HR Business Partner

• High-impact role
• Genuine flexibility
• Influence at senior levels

About Us - Mō Mātou

Canon is a global leader in imaging solutions, trusted by millions for innovation and quality. In Australia and New Zealand, we’re proud to deliver products and services that help people connect, communicate, and achieve more every day. When you join Canon New Zealand you’ll experience a supportive culture that values your contribution and empowers you to grow. We’re committed to helping you develop your career and turn your goals into reality, while playing an integral role in our success across the region.

About the Role - Mō te Tūranga

This is a great opportunity for an confident HR Business Partner who thrives in complex, fast‑moving environments with a particular interest in employment relations and organisational culture.

Unique to this role is the strong partnership with an Australian-based Business Partner with whom you’ll collectively support Canon’s Sales & Support Group across ANZ. You’ll leverage your strong NZ focused ER expertise and cultural literacy, while gaining exposure across Australian contexts.

You’ll operate as a true business partner, balancing strategic insight with hands‑on delivery working closely with leaders to navigate risk, resolve complex people challenges, and deliver practical, commercially sound outcomes aligned to business priorities.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders, influencing, challenging and coaching when needed and you’ll collaborate effectively across a broader HR team to ensure strong governance, legislative rigour and continuous capability uplift.

This role will suit someone who enjoys ownership, autonomy, and is motivated by making a genuine impact through trusted HR partnership.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
  • Build trusted, influential relationships with leaders across New Zealand and Australia
  • Develop a deep understanding of business strategy, priorities and challenges
  • Provide clear, pragmatic advice that balances commercial outcomes, risk and employee experience
  • Confidently and respectfully challenge and coach leaders
• Employee Relations & Case Management
  • Lead and manage employee relations matters end-to-end, with a strong focus on New Zealand employment law and appetite to develop in Australian employment law as well
  • Provide practical, solutions-focused advice on performance management, conduct, restructures and change
  • Support leaders to navigate complex and sensitive people issues with confidence and capability
• HR Advisory & Governance
  • Deliver core HR activities including policy application, compliance, performance processes, remuneration, and workforce management
  • Partner with HR Advisory, Talent Acquisition and Learning & Organisational Development to deliver aligned people solutions
  • Monitor legislative changes and emerging risks, particularly in the New Zealand employment landscape

About You - Mōu

You are a confident, credible HR Business Partner who enjoys operating with autonomy and influence. You are comfortable navigating complexity, challenging constructively, keeping professional integrity at the heart of everything you do.This is the ideal opportunity to leverage your full breadth of HR business partnering and outstanding relationship building skills. To be successful in this role, you must be willing to be hands-on , appreciating the day to day operational and functional elements of the role while remaining agile enough to manage multiple projects and issues at once. The ideal candidate is someone comfortable working autonomously, with a reporting line into an Australian leader.

You bring:

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner supporting senior leaders
• Strong, hands-on capability in New Zealand employment relations and legislation
• A solutions-oriented mindset with sound judgement and commercial acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the confidence to manage up
• The ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, work at pace and manage competing demands
• Experience supporting New Zealand and Australia in the same portfolio or working in multi-country environments will be highly regarded.

What’s in it for you - He Aha kei roto mōu

• Genuine flexibility and autonomy
• A varied and meaningful role with exposure to senior leaders
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact across New Zealand and Australia
• Support from a collaborative, experienced HR leadership team
• The stability and opportunity of a globally recognised brand

Ready to make an impact?

Apply now!

We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We trust you will bring your authentic self to work and we will focus on making sure that together, we make a strong contribution to the broader community in which we operate. Where possible, flexible working arrangements are the norm, as we know a better work-life balance can improve your motivation, performance, and productivity.

As an equal opportunity employer focused on strengthening our inclusive culture, all applicants will be considered and we welcome applications from people of all ages, cultures including Māori and Pasifika peoples, abilities, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identities. Benefits/perks may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Canon Group and the country where you work. All applicants must be eligible to work in the country they are applying to at the time of application.

Successful applicants will be notified of next steps.

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