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HR Systems Lead

General Information

Date Published
24-Jun-2026
Advertising Ends
24-Jul-2026
ID#
15961
Role Type
HR
Work Type
Permanent Full-Time
Workplace Type
Hybrid
Country
Australia
Location
Melbourne & Southern Victoria

Position Description

About Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Mainland Dairy, the business formerly known as Fonterra’s global Consumer and associated businesses, is now part of the Lactalis Group and known as Lactalis-Mainland Dairy. 

Lactalis is a French family-owned business founded in Laval in 1933. Today, it is the world’s leading dairy group, present in 50 countries employing around 85,500 people. It is home to some of the world’s best known global and international dairy brands, including Président, Galbani and Parmalat, and local brands including Pauls, OAK, and Cracker Barrel in Australia.  

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a team of more than 4,300 employees, operating 16 manufacturing sites across Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East. We make well-loved brands including Perfect Italiano, Mainland, and Western Star. 

Our passionate and talented team is committed to nurturing the future, unlocking new opportunities, and fostering innovation in nutrition and food.  

About The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of HR systems across Lactalis-Mainland Dairy, driving governance, optimisation and continuous improvement across our platforms. 

Reporting to the GM Rewards, you will play a critical role partnering with IT, Group HRIS and external vendors to ensure systems are secure, integrated and delivering value to the business.

In this role, you will:

  • Own HR systems governance, including configuration, workflows, security access and controls
  • Manage integrations and data flows across internal and external systems, ensuring stability and performance
  • Lead testing, release management and change impact coordination with IT and vendors
  • Manage vendor relationships, including performance, SLAs, upgrades and enhancements
  • Partner with stakeholders to deliver roadmap initiatives and platform improvements aligned to business priorities
  • Drive automation, adoption and continuous improvement through standardisation and simplification
  • Maintain system documentation, training materials and operational procedures to support shared services ways of working

About You

You are a systems-focused HR professional with strong technical capability and a passion for continuous improvement. You bring structure, attention to detail and a risk-aware mindset, while also being able to engage and influence stakeholders across the business.

You will also bring:

  • Proven experience in HR systems governance, administration and optimisation
  • Strong knowledge of HRIS platforms such as SAP SuccessFactors (or equivalent) and service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow)
  • Experience managing integrations, data flows and system performance
  • Solid understanding of HR processes and employee lifecycle data
  • Experience in testing practices, release management and system documentation
  • Strong stakeholder and vendor management capability
  • Demonstrated ability to prioritise, problem-solve and drive outcomes in complex environments
  • Tertiary qualification in HR, Information Systems, Business or equivalent experience

What We Offer

  • Competitive pay and benefits
  • Career development and internal opportunities across a global business
  • A team focused workplace in a fantastic culture where your work has real impact
  • A strong commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability

Based at our Richmond office, this role offers excellent career development and internal mobility pathways as well as flexible ways of working and a hybrid structure, that allows you the balance of in-office collaboration and working from home to suit your lifestyle. 

Our Commitment

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs, age, or ability.

Please note that applicants must have full working rights for Australia to be considered.
We are politely declining recruitment agency support and approaches for this role. 

About Lactalis-Mainland Dairy

Lactalis-Mainland Dairy is a global consumer business with 4,300 employees, a portfolio of iconic dairy brands, and an exciting dairy future. Formerly Fonterra’s Global Consumer and associated businesses, our brands are well known across Australia, New Zealand, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East and Africa. We bring together much loved brands including Western Star, Perfect Italiano, Mainland, Anchor, Anlene, Anmum and Fernleaf - along with new career opportunities that offer unique exposure in a dynamic and evolving industry. As we become part of Lactalis, and as you navigate around our careers site, you may still see references to, or branding from, Fonterra. This is a normal part of the transition as we progressively move to our own dedicated platforms and websites. We appreciate your patience and understanding and hope this does not cause any confusion. We’re excited by the future and it’s the perfect time to help us create it.