People & Culture Manager

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role (Your Why)

Are you an experienced People & Culture leader who thrives in complex, fast-moving environments? This is a rare opportunity to make a significant impact within one of the largest technology businesses in ANZ.

As a People & Culture Manager within our Managed Operations Business, you won't just be supporting the Unit — you'll be a trusted strategic partner sitting at the heart of a large-scale, technically driven organisation. You'll work alongside senior leaders and executives to shape and drive people strategy across a diverse and dynamic workforce, where your ability to influence, engage and navigate complex stakeholder relationships will be your greatest asset.

This is a high-visibility role where your voice matters, your ideas are valued, and your work directly shapes the culture and capability of a business operating at significant scale.

What You’ll Do

Strategic People Partnership

• Act as a key strategic partner to senior leaders and executives, translating business objectives into people and culture initiatives that deliver real outcomes
• Lead the development and implementation of HR strategy aligned to Datacom's broader business direction
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders across a large, technically complex organisation to establish strategic workforce plans and objectives
• Drive decision-making that meaningfully impacts the success of the business

Stakeholder Management & Influence

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with a wide network of internal stakeholders — from frontline leaders through to executives
• Navigate complex organisational dynamics, using your influencing skills to drive alignment and gain buy-in on matters of strategic significance
• Serve as a credible advisor to leaders, providing data-informed insights and recommendations on complex people challenges

Culture, Engagement & Retention

• Champion a high-performance culture by designing and delivering engagement and retention strategies that resonate across a large, technical workforce
• Lead initiatives that strengthen organisational culture, connection and belonging at scale
• Drive continuous improvement & innovation across people processes utilising AI and Digital technologies to enhance the employee experience end-to-end

Employee Relations

• Ensure the workforce is aligned to business growth, cost structures and capability needs
• Manage organisational changes and associated employee relations

Financial & Operational Management

• Establish and maintain adherence to work plans, schedules and performance requirements

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of broad corporate experience, with a minimum of 5+ years in a senior HR role — ideally within a large, complex or technology-driven organisation
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a proven track record of engaging and influencing senior leaders and executives
• Strong strategic acumen — you can see the big picture, connect the dots, and translate strategy into practical action
• Deep understanding of how technology businesses operate, with the ability to speak the language of a technical workforce
• A natural relationship builder who is equally comfortable in a boardroom as you are on the floor with teams
• Proven negotiation skills, with the ability to navigate competing priorities and achieve outcomes that work for all parties
• Experience managing people and teams within a large-scale environment
• Solid knowledge of employment legislation and compliance requirements
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills — you can convey complex ideas simply and confidently across all levels of the organisation

Why Join Us Here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.