Our Team

Alignment Group is led by James Hare, an experienced HR and workplace leader with more than 20 years' experience across HR leadership, organisational strategy, workplace mediation, inclusion and change.

James has held senior HR leadership and HR Director roles in Australia and internationally, alongside consulting with government, corporate, health, aged care, disability, community and purpose-led organisations.

His experience spans both the strategic and practical sides of HR: advising senior leaders, navigating complex workplace matters, leading organisational change and helping organisations build stronger people practices. He brings a grounded understanding of how workplaces actually operate, the pressures leaders face and what it takes to turn good intentions into practical change.

Most engagements are led by James, with trusted specialists brought in where their expertise adds value. This can include workplace mediation and dispute resolution, employment law, leadership, facilitation, learning design, strategy and evaluation.

The model is deliberately flexible. We bring together the experience the work needs, rather than fitting the work into a predetermined solution.

Meet the Team

  • 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.