Optus

People and Culture Business Partner

It starts with YES!

At Optus, we have an ambitious goal to be Australia’s most loved everyday brand.

The People and Culture Business Partner, reports to Senior Director People and Culture, and is part of an agile team to partner with our leaders within corporate functions at Optus. This role offers a great opportunity to influence, lead and drive organisational change, development and learning initiatives.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues and business leaders to dissect business requirements, streamline operational frameworks, instill Optus's core behaviours, foster leadership development, and orchestrate tailored people strategies. Your contributions will directly impact our strategic objectives, bolster employee engagement, and fortify our continuous transformation journey!

Key to your success lies in previous experience across various positions, establishing connections efficiently, crafting rapport with leaders, and applying critical thinking to understand business requirements.

Your day in the life at Optus

• Partnering with P&C Execs & business leaders to support running of the business by understanding customer needs, prioritising what matters most and scoping initiatives that deliver strategic value.
• Collaborates across P&C to lead, scope and deliver people initiatives aligned with business strategies and in year people plans.
• Provides mentorship and support to business leaders, helping them navigate change and effectively lead people challenges.
• Work with the P&C Centres of Excellence including the Workforce shaping team to build strategic organisational design models to ensure “fit for future” organisational structures and ways of working models.
• Establishes relationships quickly with business leaders across all areas including acting in a delegate capacity when required at Senior Leadership Team engagement and meetings.

Your skills to pay the bills

• Former experience simplifying structures and leading changes to the operating model, ensuring P&C practices are aligned with the principles of agility and flexibility.
• Ability to understand and clarify stakeholder needs and where appropriate, offer expert advice and support on people-related decisions and strategies.
• Former experience in leading initiatives that increase employee capability, retain talent, drive organisational efficiency, culture, and employee engagement/ employee experiences.
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent knowledge of HR practice and processes including solid understanding of Australian employment law acquired from progressive HR roles.
• Ability to work at pace in an ambiguous environment within a matrixed organisation.

Perks we love at Optus

• 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!
• Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 16 weeks for the primary care giver
• Competitive leave including 2 additional 'Connected Leave' days
• All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’
• Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue.
• Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals.
• Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office
• Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email AccessibleRecruitment@optus.com.au along with your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch.

For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit https://www.optus.com.au/about/inclusion-diversity