Description
Koala’s mission is: better furniture experiences, designed with the World in mind. Combining customer-centric products, a world-class technology and fulfillment platform, incredible customer service, and social good; we are changing the way people buy and enjoy furniture to create happier, healthier habitats.
Why we have this role @ Koala
Following massive growth in both Australia and Japan in recent years: get ready USA! We’re building a high-performance global culture and as an expanding business, we know our people are critical to our growth, we know they each bring unique skills, experience and talent to Koala and it is our responsibility to harness this potential. This role is integral to supporting our US team to perform at their very best!
In this role, you will partner with our Country Manager and all departments as well as work with the global People & Culture (P&C) team to support and deliver an exceptional Koala people experience in the US through management of HR, team engagement, payroll, recruitment, office admin and local team finances.
Requirements
What key responsibilities does this role have @ Koala?
- Supporting the Global P&C team to ensure the smooth and efficient running of all US new hires, inductions, onboarding and offboarding, and overall employee engagement
- Support local recruiting, including direct sourcing and screening, liaising with external search partners, and interview scheduling through to reference checks and offer
- Strategizing with Global P&C on employer branding, benefits, policies and programs to attract and retain best in class talent
- Liaise with Global HQ and the local accountant to manage compliance lodgements of employee documents and Payroll management
- Manage all labor law compliance and industrial/employment relations
- Coach line managers to improve the performance of their people, lifting their capability and empowering them to drive the performance of their teams in order to meet and exceed business objectives
- Provide on the ground support to implement corporate initiatives, projects and org. changes (e.g. redundancies, introduction of new systems etc,) and Learning & Development programs
- Localise and drive internal comms and engagement activities to keep our teams connected to Koala’s culture, vision and purpose
Ideal background…
- 5+ years HR generalist skill-set, preferably coming from a start-up background, or global/ecommerce business with international culture
- Experience managing and advising on all HR/ER/IR compliance matters