As the Head of People & Culture, you’ll be the driving force behind Pulse’s people strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO and leading a talented P&C team, you’ll design and deliver innovative HR initiatives that empower our people and strengthen our culture.
You’ll play a pivotal role on the senior executive leadership team, guiding the organisation in all facets of the employee life cycle. This is a role for someone who loves both strategy and hands‑on leadership — someone who can see the big picture while facilitating the P&C team building the systems and relationships that bring it to life.
You’ll join a purpose-driven organisation where people truly matter. At Pulse, we live our values, support each other, and work together to make a meaningful difference. You’ll have the autonomy to innovate, the support to lead boldly, and the opportunity to genuinely contribute to the future of Pulse.
What we’re looking for:
You’re a confident, people‑centred leader with a passion for building thriving workplaces. You will bring:
- Previous leadership experience in a HR role, overseeing and motivating your team to deliver.
- Strong business acumen and strategic capability.
- A deep knowledge of best practice HR and ability to impact workplace culture.
- Ability to influence and negotiate decision making at all levels of the organisation.
- A general understanding of payroll operations and legislation in Australia.
In return, we offer the following perks and benefits:
We have a generous package on offer to ensure you get the most out of your Pulse experience:
- Generous leave entitlements including concessional leave, (paid time off between Christmas Day and New Years Eve each year, in addition to your annual leave) and birthday leave (take a day to celebrate another lap around the sun!)
- Salary packaging available, including the ability to salary sacrifice campus parking and a gold gym membership with UniActive for only $2 per week.
For more information, please refer to the job description. If you’re ready to lead with purpose and help shape a culture where people thrive, we’d love to hear from you. To apply, upload your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and why you think you’d be a great fit.
Applications close on 9 September 2026.
Join an award-recognised organisation — UOW Pulse has been named a finalist in the 2026 IMB Bank Illawarra Business Awards.
UOW Pulse reserves the right to interview candidates and fill the position prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant is found.
About UsUOW Pulse is the social hub of the University of Wollongong. We offer entertainment and activities, food and retail, children’s services, student engagement, sport, recreation and much more. We offer a quality community to complement the student’s academic life with our sole purpose being to create the ultimate dynamic and engaging campus environment to enhance the community university campus experience. UOW Pulse prides itself on living its individual values of Support, Community, Agility, Quality and Play, within and incorporating the values of Integrity, Passion, Courage, Excellence and Collaboration.
About the TeamWith approx. 400 employees across retail, student engagement, hospitality, children’s services, sport and recreation and support functions support the deployment of the people agenda across our varied business units, whilst managing all HR related activities including organisational capability, leadership development, talent management, change management, workplace investigation and ER/IR relations.
