At Rome2rio we’re busy helping people get from A to B around the globe. With almost 13 million unique monthly visitors, our multi-modal travel search and booking service is one of the top online travel resources used around the world.
The People and Culture role touches on several important company departments and offers a wide range of challenging activities and responsibilities across these areas including HR operations, recruitment support, employee experience and office operations. It is ideal for someone looking to make the next step in their career by impacting a growing team and work closely with the executive team.
Based in Melbourne, the role offers agreed full or part-time hours over a five day week and is suitable for a candidate with family responsibilities. If you want to work in a fun dynamic team, have previous experience in a tech or startup environment, and want a role that offers operational impact and plenty of people-focused activities then this is the perfect opening for you.
Your role involves:
- Managing key recruitment projects
- Supporting the executive team in overall recruitment strategy including the building of Rome2rio’s position as an employer of choice
- Leading and optimising the recruitment process
- Coordinating new hire onboarding and also managing staff exit processes
- Supporting the delivery of people development projects and coaching programs
- Developing the company cultural calendar with our social club
- Developing new processes, policies and procedures as required
- Engaging and negotiating with recruitment and HR suppliers as required
- Creating and distributing internal communications as required
- Leading and administering specific people-related projects as required including quarterly and yearly reviews, professional development programs and our Visa program
- Supporting the leadership team with office operations tasks such as supplier management and office improvements
Who we’re looking for
We are looking for somebody with experience in a startup or tech environment that has an understanding of agile philosophies and processes. Demonstrable experience in either recruiting or generalist HR is essential and having experience in both fields is most desirable. A get-stuff-done attitude and willingness to take on any project big or small with enthusiasm is also desired. A passion for travel and/or technology would be an advantage as would a fondness for organised chaos.
You should be capable of working independently and driving projects, whilst also working closely with others. You’re a great communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills and with the insight to recognise opportunities for improvements to our processes and can communicate these ideas to our executive team.
Some technical ability and familiarity with using enterprise software systems is an advantage. A knowledge of Xero and recruiting software such as JazzHR is advantageous. A passion for quality work and improving the Rome2rio employee experience is essential.
You must be based in Melbourne. To be considered for this role you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or have full Australian working rights.
About Rome2rio
Rome2rio, based in Melbourne, Australia, is busy helping people get from A to B around the globe. We offer a multi-modal, door-to-door travel search engine that returns itineraries for air, train, coach, ferry, mass transit and driving options to and from any location.
We have recently expanded our services to include on-site ticketing as we move to a hybrid search and booking model. We are a globally recognised, profitable start-up and pride ourselves on the can-do, engineering-centric culture built by our founders who are both developers themselves. The company has 40 staff based in Melbourne and is growing. Working at Rome2rio means that you will be immediately responsible for shaping a consumer focussed product used by millions worldwide alongside a deeply involved executive team that actively seek and listen to the opinions of staff to improve and expand our offering. Your work will have plenty of impact!
Check out our company blog or visit our press page to find out what we are busy building.
Pay and Perks
Expected pay is between $90,000 and $100,000 per annum plus superannuation, depending on your skills and experience. This salary will be offered pro-rata for a part-time employee.
Rome2rio offers a suite of additional benefits including:
Rome2rio also offers eligibility for stock options after 12 months employment.
Our team is based in a fun, creative and social loft-style warehouse in Richmond with table tennis and pool tables, plenty of break areas and easy access to nearby restaurants, cafes, bars and the train station.
Interested? Send your CV and introduce yourself to Kirsteene at kp@rome2rio.com. When you apply, we’d love for you to tell us about the best book you read this year and why we should read it too.
