Leadership & Performance Lead

Are you keen to pivot your career?

• Build, lead and implement enterprise strategy at a senior level across a critical government owned enterprise.
• Candidates from Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane and some regional locations will be considered.
• Attractive salary packaging on offer.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world's airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia's busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep Australia's aviation industry safe every day of the year, both in the air and on the ground.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.  We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

Our Leaders

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

The Role & The Team

In this new role, you will lead the strategic uplift of leadership and performance across the organisation, ensuring both are clearly defined, measured, and embedded to drive transformation and growth.

Reporting to the Head of Talent and Capability you will be responsible for building leadership capability, focusing on behaviours, skills, and accountability, and enhancing the performance management framework to support a high-performing, values-aligned culture.

This role also plays a key part in embedding our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) by aligning leadership and performance practices with the organisation's purpose, values, and strategic priorities. The successful candidate will contribute to the long-term success of the organisation through effective relationship management and an outcomes-focus for all deliverables.

Key Functions of the role include:

• Provide expert advice on leadership capability and performance management in the context of organisational transformation.
• Define and articulate the leadership capabilities required to deliver strategic transformation working with the Leads across Talent and Capability to refresh the organisation's Capability Framework.
• Lead the redesign and implementation of a performance management framework that supports continuous improvement, clarity of expectations, and growth.

Please see the link below to view full Positions Description

PD - Leadership and Performance

The Person

• Ability to lead enterprise-wide capability uplift and complex strategic projects.
• Influence senior stakeholders and aligns initiatives with organisational strategy and values.
• Embed EVP into leadership and performance practices.
• Self-motivated, adaptable, and authentic leader focused on trust and empowerment.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement leadership programs, capability frameworks, and performance tools.
• Apply OD principles including change management, leadership development, and performance management.
• Prior experience in government owned enterprises would be advantageous.
• Tertiary qualifications in HR, OD, L&D, or related fields; postgrad certifications desirable.
• 5–10 years' senior experience in strategic HR or capability roles.

Airservices Australia is a diverse and inclusive employer that recognises the benefits of having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we work. We encourage applications from diverse groups including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successfulapplicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Patrick Sargent Talent Acquisition Lead on 

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) 30th October 2025.