Flexible Strategic Talent & Workforce Planning Lead

Agrifutures; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Agrifutures is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition leader to partner with senior leaders, shaping workforce planning, succession, and talent pipelines across the business. This newly elevated role moves beyond traditional recruitment and requires strategic and operational connection to the business.

Reporting into the People & Culture function, you will lead a small team, influence how talent is attracted, developed and retained in a fast-paced environment, and leverage data to drive

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading Talent Acquisition functions or teams.
• Strong expertise in workforce planning, talent mapping and succession planning.
• Proven ability to influence and coach senior leaders.
• Experience developing talent strategies aligned to business growth objectives.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to utilise talent data and insights to drive decision-making.
• Experience improving recruitment processes, systems and operational effectiveness.
• A proactive, commercially minded and solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute talent acquisition strategies aligned to business objectives and future workforce requirements.
• Partner with senior leaders to understand capability gaps and workforce risks.
• Lead workforce planning and talent forecasting initiatives.
• Build proactive talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Drive succession planning and talent mapping activities across the organisation.
• Utilise market insights and talent intelligence to inform hiring strategies.
• Enhance recruitment processes, systems and candidate experience.
• Lead and develop a small Talent Acquisition team, promoting accountability, capability and continuous improvement.
• Leverage data and reporting to influence workforce and talent decisions.

Skills

Talent Acquisition leadership

Workforce Planning

Succession Planning

Talent Mapping

Data Analytics

Recruitment Process Improvement

Stakeholder Management

People Leadership

Job description

Agrifutures is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition leader to partner with senior leaders, shaping workforce planning, succession, and talent pipelines across the business. This newly elevated role moves beyond traditional recruitment and requires strategic and operational connection to the business.

Reporting into the People & Culture function, you will lead a small team, influence how talent is attracted, developed and retained in a fast-paced environment, and leverage data to drive