People Systems and Analytics Lead

Lead the future of people systems, workforce analytics and HR data for a nationally significant organisation.

This is an opportunity to shape how people data is leveraged to support decision-making, organisational effectiveness and workforce outcomes across the business. Leading a specialist team, you will drive the evolution of workforce analytics, HR technology and organisational management capability while partnering with leaders to ensure data, systems and insights are translated into meaningful business outcomes.

If you're passionate about combining people, technology and data to create impact at scale, this role offers the opportunity to influence both strategy and execution while building on strong foundations already established.

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia’s skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful. We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus, Develop and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

This is a unique opportunity to lead a function that sits at the intersection of people, technology, analytics and organisational effectiveness, based out of Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne.

As the People Systems & Analytics Lead, you will be responsible for the organisation's people systems, workforce analytics, organisational management and people data governance capability. You will lead a specialist team while partnering closely with stakeholders across People & Culture, IT, Information Management and the wider business to ensure workforce data and technology are enabling better organisational outcomes.

The function has strong foundations already in place, including established workforce reporting, Power BI dashboards, data governance practices and organisational management capability. We are now looking for a leader who can bring fresh perspective, challenge current thinking and identify opportunities to further mature and enhance the function.

You will provide strategic oversight of the HR systems roadmap, lead ongoing system improvement initiatives and support future HR technology opportunities, including SAP and SuccessFactors optimisation, workforce analytics enhancement and HRIS transformation activities.

Leading teams across People Systems & Analytics and Organisational Management, you will play a key role in ensuring leaders have access to trusted workforce insights, robust people data and fit-for-purpose systems that support decision-making today while positioning the organisation for the future.

People enjoy working within this team because of the tangible impact they have on enterprise-wide workforce decisions, systems and organisational outcomes.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

 Position Description - People Systems and Analytics Lead 

You are an experienced leader with a background in people systems, workforce analytics, organisational management or HRIS environments. You understand the importance of trusted workforce data, effective systems and strong stakeholder relationships in supporting organisational decision-making.

You enjoy solving complex problems, translating business requirements into practical solutions and working across both technical and people-focused environments. Equally comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders and technical specialists, you bring a pragmatic approach and understand successful outcomes are achieved through collaboration, influence and strong relationships.

The successful applicant will have:

• Experience leading specialist teams responsible for people systems, workforce analytics, organisational management or HRIS services.
• Advanced Power BI capability, including dashboard development, reporting enhancement and data visualisation.
• Experience developing and managing HRIS roadmaps, system enhancements and transformation initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of SAP HR, including HR Master Data, organisational management and position management.
• Experience with SuccessFactors and an understanding of its capability, optimisation opportunities and future potential.
• Demonstrated experience leading data migration, system implementation or HR technology transition projects.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner across senior leadership, IT and Information Management functions.
• Experience leading and developing specialist teams focused on analytics, systems or organisational management.

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen or a Permanent resident as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Abigail Barnes Abigail.barnes@airservicesaustralia.com

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Wednesday 4^th November 2026

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Advertised: 23 Oct 2026 12:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Application close: 04 Nov 2026 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

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