• Senior Leadership role within Rest's People & Culture team
• Hybrid working envionment with a focus on outcomes
• Sydney or Melbourne location 

About Us

Established in 1988, Rest is one of Australia’s largest profit-to-member superannuation funds.

We support nearly two million members, with around $75 billion of funds under management and are recognised as a responsible investment leader*. We believe when members understand and engage with their super, they’re more likely to get a better retirement outcome.

Everything we do at Rest is underpinned by our values and behaviours, we want to Be Daring, Keep it Simple, Take Action and Have Grit. To put it simply we want our people to thrive and love the work they do.

About the Job

The General Manager of People Solutions and Services is pivotal in driving operational excellence within the P&C department. This strategic leader will focus on optimising service offerings, enhancing employee experiences, and improving accuracy and efficiency in all operational processes – as well as strategically leading the remuneration and reward function. As a member of the P&C Leadership Team, this role acts as a driving force behind continuous improvement initiatives and the implementation of a robust P&C service model.

Thought Leadership and Strategic Advisor 

• Provide visionary yet pragmatic thought leadership to advance Rest’s People agenda, across the domains of HR technology, operations and remuneration. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, Executive team and Board, providing insights and recommendations on remuneration matters.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to the CPO, provide insights and advice on a range of strategic people matters, helping to shape the Rest People agenda

Operational Support

• Champion investment in advanced P&C systems, overseeing their implementation while managing relationships with operational vendors to enhance system efficiency. 
• Oversee an adept team responsible for the seamless execution of Rest's employee life cycle processes including onboarding, terminations, employment contracts, and workforce conditions.
• Oversee the payroll function, including outsourced service providers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery of services.
• Accountable for the design and execution of the Work Health and Safety (WHS) framework, encompassing the development and deployment of comprehensive wellbeing strategies and practices.
• Proactively manage HR operational vendors and systems

Operational Improvement

• Oversee the Operational Improvement team to pinpoint and enact enhancements in operational procedures throughout the People & Culture domain.
• Craft strategic initiatives to empower employees and managers with self-service capabilities for fundamental P&C functions, thereby elevating the user experience.
• Design and implement a tiered P&C service model
• Establish a robust people data, analytics, and reporting function 

Reward

• Design and execute performance and reward strategies, including the creation of relevant frameworks, policies, and plans that encompass remuneration, performance management, and incentive schemes. 
• Vigilantly oversee remuneration policies and procedures to guarantee effective design, application, and governance across the company, while maintaining strict compliance with critical regulations such as CPS 511.
• Administer the yearly performance evaluation and remuneration cycle, 
• Establish and maintain appropriate remuneration benchmarking practices 
• Take responsibility for drafting and presenting papers to the People, Culture & Remuneration Committee.

Leadership

• Establish clear team objectives that contribute to the broader People & Culture strategy, fostering an environment of accountability and excellence. 
• Oversee the team’s budget, optimising resource allocation to maximise the effectiveness of talent and capability programs. 
• Provide regular, constructive coaching and feedback to team members, facilitating professional development and career progression. 

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads. 

As a Senior Business Development Manager at Endava, you will identify new clients, and introduce them to our capabilities and IT services. You'll guide these new customers through the entire sales cycle, offering solutions that allow them to achieve business goals through enterprise transformation of their IT environment. 

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients to showcase our exceptional capability and build long standing collaborative relationships.
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies, cold calling, networking, referrals, and online research.
• Execute an end-to-end client sales cycle focused on the sales process from the acquisition of new clients to closing deals and driving revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and prospects by researching and contacting prospects in alignment with sales goals.
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets and objectives, consistently delivering revenue goals.
• Apply your deep knowledge of the industry, its technological landscape, and the complex challenges it faces to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on technology challenges within your vertical.
• Exceed your personal financial goals by growing your book-of-business, driving revenue growth, and achieving uncapped commission in our aggressive commission model.
• As a thought leader, you will have the opportunity to participate in speaking events, workshops, panels, and conferences to share your expertise and insights.
• Participate in external industry events

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services and industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads. 

