Senior People Manager

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Qantas is seeking a Senior People Manager for QantasLink, a full-time onsite role based in Mascot, Sydney or Brisbane Airport, leading a team of HR Business Partners and shaping the people plan across turboprop and Airbus 220 operations. You will partner with senior leaders to translate workforce needs into HR strategies that drive performance, capability and engagement, and you’ll own change initiatives in a complex matrixed environment. To ace your application, tailor your résumé to show strategic HR leadership in operations, highlight change management wins, stakeholder management, and people leadership. Emphasize aviation experience or readiness to travel domestically, and include concrete metrics and STAR stories; attach a concise cover letter addressing Qantas values and the role’s impact. Applications close February 8, 2026.

Company Description

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

• Be a key business partner to ensure the growth, development and engagement of our people across the QantasLink portfolio
• Opportunity to design and drive impactful change and excellence in People practices
• Full-time permanent position based in Mascot, Sydney or Brisbane Airport

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 QantasLink is a key and strategic HR leader to the QantasLink business unit. This position drives the people plan, initiatives, programs and supports the business to achieve its operational and strategic goals - specifically across our turboprop and Airbus 220 QantasLink operation. You will lead a team of HR Business Partners and work closely with senior 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.
• Proven experience as a strategic HR business partner and leader within operational and industrial environments, ideally in complex, matrixed organisations.
• Experience in leading people and culture teams and working collaboratively with a broader leadership team.
• Proven ability leading change and building organisational capability.
• Strong senior 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: Sunday, 8th of February 2026