Head of HR Operations

**SYDNEY - CBD**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

We are seeking a Head of HR Operations to lead the HR Operations across Australia and Asia for high performance, innovation and operational excellence across a broad suite of HR services including policy; processes; people systems, data and analytics; Work Health & Safety (WH&S); compliance; and mobility. As a leader in the global HR Operations team, reporting to the HR Director, International Mobility, Operations & Analytics and locally to the Director of People you will:
**Leadership**:

- Lead, develop and motivate a team of professionals responsible for provision of timely and accurate HR services including but not limited to:

- administrative support and data for all HR processes across the full employment lifecycle
- the design, delivery, and administration of our HRIS system (Workday)
- people data, analytics and insights
- policy development and interpretation
- HR precedent development and maintenance
- mobility
- WH&S strategy (including ER), programs, initiatives, and case management advice
- compliance requirements
- Facilitate and enhance collaboration across the HR Operations team, actively sharing knowledge, expertise and talent.
- Build understanding and capability across the HR team to ensure effective collaboration between HR Operations, Business Partnering and Centres of Excellence.
- Overall accountability for and ensuring the accuracy and timeliness of all work undertaken by the HR Operations team.

**Business Improvement**
- Lead the WH&S strategy development and execution, comply with WH&S obligations and responsibilities.
- Lead the People Listening Strategy - ensuring robust and insightful people data reporting and analytics to support effective decision making within the business.
- Lead the development and regular review of HR policies and precedents - make commercial and best practice recommendations, taking into account external and internal drivers.
- Seek new and innovative ways to improve processes. Initiate new ideas and solutions for service delivery.
- Oversight of annual HR processes, onboarding and induction process for all employees as well as audit reviews and any remediation required.
- Drive efficiencies though management of our HR system.
- Own the HR budgeting process and on-going management within the HR team in Australia.
- Manage relationships with outsourced providers (psychometric testing, pre employment checks & lifecycle surveys) and continually review the arrangements.

**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**

**To be successful in this position you will have**:

- Graduate qualification or equivalent in appropriate discipline
- Extensive leadership experience (not exclusively legal experience) at senior level (minimum 10 years or more).
- Proven experience in developing strategies that contribute to meeting an organisation’s objectives
- Demonstrated ability to innovate and improve processes

**GROUP / TEAM**

Human Resources

**GROUP / TEAM DESCRIPTION**

Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture. Our HR team works closely with the leaders of the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their career. No matter what your position, you’ll play a core role in shaping the future of the firm.

**What we Offer**
- At Herbert Smith Freehills we value flexibility. For most roles, we work an average of 60% of the time in the office, taking into consideration individual, team, client and learning needs.
- To continue to support our staff working from home as a part of Agile 60, we offer an allowance for home office furniture as well as IT equipment.
- We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. We are dedicated to creating an exceptional experience for our clients and we value empathy, simplicity and commerciality.
- At Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus, and highly engaged people are our differentiator. People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us. We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work. We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.
- People join us to develop their careers and themselves. To support this we provide contemporary tailored learning programs, regular career conversations and a culture of feedback.- This vacancy is being managed directly by Herbert Smith Freehills Recruitment team. We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional assistance. Thank you._

**ROLE TYPE**

Legal professionals/Practice Group

**CONTRACT TYPE**

Permanent

**WORKING PATTE