Head of Business Partners

4 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Xero Full time
Join Xero as a seasoned leader in HR to drive strategic business partnering objectives and people programs across our global locations. With your expertise, you will play a key role in developing, embedding, and delivering on our global People strategy.

About the Role

Xero is a leading accounting and bookkeeping platform that empowers small businesses to thrive. As Head of Business Partners & Advisory Services, you will serve as a direct Business Partner to senior leaders and lead teams providing Business Partnering and Advisory services across the business. You will report directly to the Chief People Officer and sit on the Global PX Leadership team, playing an important role in shaping our People strategy.To succeed in this role, you must love working in the business as well as mentoring, coaching, and growing your team. The combination of leadership, business partnership, and hands-on collaboration requires someone who embraces challenges, competing priorities, and the ability to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic Business Partnering support to the Chief Business Operations & Strategy Officer and lead the Business Partners supporting the CFO, CLO, and their leadership teams.
  • Lead the development and implementation of People programs and initiatives aligned with our global People strategy.
  • Collaborate closely with other GMs of PX Partnering to ensure strong collaboration and communication across all of Partnering.
  • Work with peers in PX Center of Excellence teams (OD, Remuneration, Workplace) to embody 'we make it together' and drive seamless execution globally.
  • Identify unique skills and development opportunities across your team to ensure they are working to demonstrate or role model the capabilities in our PX Capability Framework.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to the Chief Business Operations & Strategy Officer, providing ongoing support and guidance on complex people issues.
  • Support complex, sensitive, and/or high-risk ER issues when required.
  • Maintain an in-depth knowledge of employment legislation and practices, advising on risks and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Utilize data to strategically analyze trends and metrics in partnership with the team to develop solutions, programs, and policies aligned to priorities.
  • Working closely with our Talent teams, you will ensure recruitment priorities are met and drive workforce planning for your portfolio.
  • Ensure COEs have an understanding of priorities in the Business Services portfolios and work in partnership to ensure programs and resources are developed that are relevant and timely.
  • Build a positive employee experience that empowers Xeros to thrive and leads to improved business performance.
  • Play an important role across the PXP function to test, experiment, and improve how we work inline with our PX Transformation and team evolutions.
  • Support the Chief People Officer as needed.

What We Offer

  • An estimated annual salary of $250,000 - $350,000 depending on location and experience.
  • A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, income protection, wellbeing and sports programs, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other perks.
  • A collaborative and inclusive culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience in leadership roles, covering the broad generalist spectrum of HR within fast-paced, high-performing organizations.
  • Experience developing people-related strategies and plans to achieve business outcomes.
  • Success in developing and leading high-performing teams.
  • Deep understanding of multiple HR disciplines, including remuneration practices, employee relations, diversity, performance management, and relevant employment legislation.
  • Experience working with and coaching senior executive stakeholders on complex people issues.
  • Degree, Post Graduate, or equivalent work experience.
  • Business Insight - Shows ample business and industry knowledge. Maintains good business knowledge and uses it to make sound decisions for the organization.
  • Collaborates - Seeks out a broad range of perspectives and takes clear steps to address major barriers to collaboration.
  • Plans and Aligns - Distributes organizational resources in a way that aligns with strategic plans and priorities.
  • Ensures accountability - Emphasizes accountability and takes clear action to ensure that the organization meets its commitments.
  • Strategic mindset - Considers multiple scenarios to best prepare the organization for potential changes and possibilities.
  • Communicates effectively - Takes steps to create forums where people can express themselves openly and regularly.
  • Manages complexity - Understands the systematic elements of issues; sees the major connections, linkages, and interdependencies of problems.
  • Instills trust - Demonstrates dependability and builds a team with a reputation for living up to its commitments.

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