As a Senior Business Development Manager at Endava, you will identify new clients, and introduce them to our capabilities and IT services. You'll guide these new customers through the entire sales cycle, offering solutions that allow them to achieve business goals through enterprise transformation of their IT environment. 

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the trusted advisor selling IT Professional Services to potential clients to showcase our exceptional capability and build long standing collaborative relationships.
• Identify potential target clients through lead generation strategies, cold calling, networking, referrals, and online research.
• Execute an end-to-end client sales cycle focused on the sales process from the acquisition of new clients to closing deals and driving revenue growth.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads and prospects by researching and contacting prospects in alignment with sales goals.
• Negotiate, manage, and close strategic new business deals.
• Achieve and exceed sales targets and objectives, consistently delivering revenue goals.
• Apply your deep knowledge of the industry, its technological landscape, and the complex challenges it faces to become the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on technology challenges within your vertical.
• Exceed your personal financial goals by growing your book-of-business, driving revenue growth, and achieving uncapped commission in our aggressive commission model.
• As a thought leader, you will have the opportunity to participate in speaking events, workshops, panels, and conferences to share your expertise and insights.
• Participate in external industry events

The Endava Google Cloud team is on a mission to assist companies in transforming how they deliver products to their customers. We seek an accomplished technologist to join our new multi-cloud Infrastructure and Delivery Unit, tasked with delivering Cloud Landing Zones and modernization projects for various key accounts and industry domains.

This presents a market-first opportunity to serve as an infrastructure subject matter expert, providing technical guidance on solutions design, governance, security, operations, and cost control best practices. Your contributions will significantly impact the continued growth of our GCP capability as we expand in the Australian region.

We are currently accepting applications for this permanent position from candidates located in Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane. We endorse a hybrid work model to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Responsibilities:

• Work with customers to design and build cloud-based infrastructures and landing zones
• Assist with the creation of Infrastructure architectures and technical documentation
• Design and implement:
• Secure cloud foundational cloud implementations
• Automated provisioning of infrastructure and applications
• Cloud-ready applications architecture
• Deliver end-to-end cloud-based infrastructure management solutions
• Present Infrastructure modernization strategy to C-level executives
• Improvements to monitoring, logging and observability in Client environments
• Defining and implementing cloud infrastructure governance and building deployment standards
• Working cross-functionally with our delivery management team.

As our Lead Electrical Engineer you’ll lead our efforts across global data centre projects, ensuring all phases—from planning through to operation—are executed to industry-leading standards. Collaborate closely with various teams including Engineering, Project Management, Facilities Management, and Sales/Marketing to deliver new and expansion projects efficiently and effectively. In addition to this you’ll manage all aspects of electrical design from initial business cases and feasibility studies to long-term facilities management and expansions.

Key areas of focus will include:

Design Leadership: Chair electrical design workshops, ensuring optimal solutions are explored and standards met. Lead the review and improvement of existing design standards and present actionable recommendations. 

Technical Oversight: Conduct key shop drawing reviews, load flow and discrimination studies, and earthing designs. Oversee construction site inspections, commissioning processes, and integrated systems testing. 

Project Management Assistance: development of feasibility studies, due diligence reports, and project scopes. Manage capital cost estimations, ROI analysis, and risk assessments. 

Facility Management: Support long-term facilities management with specialist knowledge in maintenance operations procedures (MOPs) and change advisory boards (CABs). 

Capacity Management: Design, create and maintain power flow and capacity calculations for NEXTDC data centres 

The Commercial discipline is responsible for driving business growth, managing partnerships, and providing industry subject matter expertise and advisory to both clients and internal teams. This strategic and consultative team creates meaningful relationships with clients through their combined knowledge of IT services industry trends and pain points. Members include business development staff of all levels, client partners, alliances and partnerships managers, industry advisors, and operational leads.

