Mable Hiring for Director, People & Talent Job at Sydney Full Time

Mable started in 2014 as the cofounders experienced the struggle to find the right home and support solutions for their family members. A few years later and with the work of an incredible team, Mable is proud to offer Australia’s largest and most diverse online community of independent support workers.

But you might think, what does Mable actually do? It’s quite simple, Mable is an easy online platform that enables people with disability and older Australians to connect locally with small business and sole trader providers of care and support services..

Having been recognised in Deloitte’s Fast 50 2020 Awards (#9 – 721% Growth) and winning the Australian Growth & Australian Technology Growth Company of the Year Award 2020, this is an awesome opportunity to join a thriving scale up whose profit for purpose mission is transforming the aged care and disability support sectors, providing meaningful impact to people’s lives across Australia.

With over 3 million hours of support being facilitated through its platform annually, Mable has been growing at a very fast pace and is now at 200+ employees strong.

Mission: We’re redefining support for disability and aged care in Australia by helping people who are ageing or living with disability to connect with independent support people in their community.

Our ways of working
At Mable we have a flexible and hybrid way of working approach, which is a blend of at home and in office. One of our core values is ‘’All About People’’ and we believe our people thrive by having a voice in how they work and operate.

About the position
The Director, People & Talent will lead the Talent and People Partnering & Operations teams at Mable, growing them as we scale. The Director, People & Talent will be responsible for leading the strategy development and implementation across the employment lifecycle, including talent acquisition, learning & development, coaching, performance, reward, engagement and workforce planning – developing people systems and programs that enable the achievement of business goals.

Mable has seen significant growth over the last few years – growing from a team of 50 to 200. The People & Talent team has been instrumental in enabling the company to grow at such speed; currently a team of 8. As we continue to further scale all teams across Mable, People & Talent will be growing over 2022 to facilitate and enable this growth.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role is newly created and will be a key leadership role at Mable.

What will I be doing?

• Develop Mable’s People and Talent Strategy

• Lead the team to design and implement impactful people strategies and initiatives aligned to the entire employee lifecycle

• Partner with business leaders to identify, advocate and enable projects that drive commercial culture and improve organisational effectiveness and business performance

• Make sound people related recommendations and act as a trusted advisor to the Founders and Executive Team

• Work collaboratively with the broader team to deliver solutions that attract, retain, promote and reward our people

• Lead business transformation initiatives and projects, identifying the need for change and directing the implementation of and adaptation to new or changing structures

• Enhance our hybrid working culture for better connection and collaboration

• Build internal capability for Mable’s Talent and People Partnering and Operations teams and provide leadership to the team, including 2-4 direct reports.

• 7-10+ years experience in a relevant related position including 3-5 years of leading a team in a high growth scale up technology or commercial organisation

• Proven experience leading People & Talent strategy with a background in setting and communicating strategy. You should be familiar with building strategy from the ground up and have excellent communication, and presentation skills to get the whole company bought-in to execute your strategy

• Excellent strategic and creative problem solving skills and experience in cultivating a high-performing growth culture through short, medium and long term actions.

• Advanced project management skills including proven success managing implementation of new initiatives within People & Talent

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to build excellent working relationships with senior stakeholders

• Adaptability, flexibility and the ability to manage multiple and competing deadlines

• Curiosity and passion to learn new things, including acquiring business acumen in order to better appreciate the commercial/business risks and perspectives.

Where to find us online:

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Mable is an equal opportunity employer. We find excellence in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. People with lived experience of disability or personal experience with the aged care system are strongly encouraged to apply.