Talent Acquisition Partner

Melbourne is Australia’s fastest growing city, and public transport is vital to keeping it moving. Since 2009, Metro has proudly operated and maintained a world-class train service and delivered major transport projects that shape the future of our city. Guided by our value of Safely Always, we are one team dedicated to ensuring everyone gets home safely while helping to connect and create a better Melbourne.

Talent Partner – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Shape the future workforce of Melbourne's rail network.

Are you an experienced Talent Partner who thrives on high-volume recruitment, building strong stakeholder relationships, and delivering exceptional candidate experiences?

We're looking for an energetic, commercially minded Talent Partner to join our high-performing Talent Acquisition team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is your opportunity to lead multiple recruitment campaigns, and assisting hiring managers recruit and mobilise our frontline Station Staff.

This is far more than a recruitment role. You'll partner with senior leaders, influence workforce planning, drive innovative attraction strategies, and play a critical role in ensuring the right people are in the right roles at the right time. If you love fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex recruitment challenges, and want to leave a lasting legacy, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As a trusted Talent Partner, you'll take ownership of end-to-end recruitment across large-scale volume campaigns while partnering closely with People Business Partners, Hiring Managers and People function teams to deliver outstanding hiring outcomes.

You'll:

• Lead high-volume recruitment campaigns.
• Design and execute innovative attraction strategies that engage top talent in a competitive market.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines using market insights and workforce data.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from briefing through to offer and onboarding.
• Facilitate large-scale assessment centres including candidate screening, testing and group assessments.
• Partner with leaders to provide strategic workforce planning advice and recruitment solutions.
• Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that reflects Metro's employer brand.
• Champion diversity, equity and inclusion by attracting talent from a broad range of backgrounds.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across multiple business divisions.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and drive best practice.

About you

You're passionate about recruitment and genuinely enjoy partnering with leaders to solve workforce challenges.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience managing high-volume recruitment campaigns within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Experience running assessment centres, group recruitment activities and volume selection processes.
• Confidence managing multiple competing priorities while delivering exceptional service.
• Experience recruiting specialist and technical positions alongside volume hiring.
• Strong sourcing capability and experience developing talent pipelines.
• SAP recruitment experience is essential, along with experience using PageUp, SuccessFactors or similar ATS platforms.
• A strategic mindset combined with a hands-on approach and willingness to roll up your sleeves.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-focused attitude.
• A genuine commitment to diversity, inclusion and creating positive candidate experiences.

Why Metro?

At Metro, you'll join a passionate Talent team that's helping shape the future of public transport in Melbourne. Every hire you make contributes to keeping our city moving safely and efficiently.

When you join us you'll enjoy:

• Attractive remuneration and corporate partner discounts.
• Free Myki travel across Victoria.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance.
• Ongoing career development and learning opportunities.
• Exposure to one of Victoria's largest and most exciting infrastructure organisations.
• Working alongside passionate, collaborative professionals who genuinely enjoy what they do.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact on a workforce that serves millions of Victorians every year.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're looking for a role where you can influence, partner, innovate and deliver meaningful recruitment outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.

Join us and help build the workforce that keeps Melbourne moving.

Applications close Tuesday 11th August 2026.

Please note that a Police Check, Health Assessment and a current Victorian Driver's Licence are required for this position.

Metro Trains Melbourne is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity, inclusion and belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia.

Metro’s commitment to an inclusive workforce

At Metro, we move Melbourne and we’re powered by our people. We’re committed to building a workforce that reflects our diverse communities and celebrates the unique perspectives each person brings. Inclusion, respect and opportunity shape how we work and we invite you to join us in creating a workplace where everyone can thrive.