Chief Talent Strategist

6 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia MinterEllison Full time
About MinterEllison

MinterEllison is one of Australia's largest law firms, with a rich history spanning nearly two centuries. We're renowned for our exceptional legal and consulting expertise, as well as our inclusive and authentic culture.

Job Summary

We're seeking a highly experienced Chief Talent Strategist to join our team. As a strategic advisor, you will collaborate with business leaders across two business units to drive talent acquisition and development initiatives that fuel profitable growth. This role offers an excellent opportunity to leverage your commercial acumen, people analytics skills, and change management expertise to make a lasting impact at MinterEllison.

Responsibilities
  • Partner with Business Unit Leaders, Practice Group Leads, and other stakeholders to design and implement commercially focused talent strategies aligned with the firm's purpose and ambitions.
  • Collaborate with the Head of Talent and Talent Experience Consultants to operationalize line of business strategy within business units and teams.
  • Utilize data and analytics to provide insights to business leaders for informed, commercial people decisions and strategies.
  • Work closely with business leaders to develop and implement strategies for performance management, leadership development, learning, engagement, compensation, recruiting, or other initiatives.
  • Collaborate with colleagues in Resourcing, Talent Development, and Talent Operations to design and deliver talent programs that provide a consistent experience and leverage scale while addressing business unit needs.
  • Elevate awareness, support, and engagement of key strategic talent initiatives, programs, and projects.
  • Guide leaders through change initiatives, particularly relating to talent management strategies including performance, reward, career paths, diversity, resource planning, and retention.
  • Collaborate with leaders to manage the size and shape of the business units by analyzing fee earner and practice group utilization rates, making resourcing and performance recommendations accordingly.
  • Provide a commercial people perspective on change management initiatives within business units.
  • Develop a strong profile, network, and relationships across the business unit and the broader firm to become a trusted business advisor.
  • Coach and mentor Talent Team members within the Talent Experience team.
Requirements
  • An experienced HR professional looking to step up or someone who has worked at HR manager level for around 2 years looking for a new challenge.
  • Experience within a law firm or consultancy highly valued.
  • Strong employment relations capability and experience.
  • Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills.
  • Demonstrated commercial acumen across various areas.
  • Deep expertise in talent strategy and business acumen.
  • Sound judgment and ability to balance risk with commercial outcomes.
  • Expertise in data analysis and people analytics.
  • Strong coaching and development capabilities for leaders.
  • Change management and workforce planning experience.
  • Proactive mindset with a focus on personal development and high resilience.
  • Specialist knowledge in global mobility, secondments, and rewards is highly desirable.
What We Offer

We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing, and support for sustainable ways of working. Our benefits package includes a range of social, financial, and health benefits, including free gym membership – all with no minimum tenure.

We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people, and those with carer responsibilities. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.



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