People & Culture Manager
People & Culture Manager
Shape the People & Culture function at Hommey, a fast-growing Australian lifestyle brand
Tandem Partners is delighted to be partnering with Hommey, one of Australia’s most exciting contemporary homewares and lifestyle brands, to appoint their first People & Culture Manager.
Hommey is an Australian homewares and lifestyle brand redefining comfort. Founded in early 2021 by Justin Kestelman during Melbourne’s lockdowns, Hommey creates high-quality, design-led home essentials — from cushions, robes and towels to bedding, pet beds and apparel — all at an accessible price point.
Based in Melbourne, with five physical stores and a rapidly growing online presence, Hommey is entering an exciting new phase of growth. With strong organic traction in the U.S. market and an expanding leadership team, we’re now looking for our first People & Culture Manager to help shape the next chapter of the business.
With a current headcount of 30 and ambitious growth plans, this role blends strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and will suit someone who loves building, shaping and scaling.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’re a confident, commercially minded People & Culture leader who thrives in founder-led, high-growth environments. You enjoy being close to the business, rolling up your sleeves, and balancing pragmatism with people-first thinking.
You’ll likely bring:
If you are confident that your experience reflects the criteria outlined, please apply online to the attention of Ellie Stock referencing Job. 3993731.
Hommey is an Australian homewares and lifestyle brand redefining comfort. Founded in early 2021 by Justin Kestelman during Melbourne’s lockdowns, Hommey creates high-quality, design-led home essentials — from cushions, robes and towels to bedding, pet beds and apparel — all at an accessible price point.
Based in Melbourne, with five physical stores and a rapidly growing online presence, Hommey is entering an exciting new phase of growth. With strong organic traction in the U.S. market and an expanding leadership team, we’re now looking for our first People & Culture Manager to help shape the next chapter of the business.
With a current headcount of 30 and ambitious growth plans, this role blends strategic thinking with hands-on delivery and will suit someone who loves building, shaping and scaling.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Designing and implementing clear KPIs and a performance review framework that drives accountability while supporting people to do their best work
- Coaching leaders and team members to build confidence, capability and comfort navigating difficult conversations
- Reviewing and modernising existing policies, procedures and processes, and transforming the onboarding experience
- Defining and delivering a People & Culture roadmap aligned to Hommey’s growth ambitions
- Building the people infrastructure required to support scale-up, including U.S. market expansion
- Creating meaningful development opportunities and transparent career pathways
- Owning complex HR matters including WorkCover, Fair Work matters, investigations and dismissals, with care, compliance and strong documentation
- Supporting store-level recruitment by providing structure, tools and guidance to enhance candidate experience and hiring quality
You’re a confident, commercially minded People & Culture leader who thrives in founder-led, high-growth environments. You enjoy being close to the business, rolling up your sleeves, and balancing pragmatism with people-first thinking.
You’ll likely bring:
- 6–10+ years’ experience across HR / People & Culture, ideally in scaling or retail-adjacent businesses
- Strong ER capability and confidence handling complex people matters
- Experience building frameworks and processes from scratch (or significantly evolving them)
- A warm, coaching leadership style with the ability to influence at all levels
- A genuine passion for culture, brand and creating great employee experiences
- Be part of an ambitious, fast-growing Australian brand disrupting the homewares market
- Work closely with a passionate founder and newly expanded leadership team
- Hybrid working from The Commons, 55 Collins Street
- Flexible full-time or part-time options
- Comfort Days — five additional paid days on top of annual leave
- A values-led, positive culture where people are trusted, supported and encouraged to give things a go
If you are confident that your experience reflects the criteria outlined, please apply online to the attention of Ellie Stock referencing Job. 3993731.
Salary Range:
$150000 - $160000
Work Type:
Full Time
Location:
Victoria
Date Published:
15-Dec-2025