People Project Manager

FNZ; Council of the City of Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services provider is seeking an experienced People Project Manager to lead people-focused projects across APAC. This role involves overseeing organisational transformation and delivering on diversity and inclusion strategies. Ideal candidates should possess strong stakeholder management skills, experience in project delivery, and a background in financial services. The position offers a hybrid working model with competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive health insurance

Life insurance

Sick days

Hybrid work model

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading the delivery of business-critical projects.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, particularly at executive level.
• Financial Services experience preferable.
• Independent, self-directing and delivery-focused working style.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of global footprint and office location plans.
• Manage all people-related aspects of organisational transformation.
• Support expansion into emerging markets by establishing job families.
• Contribute to the implementation of DEI initiatives.
• Oversee full project lifecycle delivery, ensuring quality standards.
• Coordinate project operations and maintain accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage third-party vendors.
• Mentor and support team members.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Relationship building

Organisational transformation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Job description

We are looking for an experienced People Project Manager to join our APAC People team. Based in either Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane this is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of people-focused projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope, and to the highest quality.

You’ll lead a small, matrixed distributed project team across multiple locations, being responsible for identifying, managing, and resolving risks and issues throughout the entire project lifecycle. A key focus of this role will be driving organisational transformation and change, including managing our global office footprint strategy and expansion into emerging markets.

Additionally, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy, implementing initiatives that foster a more inclusive workplace. This position requires strong relationship-building skills, particularly with senior stakeholders. You will be the face of HR in meetings with executives and C-suite leaders, providing expert advice and influencing decision-making at a strategic level.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and execution of FNZ’s global footprint and office location plans to support future growth.
• Manage all people-related aspects of organisational transformation across APAC, including cost assessments, communications, and stakeholder engagement.
• Support FNZ’s expansion into emerging markets by helping establish job families, salary frameworks, and assessing office capacity needs.
• Contribute to the implementation of DEI initiatives aligned with FNZ’s global DEI strategy to drive an inclusive culture.
• Oversee full project lifecycle delivery—from initiation to implementation—ensuring projects are delivered on time, on budget, and to quality standards.
• Coordinate project operations, maintain accurate project and financial reporting, manage risks/issues, and ensure timely communication of project status.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, manage third-party vendors, support operational readiness, and conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned.
• Lead and inspire a geographically dispersed matrixed project team, fostering accountability and high performance.
• Mentor and support team members to reach their full potential while driving a culture of continuous improvement.
• Proactively manage team dynamics and resolve conflicts to maintain positive collaboration and project momentum.

Requirements

• Financial Services experience preferable
• An understanding of the legislative and regulatory environment FNZ operate within
• Commercially aware and experience of managing third party suppliers
• Significant experience in leading the delivery of business-critical projects
• Strong stakeholder management experience, particularly at executive level
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferable but not essential
• Independent, self-directing and delivery focused working style

What We Offer

• A hybrid 3+2 model combining working from the office and from home.
• A competitive salary and excellent benefits, including full comprehensive health insurance, Life insurance, sick days, and more.
• Be part of a highly successful, rapidly growing, global business that is leading the delivery of financial services via cloud computing and partners with some of the world’s largest companies.