Manager, People

• Take an opportunity to work on challenging and exciting initiatives
• Join and support our experienced People team at Qantas
• 12 month fixed-term opportunity based at our Mascot Campus

Today, we’re busy planning for tomorrow. We look to the future to guide the way we innovate, helping us stay relevant and responsive. Taking ownership is critical. Whether we’re working individually or as a group, we challenge ourselves to make progress and deliver results.

The People Manager is a key and strategic HR business partner to the Qantas Training & Checking Team. This team is responsible for enabling our growth at Qantas by ensuring we have the right people, at the right time, trained to operate our aircraft safely and efficiently.

This position leads the People plan, initiatives, programs and supports the business to achieve its operational and transformational objectives. This role has joint responsibility with business leaders to ensure the growth, development and engagement of all employees.

The People Manager will partner with several Senior Leaders across aviation safety and technical fleet training, with varied teams based all around Australia, so no day will be the same.

You will have:

• Strong HR business partnering capability with experience in an operational and industrial workforce
• Demonstrated ability to strategically partner with business in large organisation
• Proven ability managing change and building organisational capability
• Strong stakeholder management ability
• Proven ability to work in a matrixed environment with a geographically dispersed workforce
• Commercial acumen and proven ability to understand the operation
• Proven interpersonal and relationship development skills
• The ability to work autonomously whilst remaining collaborative and considered as a part of a broader team  
• Strong verbal, written and presentation skills with an ability to communicate in both technical and business language
• Driven to succeed, self-motivated and able to work independently with limited direction or guidance
• Tertiary qualification in HR/Business related degree or equivalent experience required

Why Qantas?  

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully. 

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.  

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.  

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays. 
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships. 
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan. 

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation. 

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today. 

Applications Close: Tuesday 17 June 2025