About the Client:

A large, complex organisation is seeking an experienced Industrial Relations Manager to provide senior-level IR leadership and expertise across the business. This role is critical in ensuring compliant, practical and commercially sound workplace practices, while partnering closely with leaders, employees and unions to manage risk, resolve disputes and strengthen organisational IR capability.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead high-volume enterprise bargaining activities, including strategy, tactical planning, negotiations, disputes, applications and related processes
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with employee groups, union representatives, government bodies and key stakeholders
• Manage complex industrial relations disputes, including matters before the Fair Work Commission
• Oversee end-to-end payroll compliance matters and support internal payroll and IR compliance functions
• Provide proactive, practical advice on IR risks, issues and disputes to support a productive and harmonious working environment
• Support the development of IR capability across the team and broader leadership group
• Continuously improve IR frameworks, systems and processes to support consistency and compliance

About You:

• Senior-level consultancy and/or advisory experience in industrial relations
• Proven experience developing and implementing IR strategies, frameworks, systems and tactical plans
• Strong commercial and strategic mindset with broad knowledge of employment and industrial relations matters
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise bargaining, awards and agreements, acquisitions and change management
• Confident managing IR disputes and end-to-end compliance matters
• Excellent attention to detail and highly developed stakeholder management skills
• Ideally legally qualified 

Qualifications & Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in Law, Industrial Relations or a related discipline
• Proven capability managing complex IR matters in large, complex organisations
• Minimum 5+ years (or equivalent) relevant experience

Why Apply:

This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to influence industrial relations outcomes at scale, partner closely with senior leaders, and play a key role in shaping compliant and commercially effective workplace practices.

How to apply:

Adam Kumaraswamy
e: akumaraswamy@sharpandcarter.com.au
m: 0414223338