Head of Organisational Development

Tandem Partners Pty Ltd.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Partners Pty Ltd. is seeking an experienced Organisational Development leader to shape and deliver the OD strategy across a nationally focused business.

You will diagnose needs and translate priorities into practical people solutions, strengthening leadership capability and culture for sustainable growth. You will influence senior stakeholders, oversee leadership program evolution, and lead talent and succession initiatives, inclusive of change readiness and workforce capability planning.

Qualifications

• Senior Organisational Development leadership experience.
• Expertise in leadership capability frameworks and assessment models.
• Deep knowledge of talent, succession and workforce capability practices.
• Experience with large, multi-site, operational workforces.
• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management.
• Delivery-focused, practical execution mindset.
• Adaptability, resilience and commercial acumen.
• Ability to influence outcomes and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the organisation's Organisational Development strategy.
• Advise senior leaders and translate business priorities into people solutions.
• Develop leadership capability frameworks, assessments, succession, and talent strategies.
• Oversee evolution of leadership and culture programs and change projects.
• Lead engagement strategy, workforce capability planning, and inclusion priorities.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery to drive outcomes.

Skills

Leadership development

Organisational capability

Talent and succession planning

Culture initiatives

Change management

Stakeholder management

Job description

About the Organisation

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected national organisation with a long standing reputation for operational excellence, strong values and sustained growth. With a significant footprint across Australia, the organisation has built a culture centred on empowerment, accountability and developing people from within. The business is experiencing continued growth and evolution, creating an exciting environment for an experienced Organisational Development leader to make a meaningful contribution. The focus is on strengthening an already successful culture while continuing to mature leadership capability, talent practices and organisational effectiveness.

About the Organisation

This is an opportunity to join a highly respected national organisation with a long standing reputation for operational excellence, strong values and sustained growth. With a significant footprint across Australia, the organisation has built a culture centred on empowerment, accountability and developing people from within. The business is experiencing continued growth and evolution, creating an exciting environment for an experienced Organisational Development leader to make a meaningful contribution. The focus is on strengthening an already successful culture while continuing to mature leadership capability, talent practices and organisational effectiveness.

About the Role

Reporting to the GM People & Culture, this newly created leadership role will be responsible for shaping and delivering the organisation's Organisational Development strategy and agenda. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you will diagnose organisational needs and translate business priorities into practical and commercially relevant people solutions.

You will lead the development and enhancement of leadership capability frameworks, assessment methodologies, succession planning processes and talent strategies that support both immediate business priorities and future growth. A key focus will be strengthening leadership effectiveness across the organisation while ensuring programs remain scalable, measurable and aligned to business outcomes.

The role will oversee the ongoing evolution of established leadership and culture programs, facilitate leadership development initiatives and support organisational change projects across the business. You will also play a significant role in engagement strategy, workforce capability planning, diversity and inclusion priorities, critical talent attraction and retention initiatives, and change readiness programs.

Success in this role will come from your ability to balance strategic thinking with hands on delivery, influence senior stakeholders and execute high impact initiatives that drive meaningful organisational outcomes.

About You

You are an experienced Organisational Development professional who combines strong strategic capability with exceptional practical execution. You are known for translating concepts into action and delivering tangible outcomes in complex and fast moving environments.

You will bring demonstrated experience in leadership development, organisational capability, talent and succession planning, culture initiatives and change management. Your background is likely to include operationally focused and geographically dispersed organisations where stakeholder engagement and business partnership have been critical to success.

You are a commercially minded and resourceful leader who thrives in collaborative environments. You are comfortable challenging and influencing senior stakeholders, facilitating discussions, coaching leaders and driving progress across multiple priorities simultaneously.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Proven senior Organisational Development leadership experience
• Strong expertise in leadership capability frameworks and assessment models
• Deep knowledge of talent, succession and workforce capability practices
• Experience supporting large, multi site and operationally focused workforces
• Strong facilitation, coaching and stakeholder management capability
• A practical, delivery focused approach with an execution over perfection mindset
• High levels of adaptability, resilience and commercial acumen
• The ability to influence outcomes and build strong relationships across all levels of an organisation

Why Apply?

Opportunities of this nature are rare. This role offers the chance to lead a significant Organisational Development agenda within a successful and growing national organisation that genuinely invests in its people and leaders.

You will inherit strong foundations, established stakeholder relationships and executive support, while having the autonomy to shape future capability, leadership and talent outcomes. If you enjoy operating in a practical, down to earth environment where meaningful work and tangible impact are valued, this role will provide both challenge and reward.

Tandem Partners is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.