Talent Acquisition Lead

You will lead recruitment operations across AU/NZ, managing a team located in both Auckland and Australia. The environment is fast-moving and commercially driven, requiring strong prioritisation, clear decision-making and the ability to lead confidently across locations.

This is an opportunity to shape delivery standards, improve volume hiring capability and create sustainable recruitment practices in a growth-focused, private equity-backed organisation.

You will be accountable for:

• Leading end-to-end recruitment operations across AU/NZ
• Managing and supporting a team based in Auckland and Australia
• Allocating requisitions and balancing workload across regions
• Acting as escalation point for recruitment-related matters
• Driving service level performance and improving time-to-fill
• Implementing campaign-based hiring for repeat roles
• Embedding structured screening and assessment frameworks
• Supporting workforce forecasting discussions with business leaders
• Overseeing senior and business-critical recruitmentYou will operate with delegated authority and be trusted to manage delivery independently within agreed strategy and governance frameworks.

You will operate with delegated authority and be trusted to manage delivery independently within agreed strategy and governance frameworks.

You’re an experienced Talent Acquisition professional who’s ready to step into broader operational leadership. You’ve likely had exposure to leading or mentoring others and are comfortable being the person who brings clarity, structure and momentum when things get busy.

You’re confident managing across locations and understand what it takes to build trust and alignment with a geographically dispersed team. Travel doesn’t faze you, you see it as part of leading well and staying connected.

You thrive in fast-moving environments where priorities shift and pace matters. You don’t wait to be told what to do; you assess, decide and act. You’re pragmatic, commercially aware and able to balance stakeholder expectations with operational realities.

Most importantly, you take ownership. You’re resilient, calm under pressure and motivated by making tangible improvements; not just keeping things ticking over.

This role plays a critical part in supporting workforce continuity while strengthening our recruitment capability as we scale. You will have real influence over process, performance and team capability, with the autonomy to drive meaningful improvements.

If you’re ready to lead across borders, make tangible impact and contribute to a growth-focused organisation, we’d welcome your application.

Questions about your identity help us appreciate the diversity of individuals looking to work with us, ensuring we’re attracting applications from people with identities and perspectives that are as diverse as our students. 

We are an equal opportunity employer. As part of our commitment to equity, we work to ensure a fair and consistent interview process. We celebrate diversity and we are committed to an inclusive work environment.