We’re on the lookout for an experienced and commercially minded Talent Acquisition Manager to lead recruitment across a diverse and growing organisation. If you enjoy building high-performing teams, partnering with senior leaders and finding smarter ways to attract great talent, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

What you’ll do

You’ll lead the Talent Acquisition function, balancing high-volume frontline recruitment with specialist, qualified, leadership and executive appointments. Working closely with senior leaders and hiring managers, you’ll shape recruitment strategies, develop team capability and drive improvements across systems, processes and candidate experience.

Day to day, you will:

Lead and deliver the Talent Acquisition strategy across multiple business units

Partner with senior leaders on workforce planning, talent markets, sourcing strategies and remuneration

Lead, coach and develop a team of Talent professionals

Oversee end-to-end recruitment, from workforce planning and sourcing through to selection and onboarding

Build proactive talent pipelines for high-volume, specialist and hard-to-fill roles

Lead recruitment mobilisation for new sites, teams and business requirements

Improve recruitment systems, processes and technology, including automation and AI-assisted solutions

Use recruitment metrics and market insights to improve hiring outcomes and inform business decisions

Oversee recruitment compliance,



pre-employment screening and salary benchmarking

About you

You’re a confident talent leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach. You know how to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, lead a team through competing priorities and deliver recruitment outcomes that support broader business goals.

You’ll also bring:

Significant experience in a senior External Recruiting, Talent Acquisition or Talent Leadership role

A track record balancing high-volume recruitment with specialist and executive hiring

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills

Commercial acumen and a practical, solutions-focused mindset

Experience improving recruitment systems, processes and reporting

The ability to use talent data and market insights to guide hiring decisions

Agency recruitment experience and relevant tertiary qualifications will be advantageous

Why you’ll love it here

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a high-impact Talent function, work closely with senior leaders and help shape how recruitment is delivered across a complex, multi-site organisation. You’ll have the scope to develop your team, influence hiring strategy and introduce smarter, more scalable ways of working.

You’ll also have access to wellbeing initiatives, recognition and referral programs, lifestyle benefits and exclusive employee discounts, within a collaborative and inclusive workplace.

#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Talent Acquisition Manager (Sydney)
🏢 seek.com.au
📍 Sydney