People Experience Lead

Use Your Power for Purpose

At Pfizer, the People Experience (PX) division is at the heart of our mission to improve patients' lives. Your unique perspectives and experiences will help us challenge the status quo and create space for meaningful work. Whether you are supporting our colleagues directly or working behind the scenes, your contributions will be vital in making Pfizer a place where everyone can thrive.

What You Will Achieve

In this role, you will:

• Serve as the People Experience (PX) Lead for the PGS Melbourne manufacturing site, acting as a trusted advisor to the site leadership team on people strategy, workforce matters, and organisational priorities
• Partner closely with site leaders to align people initiatives with manufacturing, operational, and business goals in a complex and highly regulated environment
• Lead and manage employee and industrial relations matters, including advising on the interpretation and application of multiple enterprise agreements and associated employment obligations, investigations, performance matters, and disciplinary processes
• Support leaders in building a positive, compliant, and high-performing site culture, balancing business needs with colleague experience and legislative requirements
• Coach and enable people leaders on core PX practices, including talent, performance, development, engagement, and organisational effectiveness
• Partner with centres of excellence and broader PX teams to deliver recruitment, workforce planning, learning, compensation, and change initiatives for the site
• Contribute to site-wide change, transformation, and continuous improvement initiatives, ensuring people impacts are effectively managed
• Use data and insights to identify workforce trends, recommend interventions, and support decision-making across the site leadership team
• Monitor and interpret changes in employment and industrial legislation, ensuring site practices remain compliant and fit for purpose

Here Is What You Need (Preferred Requirements)

• Demonstrated experience in a senior HR or PX partnering role, ideally supporting a site leadership team within a complex manufacturing organisation, preferably with experience working in a multinational organisation
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate people strategy into practical outcomes in an operational setting
• Excellent consulting, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly with leaders and colleagues
• Experience in change management and organisational transformation
• Demonstrated experience managing employee relations and industrial relations matters, including working with multiple enterprise agreements and unionised environments
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial frameworks, and risk management practices
• Ability to coach leaders through complex and sensitive people matters with sound judgment and pragmatism
• Experience using common AI tools, including generative technologies such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot, to support problem solving and enhance productivity. Demonstrated curiosity for exploring how these tools can improve outcomes and understanding of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use as well as proficiency in MS Office
• Knowledge of financial and operational metrics to drive workforce and talent outcomes for the business
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with high levels of emotional intelligence, resilience, and adaptability

 

  
Work Location Assignment: On Premise

At Pfizer we care about our colleagues’ wellbeing and offer a range of great benefits for them, including:

• Paid parental leave

• Access to Health & Wellness apps

• Career Growth Experiences program

• Recognition & rewards program

• Paid volunteer days

• Life Insurance Benefits

• Pfizer Learning Academy access to top content providers

• Access to flu vaccines & skin checks

• Options to purchase additional leave

• Salary packaging & novated lease options

*Benefits listed may vary depending on your position and location and may be subject to change.

Pfizer Australia and New Zealand’s diverse workforce represents the patients we serve and the communities in which we operate. With a focus on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), Pfizer ANZ ensures our people are heard and cared for. We offer engagement opportunities in both Colleagues Resource Groups (CRGs) and workstreams across: Culture and Tradition, Reconciliation @ Pfizer (RAP), Gender Equity (GEN), Disability and through the Out Pfizer Employee Network (OPEN) for our LGBT + colleagues and allies.

If you require reasonable adjustment during your application, please reach out to the Talent Acquisition Manager.

To learn more about acceptable and prohibited uses of AI during the recruitment process, please review our candidate AI-use guidelines available on Pfizer Careers.


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