Role: People & Culture Manager
Location: Toorak, Melbourne
Work arrangement: Office-based
Compensation: Competitive
A fast-growing international fintech company providing flexible funding solutions to support SME growth. Originally launched in Australia, the business has expanded across APAC and Europe, building a high-performing, people-first team. The company has funded over $5B in loans and continues to scale rapidly, with strong recognition for its culture, diversity, and customer experience. This company has been recognized as Australia's #1 Best Workplace in Finance and Insurance for 2026, awarded by Great Place To Work
You'll need to be based in Melbourne and have Australian work rights.
What You'll Do
- Lead complex employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary processes, performance issues, terminations and day-to-day manager guidance.
- Spot employee relations risks and patterns, then turn them into practical advice for senior leaders.
- Own office health and safety practices, including ergonomics, safety standards, incident reporting and follow-up.
- Keep workplace compliance on track across regions, covering safety, anti-fraud, AML, privacy and confidentiality obligations.
- Build and deliver learning and development initiatives and scalable training frameworks, while coaching managers through difficult people situations.
- Support the broader P&C operation with recruitment activity, talent mapping, HRIS and payroll data accuracy, employee experience work and people reporting.
Who We're Looking For
You'll likely be a hands-on P&C generalist who is comfortable in the detail, trusted in tougher conversations and able to work independently without needing a large team around you.
Must-Haves
- Around 3-5 years of HR or People & Culture experience, including at least 1-2 years operating at Manager level or with equivalent ownership of day-to-day people matters.
- Strong generalist HR/P&C capability with clear depth in employee relations.
- Confidence leading investigations, performance management, disciplinary and termination processes, and coaching managers through those conversations.
- Experience in a fast-paced, agile environment where you've covered a broad remit across ER, development, compliance and hiring support.
- Experience delivering training or capability-building initiatives, with the detail orientation to stay on top of compliance, safety and people data.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in a regulated environment where privacy, AML, fraud or safety obligations matter.
- Exposure to supporting leaders or employees across APAC or multiple regions.
- Experience building frameworks or people processes that can scale as a business grows.
About The Company
This is a Melbourne-based business with teams and leaders across APAC. The People & Culture function supports a regulated operating environment, so the work spans employee relations, compliance, safety and development across multiple regions.
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Join a dynamic and rapidly expanding fintech company in Toorak, Melbourne, where you'll lead a significant global rebrand while being part of a high-performing, people-first team. With a strong emphasis on culture, diversity, and employee growth, this company offers a supportive work environment that fosters creativity and innovation, making it an ideal place for professionals seeking meaningful and rewarding employment. Enjoy competitive compensation and the opportunity to make a real impact in a company recognised as Australia's #1 Best Workplace in Finance and Insurance for 2026.
