HR Business Partner

Shape the future of healthcare through people.

At AbbVie, our people help transform lives. As a global biopharmaceutical company, we're committed to discovering and delivering innovative medicines and solutions that address some of the world's most complex health challenges.

We're looking for a HR Business Partner to join our high-performing People & Culture team for a 12-month contract based out of our new Sydney CBD office location from Q4 this year. This is an opportunity to partner directly with senior leaders, influence business strategy, and drive meaningful people outcomes across a dynamic and purpose-driven organisation. You'll serve as a trusted advisor to leaders, partnering on organisation design, leadership capability, talent planning, workforce strategy, employee relations, change initiatives, and culture transformation.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex people challenges, and want to make an impact beyond traditional HR support, we'd love to hear from you.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serves as the primary strategic partner to the business, developing HR strategies, needs assessments and resulting HR solutions.
• Responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of all HR programs and services and driving the HR agenda within the business
• Establishes, builds and maintains strong relationships with key HR partners from all Practice Areas and Service Centers to ensure elements of HR are successfully coordinated to meet business needs: including relationship management, leadership, HR roles/responsibilities, and service delivery commitments.
• Lead high-impact people change programs.
• Be the ambassador of the HR organisation to represent the services and resources available to the business and help manage the collective reputation of the HR organisation as a whole.
• Coordinate and implement HR strategies to meet organisational needs of a major segment of the business.
• Ensure actions and delivery of Practice and Service Centers align with overall HR strategy and meet the needs of the business.
• Ensures compliance with all relevant local country legislation, regulations, policies and practices.
• Provides expert consultative and problem-solving services to managers, employees and other HR functions regarding HR policies and practices, performance management, and other ER areas.
• Report any adverse event within 24 hours as per AbbVie’s policies and procedures.
• Proactively participate in AbbVie’s WHS programs, adhere to policies and promote a safe work environment at all times.
• Adhere to AbbVie’s codes of conduct and compliance processes, including timely training and maintaining ethics and integrity.
• Other ad hoc duties such as administrative duties, as requested.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field.
• +4 years as a Human Resources generalist partnering with commercially astute client groups.
• Experience working within complex matrixed and contemporary environments.
• Strong collaborator capable of influencing and building credible relationships with stakeholders, including senior executives.
• Demonstrated understanding of organisational development activities preferred. Significant breadth of understanding of functional HR roles and responsibilities and impact on the business.
• Confidence and well-developed consulting and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Solid understanding of legislative frameworks.
• Proactive desire to provide exceptional service to your customers.
• Good fit with the Ways We Work as per below.

Flexibility and Availability: In line with Australia’s 'Right to Disconnect' legislation, we recognise and respect employees' right to refuse contact outside of their working hours, unless such refusal is deemed unreasonable. As we operate in an international, matrixed environment, there may be occasions where your role requires participation in business meetings outside of standard hours. We value and support flexibility and appreciate your willingness to occasionally accommodate these requests to ensure effective collaboration and communication within our global team.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer, and dedicated to fostering an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace that values and respects every individual. We are committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, and embracing diversity and inclusion. It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability. We ensure a fair and inclusive recruitment process without discrimination against any employee or applicant because of, and not limited to, race, religion, age, physical or mental disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or marital status. Our hiring process is flexible and accessible, so if you have any specific requests or accessibility requirement, please feel comfortable to let our team know by emailing [email protected] or speaking with your Recruiter and we'll make any necessary adjustments to accommodate your needs.

WAYS WE WORK

• All For One Abbvie; We weigh all decisions against the common good. We inspire, share and create as a team. We solve problems for all rather than serving our immediate team.
• Decide Smart & Sure; We make intelligent decisions to create the best outcomes. We act quickly, embrace experimentation, and learn what doesn’t work and get on to what does.
• Agile & Accountable; We streamline and eliminate unnecessary obstacles. We plan but adapt as we go. We delegate and make tough decisions to ensure focus on results, staying keenly aware of the urgency in all we do.
• Clear & Courageous; Open, honest, candid dialogue is core to our work and how we act with each other. We share information freely and continuously to find solutions. We admit mistakes. We grow stronger by putting the courage of our conviction to the test.
• Make Possibilities Real; We question with endless curiosity. We’re never satisfied with good enough—patients depend on us to deliver more. We challenge ourselves to find creative, constructive solutions to turn possibilities into reality.

CODE OF CONDUCT & BUSINESS INTEGRITY STATEMENT

• AbbVie is committed to observing high integrity and ethical standards in all its business dealings with our customers, with each other, business partners and suppliers.
• AbbVie as a responsible corporate citizen will adhere to these standards, as well as to local, national and international laws.
• All AbbVie employees are responsible for maintaining the Company’s reputation for conduct in accordance with the highest level of business integrity, ethics and compliance with the law. Soliciting and/or accepting/attempting/offering bribes or any illegal gratification is therefore cause for immediate dismissal.
• AbbVie is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community, and embracing diversity and inclusion.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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