People Projects Lead

About SEEK

SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.

Life at SEEK

SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to work in technology for the fourth year in a row. We are proud to work in an environment that's inclusive where everyone's unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.

Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.

The People Strategy and Enablement CoE (Centre of Expertise) is responsible for people strategy and leading the associated portfolio of People & Culture (P&C) priorities. Within this, the team has ownership for strategic projects that enable evolution of the business and the P&C function. The team remit also includes employee relations, governance and varied operational activities that support the P&C function to run effectively and efficiently.

The People Projects Lead will be responsible for designing, managing and implementing high-impact projects that support SEEK’s corporate strategy and continued growth. The successful applicant will be a strategic problem solver with exceptional project management and communication skills. They will have a generalist HR skills that allows them to successfully deliver diverse people projects; complemented by specific experience in mergers and acquisitions.

Key responsibilities

• Lead agreed programs of work, partnering with diverse customers and cross-functional teams
• Lead projects end to end, from problem definition, scoping and planning through to implementation and embedding
• Be the P&C point of contact and in-house authority for people-related aspects of mergers and acquisitions
• Lead problem solving and solution design, with a focus on what is fit-for-purpose for SEEK; includes the conducting research and external market scans as required
• Engage with and lead vendors where external expertise is required to support a project
• Implement the detailed, day-to-day work involved in project delivery, demonstrating a preparedness to ‘roll up the sleeves’ and be ‘on the tools’
• Prepare succinct and clear communications materials, to inform team members, drive alignment and facilitate decision-making.

• Experience in leading people-related programs of work; preferably in a consulting environment or global company
• Demonstrated experience managing people related aspects of acquisitions, including due diligence, integration planning and execution, and ensuring compliance with relevant employment laws and regulations
• Expertise in HR governance and experience in establishing foundational building blocks
• Project and program management expertise, including effective stakeholder engagement and tenacity to overcome obstacles
• Excellent strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills and experience
• Ability to bring structure where there is ambiguity, as well as comfort in navigating ambiguity
• Strong attention to detail and planning capability, with ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate a variety of stakeholders and deadlines
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills, including demonstrated experience in managing and collaborating with cross functional teams 

At SEEK we offer:

• Annual Performance Bonus Plan
• Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
• Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Support for parents with 14 weeks paid primary carers leave and 2 weeks paid leave for partners
• SEEK is committed to operating sustainably, certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active), purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030. 

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.