Lead P&C Partner & Integration Lead

GET TO KNOW ALTIUS

Altius Group was founded in 2001 with a vision to bring high-quality and compassionate rehabilitation services into the market to improve lives displaced by injury. Since then, we've branched out to cover three tiers of services including Workplace Services, People and Employee Services, and Disability Services - still driven by a single goal: to elevate the wellbeing of people, workplaces and communities across Australia.

OUR NEW ROLE

As a Lead People & Culture Business Partner at Altius, reporting to the General Manager People & Culture, you will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders and play a key role in shaping the future of our business. This is a highly strategic and hands-on business partnering role, supporting leaders across a diverse portfolio for a 12 month period (parental leave cover), at a truly exciting time – as this role will lead the people integration stream of a significant acquisition due to complete in the next few weeks.

This a unique opportunity for a senior HR professional who thrives in both strategic partnering and organisational transformation, helping shape organisation design, people strategy, change management and communications that support successful growth and integration outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing expert advice and guidance across the employee lifecycle.
• Coaching leaders to build high-performing, engaged and accountable teams.
• Leading strategic people initiatives that support our FY27 priorities.
• Building strong relationships with leaders across the broader Altius Group.
• Supporting workforce planning, talent management and succession initiatives.
• Partnering with leaders on complex employee relations matters, performance management and organisational effectiveness.
• AND leading the people integration stream of an exciting acquisition into the Altius Group within your portfolio, which will see this role take the lead on;
• Driving organisation design activities including discovery of current and future-state operating models and structures, and workforce integration planning.
• Developing and delivering communication and change management plans that support employees and leaders through business transformation, with support from our integration PMO

WHAT YOU NEED TO JOIN US

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Relations, Business or a related discipline.
• Significant HR Business Partner experience within a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated experience supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and leading people integration activities.
• Proven experience in organisation design, workforce planning and change management.
• Strong knowledge of Fair Work legislation, Modern Awards and employment relations frameworks.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing capability.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on strategic people initiatives.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance business outcomes and employee experience.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get things done.

This role can be based out of Melbourne or Perth (Subiaco), with a planned commencement of late December 2026 or early January 2027.

If you would like to have a confidential conversation, please contact Monique Marques on 0424 804685

Altius Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and an inclusive workforce. Research has shown that, in Australia, women, people living with disability, LGBTQIA+, First Nations, and those from minority groups are less likely to apply for a role because they feel they will not be successful. We believe in the strength of diversity and inclusion, and we would like to strongly encourage those who identify with any of these groups to apply for a role with us.