What's In It For You

• $125,000 base salary + super
• Permanent full-time role – stable employment + access to paid leave
• 40% staff discounts across all San Telmo Group venues
• Genuine ownership of the Group's HR function, with the opportunity to influence people strategy, workplace culture and operational improvements
• Paid opportunities for ongoing professional development and exposure to external leadership training programs
• Convenient Melbourne CBD location, with regular opportunities to engage directly with our venue teams
• Be part of an established, growing hospitality group that genuinely values training, development and internal promotion

Your Day-to-Day Will Include

• HR Leadership & Business Partnering – Coaching and supporting venue leaders with their day-to-day operations of payroll, OHS, recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, employee relations, workforce planning and talent development, while also driving continuous improvement in these areas. 
• Retention and Engagement – Overseeing Group-wide recruitment and onboarding processes & standards, managing Group-wide appraisal and leadership development programs, proactively identifying succession opportunities across the org and implementing broad initiatives to improve engagement & retention.
• Employee Relations & Compliance – Managing complex employee relations matters, workplace investigations and disciplinary processes, while ensuring compliance with the Fair Work Act, Restaurant Industry Award, NES, Worksafe and other regulatory bodies.
• HR Systems, Reporting & Improvement – Maintaining ownership of our HRIS (ELMO), conducting regular HR and payroll compliance audits, analysing workforce data and presenting practical recommendations to the Directors and venue leaders. 

What We're Looking For

• 5–7 years' progressive HR experience, including at least two years in an HR Advisor or Generalist capacity, ideally within multi-site hospitality, retail or another service-focused industry.
• Strong Australian employment relations knowledge covering Fair Work legislation, Modern Awards, the NES, payroll compliance, workplace investigations and best practices for performance management.
• Demonstrated experience across the full employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, training, workforce planning, employee relations, retention and succession planning.
• Strong capability with HR systems, reporting and tech - particularly modern ATS's, LMS's and HRIS's (ELMO, WorkDay, Tanda, PageUp, Employment Hero etc) 
• A tertiary qualification specialising in Human Resources, Business Management or a related field is preferred, with AHRI membership or eligibility highly regarded.
• Permanent Australian working rights, reliable access to the Melbourne CBD and the willingness to work onsite 4 days per week to support venue leadership