Talent Acquisition Manager - Corporate

What makes us, us

Established in 1840, we’re Australia’s first member-owned wellbeing company, delivering health, wealth, and care services to more than 700,000 Australians. Today, while we’ve grown to a company of nearly 7000 employees, our focus remains the same as it was 180 years ago — to deliver Real Wellbeing for our customers, members, and the community.

We support your Real Wellbeing so you can better support our members’ and customers’ wellbeing journey

There are four key attributes that set us apart:

• Good people: We strive to set ourselves apart through the capability, warmth and expertise of our people.
• Wellbeing experts: Our breadth of capability enables us to provide smart solutions and services across all domains of wellbeing.
• Long-term commitment: As a member-owned company, we’ve been focusing on long-term outcomes and single-minded dedication to our members and customers since 1840.
• Driving positive impact: Everything we do is focused on making a positive difference at a personal, community and societal level.

These pillars are infused with our values of bold, warm and honest

About our Role

Lead with purpose. Shape the future of leadership at Australian Unity. We’re seeking a strategic Talent Acquisition Manager – Corporate to lead recruitment across our corporate functions. This newly created role will help drive enterprise-wide talent strategies, elevate leadership hiring, and deliver a values-aligned candidate experience that reflects our bold, warm, and honest culture. Reporting to the General Manager Talent, this position will be Melbourne based.

What You’ll Do

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for corporate roles, attracting top talent across diverse business functions.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to forecast talent needs and build proactive sourcing strategies
• Champion employer brand initiatives to position Australian Unity as an employer of choice.
• Design and implement leadership assessment frameworks for executive hiring, including psychometric tools and structured interviews.
• Oversee onboarding programs that drive engagement, productivity, and cultural alignment.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align recruitment strategies with business goals and workforce planning.
• Lead and mentor a team of recruiters, fostering a high-performance culture
• Influence senior leaders through data-driven insights and market intelligence.
• Leverage data and insights to continuously improve hiring and onboarding outcomes.
• Ensure recruitment practices meet compliance and ethical standards.
• Embed inclusive hiring practices and contribute to DEI goals through targeted sourcing and assessment strategies
• Utilise talent analytics to inform decision-making and measure recruitment effectiveness

What You’ll Bring

• 5–7 years’ experience in talent acquisition or HR, including 2–3 years in a strategic or leadership capacity.

• Proven success in corporate recruitment across multiple functions.
• Experience leading recruitment strategy in complex, matrixed environments
• Experience in executive hiring and leadership assessment methodologies.
• Expertise in stakeholder engagement at C-suite level
• Demonstrated people leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop a team.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to align talent strategy with business outcomes
• Familiarity with HR systems, ATS platforms, and onboarding technologies.

What’s on Offer

You will enjoy a range of great employee benefits and rewards including:

• Competitive salary + bonus program
• Enjoy additional yearly Well-Being and Community leave days
• 14-week paid parental leave, with equal benefit for both parents PLUS our Bump to Baby
• Employee Referral Program
• Employee Assistance Program – support and assistance for you and your partner at those times in life when you need it most
• Maxxia Rewards - a great range of discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants.
• Discounts across the Australian Unity business including Private Health Insurance, General Insurance + more!
• Available access to LinkedIn Learning courses through our great Learning platform

For further benefits visit: https://www.australianunity.com.au/careers/culture

Why Join Us?

At Australian Unity, we’re bold, warm, and honest. We’re building a resilient, high-performing workforce that reflects our values and supports our customers. You’ll be part of a team that’s passionate about creating a sense of belonging and inclusion—while making a real impact.

Ready to lead with purpose?

Apply now and help shape the future of talent at Australian Unity.

What Makes Us, Us

Putting people first is not just something we say, it's what we do. We care for our people so they can care for themselves and our customers. We stay true to our values (Bold, Warm, Honest), we work hard because it matters and we work well together – collaborating, encouraging and even managing to have some fun.

At Australian Unity we do the right thing and we expect the same from others. Being a member-owned company, means we're focused on our members and customers, not shareholder returns. Our purpose to Help People to Thrive, drives us to make a real difference, every day, big and small. We are passionate about improving the wellbeing of all Australians and about making a positive difference.

Australian Unity is an Equal Opportunity employer and we encourage applications from all members of the community, including people of Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander descent, culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and, mature aged people.