Head of People & Culture

Fast thinking, bright futures

A rare opportunity to lead the people strategy for one of Australia's leading fintech lenders — partnering directly with the CEO to shape capability, performance, and growth.

WHY THIS ROLE EXISTS

OnDeck is changing the way Australian small businesses access finance — combining smart technology, real-time data, and a genuine passion for helping business owners grow.

Recognised as one of Australia's Top 5 employers with under 100 employees for the last five years, OnDeck has built a culture that is fast-moving, commercial, collaborative, and values-led.

We are partnering with OnDeck to appoint a Head of People & Culture — a senior, hands-on leader who can own the people function, support business growth, and help create bright futures for OnDeck's people, customers, and business.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the CEO, you'll lead the People & Culture function end to end.

This is a role with real influence — working closely with the executive team across workforce planning, culture, leadership, performance, talent, compliance, and organisational effectiveness.

You'll be strategic to shape the roadmap, commercial to align people priorities with business outcomes, and hands-on enough to make things happen.

What You Will Own

People strategy - Develop and deliver a practical People & Culture strategy aligned to OnDeck's growth plans, values, and commercial priorities.

Executive Partnership - Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team across workforce planning, organisational capability, culture, performance, and people risk.

Employee Engagement - Lead initiatives that strengthen OnDeck's high-performance, inclusive, and values-led culture, including engagement activity and Best Places to Work.

Performance and Capability - Coach leaders, support performance frameworks, build leadership capability, and drive succession and development initiatives.

Talent and workforce planning - Partner with leaders to identify future workforce needs, capability gaps, and critical roles, while managing OnDeck's RPO relationship to deliver strong hiring outcomes.

Employee Relations and Compliance - Provide clear, practical guidance on employee relations, performance, conduct, policies, contracts, compliance, and workplace obligations.

Sales Performance Support - Partner with the CEO and Sales Leadership team to support a high-performance sales culture, including workforce structures, quota management, coaching, and underperformance.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a commercially sharp People & Culture leader who can build trust quickly, influence senior stakeholders, and move confidently between strategy and delivery.

You'll Bring

• Senior People & Culture or HR leadership experience
• Experience partnering with CEOs, executives, or senior leadership team
• Strong capability across workforce planning, performance, and organisational development
• Experience managing RPO or external recruitment provider relationships
• Confidence in ER/IR matters — bringing structure, fairness and best-practice thinking
• Enviable coaching, influencing, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Commercial acumen, integrity, discretion, and a practical delivery mindset

Financial services, fintech, sales-led, or high-growth business experience would be highly regarded.

You'll Thrive If You

• Enjoy owning the people agenda, not just advising on it
• Can balance big-picture thinking with hands-on execution
• Are confident navigating complex people and performance matters
• Understand the link between culture, leadership, and commercial results
• Want to help build a workplace where people move fast, think smart, and create bright futures

WHY ONDECK?

At OnDeck, you'll join an inclusive, fast-paced business making a real difference for small businesses across Australia.

At OnDeck We

• Think Fast: We move quickly and reward curiosity.
• Grow Smarter: Learning happens in real time, from real challenges.
• Own It: Autonomy is built into how we work.
• Win Together: Collaboration and camaraderie drive our results.
• Shape Tomorrow: We build careers at the heart of fintech innovation.

THE BOTTOM LINE

This is a rare opportunity to lead People & Culture for a successful Australian fintech, partner directly with the CEO, and shape a workplace built on performance, trust, and values.

If you're ready to help create fast thinking, bright futures, I'd love to speak.

Please apply or reach out to ***email_hidden*** for a confidential conversation.

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