Workforce Planning & Transition Lead at Westpac Group | Sydney, New South Wales, AU | Rezi

Workforce Planning & Transition Lead at Westpac Group

Workforce Planning & Transition Lead

Westpac Group · Sydney, New South Wales, AU

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Workforce Planning & Transition Lead

Westpac Group · Sydney, New South Wales, AU

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About the Role

Partner with senior business leaders, Practice Leads, and specialist People teams to design and deliver workforce plans that respond to changing business needs, emerging technologies, and future capability requirements. This role orchestrates workforce planning, work redesign, reskilling, and transition initiatives, ensuring people are supported through change and positioned for future opportunities. Collaborate with Talent Acquisition, Learning, Employee Relations, People Analytics, and Transformation teams to develop practical, evidence-based workforce solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of strategic workforce plans, including demand and supply analysis, capability assessments, and workforce transition strategies.
  • Design and orchestrate workforce transition, reskilling, and talent mobility plans that support business priorities and employee outcomes.
  • Build compelling business cases to secure investment in workforce transition, capability uplift, and reskilling initiatives.
  • Drive pilot programs through planning and implementation, ensuring clear governance, success measures, and delivery outcomes.
  • Utilize workforce insights and data to identify capability gaps, future workforce needs, and opportunities for workforce optimization.

Requirements

  • Strong experience in Workforce Transformation or Workforce Transition roles within a large, complex organization.
  • Sound understanding of work redesign, workforce transition, talent mobility, and reskilling principles.
  • Ability to translate business strategy, technology change, and operating model shifts into practical workforce solutions and action plans.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted partnerships across senior leadership groups, business representatives, and specialist People functions.
  • Experience developing business cases, evaluating workforce risks, and balancing competing priorities to inform strategic decisions.
  • Comfortable working in detail and influencing at a strategic level.
  • Strong problem-solving capability combined with exceptional communication skills.
  • Ability to bring together diverse groups of people and perspectives, and facilitate collaboration to align on joint recommendations.
  • Ability to identify workforce trends, assess future capability needs, and translate complex data into clear, actionable insights.
  • Confidence in engaging senior leaders and executive stakeholders to drive informed decision-making.

Skills

  • Workforce Transformation
  • Workforce Transition
  • Work Redesign
  • Talent Mobility
  • Reskilling
  • Business Case Development
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Influencing
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Data Analysis

Location

  • Australia

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior

Benefits

  • Special offers on banking products
  • Discounts from top brands
  • Generous employee-only mortgage rates
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave
  • Tailored learning and development opportunities
  • Opportunities to give back to the Community through volunteering initiatives

About the Company

  • Westpac is reimagining how work gets done and how people adapt and grow.
  • The company is focused on ensuring its workforce is equipped with the skills, capabilities, and opportunities needed for the future.
  • Westpac is obsessed with becoming its customers' #1 banking partner for life.
  • Westpac is committed to making itself the best place to work in the country.

Equal Opportunity

  • Westpac is committed to creating a supportive and inclusive community.
  • The company welcomes everyone, regardless of age, gender, background, or abilities.
  • Additional support is provided for veterans, Indigenous Australians, and the neurodiverse community.
  • Information and contact details for adjustments during the recruitment process for people with disabilities or those needing accessibility requirements are available on the company website.