Experience

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  TAL Australia

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • P&C Business Partner

    • Jan 2023 - Present
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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  Achmea

  • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

  • General Manager, People & Culture Achmea Australia

    • Nov 2021 - May 2022
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    6 month contract role, looking after the HR systems and tools that help Achmea Australia’s people keep farmers farming, grow together and thrive.

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  Career Break

  • Career Break to spend time with family and complete AHRI CPHR certification research project.

    • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

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  IAG

  • Australia
  • Insurance
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Executive Manager, Technology Projects - Technology

    • May 2020 - Jan 2021

    Led the project team responsible for the integration of digital and technology functions by across Australia and New Zealand, combining a total workforce of ~1000 employees.

  • Executive Manager, Planning & Engagement - Group Technology (Secondment)

    • Nov 2019 - May 2020

    Chief of staff role reporting to the Group Executive, Group Technology, responsible for: coordinating GT business planning activities working with peers across IAG to ensure GT priorities were aligned and opportunities for value were maximisedproviding counsel, undertaking research and analysis on issues important to the Group Executive, GTplanning and co-ordinating engagement and communications activities of the GT Executive Leadership team.

  • Principal, Business Partnering - Group Technology

    • May 2019 - May 2020

  • Manager, Business Partnering Group Technology

    • Apr 2018 - Apr 2019

    Responsible for people stream in organisational transformation to amalgamate and redesign technology teams in Australia and NZ resulting in ~ 750 employees in the newly formed team. Led trans-Tasman HR team to deliver people outcomes for the transformation.

  • Specialist HR Advisory Leader

    • Jul 2017 - Mar 2018

    Led frontline HR team responsible for complex case management.

  • Senior HR Specialist

    • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

    Responsible forthe design and delivery of initiatives to improve people leader capability in HR as well as designing initiatives for business-led responses to HR issues and challengespractical solutions to complex HR advisory matters coming into People Connect, IAG’s frontline HR team

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  PwC

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Senior Manager

    • Oct 2012 - Dec 2016
    • Sydney, Australia

    As a workplace law specialist in PwC's People & Organisation business, I advised managers on all HR aspects of the employment life cycle and routinely assisted overseas businesses establish workforces in Australia (including assisting them to comply with Australian employment regulations and developing HR documentation). I worked closely with our immigration and international assignment support teams to help clients move their employees to work locations in other countries. I also worked with our corporate legal, employment taxes and people & change teams to provide HR/IR due diligence analysis and post-restructure implementation to identify and capitalise on cost savings and productivity gains.

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  ManpowerGroup Australia

  • Sydney, Australia

  • In House Lawyer

    • Feb 2012 - Nov 2012
    • Sydney, Australia

    Responsible for providing internal advice and recommendations to Manpower’s business and HR managers on employment law issues in relation to its labour hire staff including employment vs independent contracting relationships, casual employment, national employment standards, modern awards,individual flexibility agreements, long service leave, termination and redundancy, managing the employment relationship generally and representing Manpower in the Fair Work Commission.

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  Johnson Winter & Slattery

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate

    • Jul 2011 - Dec 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

    Employment lawyer advising on contentious and non contentious employment law matters.

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  Bartier Perry

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Associate

    • May 2008 - Jun 2011
    • Sydney, Australia

    Employment lawyer advising private and public sector employers on a range of employment law matters. Represented employers in defended hearings in industrial tribunals.

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  Australian and New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Japan

  • Tokyo, Japan

  • Chair, Human Resources Sub-Committee

    • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005
    • Tokyo, Japan

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  Herbert Smith Freehills

  • Hong Kong

  • Solicitor

    • Jan 1998 - May 2003
    • Hong Kong

    Lawyer in Dispute Resolution Group (construction).

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  Auld Brewer Mazengarb & McEwen

  • New Plymouth

  • Crown Prosecutor

    • Mar 1996 - Dec 1997
    • New Plymouth

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  Russell McVeagh

  • Wellington

  • Solicitor

    • Feb 1993 - Mar 1996
    • Wellington

    Junior Lawyer in the Litigation Group.

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  American Civil Liberties Union of the Nation's Capital (ACLU-DC)

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • Researcher

    • Dec 1990 - Feb 1991
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Researcher, Capital Punishment Project, American Civil Liberties Union, Los Angeles Chapter, US.