Talent Acquisition Leader

At People First Bank, we're committed to creating an environment where great people can thrive. We're seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Leader to lead our recruitment function, drive our talent strategy and help build the workforce that will support our future growth and success.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and commercially minded talent professional who enjoys partnering with leaders, developing high-performing teams and delivering exceptional talent experiences.

About the Role

Reporting to the Senior Leader, People and Culture Business Partnering, you will lead the Talent Acquisition function and play a key role in aligning workforce and talent strategies with People First Bank's broader business objectives. You'll partner closely with senior leaders to attract and retain exceptional talent, leverage workforce insights to inform decision-making, and continuously enhance recruitment and onboarding practices. As a leader, you'll foster a customer-focused, high-performing culture while driving innovation, continuous improvement and operational excellence across the Talent Acquisition function.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Develop and execute talent acquisition and workforce strategies aligned to organisational priorities.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team.
• Partner with leaders to deliver workforce planning and strategic talent solutions.
• Drive recruitment performance across quality of hire, time-to-fill, candidate experience and diversity outcomes.
• Utilise talent analytics and workforce data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Strengthen People First Bank's employer brand and talent attraction strategies.
• Oversee recruitment and onboarding processes to ensure a seamless and compliant experience.
• Drive process improvements through automation, technology and innovation.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, governance frameworks and internal policies.
• Build strong partnerships across the People & Culture team to deliver exceptional service outcomes.

About You

You're an experienced Talent Acquisition leader who combines strategic thinking with operational excellence. You build trusted relationships, influence with confidence and are passionate about delivering outstanding talent outcomes for both candidates and the business.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• Proven experience leading and developing Talent Acquisition teams.
• Significant Talent Acquisition experience within a professional services, financial services or other highly regulated environment.
• Strong knowledge of HR systems, reporting, talent analytics and process improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong commercial acumen and a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach.
• A passion for continuous improvement and creating exceptional customer experiences.

This is an opportunity to lead a critical function, influence organisational capability and make a lasting impact on People First Bank's talent strategy. You'll work alongside an engaged leadership team, contribute to strategic workforce decisions and help shape the future of our organisation.

Qualifications

Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related discipline will be highly regarded.

Why you’ll love working with us

People First Bank – our new brand – says exactly what we’re all about: people. We're committed to supporting and growing our team and creating an outstanding work environment.

• You’ll have access to financial and lifestyle benefits to support your success and individuality:
• Flexibility and hybrid working arrangements.
• Extend your salary with discounts on banking, health insurance, and shopping across Australia.
• Advance your career with training, study support, and project opportunities.
• Competitive leave benefits that empower employees to take time for themselves and loved ones.
• Wellbeing support with our Employee Assistance Program, wellbeing leave, mental health app, and mental health ambassadors’ program.
• Make a difference with paid volunteering, Workplace Giving, and diverse community initiatives.
• Be recognised for your contributions through our peer-driven recognition program.

Apply online now

If this sounds like the kind of role where you’ll thrive, we’d love to hear from you. Click ‘Apply’ and submit your application, including a short cover letter and your current resume by Friday, 13 November 2026.

A bit about People First Bank

In March 2023, People’s Choice and Heritage Bank merged to form Heritage and People’s Choice Limited - Australia's leading mutual bank.  We are now on an exciting journey to bring together our products, services, and technology under a single brand - People First Bank.

We have over 700,000 members and 1,900 employees, with dual head offices in Adelaide and Toowoomba, an Australian-based contract centre and branches across five states.

With a vision ‘To deliver positive change through banking’, People First Bank serves members and contributes to the community, while offering an inclusive, flexible work environment. We’re big enough to make an impact; but agile enough to influence and do interesting work.

Our diversity makes us stronger

People First Bank acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and pays respect to Elders past and present. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and culturally safe workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and able to thrive. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences. We welcome requests for reasonable adjustments to ensure all candidates can participate fairly and confidently in our selection process.