Lead Workforce Risk – Employment Compliance

? Sydney | Hybrid

? Full-time | Senior Leadership Opportunity

About Impellam Headfirst Group

Impellam Headfirst Group is a global leader in workforce solutions, STEM talent, managed services and HR technology, formed through the coming together of Impellam Group and Headfirst Group. Together, we partner with organisations across the globe to design, mobilise and manage complex contingent and contractor workforce programs.

Within our Talent Management portfolio, our purpose is simple: to build workforce solutions that attract, deploy and support the right talent, safely and compliantly, for the customers who rely on us. We do this by combining deep workforce expertise with strong governance, so that every contingent labour placement at a host employer is set up to succeed from day one.

In Australia, our Talent Management team supports a diverse portfolio of programs across the resources and mining, energy, and government sectors, spanning a wide variation of role types – from technical, trade and operational roles through to specialist and professional contingent labour placed at host employer sites nationally.

About the Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Lead Workforce Risk – Employment Compliance to join our Talent Enablement Leadership Team.

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for shaping and governing employment compliance frameworks across our contingent workforce solutions. You'll ensure compliance is embedded into workforce design from the outset, supporting PAYG employees, ABN/Company contractors and workforce engagement models across Australia.

Reporting to the VP Talent Supply & Enablement and working closely with Legal,



Operational Design and delivery Functions and senior business leaders, you'll provide expert advice on employment legislation, industrial relations, worker classification, regulatory risk and workforce compliance.

What You'll Be Doing

- Lead employment compliance, industrial relations and workforce governance across Australia for our Contingent Contractor Workforce.
- Develop and maintain employment compliance frameworks covering the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards and National Employment Standards (NES).
- Provide expert advice on worker classification, contractor engagement models (PAYG, ABN and Company), co-employment risk and workforce compliance.
- Partner with operational teams to ensure compliance is embedded into workforce design and mobilisation.
- Lead compliance assessments for new workforce programs before implementation.
- Oversee wage integrity, employment obligations and regulatory compliance.
- Provide governance for performance, conduct and employment frameworks.
- Lead compliance audits, investigations and regulatory assurance activities.
- Support commercial teams with employment compliance advice for customer solutions and tenders.
- Monitor legislative changes and drive continuous improvement across workforce compliance.

About You

You'll bring:

- Degree qualified or equivalent professional experience in Human Resources, Workforce Relations,



Employment Law, Risk, WHS or a related field
- Significant experience in Employment Compliance, Workplace Relations, Industrial Relations, Workforce Risk or HR Compliance.
- Robust knowledge of the Fair Work Act, Modern Awards, National Employment Standards and contractor engagement models.
- Experience working within MSP, contingent workforce, labour hire or other highly regulated environments.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret legislation and translate complex compliance requirements into practical business solutions.
- Experience managing compliance frameworks, audits, governance and regulatory risk.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence senior leaders and customers.
- Excellent judgement, commercial awareness and problem-solving capability.

Highly Regarded

- Exposure to workforce design, mobilisation or large-scale workforce programs.
- Professional accreditation in Workplace Relations, Employment Law, Risk or Compliance.

Why Join Us?

- Strategic leadership role with national impact.
- Opportunity to shape employment compliance across complex workforce programs.
- Hybrid working environment.
- Collaborative, high-performing and values-driven culture.
- Career development within a global workforce solutions organisation.
- Work alongside experienced leaders driving innovation across Talent Management.

Ready to Make an Impact? If you're passionate about employment compliance, workforce governance and helping organisations build compliant, sustainable workforce solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and help shape the future of workforce compliance at Impellam Headfirst Group.

📌 Risk Compliance Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Impellam Group
📍 Sydney