Senior Manager Talent, Performance & Career

Shape the Future Workforce of Transport for NSW

Build Tomorrow's Leaders. Drive Career Excellence Today.

Step into a pivotal role where you'll architect and deliver the career development programs that attract, nurture, and propel Transport's emerging talent.

You will identify business critical roles and succession planning for those roles in our business while providing support in developing those people who are either ready now, or in one, two or three years to move into these roles. As well you will be the strategic force behind our VET Cadet, Early Careers, and Graduate Programs – creating meaningful career experiences that transform capable graduates into tomorrow's transport leaders.

Your Strategic Impact

This role which thinks strategically about talent across the business, how do we identify and nurture it? You will work with leaders and leadership teams to make decisions around talent, to ensure that we mitigate people risks in the organisation and increase retention. This is talent strategy at scale. You'll design evidence-based programs that don't just fill positions – they build capability, drive engagement, and create career pathways that fuel Transport's future success.

Program Leadership & Innovation

• Define clear career pathways that enable emerging talent to build skills and progress with confidence
• Drive continuous enhancement of Grow Perform Succeed (GPS), aligning with organizational priorities and workforce needs
• Apply research-driven, evidence-based practices to create programs with measurable, lasting impact
• Lead end-to-end strategy, design, and delivery of VET Cadet, Early Careers, and Graduate Programs

Strategic Partnership & Collaboration

• Partner with business leaders, SMEs, P&C, and L&D teams to co-design tailored capability-building initiatives
• Act as trusted advisor to senior leadership on emerging talent strategy and workforce development
• Foster cross-functional collaboration while navigating competing priorities

Impact Measurement & Insights

• Provide strategic insights and reporting to senior leadership on outcomes and business impact
• Drive data-informed continuous improvement across all talent initiatives

Culture & Capability Building

• Lead and facilitate training, workshops, and coaching sessions across all Transport levels
• Embed leadership behaviours that drive positive culture, accountability, and high performance
• Equip emerging leaders to adapt and excel in evolving environments
• Align talent programs with organizational change, workforce planning, and transformation initiatives

What You Bring

Strategic Expertise

• Experience aligning talent strategy with organizational transformation and culture change
• System thinking in a heavily matrixed org
• Proven experience designing and delivering graduate programs, early careers initiatives, or talent development at scale
• translating insights into strategic improvements

Leadership & Influence

• Confident presenting insights and recommendations to executive leadership
• Exceptional ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across diverse functions
• Strategic thinker who can balance innovation with practical, measurable outcomes

Why This Role Matters

Transport for NSW moves millions of people every day. The talent you develop today will lead the innovations, manage the infrastructure, and drive the customer experiences that shape Sydney's and NSW's future mobility. Your work will:

• Build the talent pipeline for one of Australia's largest transport networks
• Drive cultural transformation through strategic talent development
• Create meaningful career pathways for hundreds of emerging professionals
• Contribute to Transport's reputation as an employer of choice for emerging talent

Ready to Shape Transport's Future Talent?

If you're a strategic talent leader who thrives on creating programs that transform careers and build organizational capability, this is your opportunity to make lasting impact.

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This role is hybrid-friendly, meaning you can mix in-person days at your team’s home base location with remote days. 

What are you waiting for…? Connect with us.  Apply now!

Applications close: 11:59 pm Sunday 30 November 2025.

For more information about this role, please contact GARY.LAZZAROTTO2@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us. 

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