Associate Director, Organisation Design Lead

Macquarie Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave day per year

Parental leave for primary caregivers

Volunteer leave and donations matching

Hybrid and flexible working

Job summary

Macquarie Group is building a new workforce strategy capability within Finance, People and Engagement. This hybrid role blends advisory, delivery, capability building and product development to shape scalable workforce solutions across the organisation.

You will partner with senior leaders, HR Directors and HR Business Partners to lead organisation design, workforce strategy and structural change initiatives, turning insights into practical outcomes for a better future.

Qualifications

• Translate business strategy into practical workforce outcomes.
• Strong consulting and diagnostic skills to identify workforce challenges.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders, HR Directors and HR Business Partners.
• Hands-on approach bridging strategy and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Establish and grow a new workforce strategy capability across Macquarie.
• Lead organisation design, workforce strategy and structural change initiatives.
• Develop playbooks, frameworks and governance for enterprise capability.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate insights into practical outcomes.

Skills

Organisation design

Workforce strategy

Workforce redesign

Structural change

Consulting skills

Diagnostic skills

Stakeholder management

Coaching

Knowledge sharing

Job description

We are building a new workforce strategy and organisation effectiveness capability within Finance, People and Engagement. We will partner with business leaders, HR Directors and HR Business Partners to solve complex workforce challenges, support organisational change and create practical workforce solutions that can be scaled across Macquarie. This is an opportunity to join at an early stage and help shape a capability that will have a lasting impact across the organisation.

We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.

What role will you play?

In this role you will help establish and grow a new workforce strategy capability while applying that capability to some of Macquarie’s most important business priorities. Working closely with senior leaders, HR Directors and HR Business Partners, you will lead organisation design, workforce strategy and structural change initiatives.

This is a unique hybrid role that combines advisory, delivery, capability building and product development. You will spend time working directly with senior leaders to solve complex workforce challenges, while also building the frameworks, methods, playbooks and governance required to create an enterprise workforce strategy capability. You will help develop the capability of HR Business Partners through hands‑on partnership, ensuring knowledge and expertise are embedded within the broader team.

You will be comfortable moving between strategy and execution, identifying the root causes of workforce challenges and turning insights into practical outcomes. You will also play an important role in helping the organisation move towards more scalable workforce practices by developing consistent approaches that can be adopted across different business groups.

This role offers a rare opportunity to build something new. You will join an environment that is evolving rapidly, with significant organisational change, transformation and future workforce planning priorities creating both challenge and opportunity. Your work will directly influence how workforce strategy develops at Macquarie and how the organisation prepares for future capability needs.

What you offer

• Deep expertise in organisation design, workforce strategy, workforce redesign and structural change, with the ability to translate business strategy into practical workforce outcomes.
• Strong consulting and diagnostic skills, with the ability to identify underlying workforce challenges, simplify complexity and design effective solutions that deliver measurable impact.
• Experience partnering with senior business leaders, HR Directors and HR Business Partners, building credibility and influencing decisions across a broad stakeholder group.
• A hands‑on approach with the ability to move between strategic thinking and delivery, leading complex workstreams and achieving outcomes in fast‑paced and ambiguous environments.
• Experience building organisational capability through coaching, knowledge sharing and collaboration, while developing frameworks, playbooks, methods and governance that support scalable workforce practices.

What we offer

At Macquarie, you’re empowered to shape a career that’s rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on employment type, include:

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year
• Up to 5 additional service bonus leave days per year
• Up to 20 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of transition leave upon return to work, and 6 weeks’ paid leave for non-primary caregivers
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
• Up to 12 months’ gender affirmation leave, including 6 weeks’ paid leave
• Access to Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing benefits including skin and health checks, and flu vaccinations
• Access to a wide range of salary packaging options
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment

About Financial Management, People and Engagement

Financial Management, People and Engagement (FPE) provides a single interface for Macquarie’s businesses across key areas of people, strategy, communications and financial management. Comprising two pillars – Financial Management, and People and Engagement – it is responsible for managing the Group’s financial, tax and treasury activities and strategic priorities, fostering our culture through people and community engagement strategies, and engaging with stakeholders to protect and promote Macquarie’s reputation globally.

Inclusion at Macquarie

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment for all, where different experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected. Macquarie provides access to opportunities for all individuals regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, gender identity or any other characteristic or circumstance.

We provide reasonable adjustments to individuals who may need support during the recruitment process and employment. If you require an adjustment, please let us know during the application process.