We're Hiring

Be the influencer. Be the challenger. Be the change.

We’re searching for a Commercial People & Culture Business Partner who thrives at the intersection of retail, strategy, influence, and commercial decision-making.

This is not a transactional HR role.

Reporting into the Head of People & Culture and playing a critical role within the People & Culture team, this is a strategic partnering role to our retail business.

You will shape, challenge, and elevate how our leaders think about performance, capability, culture, and team experience across a dynamic ANZ network.

You won’t just support the business — you’ll help elevate it.

You’ll be a trusted advisor to the GM Retail and State Managers, a courageous influencer, and a partner who drives clarity, capability, and momentum across our stores, not to mention a key contributor to the People & Culture team.

Where You’ll Be Adding Value:

• Develop and implement people strategies that strengthen performance, engagement, and commercial outcomes.
• Act as a true thought partner — challenging assumptions, reframing problems, and elevating the quality of decision-making.
• Build powerful, trusted relationships at every level by being present, supportive, commercially aligned, and solutions-focused.
• Lead and deliver change initiatives that reshape how we operate, including leadership capability, workforce planning, organisational design, and culture uplift.
• Translate ambiguity into clarity: diagnosing issues, identifying root causes, and providing practical, actionable solutions that move the business forward.
• Collaborate deeply with the P&C team, contributing to team priorities, supporting colleagues, and strengthening how we show up collectively.
• Role-model our values and act as an advocate for a high-performing, high-care culture.
• Bring data, insights, and trends to leaders to enable strong, commercially-minded decision making.
• Build tools, frameworks, and processes that empower leaders to lift capability and deliver consistently across their teams.

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• A Retail lover & expert– come from a P&C background within retail, with a strong understanding of all the unique nuances retail brings like pace and GRIA interpretation etc
• Commercially minded – you instinctively connect people decisions to business performance and customer outcomes.
• Influential – you know how to shift thinking, challenge respectfully, and coach leaders toward better solutions.
• A challenger – curious, direct, thoughtful, and unafraid to question assumptions or propose a better path.
• Solutions-oriented – you don’t just identify problems; you bring clarity, options, and action.
• A team player and team advocate – you support your colleagues, share knowledge, collaborate openly, and help create a strong P&C team brand.
• A relationship builder – you build trust quickly through delivery, honesty, and authenticity.
• A builder – you enjoy creating new processes, frameworks, and ways of working, rather than inheriting a finished system.
• Calm in ambiguity – you bring structure where there is none and clarity when things feel complex.

Make Home Your Career:

At Adairs, we’re passionate about creating a workplace where people feel inspired, supported and excited about the impact they make. Our brand-new, purpose-built Support Office at Chadstone — The Fashion Capital — has been designed with our people at the centre, blending beautiful spaces, outstanding facilities and a culture that genuinely cares.

Here’s what makes working with us genuinely special:

• Imagine a workplace where your weekend errands can happen Monday to Friday
• Everything you need is at your doorstep: bulk-billing doctor, pharmacy, clothing alterations, post office, supermarket, newsagent and a huge range of retail & food discounts
• Up to 6 weeks’ annual leave with purchased leave option
• Heavily discounted reformer pilates, barre and spin classes just steps from our office
• State-of-the-art end-of-trip facilities — ride in, refresh or get ready for a night out
• A fun, buzzing office culture (yes, the drinks cart makes an appearance — bubbles included
• Generous team discount across Adairs and our wider group, including exclusive sample sales
• Referral rewards — good people bring good people
• Weekly “All-In” meetings – always be in the know of what is happening across the entire business
• Free onsite parking + novated lease options
• Support that matters: EAP (legal, financial, wellbeing) + discounted health insurance
• Family-friendly benefits, including a dedicated nursing room for new parents

If you’re ready to influence, build, challenge, and create meaningful change — we’d love to meet you.