About the role
We're on the hunt for an experienced Senior Manager (Workforce Advisory) to join our growing team. In this full-time hybrid Brisbane role, you'll lead the scoping, design and delivery of organisational and workforce strategy projects for and with our amazing clients in the K-12 education sector.
You’ll operate as the senior lead across a range of exciting organisational development, redesign, strategy and change projects, working closely with school systems and similar enterprises across ANZ. This is a rare opportunity to do genuinely novel work at the intersection of people, data and education — with a team that is passionate about supporting schools to be amazing places to work.
What you’ll be doing
Manage the end-to-end design and delivery of strategic HR/organisational development advisory projects for customers across the K-12 education sector in ANZ, covering areas such as workforce supply, attraction and retention, workforce strategy, organisational design and transformation, and professional learning
Manage a portfolio of customer accounts (school systems and similar enterprises), building relationships with multiple stakeholders and providing proactive, high-quality support
Create and coordinate the integration of professional learning content into our offerings, increasing opportunities for customers to access learning asynchronously
Contribute to PeopleBench’s thought leadership through articles, posts, resources and tools — with a focus on amplifying customer success stories and workforce improvement initiatives
Build strong relationships across internal functions (product, research, data, marketing and business development) and contribute the voice of the customer in developing new IP, processes and offerings
Proactively support the CXO to advance business development activities enabling a steady pipeline of new and expanded advisory revenue in line with company forecasts
What we’re looking for
Demonstrated success leading the delivery of consulting projects in the HR/Organisational Development field, with substantial depth advising on workforce strategy and hire-to-retire lifecycle issues (experience in K-12, NFP or government environments highly regarded)
Outstanding written, verbal, facilitation and presentation skills, including the ability to guide stakeholders through the ‘so what’ and ‘now what’ of workforce data
Proven success building and nurturing a portfolio of customer relationships, with a strong customer service ethic and commitment to high-quality engagement
Strong project management and team leadership capabilities, with a track record of delivering complex projects on time, on budget and to quality standards
Comfort working in a flexible, self-directed environment as part of an international, values-driven team
Experience using (or ability to rapidly learn) customer support tracking solutions such as HubSpot
University degree required; qualifications in Organisational Psychology or Business are highly desirable
What we offer
At PeopleBench, Sustainable Performance is part of our DNA. We offer genuine flexibility, including hybrid working arrangements (3 days in our South Brisbane office, 2 from home), and a culture where we actively care for one another’s wellbeing.
You’ll also enjoy:
A luxury workspace in South Brisbane with 5-star amenities including end-of-trip facilities, rooftop bar, restaurant and swimming pool — with great public transport access
Flexible and hybrid working arrangements that actually work
The latest tech platforms and apps to make work easier
Contemporary and inclusive leadership and mentoring support
An incredible team spirit and high-performing, collaborative culture
An additional birthday leave day each year
About us
PeopleBench is a fast-growing, purpose-driven HRTech SaaS company reimagining the future of the K-12 education workforce. Founded in Brisbane in 2019, we work with Education leaders across Australia and the USA to support data-informed workforce strategy — helping school systems tackle some of their hardest challenges through a unique combination of SaaS tools, advisory services, research and professional learning.
We are an early-stage scale-up with rapid global growth ambitions, and a team with deep expertise across Organisational Psychology, Education, Research, Data & Analytics, Technology Development, and Consulting. Joining now means you’ll have genuine agency to shape our work and our impact — in ANZ and beyond.
If you’re ready to do meaningful work at scale and make schools amazing places to work, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now.