Senior HR Business Partner

1 day ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Optiver Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year

An exciting opportunity now exists to join the APAC People Services Team on a 15-month contract as a Senior HR Business Partner.

In this role, you'll partner flexibly across our Sydney and APAC offices, supporting both BAU work and strategic people initiatives. You'll work across multiple departments, providing timely partnership and support to the existing Senior HR Business Partners, with a focus on employee relations, employment legislation and business partnering aligned to Optiver's Global and Regional people strategy.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:
As a Senior HR Business Partner, you'll work alongside a passionate team of specialists, focusing on key areas that contribute to the team's goals. Responsibilities include:

  • Operating as a People Partner across Sydney and APAC, adapting to evolving business priorities and providing expert advice on leadership, employee relations, and change initiatives.
  • Partnering with HRBPs and business leaders to identify people priorities, workforce needs and capability gaps, supporting long-term performance and growth.
  • Partnering with People Operations to deliver core employee lifecycle activities and drive consistency in people practices.
  • Leading end-to-end performance management processes, ensuring fairness, consistency and alignment with Optiver standards.
  • Coaching leaders at all levels on people and performance topics to build strong leadership capability.
  • Managing complex employee relations cases, balancing legal compliance, fairness and business outcomes.
  • Monitoring employment legislation and proactively manage regulatory changes to maintain compliance and readiness.
  • Collaborating with People COEs (Recruitment, L&D, OD, Reward, D&I) to deliver fit-for-purpose initiatives and embed best practices.
  • Supporting regional and local programs across engagement, talent, D&I, and leadership development.

What You Will Get
You'll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you'll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Driven by a passion for continuous improvement, you'll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle some of the most complex problems in the financial markets.

In return for your expertise, you will have access to a range of Optiver perks, including:

  • A competitive renumeration salary package.
  • The chance to work alongside diverse and intelligent peers in a rewarding environment.
  • Training, mentorship and personal development opportunities.
  • Daily breakfast, lunch and an in-house barista.
  • Gym membership plus weekly in-house chair massages.
  • Regular social events, including a company trip every two years.

WHO YOU ARE:

  • You have extensive senior HR Business Partnering experience.
  • Ability to operate both strategically and hands-on in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
  • Excellent communication, stakeholder management, relationship building, collaboration and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong working knowledge of Australian Employment Legislation and market best practice.
  • Project Management experience is desirable.
  • Valid, long-term Australian working rights.

Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and welcome requests for reasonable adjustments during the process.

Questions? Get in touch with the recruitment team

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