People & Culture Manager

Sydney - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 8 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About the role

We have a rare opportunity for a seasoned yet approachable People & Culture Manager (P&CM) to take on a strategic leadership role within our friendly People & Culture team.

Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO) the P&CM acts as a leader within the People & Culture team and strategically partners with Practice Group Leaders Practice Managers Executive Managers and Partners within the firm to provide people advisory support.

While this role is based in our Sydney CBD office at Bartier Perry we all have the opportunity to work flexibly and remotely. Bartier Perry offers structured career progression for those who want it within a warm friendly and supportive environment.

About the team

This role supports the CPO in leading the People & Culture function and executing the firms strategic people agenda. It oversees core P&C operations ensures the CPOs initiatives are implemented effectively with the help of P&C Business Partners and addresses firm-wide culture talent compliance and organisational design priorities.

Additionally the P&CM will be aligned with up to two Practice Groups and/or Shared Services offering valuable expertise on various people management matters including performance reviews resource management remuneration (REM) and budget setting; employee relations and policies and procedures.

Together with the People & Culture team the role will help strengthen the firms culture of trust collaboration quality innovation and continuous improvement including demonstrating these values in their leadership style while strategically aligning P&C initiatives with the firms goals.

The P&CM supervises key team members offering day-to-day guidance to ensure efficient P&C operations including:

2 x People & Culture Business Partners
1 x People & Culture Advisor
1 x People & Culture Coordinator

About you

Our ideal candidate possesses:

10 years in a strategic People & Culture/HR Business Partnering or Senior P&C Advisor role within a professional services business. Specific experience in legal financial services or consulting firms is highly desirable.
Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources Business Psychology or related fields
Demonstrated ability to support senior leaders deliver strategic people outcomes and uplift workplace culture.
Strong commercial and business acumen with the ability to link people strategy to legal practice outcomes.
Highly developed communication skills aligned with Bartier Perrys plainEnglish communication standard.
Strong coaching influencing and relationshipbuilding capabilities with senior leaders.
Analytical mindset with confidence using data to inform decisions.
High integrity discretion and a collaborative working style.

About Bartier Perry

A 2024 Employer of Choice Bartier Perry is a firm where our culture drives all that we do. This means we are down-to-earth and high-performing whilst promoting work-life balance. We work respectfully with each other our clients and with the broader community.

We have a united focus on excellence and our supportive and inclusive culture allows everyone to reach their potential and thrive.

We are a progressive law firm that will nurture your talents and provide opportunities at every level of your career. Professional training and development programs are provided to enhance high performance and career progression.

We have a clear strategy and purpose.

From our accessible partners who actively mentor and provide guidance through to secondment opportunities with industry leading clients we enable our people to flourish both professionally and in their lives away from work.

Culture & Benefits

Work life balance through our flex policy

Incentive bonus program for all staff

Regular social and team activities

Generous 20 weeks paid parental leave

In house learning and development opportunities

Reward and recognition program

Supportive Health & Wellbeing programs

Learn more about working at Bartier Perry.

How to apply: Upload your CV and cover letter. Alternatively you can email your documents directly to our People and Culture team at

Please note: Only applicants with the right to work in Australia will be considered for this role.

Please also note: At this stage we are inviting direct applications only. We will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies for this role.

Bartier Perry is committed to being an inclusive and flexible workplace where differences such as age gender culture disability sexual orientation religion and family and caring responsibilities are valued and respected.

Please contact the People & Culture team if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace. We encourage you to advise us at the time of application and we welcome hearing from you.

Required Experience:

Manager

About the roleWe have a rare opportunity for a seasoned yet approachable People & Culture Manager (P&CM) to take on a strategic leadership role within our friendly People & Culture team. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer (CPO) the P&CM acts as a leader within the People & Culture team a...