Cochlear is the global market leader in implant hearing solutions. Cochlear's mission is to help people hear and be heard. Around the world, more people chose a Cochlear-branded hearing implant system than any other. A Cochlear Implant is an electronic device that is surgically implanted under the skin near the ear that restores hearing to those who suffer from severe hearing loss. It’s an incredible piece of engineering and the only product in the world that restores a sense through technology. Imagine using your experience to help people around the world to hear again. We can offer a unique opportunity to join Cochlear, an iconic Australian company, leading the world in implantable hearing solutions. Our mission is to help more people to hear.The OpportunityCochlear has 2-year Fixed Term opportunity for an Executive Business Partner - Finance & Legal, based in our Macquarie, Sydney Office. In this role, the successful Executive Business Partner will understand the short, medium and long-term commercial needs of the business, partnering with global Centres of Expertise (COE) to shape processes, platforms, and initiatives to achieve short- and medium-term business objectives and create a working environment that attracts, develops, and retains talented people.Responsibilities include:
- Shape the organisation – develop integrated workforce strategies and a human capital plan for the function or region to support the achievement of medium- and longer-term enterprise goals.
- Drive a growth culture with clear accountability for performance by partnering with the People & Culture COEs and S&E
- Identify strategic capabilities and develop plans to grow these capabilities enabling leaders to fully engage employees in their performance and development.
- Working with the business unit leadership team, lead the development of workforce strategies and plans to ensure the business has the strategic capabilities to grow the market, ensure the workforce is equipped to meet the business goals and is continuously improving its performance.
- Leverage deep business understanding and commercial acumen to ensure that the workforce strategy is competitive and sustainable and aligned with external trends and issues (including, but not limited to, industrial relations, sustainability, work life balance, local competitive pressures) and Cochlear’s strategic business priorities.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate diagnostics to assess change impacts to inform change plans, priorities, and communication plans.
- Tertiary qualified in Business/Economics or Psychology or Organisational Development.
- The ability to focus and add value on the outcomes that make a material difference, for business performance.
- Demonstrable skills in diagnosing issues at a systems level in an environment where cause and effect are not always apparent.
- Experience in developing and upskilling leadership teams and the wisdom and judgement required to proactively consult to those teams.
- Demonstrated track record of leading and managing transformational change initiatives.
- Experience with change management, with demonstrated success in delivering effective engagement strategies, learning and development and communications.
- Experienced in a sophisticated and complex business environment where maintaining its competitiveness and growth has been as a direct result of its successful people programs.
- Significant time in a Business Partner role with strong client focus where problem solving, and judgement have been key in overcoming hurdles and sustaining continuous improvement in business performance in additional functional depth in one or more COEs.
- Evidence of strong contributions to a global People & Culture function
- Strong team player and collaborator, with the ability to leverage all elements of the P&C operating model to deliver outcomes which positively impact business performance.
- Master’s degree in business
- Experience working in a highly process driven, complex, global business environment.