Why Harvey

At Harvey were transforming how legal and professional services operate not incrementally but end-to-end. By combining frontier agentic AI an enterprise-grade platform and deep domain expertise were reshaping how critical knowledge work gets done for decades to come.

This is a rare chance to help build a generational company at a true inflection point. With 700 customers in 58 countries strong product-market fit and world-class investor support were scaling fast and defining a new category in real time. The work is ambitious the bar is high and the opportunity for growth personal professional and financial is unmatched.

Our team is sharp motivated and deeply committed to the mission. We move fast operate with intensity and take real ownership of the problems we tackle from early thinking to long-term outcomes. We stay close to our customers from leadership to engineers and work together to solve real problems with urgency and care. If you thrive in ambiguity push for excellence and want to help shape the future of work alongside others who raise the bar we invite you to build with us.

At Harvey the future of professional services is being written today and were just getting started.

Role Overview

Youll be the first People team member in Sydney building Harveys People presence in Australia from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to shape what our culture feels like how we show up as an employer and how our teams stay connected across regions.

As the People Partner Generalist youll lead all things People for our Sydney team owning the local employee experience supporting day-to-day People needs and making sure our office runs smoothly. Youll partner closely with our global People team (based in the US and EMEA) to adapt programs for the Australian market and ensure our People practices feel both consistent and locally relevant.

This is a foundational role with real breadth and impact. Some days youll be running performance or engagement cycles; other days youll be welcoming new hires coordinating with Workplace and IT or helping navigate a sensitive employee moment. Youll move fast stay organized and bring a mix of polish warmth and pragmatism to everything you do.

Youll report to Harveys Head of People Business Partners and work closely with our Sydney office leader to create a People experience that reflects Harveys ambition care and high standards.

What Youll Do

• Be the People anchor in Sydney. Act as the first point of contact for employees and managers; approachable trusted and calm under pressure. Build trust quickly help people navigate questions and challenges and empower them to find answers independently when possible.

• Run core People programs locally. Drive timelines logistics and coordination for performance reviews compensation cycles engagement surveys and other global initiatives. Adapt programs thoughtfully for the Australian context and surface insights back to the global team.

• Partner with People Business Partners. Execute on local pieces of global initiatives from promotion cycles to org changes and turn strategy into action with precision and follow-through.

• Welcome new team members. Partner with the global onboarding team to make every new hires first 90 days seamless setting up their workspace connecting them to the team and helping them feel part of Harvey from day one.

• Build local culture. Create moments of connection and belonging through team rituals events and celebrations that make Harvey in Sydney feel distinct but deeply tied to our global culture.

• Keep the office running smoothly. Work closely with Global Workplace and IT teams and act as the point person on the ground to make the Sydney office a great place to workequipped organized and energizing.

• Handle sensitive matters with care. Support employee relations issues with empathy and judgment ensuring accurate documentation and alignment with Australian employment standards.

• Build what doesnt exist yet. Document local People processes as you go identify gaps before they become pain points and create systems that will scale as our Sydney team grows.

What You Have

• 35 years of experience in People Operations HR Business Partnering or a generalist People role in fast-paced environments preferably at a start-up or tech company

• A strong sense of ownership and follow-through: you get things done and make things better as you go

• Excellent organization and attention to detail; people trust you to keep things on track

• Warm empathetic communication style so youre approachable trusted and clear

• Comfort navigating ambiguity and excitement to help create structure where it doesnt yet exist

• Bias for action and comfort with context-switching from employee questions to program builds to office moments

• Familiarity with Australian employment law (though we can support you in learning)

• Passion for building an exceptional employee experience and shaping a strong local culture

Additional Information

• Location: Sydney NSW (Hybrid with flexibility)

• Work eligibility: Must have valid Australian work rights; Harvey does not currently offer visa sponsorship for this role

What We Offer

• Be part of building something special as a founding member of our Sydney team

• Structured hybrid working arrangement: 3 days in our Sydney office 2 days working from home

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Harvey is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or related condition or any other basis protected by law.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and requests can be made by emailing