Head of Talent Acquisition

See yourself being part of a large, transformational change? This could be the role for you

At Iress, we make things happen

We believe technology should help people perform better every day. Since our beginning in 1993, people across financial services have trusted us to take their performance to the next level. More than 10,000 businesses and 500,000 people use our software, from the world’s most iconic financial services brands to advice firms of all sizes, banks, insurers, investment managers, traders and brokers. Iress is one of Australia’s largest technology companies and employs more than 2,500 people across Australia, The United Kingdom, Africa, Canada, France, New Zealand and Asia.

Build your career at Iress

As a key member of the Global People team, you will build, develop and execute the talent development strategy to meet the evolving business needs across Iress globally. Working collaboratively with peers in the broader People team and across all facets of the business, your primary focus will be on the strategic direction of both talent acquisition and the employer brand.

Some of the awesome things you’ll be involved with:- Effective implementation of the strategy globally whilst ensuring consistent practices are used across the regions.- Identifying and implementing new channels to market to enhance strategic capability across Iress- Contributing to, and driving the diversity strategy, ensuring a diverse talent pipeline that supports business objectives.- Leading the internal Talent Acquisition team to integrate talent profiles into sourcing activities, ensuring integrity of new hires and providing advice on best practice talent acquisition processes and procedures.- Identifying and mitigating competitor advantage and market trends through appropriate initiatives- Continuously reviewing and improving talent acquisition processes and procedures for optimal efficiency leading to an ever improved user experience for all stakeholders..- Ensuring proactive reporting and MI is provided to inform business decisions and enable resource planning.

What you will bring:
- A strong track record in talent acquisition, including experience of leading and implementing effective talent acquisition strategies- Understands the importance of, and applies effort to, connecting and joining up across people levers, such as performance, reward, development, D&I to enable high levels of engagement and motivation- Ability to deliver in a ‘transition’ and multi-location/country environment and manage in high levels of ambiguity- Previous management experience of leading a Globally diverse team, across multiple time zones, whilst maintaining a high touch approach with a hands on leadership style.- Results and outcomes focussed with a proven track record in achieving and delivering demonstrable talent acquisition improvement results- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of strategic talent acquisition principles and methodologies.- Ability to inspire, coach and mentor others to achieve results in a highly dynamic environment

To be successful in this role

You will be an experienced Talent professional with an established track record of success. The foundations of your success have been built on your strong personal integrity, high emotional intelligence, infectious energy and ability to be a positive change agent who can influence and lead from the front. You’ll have strong commercial acumen and business reasoning skills, excellent stakeholder management skills, able to build and cultivate credible and strategic relationships with priority stakeholders. You’ll be an effective project & change manager with excellent all round communication skills, able to build consensus and use influence to deliver against your accountabilities.

Why work with us?- 6 additional paid days per year to extend your weekends- Flexible working from home arrangements- Equity grants for our top 25% performers- Generous cash bonus for every successful referral- Annual Profit Share when Iress meets its annual profit targets- Starting school leave - 8.5 days of leave to assist your children with the transition to school- Up to 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary carers (up to 4 weeks for secondary carers), and the ability to work part-time when returning to work- 3 days’ paid leave per year to participate in charity initiatives- Discounted health & life insurance premiums- Access to learning and development programs through Udemy
- Iress is committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive culture. We strongly believe that diversity is what makes our teams and our products succeed. Our people have different experiences, skills, perspectives and beliefs and everyone’s uniqueness is valued and celebrated._
- Our hiring decisions are never based on sexual orientation, race, gender identity, religion, disability, citizenship, marital or family status and age. Even if you feel you don’t meet all of the requirements o