Senior HR Business Partner (Maternity Leave Cover)

Foot Locker

Foot Locker

Australia · Queensland, Australia
Posted on Dec 9, 2025
Overview (Text Only)

Are you an experienced HR leader passionate about driving a high-performance culture? Foot Locker is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner on a 10-month contract to join our team and make an impact.
Responsibilities

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to store and corporate leaders, delivering HR strategies that boost engagement, strengthen culture, and ensure compliance. This role combines strategic influence with hands-on execution across the employee lifecycle.

What You’ll Do:

  • Partner with Store and Corporate stakeholders, offering expert HR advice and tailored solutions as well as implementing people strategies that align with Foot Locker’s goals and values.
  • Lead organisational design and people initiatives
  • Oversee employee relations, compliance, and HR best practices.
  • Ensure compliance with and resolve issues related to HR and WHS regulations, legislation and organisation policy.
  • Partner with Talent Acquisition team on recruitment, workforce planning, and onboarding
  • Partner with key stakeholders to identify and embed Talent, Learning & Performance management practices.
  • Champion engagement, wellness, and diversity programs.

Qualifications

What You’ll Bring:

  • Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner, preferably in retails, hospitality or FMCG
  • Strong knowledge of Australian employment law; knowledge in New Zealand employment law would be a plus.
  • Excellent leadership, influencing and communication skills – particularly within matrix style organisations
  • Team player with excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Capable of managing conflict and conflicting views
  • Experience in identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, based on feedback, stakeholder engagement, trend analysis, etc.
  • Ability to operate at a commercially strategic level as well as at the transactional and operational level
  • A proactive, accountable, pragmatic and hands-on approach

Benefits

  • Work for a globally reputable brand!
  • Employee discounts on the latest sneakers and apparel – wear your kicks to work!
  • Hybrid work arrangement (3 days in the office) with on-site parking available
  • Access to professional development and career progression opportunities.