HR Specialist (Australian Employment Law)

Location: Australia (Remote-First)

Company

hirify.global provides a SaaS-based global employment platform that helps organizations hire, onboard, and manage employees in more than 180 countries without establishing local entities.

What you will do

• Manage onboarding, employee lifecycle events, and terminations across Australia, with support for New Zealand and other APAC markets as needed.
• Handle complex employee relations cases, sensitive meetings, and legally sound documentation.
• Advise clients on benefits, compliance, workforce planning, employment contracts, and risk mitigation.
• Manage relationships with payroll providers, benefits brokers, HR legal advisors, and global mobility partners.
• Lead ANZ compliance governance projects and standardize HR practices globally.
• Drive automation, AI adoption, process optimization, workload transitions, and knowledge transfer.

Requirements

• 3+ years of HR experience.
• Deep knowledge of Australian employment legislation, Fair Work compliance, Modern Awards, WHS standards, and Worker’s Compensation / Return to Work processes.
• Experience supporting complex employee relations matters.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Technical proficiency with HRIS, Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, Tableau, Zoom, Slack, and similar collaboration tools.
• Ability to work remotely from Australia.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of the Employer of Record industry.
• Working knowledge of New Zealand HR practices and employment law.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with flexibility and resources for distributed teams.
• One-year fixed-term contract covering maternity leave.
• Paid parental leave and flexible time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus spending accounts.
• Sabbatical eligibility after five years.
• Non-sales roles may be eligible for an annual performance-based bonus in addition to base salary.