Senior People Partner

Employment Type

Permanent

Closing Date

18 Nov 2026 11:59pm

Job Title

Senior People Partner

Job Summary

Job Description

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritizes wellbeing and choice.

About the Role

As a Senior People Partner (Sr. HRBP) supporting Telstra's Corporate Affairs, Risk & Legal (CARL) function, you'll thrive in complexity and be energised by the opportunity to solve challenging people and organisational issues. CARL plays a critical role in protecting and strengthening Telstra's reputation, managing enterprise risk, supporting governance and enabling informed decision-making across the organisation. Sitting at the centre of many of Telstra's most important strategic priorities, CARL provides a unique opportunity to influence outcomes that have impact across the enterprise.

You'll join a portfolio where people and culture are viewed as critical enablers of business success. CARL leaders are genuinely invested in developing talent, fostering inclusive and high-performing teams, and continuously evolving the way they work to deliver better outcomes for Telstra.

As the People Partner supporting this portfolio, you will work closely with senior leaders to shape and deliver people strategies that strengthen leadership capability, organisational effectiveness and workforce readiness.

As part of a broader People Partnering team that supports Corporate Affairs, Risk & Legal (CARL), Telstra Business (TB) and People, Culture & Communications (PC&C), you'll contribute to enterprise-wide people priorities and work collaboratively across portfolios to drive business outcomes. You'll also play an active role in continuously improving the way we partner with leaders, leveraging insights and innovative approaches to strengthen the value and impact of People Partnering across Telstra.

This is a highly visible and strategic partnering role where success comes from building trusted relationships, navigating complexity and translating business priorities into practical people outcomes.

You'll bring a commercial mindset and a passion for problem-solving, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Whether guiding organisational change, developing leadership capability or designing innovative people solutions, you'll have the opportunity to influence people outcomes across some of Telstra's most strategically important priorities.

Important note: while our preference is for this role to be based on Australia's east coast, including Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane, we welcome applications from candidates across Australia.

 

What We Offer

• Performance-related pay
• Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
• Global presence across 22 countries
• Purchased annual leave scheme
• Additional Telstra day off
• Additional 30% off Telstra products and services
• Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

 

What You’ll Do

You will partner closely with senior leaders across Corporate Affairs, Legal, Risk, Security and related corporate functions to help shape a high-performing, future-ready workforce. This is a strategic partnering role, providing the opportunity to influence organisational effectiveness, leadership capability, workforce planning and culture across a portfolio that plays a critical role in protecting and enabling Telstra's reputation, governance and long-term success.

You'll work at the intersection of people and business strategy, supporting leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen organisational effectiveness, and build high-performing teams. While you'll provide expertise across the full employee lifecycle, you'll play a key role in partnering with leaders to strengthen culture, leadership effectiveness, organisational capability and the development of specialist talent across the portfolio.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with senior leaders to identify people-related opportunities and challenges, diagnose root causes, and develop practical solutions that enable business outcomes.
• Leverage organisational insights, workforce data, and industry trends to inform strategic decision-making, improve operating models, and shape future workforce strategies.
• Support leaders to attract, retain and develop highly specialised talent across legal, risk, governance, security and corporate affairs disciplines.
• Lead and support organisational design, transformation, and change initiatives, ensuring a positive employee experience from design through to implementation and embedding.
• Coach and support leaders to strengthen organisational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee engagement and accountability, driving a culture of high performance and inclusion.
• Apply deep HR expertise across talent management, organisational effectiveness, workforce planning, remuneration, leadership development, culture and employee relations to support CARL's strategic priorities.
• Provide trusted advice on complex employee relations, organisational risk and people decisions, ensuring alignment with legal, regulatory and policy requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to strengthen people practices, share successful approaches across CARL, TB and PC&C to enhance the impact and value of the People Partnering team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced People Partner who thrives in complex and fast-paced environments, enjoys working with senior leaders on strategic business challenges, and is passionate about strengthening leadership capability, culture and organisational performance.

About You

You will bring the following skills and experiences to be successful in the role:

• Relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong HR business partnering experience (5+ years in Business Partnering or similar field), including strong business transformation capability.
• Experience partnering with professional, corporate or specialist workforces in areas such as legal, governance, risk, corporate affairs, consulting, professional services or similar environments.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility and trust with senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution in complex and changing environments.
• Experience across the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and change implementation.
• Ability to embed practical people strategies, operating model changes and sustainable ways of working.
• Experience leading or supporting complex employee and industrial relations matters.
• A proactive commitment to shaping culture, championing diversity, equity and inclusion, and improving the employee experience.

 

If you want to be surrounded by top talent at a company that gives back to the community, apply now!

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As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia).

When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and disabilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 

As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.

We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.

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