About the role

Reporting to the VP of People & Places, your main responsibilities will include:

• Partner with senior business leaders in assigned business lines in a proactive consultative role to understand strategies for their leadership team and their employees and navigate current and future business needs.
• Utilize project management principles to ensure a proactive approach to key HR initiatives.
• Lead in the learning and development space with a passion for creating and running key L&D programs globally.
• Be a key change agent, comfortable initiating, guiding, and elevating change initiatives
• Act as the first point of contact for all general employment and HR queries within the global business (however predominantly Australian and New Zealand-based queries)
• Develop a deep understanding of assigned business lines, particularly engineering and product teams, and build robust relationships and rapport with business leaders in order to strategically influence and provide expert-level consultation daily.
• Understand and influence how Karbon’s HR processes work end-to-end and what the strategy, approach and philosophy is behind how these programs impact the business. Utilise this deep understanding to influence outcomes and behaviors within the business and make recommendations on improvements/developments where needed

• Constantly and proactively think about how to improve the efficiency of the organization - looking at how we scale, automate and streamline processes.
• Develop, administer, and report on employee performance and engagement metrics to empower strategic decision-making

• Develop and implement robust and scalable people processes and systems
• Keep abreast of employment regulations to ensure ongoing compliance and best practice is employed across all markets and develop channels to communicate these succinctly and effectively to business leaders in a manner they can understand

About You

Candidates with the following skills and experience are encouraged to apply:

• Minimum of 4 years working as a People Business Partner (HR Business Partner) with a strong HR Generalist background
• Prior start-up or SaaS experience essential
• A can-do attitude there is no task too small or low-level we all get stuck in and get it done with a passion for action
• Change management experience
• Track record of project managing people projects to success using exceptional organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Proven ability in making timely, effective, and principles-based decisions using strong judgment to weigh inputs from multiple team members and effectively managing tradeoffs, then aligning stakeholders to those decisions and ability to document these effectively
• A passion for viewing employees as individuals on a journey with a company, looking to provide them with the best experience possible
• Deep business acumen to understand, anticipate, and solve business needs with strong analytical capabilities
• Solid understanding of global HR programs including compensation, performance management, organizational structure and leadership development; and a track record of providing HR consultation to senior leadership on critical initiatives
• Unquestioned integrity with assertiveness, presence, and confidence with high EQ, personal maturity, cultural awareness and compassion
• Adept in modern award interpretation and how to classify roles with which awards they should be attached to
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work from our Sydney office 2-3 days/week

Bonus points if:

• Knowledge of Australian or employment legislation

Why work at Karbon?

• Gain global experience across USA, New Zealand, UK, and Canada
• 4 weeks annual leave plus 5 extra "Karbon Days" off a year
• Flexible working environment
• Work with (and learn from) an experienced, high-performing team
• Be part of a fast-growing company that firmly believes in promoting high performers from within
• A collaborative, team-oriented culture that embraces diversity, invests in development, and provides consistent feedback
• Generous parental leave