Market Consultant, AUNZ (Fixed-Term Contract)

People Operations strives to revolutionize human resources the same way that Google has revolutionized search. We are helping to find, grow and keep the remarkable assemblage of talent who are our Googlers. You'll be an advocate of Google's culture and values, partnering with our business leaders to help them build their organizations and make sure all people decisions are based on data. Whether coaching our clients on how to lead their teams, navigating and resolving employee relations issues or managing programs that help develop our Googlers, you are exceptionally focused on putting them first, and being as clear and transparent as possible to help Googlers understand how people decisions get made.

Our Market Consultant role is known for deep subject matter expertise in HR programs, processes, and execution in their particular market. They work closely with the Head of HR, who sets the strategy via the Market HR Plan, to execute on and operationalize Google’s geographic priorities. Market consultants have sound knowledge of company and local programs, policies, and compliance procedures, and offer a compelling voice around HR matters internally and externally. They use their influencing skills to represent the needs of Google, facilitate partner discussions, and drive decisions that bring stakeholders along using change management skills.

Minimum qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Labor Relations, or equivalent practical experience.

- 7 years of HR Business Partner or HR Generalist experience.

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience implementing HR projects including risk management/mitigation, new entity set up, change management, business readiness, communications, and training activities.

- Experience Managing HR risks and compliance including identifying risks and need and developing a mitigation plan.

- Experience leading businesses and HR strategies across both Australia and New Zealand.

- Demonstrated experience with cross-functional collaboration and drive decisions with multiple stakeholder groups.

- Broad range of HR knowledge, with experience with consultation processes and Labour Relations exposure to CoE disciplines and local employment law.

- Strong project management skills and delivery, able to manage multiple simultaneous priorities.

- Work with the relevant teams to ensure end-to-end delivery for our HR processes in country, in particular with a focus on minimizing HR compliance risks and managing labor relations risks and related work.

- Contribute to the deployment of high-priority country-focused HR programs and initiatives aligned to the country People plan (e.g., flexible work, psychosocial frameworks, new entity setup, onboarding, RTW providers).

- Manage local employment policies and practices to ensure legal and regulatory compliance (e.g., LSL).

- Work with the HR compliance team, process ownership team, user support team, and the relevant COE teams on prioritizing and mitigating market-related risks.

- Drive recommendations and prioritization to ensure work is in service of the end-to-end delivery of our Googler experience in the country.