Global Chief People Officer

Ampersand; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 250,000 +; Full time

Job summary

A leading Australian franchise company based in Brisbane is looking for a Global Chief People Officer to drive their global growth strategy and enhance their people frameworks. The ideal candidate will lead HR governance, manage a diverse team, and ensure alignment with business objectives. This role offers an attractive salary plus incentives, perfect for a driven leader ready to make a global impact and foster a collaborative culture. Contact Fabian Paterson for more details.

Benefits

Attractive base salary

Generous business incentives

Personal development plans

Qualifications

• Solid experience applying HR, L&D, and organizational development practices in multi-region environments.
• Experience managing and optimizing HRIS or LMS platforms.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and modern awards across diverse jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the global P&C strategy to align with growth objectives.
• Establish HR governance frameworks standardizing policies and compliance.
• Manage and develop a global team of HR professionals.

Skills

HR management

Learning and Development

Organizational development

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Tools

Enterprise HRIS

LMS platforms

Job description

The Business

This is an iconic Brisbane brand that is well trusted and a market leader in the services they provide. They are a multi‑award winning franchise business that has successfully expanded into international markets while continuing to drive operational excellence from the Brisbane head office. As a key part of their continued expansion they are looking for a Global Chief People Officer to further enable their global growth strategy.

The Role

Reporting to the Global CEO and being part of the Global Executive and Country Executive Teams, this role is responsible for developing scalable people frameworks that bring together the culture of the organisation to drive business readiness across the global markets they operate in. As Global CPO you will lead all core PPC pillars, ensuring regional alignment and effective local delivery. Other key responsibilities include:

• Lead the development and implementation of the global P&C strategy to align with growth objectives and profitability.
• Establish consistent HR governance frameworks that align with PSC and franchisor requirements, standardising policies and compliance.
• Effectively lead, manage and develop a global and remote team of junior, mid and senior level HR professionals.
• Direct the global L&D strategy and lead the design and implementation of blended learning solutions.
• Lead the strategy, planning and delivery of the Annual Convention and chair the Convention Committee to drive cross‑functional collaboration.
• Shape and drive a collaborative global culture and employee experience aligning values, business objectives and a unified operating rhythm.

The Candidate

This role is perfect for the CPO who loves to immerse themselves into the business and its people and drive cohesion, people excellence and growth objectives. This CPO is highly driven, has strong commercial IQ and EQ and thrives in leading, managing and developing those around them. Ideally you will have:

• Solid experience applying HR, L&D and organisational development practices across a multi‑region and/or franchise environments.
• Demonstrated experience in the management and optimisation of enterprise HRIS or LMS platforms.
• Proven knowledge of employment legislation, regulations and modern awards across diverse jurisdictions.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen aligning people strategies to commercial growth and profitability.
• The ability to build and lead high‑performing teams globally fostering collaboration.
• A resilient and cohesive focused leader with a growth mindset and agility to balance and execute strategy planning with immediate implementation.

The Opportunity

This is an incredible opportunity to be based out of Brisbane and still make a global impact. Champion and drive the business cohesion to ensure the exciting growth objectives are met and be the game‑changing CPO that is required in this role that will enhance your brand and career. On offer is an attractive base plus super salary and generous business incentives including STI and LTI components and personal development plans. Please click on the relevant links to apply or contact Fabian Paterson – 0413 244 443 for more information.