Title:  GM People Enablement

• Enterprise Impact: Shape AusNet’s culture, leadership, and talent strategy at scale during a period of significant growth.
• Executive Influence: Partner directly with the ELT, Board, and executive team to drive transformation and future-of-work initiatives
• Portfolio Breadth: Oversee Strategy Development, Reward & Analytics, OD and Strategic Talent- true end-to-end people enablement.

Be trusted to bring the energy today and build a cleaner tomorrow.
At AusNet, our purpose is clear: to connect communities with reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy. We start with our customers’ needs, build trust, and do what’s right for our communities. We find the best and safest way forward and support our people to thrive.

About the Role

We’re seeking a dynamic General Manager – People Enablement to lead a Centre of Excellence that shapes our culture, leadership, and talent strategies. This pivotal role will drive enterprise frameworks across Reward & Analytics, Organisational Development and Strategic Talent Management, ensuring our workforce is ready for today and the future.

Lead a high-performing team of four direct reports and guide 19 specialists across our Centre of Excellence portfolio. You’ll work hand-in-hand with senior leaders and the Board to shape bold people strategies, elevate leadership capability, and drive transformation that positions AusNet for the future.

What You’ll Do

• You’ll partner closely with our Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Extended Leadership Team (XLT), bringing strong cadence, clarity and execution discipline to an ambitious transformation agenda.
• Lead the design and delivery of reward, benefits, and recognition strategies aligned to business goals.
• Oversee culture, performance, talent, leadership, and succession frameworks to build future capabilities.
• Drive strategic workforce planning and talent acquisition initiatives to attract and retain top talent.

About You

We’re looking for a seasoned HR leader who thrives in complexity and inspires change. Ideally, you’ll bring:

• 15+ years’ experience in specialist HR roles (reward, OD, workforce planning).
• Ideally 18 months from a CPO trajectory—ready to operate at breadth while lifting maturity and scale.
• Board‑facing credibility; able to run strategy and execute—calm under pressure, resilient and flexible.
• Proven success leading diverse HR teams and delivering tailored solutions.
• Experience leading diverse expert teams; high stakeholder EQ; thrives in a relationship‑led, complex environment.

A real place to belong

We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, and a wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.

We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:

• Flexibility: whether this is hybrid work, flexible hours, or part time arrangements, we’ll work with you to help balance work and life.
• Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
• Community Giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partners, Foodbank or Landcare, or for a cause that matters to you.
• Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.

As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.

So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.

We will not be engaging with Recruitment agencies for this role, so please Apply directly.