Senior HR Business Partner

About the Company:
AA Insurance are one of the biggest and most respected general insurance companies in NZ, providing a comprehensive suite of insurance services; market-leading in Home, Contents, and Car Insurance for more than 30 years.  They have won multiple awards, including being voted New Zealand's Most Trusted General Insurance provider for 12 years running, which speaks to their market reputation. 

AA Insurance is an independently operated, New Zealand-based, joint venture between the New Zealand Automobile Association Limited (NZAA) and Vero Insurance New Zealand Limited (VINZL) (owned by Suncorp Limited); and have an AA- (Very Strong) Insurer Financial Strength Rating.  They underwrite their own policies, selling these directly to New Zealanders, with around 500,000 customers holding over 1 million policies. 

The company has over 1000 staff, with around 450 employees based in their Auckland CBD Head Office on Sale Street.

About the Role: 
Reporting to an incredibly inspiring leader, and a highly regarded people team, you will be joining the best. That’s a fact! 

Working closely with the SLT across the operational portfolio, as a Senior HR Business Partner you will play an integral part in helping to shape a high-performance culture.  You will do this through design, execution, advising and coaching of sustainable people strategies.

Amid digital transformation and ‘adaptive’ practices, you will have an opportunity to lean into a range of people projects and will be the voice of the customer, ensuring change programs are fit for purpose.

Commerciality and continual thinking “how we work around here” will ensure clear, impactful advice to your portfolio customer. Every idea and action has a ‘business outcome’ lens over it, driving accountability and culture that’s future focused. You will have impact at every touch point of the employee lifecycle.

INFLUENCE, ADVISE, EMPOWER AND MOVE THINGS AHEAD!

It’s about high performance with care & consideration for how, and when!
About You: 
People flourish in the presence of your savviness.  Senior leaders seek you out because of your mature, wise, and steady approach. You’re a collaborator, but you also get things done! 

It’s been done before – as a seasoned HR Business Partner you have supported and enabled big teams through operational transformation and change.

You take things in your stride due to your well-honed knowledge of HR Business Partnering, built from experience across a range of businesses and sectors. This, coupled with your good judgement, builds confidence at every level, advising leaders with comfort, while shifting things up a gear!

You understand the value chain of a consumer led business. There’s some plus’s if you’ve worked in similar legislated environments, but I think you will recognise this is a high impact P&C Partnering role, needing a seasoned NZER background; with that special something!!  …Referees will talk about your pragmatism, your ‘glass half full’ attitude, and what a good human being you are!

You may or may not be looking, but if we’ve piqued your interest, let’s at least talk! 

Apply Now!

We encourage you to apply now as our recruitment process is underway, however, please note that we are closed from the 23rd of Dec to the 5th of January. Applications will not be progressed to further stages until after the 5th of January 2026.

To find out more, we will be reviewing applications and fielding calls after the 8th of January. Sandy Gibbs is managing this role.
We encourage you to apply first, ensuring we have your CV on hand when we talk in the New Year.  Please quote reference 16889.

To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  

At Tribe we have our guiding light to show us the way.  We bring our whole selves to work.   We encourage inclusion in every single interaction.  We genuinely care about people and are curious about their stories.  We celebrate all points of view.  We will help you find your tribe, the same way we have.  We’re all on a journey together so come along…