People & Culture Manager (Law Firm)

About the role
As People & Culture Manager you will lead a People & Culture function with 1 direct report (People & Culture Advisor) and be responsible for leading the firm's people strategy, providing strategic and operational leadership across all people-related functions and being a highly valued and trusted advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and Principals. You will drive the success of the people function by ensuring people practices align with strategic objectives, values and commercial goals, while also maintaining a positive, inclusive and high-performing work culture. 

Duties
In this role you will:

• Drive strategic people leadership through partnering with the Executive team to align workforce initiatives with business objectives and providing strategic advice 
• Lead talent acquisition and employer branding to ensure the firm attracts high-quality legal and business services professionals and demonstrates a strong employer brand
• Take charge of performance management, remunerations and rewards through coaching and supporting leaders, leading and conducting performance and remuneration reviews, overseeing bonus, incentive and performance reward frameworks, and developing leadership capability programs, reward and recognition initiatives 
• Design and oversee professional development initiatives, including continuing professional development, leadership, career pathways, professional growth and succession planning
• Oversee employee relations and workplace compliance such as advising on employment law and workplace relations matters, managing disciplinary processes, ensuring legislative and regulatory compliance and maintaining the firm's HR policies, procedures and governance frameworks
• Promote and maintain employee engagement and wellbeing through initiatives and programs relating to wellbeing, psychological safety, employee experience, inclusivity and diversity

Skills & experience
The ideal candidate will have:- 

• 10+ years' senior HR or People & Culture experience, within a professional services or legal environment. 
• Proven results in advising senior executives and leadership teams
• Sound experience in talent acquisition, organisational development and employee relations
• Solid understanding of employment law and workplace relations
• Excellent strategic planning and implementation skills
• Ability to translate commercial business objectives into effective people initiatives
• Hands-on experience overseeing the full spectrum of People & Culture service delivery, ensuring high-quality outcomes
• Good emotional intelligence, leadership skills and ability to build and maintain trusted stakeholder relationships (internal and external)

About the firm
Our client is a highly respected and long-standing medium sized CBD law firm, with a stable and strong leadership team. They are known for their down-to-earth culture. They pride themselves on attracting high quality work and long standing client relationships. 

An excellent package is on offer. 

** This role has been exclusively listed with Legal People **

How to apply
To express your interest, simply click on the Apply button.

Alternatively, for a confidential discussion, please contact:
Sharon Henderson on 0418 361 199 or Rosie Mamic on 0418 146 582
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