Head of Talent and Performance

Lead our talent pipelines strategy to connect with the future of aviation in Australia- Shape a high-performance culture that drives innovation and customer excellence- 24 month Fixed term position located at our Mascot head office

Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive in an unpredictable industry. We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people today.

At Qantas, people are at the heart of everything we do—from creating exceptional customer experiences to shaping a high-performing and inclusive culture that drives our business forward. As our Head of Talent and Performance you will shape and execute our enterprise-wide talent strategy, lead performance transformation initiatives, and build the talent pipelines that will power our growth. You'll be responsible for everything from succession planning and high-potential development to early career programs and performance management systems.

Reporting to the Executive Manager, Group Organisational Development & Inclusion, you'll be driving the integration of talent and performance frameworks into business planning while championing a culture of accountability, continuous development, and excellence.

This is your opportunity to shape a high-performance culture focused on innovation and customer excellence - help us write the next chapter of what it means to be proud to belong to the Spirit of Australia.

What you’ll be doing

As the Head of Talent and Performance, you will:
- Drive talent strategy - Define and execute our talent value proposition, building future-ready leadership pipelines and managing enterprise-wide succession planning for critical roles across the Group.- Lead performance transformation - Oversee our multi-year initiative to establish an integrated performance and talent management ecosystem connected to remuneration and reward strategies.- Build future talent pipelines - Develop and lead our future talent strategy, overseeing early career programs including graduate, internship, and work experience initiatives.- Manage high-potential talent - Partner with senior leaders to identify and develop high-potential individuals through data-driven talent reviews, delivering tailored development programs that accelerate leadership readiness.- Drive internal careers - Lead the execution of strategies focused on internal mobility, career progression, and increasing diverse representation across all levels of the organisation.- Create a feedback culture - Manage the Group's annual 360-degree feedback process for approximately 500 senior leaders, including strategy, approach, systems, reporting, and coaching.

About you

You’re a strategic and contemporary HR leader with:
- 12+ years’ experience in talent, leadership development, and performance strategy in a large, complex environment.- Proven success in designing and delivering enterprise-wide transformation programs.- Strong business acumen, project governance, and the ability to engage and influence executive stakeholders.- A passion for driving inclusion, internal career growth, and future workforce capability.- Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, budgets, and external partnerships.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.- We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.- We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.- We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.- We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Applications close: Friday 18 July 2025.

About us

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic and international services.