Senior People Manager

• Be a key business partner to ensure the growth, development and engagement of staff across the Global Airports team 
• Opportunity to drive impactful change and excellence in People practices 
• Full-time permanent position based in Mascot, Sydney 

The aviation sector doesn’t stand still. Challenged to adapt and change, we’ve responded by reinventing our customer experience, broadening our business and achieving what was thought impossible. This allows us to stand strong as the Qantas Group. 

The Senior People Manager is a key and strategic HR business partner to the Global Airports business unit. This position drives the people plan, initiatives, programs and supports the business to achieve its operational goals - specifically across our major ports in Sydney and Brisbane as well as our broader corporate airports portfolio. You’ll work closely with business leaders and internal stakeholders to ensure workforce needs are understood and embedded into HR strategies that enable performance, capability, and engagement. 

What you’ll bring to the role: 

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Business or related fields. 
• Extensive experience as a strategic HR business partner within operational and industrial environments, ideally in complex, matrixed organisations. 
• Proven ability managing change and building organisational capability. 
• Strong stakeholder management ability. 
• 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. 
• Aviation industry knowledge is preferrable. 
• Ability to travel domestically on a regular basis when 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 up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and additional purchased leave options.   

• 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. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. 

Applications close: Thursday, 16th of October 2025