Executive General Manager Corporate Services

u&u Recruitment Partners; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradken, a global provider of wear solutions in the mining sector, is seeking an Executive General Manager - Corporate Services based in Brisbane. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead a global portfolio spanning people and culture, sustainability, legal, governance, risk and compliance, guided by specialist functional heads to strengthen capability and align with strategic priorities.

You will drive talent and culture strategies, oversee governance and shared services, and translate strategy into

Qualifications

• Commercially minded executive with HR foundation and corporate services leadership.
• Experience leading governance, risk, and legal in a complex global environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and change leadership.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global corporate services including people & culture, sustainability, legal and governance.
• Provide strategic direction through specialist heads and drive change.

Skills

HR leadership

Corporate services

Governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

Bradken is a leading provider of wear solutions to the global mining and resources sector, combining more than a century of engineering expertise with an international manufacturing footprint. Part of Hitachi Construction Machinery, Bradken employs approximately 3,000 people across more than 15 countries. Its success is built on understanding customers’ operational challenges and delivering solutions that improve productivity, safety and performance.

The role

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Executive General Manager - Corporate Services leads a global portfolio spanning people and culture, sustainability, legal, governance, risk, audit and compliance. Through specialist functional heads, you will strengthen organisational capability, guide talent and culture strategies, and oversee effective governance and shared services. Working closely with executive colleagues, you will align these functions with operational priorities, lead change and ensure the business has the people, systems and discipline to deliver its strategy.

The person

You are a commercially minded executive, likely with a strong foundation in human resources and a career that has broadened into corporate services or wider business leadership. You bring depth in talent, culture and organisational change, together with the judgement and credibility to lead specialists across sustainability, governance, risk and legal. Experienced in a complex global environment, you understand operational demands, build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and translate strategy into practical outcomes across diverse teams and geographies.

Why this role matters

This appointment brings together the people, capability and corporate disciplines that underpin Bradken’s global performance. It offers an executive with strong people leadership credentials the breadth to influence how the organisation operates, develops and grows. With direct access to the CEO and engagement with the Board, you will help build a connected, capable business, ensuring corporate services actively support its operations and long-term ambitions.

This role is based in Brisbane.

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