Specialist, Employee Relations

Overview

Create impact as a Specialist, Employee Relations .

Your Role

At IAG, we’re driven by purpose — to make your world a safer place. We're looking for a confident and experienced Employee Relations Specialist to help shape a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace. You’ll be a trusted advisor to our People & Culture team and leaders, providing expert, compliant, and pragmatic ER / IR advice that supports both people and performance.

In this role, you’ll manage a mix of business-as-usual and complex ER cases, deliver strategic advice on employment matters, and partner closely with leaders to proactively address emerging ER themes. You’ll support enterprise-wide initiatives like M&A, compliance, union engagement, and policy development, all while ensuring we stay aligned with legislation, best practice, and our values.

Your work will directly influence how we build a future-focused, people-first organisation — and you’ll play a key role in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.

If you’re passionate about making a real impact and ready to lead ER conversations that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and help us shape the future of work at IAG.

This is a permanent opportunity to be based in Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland) or Otautahi (Christchurch).

About You

• Experience providing employee relations advice, ideally in a commercial organisation of significant complexity and / or across multiple jurisdictions
• Proven ability to translate complex and technical employee relations issues into pragmatic and plain language solutions
• Proven ability to advise on the people components of business transactions and projects
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively, as well as part of a high performing team
• Strategic mindset – able to anticipate employee relations issues and take an active approach resolving them
• Courage and ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience coaching and upskilling leaders and HR practitioners in employee relations issues
• Proven ability to actively keep abreast of changes in external environment and translate into internal environment
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across whole of function and broader group to reach common approach
• Mediation and settlement expertise
• 5-8+ years ER or employment law experience
• Experience working across Australian and New Zealand
• Experience at a leading global or ASX top 50 company

Applications close Sunday 28 September, 23 : 59pm AEST.

Make sure to discuss all internal applications with your current manager before applying.

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About Us

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We celebrate all viewpoints shaped by life experiences and culture, and are guided by the knowledge and voice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, businesses, and communities. We collaborate on Indigenous-led solutions that enable growth and create meaningful change for our customers and employees.

We’re ready for you. Apply today.

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