People & Culture Business Partner

**Description**

**Coach the leaders. Shape the culture. Drive the change.**

At **Contour**, we don’t believe in “HR on the sidelines.” We believe in **partners who step into the arena,** coaching leaders, building capability, and challenging them to be better.

As our **People & Culture Business Partner**, you’ll be the go-to for managers who want to grow, and the spark that turns good leaders into great ones. You’ll be hands-on in performance, culture, and coaching. Driving clarity, accountability, and confidence at every level.

If you’re bold enough to **say the hard things, back leaders in the tough calls, and build capability in the middle of scale and chaos,**this role is built for you.

**Who are we**

**Over 8,000 students and 250+ team members have joined Contour**since our founding in the beginning of 2020. Our growth is a testament to our dedication in providing **ALL** our students and parents with a premium learning experience (from 24/7 personal support to on-demand resources) and our commitment to helping them achieve their personal goals, and achieve success in their school assessments and exams. We've been listed three years in a row as one of the Fastest Growing Startups by the Australian Financial Review, and we're continuing to multiply year over year

It's our vision to **reshape education**, starting with tutoring.

**What You’ll Do**:

- ** Coach with impact** Be the trusted advisor who equips leaders to hold performance conversations, navigate conflict, and grow their teams.
- ** Challenge & enable** Push leaders to step up, with candour, confidence, and clear frameworks.
- ** Build leadership muscle** Run workshops, clinics, and 1:1 coaching that stick long after the session ends.
- ** Drive performance** Help leaders set goals, run reviews, and act fast on underperformance.
- ** Shape culture** Embed rituals, values, and engagement practices that actually land.
- ** Navigate ER with backbone** Guide managers through issues with steadiness and speed, always aligned to Fair Work.
- ** Partner in growth** Work side by side with leaders in a high-growth, fast-paced environment, ensuring people and performance stay front and centre.

**What You’ll Bring**:

- ** 5+ years’ experience** in People & Culture / HR partnering directly with leaders.
- ** Start-up or scale-up experience preferred** - you know how to thrive in high-change, high-growth environments.
- ** Coaching chops** - you don’t just advise; you coach, challenge, and elevate.
- ** Performance management expertise** - reviews, PIPs, feedback loops, capability building.
- ** ER/IR literacy** - confident guiding leaders through Fair Work-aligned processes.
- ** Bold energy** - fast, persuasive, bold; thrives in ambiguity and drives results.
- ** Growth mindset** - restless for impact, resilient under pressure, ambitious to grow with the business.

**What You’ll Get**:

- ** Competitive pay** for top-tier P&C talent.
- ** Hybrid flexibility** - judged on output, not office hours.
- ** A seat at the table** - direct partnership with managers and senior leaders.
- ** Career growth** - scope to take on more as Contour scales nationally.
- ** Supportive benefits** - EAP, birthday leave, lifestyle allowances.
- ** Real impact** - reshape education by shaping the leaders who deliver it.

We’re ambitious, bold, and unapologetically people-first. Our leaders are hungry, and learning at pace, and we need a P&C Business Partner who can **coach, challenge, and walk beside them** as they grow.

If you’re ready to be a **leader coach, culture shaper, and bold partner**, Contour is ready for you.