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Executive General Manager People & Culture

Chandler Macleod
Eight Mile Plains, QLD
A$250,000-$300,000 p/a + Super + Benefits
CEO & General Management → General/Business Unit Manager
Full-time
Hybrid

Posted 3 days ago


About Us

AKG is an innovative employment, health and wellbeing, education and community services provider.
We deliver high-quality employment, health, and education solutions in seven countries and more than 300 locations in Australia, Canada, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK.

About the Role

As a result of a recent promotion within the business, we are looking for a proven HR executive to step into this critical leadership role.

The Executive General Manager P&C is a member of the Leadership Team and holds accountability across Human Resources, Learning & Development and Health & Safety.

Reporting into the Chief Operating Officer, this role leads the creation, implementation and successful delivery of People & Culture services and projects that provide a team-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasis customer centricity, empowerment, quality, productivity and goal attainment.

This role demands a leader who combines strategic capability with practical execution—someone who understands that leadership is about both setting direction and stepping in when needed. Whether you're contributing to executive decisions or resolving complex people matters, your influence will be felt across the entire organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and support highly capable P&C, L&D and Health a Safety teams, ensuring alignment with business strategy and cultural values
  • Responsible for successful design and implementation of all HR policies, programs and practices
  • Drive initiatives across the full employee lifecycle, including talent, performance, engagement, workforce planning, and IR/ER
  • Develop and implement compensation strategies and structures that align with company goals
  • Manage the process of organisational development that addresses issues such as succession planning, workforce development, key employee retention, organisation design, workflow efficiency and change management
  • Provide regular updates and strategic input at weekly Executive Leadership Team meetings to ensure alignment across functions.
  • Prepare and present regular People & Culture reports and updates to the Executive Leadership Team and Board.


About You

  • You bring a minimum of 10 years’ experience in senior generalist human resources roles, with deep expertise across multiple HR functions including talent management, succession planning, industrial relations, remuneration, HRIS, safety, and organisational development.
  • Your experience includes advising, coaching, and mentoring employees at all levels on a full range of HR and employee relations matters.
  • You have led significant organisational change initiatives and played a key role in transformation projects.
  • You have proven experience being a true ‘Business Partner’ within complex working environments
  • You are an experienced negotiator and hold strong union relationships
  • You demonstrate impeccable communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
  • You hold a Bachelor of Business majoring in Human Resources (or equivalent)


What’s on Offer

  • Competitive salary: Up to $250,000-$300,000 + Super + Benefits
  • Executive leadership role with meaningful impact
  • Hybrid work environment (At least 3 days office, and WFH)
  • Purpose-driven culture supporting diverse and vulnerable communities

To apply, please submit your CV along with a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining your suitability for the role.

If you would like a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please feel free to contact Craig Moffat at Chandler Macleod on 0447 571 643.

Closing date for applications is close of business 17th September 2025.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.


About Chandler Macleod

Adelaide, SA, Australia

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