Organisational Development Manager

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia's largest regional, domestic, and international airline. The Qantas Group's main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar.

About the Role

• Shape the future employee experience and employee engagement strategy across the Qantas Group
• Drive workforce insights, culture initiatives and organisational development outcomes
• 12-month fixed term opportunity based at the Mascot Campus, Sydney

As the Organisational Development Manager, you'll play a key role in shaping how we listen to, engage and support our people across the Qantas Group. Working within the Organisational Development team, you'll lead critical employee listening, engagement and culture initiatives, transforming workforce insights into meaningful actions that improve both employee experience and organisational performance. This is a highly visible role that partners with senior leaders, HR Business Partners, Employee Experience, Internal Communications, People Analytics and specialist Centres of Excellence across the business.

A key focus of the role is turning data into action. You'll lead annual engagement surveys and employee listening initiatives, analyse workforce trends and engagement data, develop executive-level insight packs and influence stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.

What You'll Bring to the Role

• 10+ years' experience in Organisational Development, Employee Experience, Employee Engagement, Culture, Change or a related People function within a large, complex organisation
• Experience leading employee listening, workforce insights or engagement programs from strategy through to implementation
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data, identify trends and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Proven stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience partnering with senior and executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience leading organisational change, culture transformation or continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong project management capability with experience delivering complex programs end-to-end
• Qualifications in Organisational Psychology, Human Resources, Business, Change Management or a related discipline

Why Qantas?

You'll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged, supported from day one with on-the-job training and coaching as well as formal training opportunities.

Benefits

• Heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe for you, family and friends
• Flexible leave options including up to 18 weeks paid parental leave and purchased leave
• Access to thousands of rewards and discounts, plus salary packaging
• Wellbeing support including a wellbeing app and tailored nutrition plans

Applications close Wednesday, 16th of September 2026.