People and Culture Manager – OceaniaLocation: Melbourne, Australia Function: Oceania Leadership Team / Group HR Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time Fluent English required WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM At Nexans, we are committed to powering a more sustainable future through electrification. Our People and Culture function in Oceania plays a central role in shaping the culture, values, and employee experience that support this ambition. Reporting directly to the CEO – Oceania and working closely with the global HR community, you’ll be joining an engaged and purpose-driven team where your leadership will help influence business outcomes and drive transformation across Australia and New Zealand. GETTING A FLYING START As our People and Culture Manager – Oceania, you will serve as a strategic business partner to the Oceania leadership team while leading all aspects of the HR function across Australia and New Zealand. From organisational design to performance management, recruitment, industrial relations, and change leadership, you’ll develop and deploy HR strategies that empower teams, embed our values, and support high performance across our manufacturing and corporate environments.You will also adapt and implement Nexans’ global HR strategy and programs locally, ensuring alignment with business needs, compliance with legislation, and reinforcement of our company culture. HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT Lead and coordinate the HR function across Australia and New Zealand, building people strategies aligned with business objectivesAct as a trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Team, ensuring HR is a driver of performance and transformationShape and deploy recruitment, onboarding, and talent development strategies that attract and grow great peopleOversee performance management, compensation practices, succession planning, and workforce planning activitiesManage key industrial relations processes, including union engagement and labour agreementsEmbed our desired organisational culture, ethics, diversity, and safety practices at every levelLead change initiatives and support transformation with clear communication and proactive planningEnsure compliance with local employment legislation and group policiesRepresent Nexans Oceania within the global HR community, sharing feedback and enriching group processes. YOUR STARTING POINTS WHEN YOU JOIN A degree or higher qualification in Human Resources, Business, or a related disciplineMinimum 10 years’ experience in HR, with strong leadership exposure and proven business partnering experienceExperience in a manufacturing and unionized environment, ideally in a small to medium-sized organisationDemonstrated capability in leading transformation, organisational design, and change managementPayroll oversight experience and strong understanding of employment law and industrial relations in Australia and New ZealandAbility to influence and engage senior stakeholders while building trust across all levels of the organisationStrong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skillsIntegrity, resilience, and a proactive, people-focused mindsetA strong alignment with Nexans' values and belief in our sustainable future. OUR GROWTH CULTURE At the individual level our growth-culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact, we believe in freedom and autonomy at the individual level at same time as we encourage knowledge sharing, team-work mentality and can-do attitude amongst our team members.At Nexans, we recognise the differences that make each employee valuable and unique. The diversity of experiences, origins, personalities, gender and disability are considered key to our global ambition to lead the world in energy transition towards a sustainable planet. This is why we encourage diversity in our recruitment - Bring yours to Nexans, it is welcome!
