career progression structure across the Company.
• Setting up and leading Talent identification processes to ensure we lead efforts to promote diversity and inclusion within the retail workforce.
• Supporting the executions of training and development initiatives.

To be successful you will have the following skills & experience:

• Demonstrated 5+ years' experience in HR and experience as a HR Generalist position (ideally within the retail industry)
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation and ability to advise on a broad range of ER/IR issues.
• Strong ability to develop and maintain relationships with a variety of key stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Strong ability to multitask and navigate conflicting priorities.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written and ability to establish relationships at all levels and support distributed teams.
• Consulting and collaborations skills – skilled at consulting with a wide variety of partner types and navigating new territory.
• Passionate about retail and enthusiastic about driving industry success.
• Enjoy collaborative teamwork and hands-on involvement with both a Retail and Support Office teams.
• Demonstrate assertiveness, perceptiveness, tenacity, and approachability.
• Uphold integrity and accountability in all actions.
• Actively promote and enhance company culture through engaging events.
• Relish in tackling new challenges and driving rapid advancements.
• Embrace a 'Make It Happen' attitude, committed to exceeding goals.

Why Work for Accent Group?

• Join the biggest and best Footwear Retail business with plans for expediential growth
• Access generous team member discounts of 40% off across all our incredible brands
• Various health and wellbeing discounts available

At Accent Group Limited we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity and inclusion. We believe in the diversity of our people across age, gender, identity, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, physical and mental ability. We strive on creating an equal employment environment where everyone from any background can be themselves. The Accent Group acknowledges, and pays respect, to the Traditional Owners and ongoing custodians of the land. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Maori people.