Inclusion & Employee Experience Lead

Junee Southern Cross; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Parental Leave

Employee discounts

Counselling & wellbeing support

Diversity networks

Job summary

Optus is a leading Australian telecommunications company seeking an Associate Director, Inclusion & Employee Listening to lead the IDE, employee experience and listening agenda. You will partner across the enterprise to shape culture, drive trust and engagement, and translate workforce insights into strategic action for executives and the Board.

In this role, you will design governance, roadmaps and measures, manage end-to-end listening programs, and embed inclusive practices across the employee

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) programs within a large organisation.
• Experience building enterprise inclusion strategies and roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
• Strong skills in employee survey design, data analytics and diagnostics.
• Proven ability to influence executives and translate data into actionable insights.
• Experience preparing Board and ExCo presentations and business cases.
• Excellent stakeholder management and change leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide Inclusion, Gender Equity and Employee Listening strategies with governance and roadmaps.
• Oversee end-to-end employee listening programs from survey design to insights and action planning.
• Translate workforce data into executive-level insights and recommendations.
• Govern and deliver gender equity priorities, RAP commitments and DEI policy frameworks.
• Collaborate across People & Culture, Technology and Communications to embed inclusive practices.
• Develop tools and resources enabling leaders to foster inclusive, high-performing teams.

Skills

IDE leadership

Employee listening

Workforce analytics

Governance frameworks

Executive stakeholder management

Survey design

Executive reporting

Job description

Optus is a leading Australian telecommunications company seeking an Associate Director, Inclusion & Employee Listening to lead the IDE, employee experience and listening agenda. You will partner across the enterprise to shape culture, drive trust and engagement, and translate workforce insights into strategic action for executives and the Board.

In this role, you will design governance, roadmaps and measures, manage end-to-end listening programs, and embed inclusive practices across the employee