- Location: Preferably based in Brisbane, though candidates located in Canberra or Melbourne will also be considered.
- Employment type &
- Duration: Full-time
- Ongoing
- To be eligible for this role, applicants must be legally authorised to work in Australia at the time of application. Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

The Opportunity The HR Transformation and Program Delivery Lead is accountable for the end-to-end rollout and adoption of regional HR programs, frameworks, and standards across Palladium APAC. This is a delivery-led role focused on driving practical implementation, ensuring enterprise initiatives are embedded consistently into local operations, and realising measurable outcomes from the HR transformation agenda. This role also holds accountability for maintaining an enterprise-wide view of workforce capability and risk — aggregating intelligence from HR Governance Partners and program teams and translating that picture into actionable briefs for workforce planning work. To ensure that enterprise-level people initiatives and projects are implemented consistently, pragmatically, and sustainably across Palladium APAC. This role acts as the internal implementation lead for priority people initiatives, while also overseeing the change management process for the HR component. It additionally serves as the enterprise lens on workforce capability and risk — synthesising data from across the region, identifying where the organisation is under-resourced, over-stretched, or facing capability gaps.

Responsibilities

What you will do

- Lead the end-to-end implementation and adoption of HR programs, frameworks, and standards regionally and corporately.
- Coordinate with external consultants, vendors, and capability partners where specialist program design or implementation support is engaged, acting as the primary conduit between subject matter experts and the business to ensure initiatives are understood, adopted, and deliver intended perks.
- Ensure that implemented programs are embedded into local operations through structured adoption tracking, capability uplift, and post-implementation review.
- Develop and maintain implementation roadmaps, project plans, and delivery schedules; monitor progress against milestones and escalate risks.
- Partner with in-country HR teams, business leaders, and other enabling functions to prepare for and support change, ensuring local context is reflected in implementation design.
- Oversee the HR change management process, including communications, training, and transition support.
- Monitor adoption indicators and outcomes; provide progress reporting to the HR Governance and Compliance Lead, Head of Program Implementation, and/or relevant Executive Sponsor.
- Identify and flag implementation risks, dependencies, and blockers, and work collaboratively to resolve them.
- Maintain an enterprise-wide view of workforce capability and risk across Palladium APAC — aggregating intelligence from HR Governance Partners, program teams, and the Head of Program Implementation to identify where the organisation faces capability gaps, resourcing pressure, or emerging workforce constraints ahead of delivery impact.




- Translate enterprise workforce intelligence into clear briefs for workforce planning work commissioned through external partners.

Qualifications And Experience Required

What you will bring

Essential Experience And Qualifications

Please apply if you can show evidence of:

- Demonstrated experience leading the implementation of HR programs, frameworks, or operating model change in a complex, multi-jurisdiction environment.
- Strong project and program management skills, including the ability to develop plans, track delivery, and manage stakeholders across multiple workstreams.
- Experience in change management, including communication, training design, and adoption monitoring.
- Ability to translate strategic intent into practical operational delivery; comfortable working in ambiguity and driving outcomes without relying on positional authority.
- Strong influencing and relationship-building skills across senior leaders, peers, operational teams and within different cultural settings.
- High level of commercial and organisational awareness; understands how HR initiatives connect to business performance.

Desirable

- Experience working within international development, professional services, or government contracting sectors.
- Familiarity with HR technology platforms, HRIS systems, and workflow automation tools.
- Exposure to shared services models or regional HR hub structures.

We will support the right candidate to build knowledge of Palladium systems, governance and ways of working.

How We Work Here

At Palladium, you'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive workplace where your contribution matters.

We offer opportunities for professional growth through diverse projects, mentoring and development pathways, alongside flexible ways of working that support wellbeing and work–life integration. Employees benefit from a values-driven culture that promotes diversity, inclusion, integrity and recognition, while working alongside talented colleagues committed to creating meaningful impact.

How To Apply And What Happens Next

Please apply online through the Palladium careers website with:

- your CV
- a Cover Letter outlining responses to the application questions below, with each response no more than 300 words

Application Questions

- Please describe a significant HR transformation or change initiative you have led and the outcomes achieved.
- Describe a workforce capability or resourcing challenge you addressed and the impact of your actions.

Shortlisted candidates may be asked to complete a short work sample, scenario, technical exercise or structured interview. We will explain the process and available adjustments before each stage. We are committed to building a diverse, geographically dispersed workforce that strengthens the support we provide.

We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including First Nations peoples, people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions,



and people with disabilities - disclosure will not affect your application, and we will work with you to provide appropriate adjustments.

To be eligible for this role, applicants must be legally authorised to work in Australia at the time of application. Visa sponsorship is not available for this opportunity.

Please note: While this role does not involve direct work with children, the successful candidate will still be required to complete a police check and relevant due diligence checks as part of Palladium’s commitment to being a child-secure organisation.

To apply: Click the "Apply Now" button

Closing date: Thursday 8th October at 11:59pm AEST

If this opportunity interests you, we encourage you to apply promptly. Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

About Palladium

Palladium is a global development and consulting firm, part of the GISI Consulting Group, working alongside some of the world’s leading project management and engineering organisations. We partner with governments, businesses, investors and communities to design and deliver complex programs that create lasting impact. With a presence across more than 90 countries, Palladium offers the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges, alongside talented colleagues, in environments where your work can truly make a difference.

Equity, Diversity &

- Inclusion

Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics.

These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status.

Should you require any adjustments or accommodations to be made due to a disability or you are a neurodivergent individual or for any other circumstance, please email our team at [email protected] and we will be in touch to discuss.

Safeguarding

We define Safeguarding as all the actions taken by Palladium to protect our people, communities where we work and our clients from harm, including Sexual Exploitation, Abuse or Sexual Harassment

- Child Abuse in any form
- Trafficking for sexual exploitation of adults or children and any form of Trafficking of children. We have zero tolerance for all forms of child abuse as well as sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and zero-tolerance for inaction to prevent, protect against, respond to and report harm. We are committed to ensuring that all children and adults who come into contact with Palladium are treated with respect and are free from abuse. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced selection process including safeguarding-focused interviews and a rigorous due diligence process. Our Code of Conduct and Child Safeguarding and Protection against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment Guidelines have additional details.

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