People Business Partner

2 months ago


Melbourne, Australia Country Road Group Full time
People Business Partner - Retail/VM

The Role

Reporting to the Head of People – Retail & VM you will partner with Retail leaders across Country Road & Trenery to deliver the people strategy, while maximising the capability of our people and teams.

This role includes coaching of business leaders, collaborating with the wider people team and building strong relationships across the business to provide solution-oriented outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner closely with Country Road and Trenery Heads of Retail to shape people solutions and deliver key people activities
  • Lead conversations around talent management, succession planning and team engagement
  • Lead and contribute to key strategic projects across the corporate and wider People Teams
  • Facilitate and lead projects relating to organizational change and continuous improvement of our people experience
  • Mix the commercial objectives with the needs of our people to create an engaging team experience
  • Provide ongoing coaching, training and support to senior leaders

The Ideal Candidate will have:

  • Experience working in effective HR Business Partnering roles
  • Strong ability to support leaders in building functional strategy and operationalising for action 
  • Experience supporting corporate and/or retail functions
  • A customer and people experience centric approach
  • Demonstratable knowledge of how the employee experience, supports a positive customer experience
  • An ability to influence via strong relationships across a wide range of stakeholders
  • Effective collaboration internally within the People team and with stakeholders 
  • Strong influencing and communication skills 
  • Exposure to org design principles and wider project/change management capability
  • An openness to support the full range of people activities, from partnering with senior leaders, to supporting the operational aspects of people movements and changes
  • Coach and mentor leaders regarding people process and initiative

Why work for us? 

  • Generous employee discounts across Country Road, Mimco, Trenery, Witchery & POLITIX brands
  • An additional day of leave for your birthday
  • A supportive, flexible and engaging environment that will support personal/professional development
  • Be a member of a company committed to sustainable practices

About Us

The Country Road Group is one of Australasia’s largest fashion retail groups comprising of iconic brands such as Country Road, POLITIX, Trenery, Witchery and MIMCO. Our Values include being Customer Obsessed, Collaborative, Inspirational, Responsible and Dedicated to Quality. We are looking for highly motivated and passionate individuals to be part of the Group’s evolution and support each brand to realise their full potential.

Country Road Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.


Country Road Group is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.

Country Road Group prefers to manage all sourcing directly, please submit your applications to this role if you are interested. Please note introductions via agency will not be accepted.


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