People & Programs Partner (9 month contract)

The role

This role is a dual-impact position focused 50% on partnering with leaders and 50% on leading core People programs. You will work with leaders in Finance, Product & Design, Marketing and Customer Experience to strengthen performance and employee experience. You will also own the design and delivery of People initiatives including performance, development, engagement, and reward.

What you will do

• Build relationships with leaders to understand team priorities and challenges
• Coach and challenge leaders to make better people decisions
• Apply expertise across workforce planning, organisational design, talent management, employee relations, remuneration and retention
• Embed a high-performance culture through feedback and accountability
• Use people data and business insights to influence decisions
• Partner with leaders to identify opportunities to use AI to improve work
• Own end-to-end delivery of People programs like compensation reviews and 360 performance programs
• Lead initiatives across performance, development, leadership capability, engagement, and reward
• Manage People systems, vendors and external partners
• Partner with the Head of People on budgets and commercial decisions

Required qualifications

• Experience partnering with senior leaders and managers
• Experience in performance management, employee relations, organisational design, workforce planning, talent, remuneration and engagement
• Knowledge of Australian employment legislation and compliance
• Ability to take complex People initiatives from idea through to delivery
• Ability to use data and sound judgement to make decisions
• Ability to coach senior leaders and influence without authority
• Ability to use AI tools to improve work
• Ability to move between strategic conversations and hands-on execution

Benefits

• Hybrid working
• Airtime: meeting-light Fridays
• Recharge days: one company-wide day per quarter
• Employee Assistance Program providing access to GPs, dieticians, counselling and mental health specialists
• $200 Airpowerment Fund allowance for health and wellbeing
• Tasty Tuesdays: free catered lunch on Tuesdays in the office
• $1000 worth of Airtasker credits every year
• Tenure leave starting from 3rd anniversary
• Ability to swap public holidays via Celebration swap
• $300 annual learning and development allowance
• Volunteer leave: one day per year
• Birthday leave: one extra day of leave during birthday week

About the company

Airtasker is a tech company that connects people who need to get things done with those who have the skills to do it.