HR Shared Solutions Manager

**About Penske**

With approximately 1200 employees across Australia and New Zealand, Penske is an iconic brand in both the business and racing worlds and is a Fortune 500 company with a global presence. Operating across some of the most dynamic on and off-highway markets in the country, including road transport, energy solutions, mining, rail, defence and commercial marine. Penske is a leading distributor of premium power systems solutions from **_mtu_**, **Detroit** and **Allison Transmission** and the authorised distributor of **Western Star Trucks, Dennis Eagle** and **MAN Truck & Bus**.

**About the Role**

We are growing and have an exciting role for a strategic and experienced leader to join our Human Resources team. Reporting to the Executive General Manager People & Culture, this role leads a team of skilled professionals. Based in either Brisbane (Wacol) or Sydney (Chipping Norton), you will be responsible for a high performing, customer focused HR Shared Solutions team (Rewards and Remuneration, Policy and Programs, Systems and Technology, Payroll and Workforce Reporting) that provides streamlined support to the business and its employees across Australia and New Zealand.

**Your New Opportunity**

We are seeking a leader who is passionate about delivering a strong employee value proposition and shares commitment to Penske's values (Ownership, Passion, Teamwork, Integrity, Care).

To be successful in the role, you will have a history of driving business performance through people. Ideally, you will have broad leadership experience driving shared services across the full employment lifecycle. Specialist expertise in one or more technical areas such as Remuneration Design, Payroll and Systems Delivery and/or Project Management is desirable.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Deliver strategic and operational services that support Penske's employment value proposition to attract, retain and motivate talent.
- Design and deploy policies, guidelines and programs aligned with Penske business strategies and contemporary employment practices.
- Lead Penske's Total Remuneration, incentives, and benefits strategy. Regular external benchmarking and internal evaluation to ensure ongoing program design effectiveness.
- Ensure accurate and efficient delivery of shared service operations including payroll and benefits administration.
- Oversee the Human Resource Information System (HRIS) and adoption of innovative HR tools and technology to ensure user centric and effective employee information management, analysis and workforce reporting.
- Lead, coach and develop the HR Shared Solutions and Payroll team members
- Oversee HR's Compliance & Vendor Management Practices

**About You**
- Irrespective of formal experience, the role requires teamwork, passion, curiosity and ambition to drive improvement across a range of HR services to deliver competitive advantage through people.
- Experience leading strategy development
- Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
- Demonstrated expertise in the design and deployment of impactful people solutions
- Preferable experience in a senior policy design or reward focused position
- Benchmarking and market analysis proficiency
- Understanding of best practice payroll, analytics, and financial operations
- Excellent communication
- Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
- Experience in managing Human Resources Management Information Systems (HRMIS)
- Tertiary qualifications in human resource management or related field
- At least 7 years HR generalist or specialist experience, preferably in a leadership capacity

**Why choose Team Penske?**

At Penske, we know it is our people at the heart of our success and we want to make sure you have everything you need to do a great job. That is why as well as a great work environment, we offer the following benefits:

- Commitment to workplace flexibility
- Accredited Training & Development programs, with dedicated training centres across the country.
- Highest levels of safety, technical and leadership training.
- Global, multi-site business offering career opportunities in multiple locations.
- Competitive and performance oriented remuneration.
- Reward and recognition programs.
- Employee Referral Program
- Competitive private vehicle leasing options.
- Employee Assistance and other Wellness programs.
- Family friendly benefits

When you join the Penske group of companies, you are joining a global family that is genuinely committed to investing in and supporting our employees. We do this by providing our employees with training and development opportunities and a rewarding culture where we work alongside our leaders. You will work with smart, dedicated people who are passionate about safety and embrace diversity in an innovative workplace with extensive opportunities for internal progression.

**Be ambitious. We are.**
- Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position._