Talent Acquisition Project Lead

For over 150 years, we've never stopped finding better ways to protect Australians. As one of the nation’s leading life insurers, we’re driven by ambition and a sense of purpose. Our responsibility to our customers, partners, and the broader community is at the heart of everything we do.  

At TAL, we’re empowered to experiment, innovate, and create better products and services. Backed by Daiichi Life, one of the world’s largest insurers, we deliver financial security to millions of Australians through our care and expertise. Bring your curious mind and ambition to shape our industry and help us become the progressive, digitally enabled, leading insurer we aim to be.  

TAL is proud of the culture it creates, and as a recent winner of AFR Best Places to Work for “Belonging”, we are passionate about ensuring our people feel included so we can do our best work together. If this sounds like a place where you feel you will thrive, then join us in this newly created role of Talent Acquisition project Lead

This role will help shape the future of how TAL attracts and hires great people. In this role, you’ll lead a full review of our TA operating model—simplifying our technology landscape, uplifting capability, and embedding AI‑functionality that drives efficiencies, insights and creates a standout experience for candidates and hiring managers. Working closely with leaders across our business, you’ll guide the review and uplift of our ATS, evaluate future‑state operating models, and champion strong adoption of new digital and AI capabilities. This is a high‑impact role for someone who brings strategic thinking, change leadership and a passion for building modern, scalable talent solutions, but happy to get into the detail and roll up your sleeves when required.

You will:

• Act as the primary SME for TA transformation, partnering with the Program Manager to translate strategy into clear operational requirements aligned to business needs and technology capabilities.
• Lead the design and documentation of the future‑state TA operating model, including processes, role clarity, and ways of working.
• Redesign end‑to‑end TA workflows to create standardised, scalable, and automated processes from workforce planning through to onboarding handoff.
• Engage Executives, BU Leaders, and hiring managers to gather insights, validate design decisions, and build strong support for the transformation.
• Collaborate with the TA Manager to optimise vendor partnerships and service delivery models across the TA ecosystem

• Extensive end-to-end talent acquisition experience leading in a complex, matrixed organisations, with deep expertise across the full TA lifecycle from workforce planning through onboarding
• Expert knowledge of recruitment technology landscapes including Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, AI-enabled screening tools, and recruitment marketing technologies.
• Strong business analysis capabilities with ability to translate business requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and technical documentation.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior executives, hiring managers, and cross-functional teams
• Deep understanding of talent acquisition best practices, industry trends, and emerging technologies including AI, automation, and predictive analytics

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  

• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  

• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan. 

• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals living with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTIQ+ community.  

• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you. 

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.   

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.  

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

If you are already a TAL employee please apply via the SmartRecruiters button in Workday and navigate to the Employee Portal. This is important to ensure that your application is recorded accurately.