As a Business Development Executive (BDE) focused on the SCM, Logistics & Travel industries, you will play a pivotal role in expanding our client base and driving revenue growth as a valuable team member of our Sales and Marketing team, using your expertise to discover and capitalize on new business opportunities within the automotive industry.

Responsibilities:

• Drive the sales pipeline by engaging new and existing clients within the SCM, Logistics & Travel Industries
• Drive client engagement and proposal development.
• Plan and carry out business activities to build client relationships and secure opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior sales and delivery teams to articulate Endava's value proposition effectively.
• Develop and maintain a target account list with defined prospect/client profiles and key value propositions.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of industry verticals and sub-verticals, providing insights and case studies to support sales efforts.
• Lead discussions with industry professionals and stakeholders to generate interest and showcase expertise in key industry topics.

The Endava Google Cloud team is on a mission to assist companies in transforming how they deliver products to their customers. We seek an accomplished technologist to join our new multi-cloud Infrastructure and Delivery Unit, tasked with delivering Cloud Landing Zones and modernization projects for various key accounts and industry domains.

This presents a market-first opportunity to serve as a Lead Infrastructure Consultant and act as a multi-cloud subject matter expert to provide technical guidance on solutions design, governance, security, operations, and cost control best practices. Your proficiency and contributions will be pivotal in driving the ongoing expansion of our GCP capability within the Australian region.

We are currently accepting applications for this permanent position from candidates located in Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle or Brisbane. We endorse a hybrid work model to promote a healthy work-life balance

Role Responsibilities:

• Work with customers to design and build cloud-based infrastructures and landing zones
• Assist with the creation of Infrastructure architectures and technical documentation
• Design and implement:
• Secure cloud foundational cloud implementations
• Automated provisioning of infrastructure and applications
• Cloud-ready applications architecture
• Deliver end-to-end cloud-based infrastructure management solutions
• Present Infrastructure modernization strategy to C-level executives
• Improvements to monitoring, logging and observability in Client environments
• Defining and implementing cloud infrastructure governance and building deployment standards
• Working cross-functionally with our delivery management team

The facilities team is essential for creating a productive and efficient work environment. They manage physical workspace, handle office logistics, and support day-to-day operations. By maintaining an optimal work environment, the facility team enables employees to focus on their core tasks and contribute effectively to the organization's success.

As an Office Manager at Endava, you will foster a welcoming and collaborative working environment within our newly renovated office space. You will identify opportunities to enhance the experience for our stakeholders and leadership team, using dynamic and impactful approaches to strengthen engagement across our office locations in the region.

You are a cultural driver advocating for inclusivity in the workplace, playing a pivotal role in articulating and representing Endava’s values to cultivate a positive work culture. This multifaceted position requires full-time attendance at our centrally located CBD office and prior experience in an operations-focused role, ideally in a scaling environment.

Responsibilities

• Office Management: Manage daily office operations including meeting room allocation, building access, weekly grocery orders for our communal pantry and fridge, maintaining office tidiness, and overseeing travel and delivery coordination for our stakeholders;
• Building Management: Administer furniture/equipment inventory, oversee building contracts and maintenance, monitor utilities, ensure compliance with legal standards, and maintain relationships with the landlord;
• Community Engagement: Proactively identify opportunities to strengthen team connections through community events, drive participation and engagement via internal communication platforms and social media, coordinate fortnightly community lunches, and assist leadership with company-wide announcements and All-Hands;
• Driving Culture: Advocate for an inclusive workplace that unifies our stakeholders and leadership team, and articulates and represents Endava’s values to foster a positive work culture;
• Reception/Front of House: Provide a positive and welcoming experience for guests and clients, and conduct tours of our newly renovated office space;
• Employer Branding: Collaborate with our People Experience and Marketing teams for internal and external events, meetups, conferences, community-based activities, and celebrations that represent Endava's cultural values;
• Onboarding: Support our People Experience team with onboarding, and provide a welcoming experience for new starters;
• Project Work: Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders from other teams to support various operational projects within the region;
• Health, Safety, and Security: Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, act as a security and fire marshal, and provide first aid.

