Head of People, QantasLink

• A true enterprise People leadership role, partnering directly with senior aviation executives to shape workforce strategy at scale.
• Rare breadth and complexity, leading people and culture strategy across multiple unionised, safety‑critical airline businesses.
• Permanent opportunity based at our Head Office in Mascot, Sydney

We’re looking for a senior People leader to shape, lead and deliver the people agenda across QantasLink’s airlines. This is a high-impact leadership role, partnering closely with operational executives to enable safe growth, workforce transformation and strong, inclusive cultures across complex, unionised environments.

As Head of People, QantasLink, you’ll act as a trusted strategic advisor to the QantasLink CEO, and senior executive team across QantasLink and Network Aviation. You’ll lead the development and execution of people strategies across multiple airline entities, supporting multiple business units including Engineering, Flight Operations, Cabin Crew and other operational workforces.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution — balancing enterprise thinking with the distinct needs of each airline, while embedding a new HR operating model that enables performance, engagement and long-term capability.

What you’ll be accountable for

• Leading and driving people strategies across QantasLink branded airlines (Eastern, Sunstate, Network Aviation and National Jet Systems)
• Designing workforce, labour and capability strategies aligned to operational growth, resourcing pipelines and regulatory requirements
• Leading complex change, transformation and industrial relations activity, including union engagement and supporting enterprise agreement negotiations
• Driving talent management, succession planning and leadership capability
• Fostering strong, inclusive cultures with an unwavering focus on safety, wellbeing, diversity and engagement
• Inspiring, developing and leading a high-performing team of People Business Partners and consultants
• Being a key leader as a member of the Qantas People leadership team, driving impact broadly across Qantas

What you’ll bring

• Extensive senior HR leadership experience, ideally within complex, operational or industrial environments
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate business strategy into pragmatic people outcomes
• Experience in industrial relations, union consultation, negotiations and dispute resolution
• Proven success leading enterprise-level transformation and change across multiple business units
• Exceptional relationship-building, influencing and coaching capability at executive level
• A strategic, data-informed mindset with the confidence to operate under pressure
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline

Why Qantas?

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on the job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Applications close Sunday 29 March 2026.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. By coming to work for us, you’ll be part of an organisation that encourages diversity, supports charities and environmental initiatives. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.