Head of People

Sydney, NSW
Permanent
Full-time

9 days ago

This organisation is a major player in Australia’s rail freight industry and has a great opportunity to work with the CPO, partner with business leaders and lead a multi-disciplinary team to evolve the function and drive a performance driven culture.
As the 2IC to the Chief People Officer you will be responsible for driving workforce capability, navigating complex industrial matters and building a high-performance culture. You will also provide coaching, support and mentoring to a large team of ER & IR, HR Business Partners and Training & Development professionals. Along with leading this team, your responsibilities will include:

Delivering strategic HR outcomes aligned with business goals
Shaping and managing complex industrial relations matters beyond EBAs
Overseeing RTO compliance, onboarding, and capability-building initiatives
Coaching leaders and driving business-aligned people solutions

Tertiary qualified, you are a proven senior HR leader who has experience gained from large, dispersed, operational asset intensive environments. You have deep industrial relations expertise with strong stakeholder management and creative problem-solving skills, and you are known for being a strong leader. Your training/RTO experience is desirable.For a confidential discussion, please contact Julie Amato on (02) 8256 2572 quoting reference number 3953528 to discuss further this outstanding opportunity.Reference Number:3953528Date Published:25-Aug-2025Contact Name:Julie AmatoContact Email:jamato@thenextstep.com.auAPPLY NOWAPPLY NOWCREATE ALERTSimilar JobsConsultant Name: Consultant Email: Social AccountsInterested in this job?Save this jobPrint this jobShare this jobSCHEMA MARKUP ( This text will only show on the editor. )The Next Step embraces individuality and differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, faith and sexual orientation. We strive to provide a recruitment experience that’s fair, inclusive and accessible. We encourage all suitable applicants to apply for roles. Please speak to our consultants about any accessibility needs to be considered during the recruitment process.Let’s connectSYDNEYLEVEL 3, SUITE 250 MARGARET STSydney NSW 2000GADIGAL landMELBOURNELEVEL 1, SUITE 3500 BOURKE STMELBOURNE VIC 3000EASTERN KULIN LANDBRISBANELevel 14241 Adelaide stBrisbane QLD 4000YUGGERA LANDQuick LinksServicesThe Next Step acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work.

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