Our Team

Alignment Group is led by James Hare, a people, culture and workplace consultant with more than 20 years of experience across HR, strategy, inclusion, mediation and change.

James has worked across corporate, government, health, aged care, disability, community and purpose-led organisations. This includes senior roles as an HR Director in mulitple organisations in Australia and overseas and HR leadership within a Health organisations, alongside consulting work with clients across Australia.

He brings a practical understanding of how workplaces really operate: the pressure on leaders, the complexity of people issues, and the challenge of making change land well.

Most work is led by James, with trusted specialist partners brought in when needed. This may include support across HR, mediation, workplace legal matters, leadership, facilitation, learning design, strategy or evaluation.

The model is flexible by design, so the support fits the work, not the other way around.

Meet the Team

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  • I help organisations across Australia with HR, people strategy and inclusion, particularly when things are changing, complex or need a fresh perspective.

    I bring more than 25 years' experience in HR and have worked with organisations ranging from small businesses and NDIS providers through to large organisations and government agencies.

    Alongside my consulting work, I am the AHRI Victoria DEI Network Convenor and a member of AHRI's DEI Advisory Committee, contributing to the broader HR and inclusion profession.

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  • Karen is an employment lawyer who supports organisations to navigate workplace obligations, risk and policy with clarity.

    She brings a practical, grounded approach to employment law, helping leaders understand their options, make sound decisions and manage workplace matters with confidence.

    Her work supports organisations to balance legal obligations, people impact and real-world decision-making.

  • Elizabeth helps organisations resolve workplace disputes early, before they escalate into costly legal proceedings.

    She brings more than 20 years' experience as a lawyer and legal academic and currently teaches employment law at RMIT University's School of Law. Elizabeth has also worked as a trade union industrial officer and as a solicitor in private practice and a community legal centre.

    Elizabeth takes a calm, practical and impartial approach to dispute resolution and mediation, combining legal expertise with empathy, reality-checking and a focus on finding workable solutions.