Head of People and Transformation

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services. Job Description

• Lead the design and execution of the People strategy across Qantas Group People Function, enabling high performance and organisational effectiveness
• Drive meaningful transformation and champion best practice People initiatives
• Senior leadership opportunity focused on bringing critical strategic programs to life through close business collaboration

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. We are seeking an experienced Head of People for our Group People and Transformation portfolio. This role will sit on the Qantas Corporate People Leadership Team and report to the Executive Manager, People Corporate, strategically partnering with the Qantas Group People Team and leading transformation for the Chief People Office (CPO) and People Leadership Team (PLT). In This Dual‑purpose Role, You Will

• Help shape and deliver the People strategy, driving-business outcomes, organisational effectiveness and a high‑performance culture
• Champion business transformation, embedding the new HR Operating Model and modernising People process to improve the overall employee experience across the organisation.
• Partner closely with the EM Corporate, CPO and PLT to deliver key strategic programs, including enterprise planning, budget leadership, Board Papers, and other cross‑functional initiatives.
• Provide a central, integrated view of planning, delivery and execution across the People portfolio, supporting alignment, prioritisation and visibility across major programs of work.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the People function at Qantas — balancing strategic business partnership with enterprise‑wide transformation influence. As Head of People, you will bring proven experience navigating complex environments, building high‑performance cultures, and ensuring strong alignment between business objectives and People priorities What You’ll Bring To The Role

• 12+ years’ experience and expert knowledge across the field of Human Resources with experience in a Senior Human Resources Leadership role.
• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, or related fields.
• Proven expertise in Human Resources business partnering, with a track record of formulating and executing strategies that deliver commercial value.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Experience as a trusted strategic advisor adept at building effective relationships with senior executive leadership teams, with a history of driving collaboration and using influence to shape the business direction.
• Well versed in navigating matrix organisational structures, skilled at driving change and transformation.
• Experience as a key member of a Senior Leadership team working with alignment and collaboratively driving initiatives within area of responsibility and more broadly across the leadership team
• Collaborative and responsive leadership style, demonstrating ownership, accountability and a commitment to coaching and developing others.

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.

Applications close 20th March 2026 Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. 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.