EY

Director – Talent Strategy and Organisational Effectiveness

EY
Posted 10/22/2026full-timeSydney • AustraliaLeadWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in leading complex enterprise Talent transformations, with a strong focus on developing integrated Talent strategies and frameworks that align with contemporary workforce practices and emerging technologies. Capable of influencing stakeholders and driving change while ensuring sustainable benefits realization.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Enterprise Talent Strategy DevelopmentWorkforce Strategy and Organisational EffectivenessTechnology Fluency Including Responsible AIStakeholder Influence and LeadershipTechnology-Enabled Delivery

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Shape the future of Talent in EY Oceania
  • Lead development of an integrated Talent strategy and evolution of the Talent operating model
  • Connect priorities across portfolios and accelerate strategic change
  • Advance service delivery, technology, AI, automation, and the experience of people and leaders
  • Expand remit to enterprise workforce strategy, organisational effectiveness, work design, and workforce intelligence and insights
  • Identify and manage risks, shape strategic priorities, and provide evidence-based advice to the Oceania People and Culture Leader, Talent Leadership Team and governance forums
  • Shape and drive an integrated Oceania Talent strategy and roadmap
  • Maintain an enterprise view of initiatives, dependencies, sequencing, investment needs, gaps and execution risks
  • Advise Talent, Global and Technology teams on aligning the Oceania Talent operating model with global strategy, platforms and standards
  • Co-design opportunities to simplify, standardise, digitise and connect Talent services
  • Translate strategy and operating-model choices into practical change and ensure benefits are realised sustainably
  • Monitor external trends, emerging workforce practices and global and regional developments
  • Define an enterprise workforce-planning framework and skills architecture
  • Establish and evolve the enterprise workforce intelligence agenda
  • Assess impacts of technology, AI, business-model, market and regulatory shifts on workforce shape, skills and location
  • Build enterprise capability to redesign work across processes, technology, roles, skills and delivery models

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Senior experience leading complex enterprise Talent, workforce or functional transformation
  • Strong knowledge of contemporary Talent operating models, workforce strategy, organisational effectiveness and work design
  • Ability to translate strategy and emerging technology into practical choices
  • Commercial, financial and technology fluency, including responsible AI, data, risk and human oversight
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through ambiguity and build enterprise frameworks without displacing business or portfolio accountability
  • Record of disciplined, technology-enabled delivery through consultation, capability building and benefits realisation
  • Employment screening by EY or its external third-party provider required for the preferred applicant

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Career development with future-focused skills and world-class experiences
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Yearly wellness incentive
  • Access to an additional 8 weeks of flex leave per year
  • Up to 26 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave
  • Family-friendly policies
  • Competitive salary open to negotiation based on skills and experience

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Hard Skills
Talent Operating ModelsWorkforce Planning FrameworkSkills ArchitectureData AnalysisRisk Management
Soft Skills
Influencing Senior StakeholdersLeading Through AmbiguityConsultation Skills
Tools & Technologies
AI TechnologiesWorkforce Intelligence Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Employment Screening by EY
Industry Keywords
Talent TransformationWork DesignEnterprise Capability BuildingBenefits Realisation