What you’ll be doing

• Visually diagnose vehicles for mobile and/or fixed site inspections to deliver pre purchase inspections, finance inspections, dealer inspections and pink slip inspections.  
• Document the outcomes of your inspections for our customers via our digital app. 
• Contact customers to book in their appointments and liaise with owners, sellers and buyers about their inspections. 

What we offer
Belong in a place where you can be yourself and love what you do. Join our hotel community and we will support you to realise your true potential. You will be part of a team where everyone’s contribution is valued. And we will empower you to bring ideas to elevate our services, creating personalised experiences for guests and team members. Help them to feel special, and we do the same for you.

Why is this an exciting opportunity

As the Human Experience (HX) Company, Starcom harnesses the power of media to bridge the tension between what people want and brands need. 

We believe the alchemy of people and technology create experiences that people love, and the actions that brands need. Our people are empowered by technology, and they use it to reinvent, navigating brand offerings in the way they want. They are carving their own desire lines through traditional consumer categories. 

Our people are provided the benefit of:

• An inclusive and fun workplace where the alchemy of people and technology creates experiences that people love, and actions that brands needs. 
• The opportunity to experience another world, learn a skill or do something you are passionate about outside of media through our annual Human Experience Day. 
• Flexible working – the ability to mould the way you want to work to fit your lifestyle. 
• A constantly evolving and personalised Learning and Development programme tailored to the training you need to drive your career development. 
• Local and Global Mobility – transferring to any agency within Publicis Groupe in Australia and internationally. 
• An onboarding program that commences from the point of you accepting our offer and shares everything that you need to know about Starcom and sets you up to achieve success throughout your first 6 months. 
• Progressive parental leave initiatives.  
• Wellbeing initiatives that support your ‘Wholeself’ – mental health initiatives which include a Publicis wide shut down in October each year to mark World Mental Health Day. We also have massages, flu shots, free breakfast and fruit and access to our Employee Assistance Program. 

You will be joining a talented and well recognised agency with credentials:

• 1x AdNews Media Trading Team
• 1x win & 10+ nominations (e.g., 30 under 30, women in media, next of the best)
• 26x Trade & PR Content
• 2x B&T - Top 10 Recognition (CEO – Rainmaker and COO – Big Spender)
• B&T - Starcom ‘Gold’ for August – Best Performing Agency in Market
• B&T Award Nominations – Best Digital Transformation and Best Audio Campaigns

Starcom are delighted to announce a new partnership with one of the country’s leading Telco groups whose portfolio of well-loved brands operate nationwide, connecting Australia for the better. The client is an innovative technology led business that is a challenger brand, who are consistently open to testing and learning as well as delivering media firsts. They lend a fantastic playground for curious and ambitious talent – you will no doubt have the opportunity to challenge your mindset and broaden your scope for creativity and strategic thinking.

This is your chance to join a winning agency filled with talented individuals who want to exceed expectations and do great work, whilst making your mark on one of the agency’s most exciting new clients.

If the values Simple’s Better | Boldly Go | Own it | Stand Together resonate, then this is the role for you.

The transformation you will experience

This is an opportunity to join Starcom’s award-winning HX Partnerships team as an Investment Manager. You might be a successful and ambitious Senior Investment Executive ready to take your next step, which we will support you on.

The beauty of this role is that you get to take ownership of your work – it is an incredible opportunity to make your mark on one of the biggest advertisers in our market, who have a huge appetite for innovative executions and impactful media. You will receive exposure to a wide range of media channels, not just your spots and dots!

