General Manager, Talent and Partnering

Primary DetailsTime Type: Full time

Worker Type: Employee

Location: Sydney

Type: Permanent, full time position

The opportunity

• Senior HR opportunity with an iconic Australian Insurer

• Management role leading critical People teams

• It’s Our Moment and Yours Too – Let's Make it Happen.

Your New Role

Reporting to QBE’s Australian Pacific Chief People Officer, the GM Talent and Partnering will lead the HR Business Partnering and Advisory, WHS, Employee Relations, and Talent Acquisition teams to develop and execute best in class People strategies; enabling performance and success for our Australian Pacific business.

This critical senior role will see you develop and lead a divisional approach to the implementation of People strategy, ensuring that the team enables the success of QBE’s workforce, and inspiring a large team to deliver effectively and consistently. For the period up until mid-2026 the remit of this role includes leadership of QBE’s high performing Talent Acquisition team, which is an interim arrangement.

Other key accountabilities include

• Develop and support the implementation of QBE’s Global and AUSPAC People priorities

• Develop and implement an annual program of work to continuously improve the services provided by the Talent & Partnering Team

• Along with the team, remain aligned with our external obligations and internal standards, focusing on delivering business and customer value.

• Support cyclical People processes, ensuring they deliver intended outcomes

• Lead and continuously improve a service model that provides high quality, consistent advice to leaders and employees

• Coach and mentor the team, further developing the capability to support our workforce

• Foster an accountability-driven culture through performance management and guidance.

Your story so far

This role will suit a highly experienced HR professional who has led both centre of excellence and generalist HR teams, with the ability to build and deliver initiatives that span multiple domains. In your career you will have worked within large-scale and ideally global organisations, and understand how to be effective across complex organisational structures. 

You will be a committed leader, passionate about developing high performing teams aligned with QBE’s cultural DNA. 

Other ideal skills and experience

• Deep HR generalist skillset

• Sound business knowledge and commercial understanding

• Experience in successful implementation of HR Strategies and initiatives across large-scale organisations

• Advanced knowledge of trends, best practice and future direction in HR

• Ability to present to, influence and engage a variety of stakeholders

• Experience in leading and motivating teams.

• Excellent program and project management skills.

• Knowledge of insurance or financial services products and services would be advantageous

• Relevant tertiary qualifications will be looked upon favourably

About QBE

We can never really predict what’s around the corner, but at QBE we’re asking the right questions to enable a more resilient future – helping those around us build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’re an international insurer that’s building momentum towards realising our vision of becoming the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

And our people will be at the centre of our success. We’re proud to work together, and encourage each other enable resilience for our customers, our environment, our economies and our communities.

With more than more than 13,000 people working across 27 countries, we’re big enough to make a real impact, but small enough to provide a friendly workplace, where people are down-to-earth, passionate and kind.

We believe this is our moment – what if it was yours too?

Your career at QBE — let’s make it happen!

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As a QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance

• Our ‘Thriving at our Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice

• 18 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super

• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching

• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums

• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network

• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

Rewards & Recognition

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice

• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards

• Gold Employer status for 4 years in a row 2019 - 2022 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQI+ workplace inclusion

• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates

• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

• Family First accredited employer since 2021

Apply now

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE recognises the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with accessibility requirements and adjustments, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our employee networks at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]

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Skills:

Analytical Thinking, Coaching for success, Critical Thinking, Employee Engagement, Influencing, Intentional collaboration, Managing performance, Navigating ambiguity, Negotiation, Strategic Human Resources Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Succession Planning, Talent Management, Team Management, Work Schedules

Application Close Date: 27/04/2025 11:59 PM

How to Apply:

To submit your application, click "Apply" and follow the step by step process.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

QBE is an equal opportunity employer and is required to comply with equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction it operates.