Senior HR Advisor

Australia/New Zealand CSR Achievement of the Year Publicis Groupe ANZ Gold 2025

Asia-Pacific Best Place to Work (Network) Publicis Groupe APAC - Winner

Australian Business Awards - Employer of Choice& 2021

HR Awards Excellence Awardee - Employer of Choice 2022

AWEI Silver Accreditation 2025

Certified family friendly workplace


Welcome to Publicis Groupe ANZ.

Here you will get an inside look at life within our network including the brilliant people working across our agency brands. Publicis Groupe is a world leader in marketing communication and digital business transformation driven through the alchemy of data creativity media and technology.

Our connected platform of companies and capabilities is more than an operational framework.

Its a cultural model weve built to unite our people in a collaborative way of thinking and working. Publicis Groupe offers its clients seamless access to the expertise of its 110000 talents across 100 countries globally.

In Australia our powerhouse of marketing capabilities stretches across creative agencies (Saatchi & Saatchi Leo Publicis Worldwide) media agencies (Starcom Zenith Spark Foundry Performics Atomic 212) Razorfish Digitas Epsilon Arc Prodigious PXP PMX and PR (Herd MSL). We also have Publicis Sapient driving digital business transformation for our clients.

About the role

Join a high-performing award-winning People & Culture team where youll play a key role in shaping employee experiences across the full lifecycle. Supporting dedicated agencies within the Groupe youll partner with leaders to deliver practical commercially focused people solutions while contributing to broader P&C strategy and projects across the business.

This is a true generalist role with impact: from coaching leaders and navigating ER matters to driving engagement talent and culture initiatives.

What youll do

Partner with leaders

• Coach and guide managers to build high-performing teams
• Provide expert advice on performance ER engagement and reward
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders

Drive people strategy

• Implement agency-level people initiatives (e.g. retention performance L&D DE&I)
• Contribute insights and support wider group P&C projects
• Translate business needs into practical people solutions

Own employee lifecycle delivery

• Lead performance management grievances and investigations
• Support talent mapping and succession planning
• Partner on recruitment decisions and workforce planning
• Oversee onboarding offboarding and employee experience moments

Enhance culture & engagement

• Lead engagement initiatives and action planning from survey insights
• Drive inclusion and culture programs
• Contribute to recognition and employee experience initiatives

Support core P&C programs

• Remuneration cycles and benchmarking
• Learning & development delivery and uptake
• Visa and immigration processes
• Compliance policy and people data integrity

What you bring

• 4 years in People & Culture including advisory experience in a complex or matrix environment
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment law (Fair Work Act NES)
• Proven ability to build credibility with senior stakeholders
• Experience across the full employee lifecycle
• High level of judgement critical thinking and discretion
• Adaptability and comfort working in a fast-paced evolving environment
• Strong communication skills and a proactive solutions-focused mindset

Why join us

• Be part of a collaborative high-impact P&C function
• Work across diverse agencies and stakeholders
• Get exposure to strategic projects and enterprise-wide initiatives
• Partner with Centres of Excellence across L&D DE&I Talent and more

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Publicis Groupe benefits: Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family recent winner of the Employer of Choice Awards and one of the worlds most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses. You can learn more about us at .

Enjoy all the perks that come with our network offering:

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting physical mindful and financial wellbeing.
• A creative lively and rewarding office environment where people love working with each other supported by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach working your way with us.
• Access to our Global AI Platform Marcel connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network.
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including more than 15000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes.
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program.
• A committed Diversity Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva Women Égalité enABLE EmbRACE and Écologique committees.
• Leave benefits including Birthday Leave Flexible Public Holidays and an additional 5 days of leave after 2 years of service.
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year.
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks based on tenure paid primary carer leave secondary carer swap and Cub Care leave.
• Access to counsellors psychologists and professionals through Sonder an all-in-one digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological medical & safety needs.
• A workplace that stands together to provide a more open supportive and recovery-forward culture for all employees with life-threatening illnesses. Read more about our Working With Cancer Pledge: partners of Diversity Council Australia Pride in Diversity Family Friendly Workplaces Supply Nation and the Australian Disability Network.

If you dont tick every box in this ad please dont rule yourself out. Research suggests that women and other people in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they meet every requirement. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion collaboration adaptability fearlessness and integrity rather than ticking boxes so if this role resonates with you please apply.

Diversity. Inclusion. Equity. More than just words; these are part of our DNA. At Publicis Groupe we are committed to the inclusion and recognition of all people regardless of race age culture ability ethnicity gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status and religious affiliation. We believe that to deliver the best solutions to our clients our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions.

Uniqueness is powerful; without it we wouldnt be where we are today. So be you we like it that way.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for people with disability or those that require additional support throughout the application process. If you need any assistance or adjustments please contact us via ; your personal information will be kept confidential.