You will lead some of the most dynamic campaigns with impressive content sponsorships and partnerships across all key channels in TV, Radio, OOH, and BVOD; there is also potential for planning input into digital mediums.

You will get to work and develop your skills and experience across driving negotiation outcomes in line with client KPIs and ensure our negotiated value for the client is implemented as agreed. You’ll develop your confidence to build relationships and collaborate with media partners through media briefs, as well as identifying new opportunities to deliver best in class work for the client. As a valued member of the team, you are responsible for driving and enhancing our agency's culture of Never Standing Still.

Your scope will include:

• Working with the Investment Director to develop an investment approach which will enable client KPIs to be met
• Working with the HX Planning & Activation team to ensure we have clear briefs for all investment activities and provide challenges to aspects according to your knowledge of the media marketplace
• Being the Publicis product offering advocate and know when they are best deployed for clients
• Maintaining strong and genuine relationships with media partners
• Overseeing reporting, finance, and the monthly billing process
• Managing and training junior staff on processes and tools

What you’re looking for

• A supportive and collaborative culture
• Clients who are open to be challenged and working progressively.
• Fulfil your career ambitions in a business large enough to accommodate them - we have one of the best mobility programs GLOBALLY!

What type of person will be successful in this role

You’ll possess:

• Experience in investment across traditional and digital media channels

• Strong negotiation skills
• An understanding of how a media agency works and extensive insight into media suppliers
• The ability to clearly convey information and ideas to individuals and teams in a way that engages the audience and helps them understand and retain the message
• Advanced knowledge and experience of all tools (TARDIIS, Fusion, Asteroid, Nielsen, MOVE, Spectra MD, TV Map)
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders and engaging with clients when required
• Attention to detail that is second to none
• The ability to provide solutions and think outside of the box
• The ability to be a collaborative team member who thrives in working with others
• Strong time management and the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Strong organisational skills with a love for being one step ahead
• A curious nature with a willingness for continuous learning and fearless growth

Publicis Groupe benefits

Be a part of the Publicis Groupe family, one of the world’s most progressive and dynamic modern communications businesses, enjoying all the perks that come with our network offering: 

• A comprehensive Wholeself program supporting Physical, Mindful and Financial wellbeing

• A creative, fun, and rewarding office environment backed up by our Publicis Liberté flexibility approach “working your way, with us!” 
• Access to our Global AI Platform, Marcel, connecting Publicis Groupe employees with opportunities for career mobility and collaboration across our global network
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including more than 15,000 learning programs via our online learning platform Marcel Classes
• A culture of open feedback and support to reach your goals through our Career Conversations program 
• A committed Diversity, Equality and Inclusion strategy driven through our Viva! Women, Égalité, enABLE and Embrace (reconciliation action plan) programs  
• Work Your World program enabling employees the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world for up to 6 weeks per year
• Parental leave policy with up to 18 weeks paid primary carer leave and generous secondary carer benefits
• Access to counsellors, psychologists, and professionals through Sonder - an all-in-on digital wellbeing technology platform designed to support psychological, medical & safety needs

Starcom, as a part of Publicis Groupe believes that to deliver the best solutions to our clients, our people need to reflect the diverse communities in which our clients operate. We value diversity and the skills, knowledge and experience that difference brings to our culture and solutions. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for employees with disabilities and for candidates in our application process. If you need assistance or adjustment due to a disability, please contact us.

This highly valued role is integral to the success of our National Strategic Advisory team and is a fantastic opportunity to utilise your knowledge in property, strong administration skills and high attention to detail. This is a great opportunity for a driven Property or Economics degree graduate looking to kickstart their career in a dynamic team. 

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Coordinating and preparing reports, marketing materials, submissions and presentations.
• Client liaison, including booking meetings and following up on client requirements. 
• Collating fee forecasts and managing debtors.
• Actioning invoices and expenses.
• Organising for domestic team travel and accommodation. 
• Updating the CRM Database