Director – People and Culture

This is a role with real purpose and scope in one of Australia’s most exciting growth companies. You’ll manage our People and Culture function day to day across operations, performance, policy, engagement, reporting and development. Just as importantly, you’ll help shape how we scale performance, capability and culture as we grow, so our people experience stays consistent and high quality. 

You’ll work in partnership with the Head of People & Culture to shape priorities and deliver initiatives that make Betashares a great place to do your best work and grow your career. With an automation-first mindset, you’ll use AI and smart workflows to cut admin, lift consistency and create more time for what matters most: being with teams, coaching leaders and driving work that genuinely moves the needle. 

This is a hands-on senior role for someone who takes real pride in doing great work. You care deeply about the employee experience, hold a high bar, and solve problems properly. You learn fast, take initiative, listen to feedback and bring others with you. 

You’ll lift internal communication so it’s clear, timely and useful, and you’ll strengthen collaboration across the business by continuously improving how teams work together. 

We’re looking for someone who brings a broad range of experience and uses that perspective to make a genuine impact. If you build trust quickly, have a curious mindset, and care about getting the details right, you’ll thrive here. You’ll have the space to lead day to day, the support to keep growing, and the opportunity to make a real difference in our growing business. 

Role Responsibilities  

• Responsible for the day-to-day running of People & Culture, including setting priorities, cadence, delivery and stakeholder management, and ensure consistent support across the employee lifecycle. 
• Partner with people managers to deliver initiatives relating to performance, role clarity, feedback and ways of working that lift outcomes and accountability. 
• Use AI and automation to simplify workflows, build self-serve where it helps, and improve speed and consistency. 
• Oversee delivery of the performance and development process, including manager enablement, tools, comms and continuous improvement. 
• Strengthen P&C operations by keeping policies practical and current, tightening lifecycle processes and documentation, and turning reporting into action. 
• Lift internal communications, including toolkits, updates and key messages that reduce noise and improve alignment. 
• Encourage collaboration across the business by improving rituals and clarity around ownership and decision-making. 
• Lead and develop the P&C Manager through coaching, clear expectations, smart prioritisation and quality support. 

Key skills and experience 

• 6 to 10+ years in senior People & Culture roles with depth across performance, P&C operations, employee lifecycle and development, ideally in a scaling environment. 
• Strong judgment and confidence advising colleagues, with a track record of becoming a trusted partner. 
• AI literate and automation-minded, with experience using tools and workflows to reduce admin and lift quality. 
• Proven experience running performance cycles and building simple, scalable people frameworks that leaders actually use. 
• Experience leading and developing a direct report, or clear readiness to step into that responsibility. 
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation and how to apply it in a fast-moving business. 
• Comfortable with metrics, reporting and turning insights into practical improvements. 
• Strong internal communications capability, including clear writing and the ability to simplify complexity. 
• Personal style that is approachable and accountable: high standards, proactive, calm under pressure, and you follow through.