Specialist, Employee Relations

At IAG, we’re ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

In this role you will provide specialist, compliant and trusted Employee Relations recommendations and advice to P&C, IAG leaders and their teams. The role ensures our people can perform at their best through ensuring a safe and inclusive place to work supported by fit-for-purpose policies and procedures that enable the future of work, embrace IAG’s Purpose and promote the achievement of the IAG strategic priorities.

Your work will directly influence how we build a future-focused, people-first organisation — and you’ll play a key role in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive

This is a 12 month fixed term full-time role based in based in multiple locations in New Zealand

Ngā Mahi Hei Whakatutuki Māu | What You'll Do

• Provide employee relations advice to P&C, IAG leaders and their teams to agreed service levels and ensuring alignment to policies, procedures and legislative requirements
• Contribute to the proactive implementation of employee relations initiatives, including training to upskill leaders and address emerging employee relations themes
• Work closely with ER Lead and ER Advisors on escalated and complex case management matters
• Conduct P&C due diligence and integration activities
• Work closely with our internal employment law team to escalate as appropriate and obtain legal advice where required
• Contribute to people components of business-led projects
• Identify risk management opportunities through partnering with P&C and business leaders on employee relations matters
• Respond to claims and represent IAG at mediation and at the Employment Relations Authority.
• Monitor external trends and the legislative, case law and regulatory environment to ensure a contemporary approach to employee relations and ongoing compliance.
• Proactively engage with and influence key internal and external stakeholders including unions

Ōu Pūkenga me ōu Wheako | What You'll Bring

• 5-8+ years employee relations or employment law experience providing employee relations advice, ideally in a commercial organisation of significant complexity
• Proven ability to translate complex and technical employee relations issues into pragmatic and plain language solutions
• Proven ability to advise on the people components of business transactions and projects
• Ability to work autonomously and proactively, as well as part of a high performing team
• Strategic mindset – able to anticipate employee relations issues and take an active approach resolving them
• Courage and ability to challenge and influence stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience coaching and upskilling leaders and HR practitioners in employee relations issues
• Proven ability to actively keep abreast of changes in external environment and translate into internal environment
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across whole of function and broader group to reach common approach
• Mediation expertise.

Tā Mātau ki a Koutou| What We Offer

• Boosted KiwiSaver with 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Work from home and many more flexibility options with myFlex.
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Annual $500 health & wellbeing payment.
• 14 Weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities
• employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Friday 5 June 2026 11:59PM AEDT

Tā Mātau Ratonga Tautoko | Adjustments & Support

If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [email protected] for a confidential conversation.

He pitopito kōrero anō mō mātau | More About Us

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That’s not just words. It’s our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and wellbeing in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy). We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. And expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.