Head of People

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you'll also get to see your impact.

People and Culture are dedicated to fostering an engaged and empowered workplace. One that's strong, diverse and where our team members have exciting career pathways to choose from. We do it by making people's lives easier through better experiences, useful tools, and by providing ongoing opportunities to learn and grow.

At Coles, we're transforming to make life easier for our customers and communities. Our Win Together Strategy drives how we grow and evolve, with a strong focus on culture, enabling and rewarding our teams, and leading change that matters. We're now looking for a senior people leader to join us on this journey.

As Head of P&C Business Partnering, you'll shape and deliver the people strategy for a significant area of responsibility within Coles. This is a pivotal leadership role, where you will:

• Develop people strategies and plans that connect to the Win Together Strategy embedding the right culture, enabling teams to thrive, developing and rewarding talent, and supporting business change.

• Lead and inspire a team of People & Culture professionals to deliver trusted, forward-looking advice and high-quality partnering services.

• Partner with senior business leaders to align organisational goals with people outcomes that strengthen performance and capability.

• Champion an inclusive, safe, and high-performing workplace culture where everyone can achieve their best.

• Govern People & Culture programs, frameworks, and initiatives that ensure consistency and innovation across Coles.

You are an accomplished People & Culture leader who thrives on shaping people strategies that create impact at scale. You have a strong record of leading teams and influencing executives to drive organisational performance.

Ideally you'll also bring:

• Proven ability to translate business strategy into people outcomes across a large, fast-paced organisation.

• Strong commercial and strategic acumen, with the courage to challenge, influence, and inspire change.

• A track record of building and developing high-performing People & Culture teams to deliver transformational change.

• Experience in strategic workforce planning and operating model design.

• A pragmatic and solutions-focused mindset, coupled with a deep care for people and culture.

• The ability to foster trusted, collaborative relationships at senior levels.

• Experience working within an omni-channel retail environment is desirable.

Our values: Care, Courage, Customers and Create guide everything we do. As a senior leader, you'll play a key role in living these values while helping shape the future of our organisation.

We offer:

• The opportunity to lead people strategies that impact tens of thousands of team members and millions of customers.

• A dynamic, supportive environment where innovation, inclusivity, and growth are encouraged.

• Competitive remuneration, team member benefits, and career pathways designed to reward and develop you.

Applications close on 30 September 2025 at 23:59PM

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• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform 'mythanks'. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site or email

Job ID: 165476

Employment Type: Full time