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Human Resources Manager


Job Location:

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 2 June 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 15 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Norton Rose Fulbright Sydney
Closing date: 04/08/2026

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide theworlds pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with afull business law service. We have more than 4000 lawyers based inover 58 offices across Europe the United States Canada LatinAmerica Asia Australia Africa the Middle East and CentralAsia.

An exciting and unique opportunity has arisen to join our highlycollaborative national P&D team as a Human Resources Manager inour Sydney office.

This is a key role in the People & Development team and isresponsible for the delivery of best practice results in theretention engagement and performance of our people in line withour business principles and objectives. The role will work closelywith and support business leaders across the full suite of HRactivities in a dynamic fast moving and high performingenvironment. Reporting to the Senior HR Manager the keyresponsibilities and requirements for this role are as follows:

Responsibilities

  • Support Partners and managers in talent management performance management training and coaching IR / ER issues and performance reviews
  • Manage the development and implementation of HR policies programs and coach the business through change and culture programs
  • Execute and communicate all annual processes including performance and remuneration reviews as well as promotions and engagement survey results
  • Actively participate in key projects/initiatives to support organisational strategic goals and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support the wellbeing of our people and act as an escalation point for employee relations issues
  • Work closely with other People & Development Managers to ensure information flow is consistent with HR delivery solutions nationally

Requirements

To be successful in this role you will have a strong backgroundin HR business partnering ideally with a minimum of 5 years SeniorHR generalist experience gained within a professional or financialservices firm or large corporate. This role would be well suited toa HR Advisor or HR Business Partner looking to step into a Managerrole. You will be able to demonstrate a strong ability to managerelationships with senior business leaders as well as commercialawareness and understanding of how to align HR initiatives withbusiness strategy you will also have excellentrelationship-building skills and a high level of attention todetail.

  • Experience of working within a law or professional services firm
  • Good understanding of employment legislation industrial agreements and contemporary HR practice
  • Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with senior business leaders and strong commercial awareness
  • Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or related discipline

At Norton Rose Fulbright you will be rewarded with genuinecareer prospects and an inclusive high performing team environmentrenowned for its collaborative culture passion for client serviceand professional development opportunities. Remuneration will becommensurate with relevant experience.

Norton RoseFulbright values diversity and strives to create an inclusiveenvironment. We are proud that Norton Rose Fulbright in Australiahas been recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality bythe Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as well as a gold tieremployer for LGBTI Inclusion through the Australian WorkplaceEquality 2025 we were re-accredited as a Family InclusiveWorkplace and always encourage people to discuss flexible andhybrid work options with us.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islandercandidates to apply.

To apply online click the Apply button below. Ifyou require any adjustments to the recruitment process or if theapplication portal is inaccessible to you please dont hesitate tocontact Yvette Borradale via (03)for a confidentialdiscussion.

If you are trans or gender diverse and would like aconfidential discussion before applying please contact YvetteBorradale (03)or Scott Baker (02) .

Please be aware in the course of routinework some of our lawyers and teams can be exposed todetails of trauma. The firm has controls in place includingeducational and psychological support. Our talent team can providefurther details.




Required Experience:

Manager


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We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,700 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa. Recognized for our ... View more

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