People & Culture Operations Lead

Posted 27 August 2026
LocationAuckland
Job type Fixed Term
Discipline Human Resources
Reference133288

Job Description

  • HR Operations Lead
  • Fixed Term contract 6 months
  • West Auckland location
Opportunity for a senior, experienced HR leader to join a fast-paced organisation in high growth mode across NZ and Australia.

Reporting to the Head of People & Culture the role will sit above the operational work and do discovery work to set up and make recommendations for the People & Culture infrastructure, which will long term be scalable into Australia.


The role will have oversight of a Business Partner and HR Administrator.

This role will involve discovery work and really get under the hood of what processes/systems are in place and look at what is needed, set up processes/systems and make recommendations for improvements. 

This will revolve around the following projects:
  • HRBP and HR Administration Processes-assess the current processes and systems, templates used, how information is shared, who does what and how work is allocated.
  • Remuneration Project- review modelling and analytics to improve processes for 300 FTE.
  • HRIS and Payroll Systems- understand how the current systems are working, what do they need in the future, reporting improvements though interface with providers. 
  • Recruitment Process- review processes, use of job boards, systems being used, and make recommendations for what is needed in the future 
The ideal person is someone who will bring corporate level smarts- is well experienced in HR at senior level- able to work well is a business that is pragmatic, fast and run like a start-up. They need to thrive on pace, be good with the grey, is commercial and really enjoys ‘getting things done”.

If you love to ‘build’ and are available for a start in mid-September- then this is the opportunity for you!

Significant remuneration on offer and 5 days in the office working with a highly motivated, ‘real’ people.

For more information or a discussion contact Kris Attewell @ Beyond Recruitment 021 435712 or email kris.attewell@beyond.co.nz
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