Talent and Leadership Specialist

Take hold of a monster opportunity and join Australian Retirement Trust as our Talent and Leadership Specialist. You'll shape how we grow, develop and retain our leaders, driving enterprise talent strategies, leadership programs and succession planning that enable our people to thrive and perform at their best.

We're all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As a Talent and Leadership Specialist, you'll play a key role in building the capability of our leaders and future talent across the organisation.

You'll design and deliver talent strategies, leadership development programs and succession planning frameworks that support our enterprise priorities. Partnering closely with senior stakeholders, you'll provide expert advice, influence decision-making, and ensure we have the right leadership capability in place now and for the future.

From shaping leadership programs to embedding enterprise skills and enabling talent processes, you'll bring a strategic mindset alongside strong delivery capability. You'll also monitor program effectiveness, continuously improving our approach to ensure meaningful impact across ART.

This role is a 12 month fixed-term contract opportunity and is based in Brisbane, Sydney or Melbourne.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you'll:

• Design and deliver enterprise talent management and succession planning strategies.
• Develop and enhance leadership programs to build capability across current and emerging leaders.
• Partner with senior leaders and People & Culture stakeholders to identify and address talent needs.
• Create tools, playbooks and frameworks to support leaders in managing talent effectively.
• Embed leadership capability into the broader enterprise skills and learning ecosystem.
• Manage external vendors to deliver coaching and development initiatives.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and continuously improve talent and leadership outcomes.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You have proven experience in talent management, leadership development or organisational development.
• Your background includes partnering with senior leaders to deliver strategic people initiatives.
• You'll bring strong program management skills and the ability to deliver at scale.
• You're experienced in designing practical, customer-focused solutions that support business outcomes.
• You have worked with talent and leadership tools, frameworks or platforms.
• Your stakeholder management skills allow you to influence and collaborate effectively.
• You'll ideally hold a tertiary qualification in HR, business or organisational psychology.
• You're comfortable working across multiple People & Culture disciplines or in agile environments.

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you'll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now. Applications close 29th July 2026.

We don't want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you'll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you've made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

Why join us?

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people.

By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.