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Talent Lead

Primary office location
Sydney
Date
14-Aug-2025
Permanent - Full time, Mid-senior
Job category
People and Culture
Join our People and Culture team as a Talent Lead for the Corporate Operations Group. We are responsible for providing talent management and organisation development support to a diverse workforce including echnology, operations, business services and data and AI. 
At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

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In this role you will partner with the Corporate Operations Group People and Culture Director and broader team, responsible for workforce strategy, succession planning, organisation design, culture, diversity, inclusion and talent management. You will engage directly with senior leaders and leadership teams to quickly build credibility and design solutions that support business priorities. You will play a pivotal role in developing people strategies for the future in partnership with senior leaders.

Where possible, you will leverage data to draw out insights that support leaders in making data driven workforce and talent decisions. You will also lead and coach a small team that deliver annual talent, performance, and promotion activities, looking for opportunities to evolve the business across these practices, streamlining and automating where possible.

What you offer

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  • Bachelor’s degree or other relevant tertiary/ professional qualifications in disciplines such as HR, psychology, business or related field
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to leverage data to generate insights for a senior audience
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with a global team and stakeholders, building strong relationships across People and Culture and with the business
  • A global mindset and an ability to make a positive impact across different regions and cultures
  • Ability to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders, present to senior audiences and convey strategic concepts
  • Highly adaptable and experienced in working in a changing organisational context
  • Forward thinking, innovative and generative AI fluency.
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

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At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

  • 1 wellbeing leave day per year
  • Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
  • Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
  • 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
  • Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
  • Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
  • Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
  • Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
  • Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

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Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

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We are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and welcome all identities, including race, ethnicity, cultural identity, nationality, gender (including gender identity or expression), age, sexual orientation, marital or partnership status, parental, caregiving or family status, family and domestic violence status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disability, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process. To learn more, contact our team by clicking here.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and through working arrangements. If you require additional assistance, please let us know in the application process.