Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant

At AustralianSuper, we truly care about our colleagues.​ We know work and life are intertwined. That’s why we support the diverse needs of everyone and have policies that enable us all to thrive and be truly flexible.  We ensure diversity is celebrated for the opportunity it provides us all to learn and grow and deliver better outcomes for members. We are dedicated to building a high-performance environment underpinned by a strong risk culture, ensuring we deliver the best outcomes for our members.

Your New Role 

The Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant will report to the Recruitment Manager, Talent Acquisition & Attraction. 

The Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant is responsible for the hands-on delivery of high-quality recruitment advice and end-to-end recruitment services that meet and exceed business requirements and candidate experience expectations. 

This involves establishing excellent working relationships with the Fund’s leadership group, other areas of Colleagues and Culture, and a range of external stakeholders.

Key duties include but are not limited to:

• Deliver end‑to‑end recruitment for roles across Australia, aligned to the broader Recruitment strategy. 

• Proactively talent map and build pipelines for future and critical hires, maintaining up‑to‑date talent intelligence. 

• Partner with the Recruitment team to evolve and embed a consistent, best‑practice recruitment process, with a strong focus on strategic sourcing. 

• Manage external recruitment partners and resourcing channels with a strong commercial and performance focus. 

• Support and embed the Fund’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion strategy through local market expertise and inclusive hiring practices. 

• Successfully manage high‑volume recruitment portfolios, balancing speed, quality, and stakeholder experience.

What You’ll Need   

• Demonstrated commitment to AustralianSuper’s purpose and values, with the ability to role‑model these in day‑to‑day recruitment practices. 

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience within a high‑performing, in‑house recruitment function, ideally supporting complex or enterprise environments. 

• Proven experience applying talent research and market intelligence methodologies to inform proactive sourcing and workforce planning. 

• Highly developed relationship‑building capability, with the confidence to influence and partner effectively with a broad and senior stakeholder group. 

• Strong end‑to‑end recruitment expertise, including direct sourcing, candidate screening, assessment, and interview management (including technical and presentation‑based interviews where required). 

• High levels of initiative, adaptability and resilience, with the ability to work.autonomously while contributing positively to a collaborative team environment.

• Prior experience delivering high‑volume contact centre recruitment outcomes.

Life at AustralianSuper 

AustralianSuper is committed to colleague development, and we support our people with ongoing learning, coaching and training, as well as career opportunities across our expanding global organisation. We offer generous leave entitlements and promote a blended working environment in which all roles can flex, and we’re happy to discuss what this looks like for you. 

We cultivate a workplace that champions safety, respect, inclusiveness and diversity.  We are committed to supporting our diverse workforce in a way that is inclusive and embraces diversity in all its forms. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role, please let our recruitment team know. 

What’s Next 

Apply now, if you share our values of Energy, Integrity, Generosity of Spirit and Excellent Outcomes and would like the opportunity to work in a challenging, growing and rapidly evolving team to deliver outstanding results. 

AustralianSuper uses AI to review resumes and conduct initial phone interviews.  This involves processing your resume, cover letter, and voice recording in Australia and the USA to help assess your suitability for the applied role. When invited to an AI phone screening, you may opt for a traditional phone screening instead. For information on how we handle your personal data, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy.

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Australian or New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status is required.  

Agencies please note: this vacancy is being managed directly by AustralianSuper’s Talent Acquisition team.  We will contact our preferred agency partners should we require additional support. Thank you.