Workplace Relations Specialist

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-26

Core

Expert advisor on Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards, and wage compliance to strengthen workplace governance across Cochlear's Australian operations.

Role type

Senior Workplace Relations Specialist (Australia)

Builds

Compliant employment practices and wage entitlement frameworks for Cochlear's Australian workforce

Domain

Human Resources / Australian Industrial Relations

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Australian employment legislation expertise, Modern Awards interpretation, wage compliance analysis, workplace investigations, stakeholder management, process improvement

Preferred skills

Enterprise bargaining experience, matrixed organization experience, systems transformation

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Champion best practice ER/IR initiatives, interpret Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements, conduct wage analyses and entitlement projects, prepare compliance risk assessments, review and suggest process improvements, support IR reform implementation, lead proactive ER/IR projects, manage complex cases

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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About Cochlear

Cochlear is helping people hear, and be heard, all over the world. Come be a part of our amazing mission and join the number one most trustworthy company in the healthcare industry as recognized by Newsweek in its 2024 rankings of the World's Most Trustworthy Companies! Your experience in advanced surgical support will help you succeed in this fantastic opportunity with the Medical Education team at the global leader in implantable hearing devices! This role can be done remotely in the United States. Candidates must already have work rights in the U.S. to be considered.