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Senior Employee Relations Consultant

We don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit.

The purpose of this role is to deliver practical employee relations solutions to drive engagement, compliance & risk reduction, and positive employee/business outcomes by providing strategy, advice, education, and coaching on a broad range of employee relations and industrial relations matters across Optus.

The role does this by partnering with teams within People and Culture and leaders across Optus, as well as building centralised processes and systems to enable scalable solutions to be retained in the organisation’s memory.

Ready to reimagine your career at Optus?

You will...

- Design and lead robust employee relations approaches and processes that support Optus’ purpose, strategy, and behaviours

- Understand and develop strategies to manage the changing IR environment and the implications it has for Optus.

- Monitor external trends and the legislative and regulatory environment to ensure a contemporary approach to employee relations and ongoing compliance.

- Contribute to the regular review of employee relations artefacts, policies, guidelines, etc on an agreed frequency.

It starts with you!

Experience as an ER/IR practitioner, ideally in a commercial organisation of significant complexity and diversity.


Tertiary qualifications in human resources, employee/industrial relations, or law.

Strong technical knowledge of the Fair Work Act and other relevant legislation.

Enterprise bargaining experience.

Ability to adjust style and approach to engage with all employees and leaders across different layers and business units.

The good stuff …

3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit!

Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver

All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’

Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University)

Connect at work through one of our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans and Yarn Network

Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office

Two easy travel options to Sydney Campus: Optus bus from Sydney CBD (20min travel time) and Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon!

At Optus, we have an ambitious goal to be Australia’s most loved everyday brand. Curious about our culture? Go behind the scenes with our people by searching #OptusLife on LinkedIn.