Primary DetailsTime Type: Full timeWorker Type: Employee

- Location: Sydney or Melbourne
- Type: Permanent, full time
- Hybrid role, happy to talk flexible working

The opportunity As part of our Strategic Workforce Planning team, you’ll help QBE build a future-ready workforce by translating business, technology and transformation priorities into clear workforce insights, scenarios and actions. Working with senior leaders, you’ll use workforce analysis, supply and demand modelling, external talent data and consulting-style problem solving to identify future capability needs, workforce risks and practical actions across a 3–5 year horizon.

About QBE

At QBE, we get to the heart of what matters for our customers. And we do it all with a human touch.

We’re an international insurer with more than 13,000 people working across 26 countries – which means we’re big enough for your ambitions, yet small enough for you to make a real impact. It’s an exciting time. We’re building momentum towards our vision to become the most consistent and innovative risk partner.

What if you could have a positive impact – at work and in the world? As part of the QBE team, you’ll get to spend every day working with people who are passionate, talented and kind.

Your current role

Key responsibilities include

- Lead strategic workforce planning, including workforce forecasting, scenario modelling, capability mapping & planning, and workforce supply and demand analysis.
- Translate business strategy, transformation priorities and financial plans into actionable workforce strategies, roadmaps and workforce interventions.
- Analyse workforce, organisational, financial and external talent data, to identify skill gaps, capacity risks and future workforce requirements.
- Partner with and influence senior executives and business leaders to frame workforce problems, test options and shape evidence-based recommendations.




- Build clear visual and verbal narratives that simplify complex workforce insights and support senior decision-making.
- Refine SWP methods, tools, analysis and planning practices to support repeatable, enterprise-wide workforce planning.
- Advise on workforce impacts of business and technology change, including implications for roles, skills, operating models, cost and delivery risk.

About You You’ll bring strategic workforce planning experience from a consulting firm or large, complex organisation. You’ll be highly analytical, commercially minded and confident turning data into clear workforce choices for senior leaders.

You'll also have

- Strong visual and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft, edit and present clear executive-level narratives.
- Strong workforce analysis capability, including advanced Excel skills and experience using workforce or people analytics/data platforms.
- Experience with workforce supply and demand modelling, including use of labour market and talent data sources.
- Practical understanding of strategic workforce planning, including future workforce scenarios, capability needs and action planning.
- Strong senior stakeholder consulting skills, including problem framing, influencing, option development and recommendation design.

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 support work/life balance
- Free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional support, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
- 18 weeks' gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid superannuation

To learn more about the benefits of working with us, click here . Awards & Recognition

We value our employees'

experience with us and are proud to have been recognised through a range of industry awards and achievements, reflecting our commitment to inclusion, development and creating a workplace where people can thrive.

To learn more about our achievements, click here .

How To Apply

If you're looking for a career that combines your expertise and your empathy, click Apply today. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

Your career. At the heart of it.

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 access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks, please contact us at [email protected] .

Before submitting your application, please have a conversation with your Manager or People Business Partner. Internal references will be collected as part of the recruitment process. We value career growth and development and ask employees to remain in each role for at least 12 months.

Skills

Application Close Date: 05/09/2026 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.

📌 Strategic Workforce Planning Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Qbe Insurance
📍 Sydney