Senior Business Partner - People and Culture

• Part Time
• Application Closes 01 Oct 2025
• Taranaki - Taranaki
• Human Resources, Training and Labor Relations Specialist

Senior Business Partner
Permanent, Part Time (minimum 32 hours a week) 0.8 FTE
Locations are either New Plymouth or Auckland 

At TSB, you’ll be part of a profit for purpose organisation, that empowers and enables you to be your best and make a positive difference for the people you work with, and the communities you are part of. 

About the role
A rare opportunity to influence and energise teams by shaping the future of work.

Due to an exciting internal promotion, we have a rare opening for a Senior Business Partner – People and Culture to join our team. If you're passionate about partnering with leaders, driving strategic outcomes, and creating a culture where people thrive, this could be your next great move.

This is a role, ideal for someone who wants to make a meaningful impact while enjoying flexibility and balance. You’ll be partnering with our, Finance, Technology, and Product and Marketing teams in an agile environment where collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement are part of our everyday rhythm.

We’re a team that values energy, connection, and creating a workplace people genuinely enjoy being part of. Whether it’s a great coffee, a quick catch-up, or celebrating progress together, we believe in making work feel good while delivering great results.

Who are you?

You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, helping them grow their leadership capability and build high-performing teams. You’ll bring a strategic lens to workforce planning, support embedding agile ways of working into people practices, and help shape a culture that’s future-focused and people-first.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Partner with senior leaders to co-create and deliver people strategies that support business outcomes.
• Coach leaders to build capability, confidence, and clarity in how they lead.
• Develop People Plans aligned with workforce and business needs.
• Champion agile principles across Technology and Product teams.
• Provide expert advice on employee experience, employment relations, and organisational culture.
• Lead key People & Culture initiatives and represent the team on cross-functional projects.

We are looking for candidates who have:

• A tertiary qualification in Business, or Human Resources.
• 7+ years’ experience in HR / People & Culture, including 5+ years in a Business Partner role.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology (preferred).
• Strong understanding of employment law and HR best practices.
• Commercial acumen with a pragmatic, solution-focused approach.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strategic partnering, influencing, and decision-making.
• A genuine passion for building culture, enabling leaders, and driving positive change.

Why You’ll Love It Here

You will: 

• Collaborate with forward-thinking leaders who genuinely value your expertise and perspective.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of work through agile, people-first practices.
• Enjoy the flexibility of a potential 0.8 FTE role designed to support your work-life balance.
• Join a purpose-driven People & Culture team known for bringing energy, care, and clarity to everything we do.
• Benefit from a range of employee perks, including five dedicated “Me Days” each year, time set aside just for you to recharge, reflect, or do something that brings you joy.

And yes, there’s always space for a great coffee and an even better conversation.

About us

At TSB, we’re small enough to really care about our customers but big enough to have great rates, innovative products, and digital solutions. We are looking for people to help us achieve our goal of being the easiest bank to deal with.  

We aim to create remarkable experiences for our people, who in turn create remarkable experiences for our customers. 

By working with us, you’ll be a part of a profit for purpose organisation.  We’re 100% owned by Toi Foundation, a philanthropic trust, and our annual dividends contribute to Toi’s transformational impact in our community.  

We believe that we all bring something unique to our workplace and when we are encouraged to be ourselves, TSB is stronger for it. That’s why we’re committed to supporting your wellbeing, creating space for you to be your best self, both in and out of work, and enabling you to make a meaningful difference in our communities.  

If you are ready to get stuck in as part of a collaborative team where you’re supported to be your best self…. Apply Now! 

Closing date for applications is 5.00 p.m., Wednesday 1st of October
Application will be reviewed as they come in.