Director Human Resources

Date Posted:

2026-01-12

Country:

Australia

Location:

AUSACT112: Brindabella Park ACT, 4 Brindabella Circuit, Level 1, Canberra Airport, Canberra, ACT, 2609, Australia

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

• Support Australia’s defence mission
• Demonstrate leadership in a fast-paced environment with flexible work opportunities and a supportive culture
• Be valued and empowered to reach your full potential, connect with diverse teams to solve real world problems
• Join a team with great benefits and professional development 

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia!

Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Director of Human Resources

Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow’s capabilities.

In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

Start your mission in a career filled with extraordinary opportunities for learning, mentoring and professional development. We offer flexible work and career growth backed by global expertise and a supportive culture.

This is your opportunity to join a fast-moving company that works on interesting and unique projects to support Australia’s defence mission and contribute to the critical outcomes of the Australian Defence Force.

You will be reporting to the Chief of People & Culture and serve as a key member of the HR leadership team. You will be responsible for overall business performance and development of strategies and change management initiatives to influence and support the organisational strategic direction.

This role also involves leading the HR Operations team, Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition and Shared Services team to ensure effective management of HR activities and plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to the HR Operations team in the support to business and implementation of HR activities.
• Management of employee relations requirements such as union negotiations, performance investigations, policies, objectives and legislative requirements.
• Provide leadership to HR Managers and Program Managers managing ramp down/up activities.
•    Establish and maintain productive working relationships with Program Managers and the Directors network.
• Ensure effective local HR Operations representation and input at business meetings, Gates, Estimates at Completion (EAC), and Project Management Review (PMR).
• Gather, prepare, and analyse materials on behalf of the Chief of People & Culture for decision-making purposes
• Act as conduit for COE Functional representatives across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition and Shared Services
• Travel will be required on a regular basis, both within Australia and internationally to fulfil the requirements of this role.
• Other duties as deemed relevant to program and operational requirements and within the technical competency of the position.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Requires a University Degree in Human Resources, Organisational Development, Industrial Relations, Business Management or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Post graduate qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, or a related field.
• Tertiary qualifications or certification in Project Management or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 12 years prior relevant experience (when a University Degree is held).
• Requires deep management and leadership knowledge to lead and manage multi-functional project teams.
• Proven experience in industrial relations, employee relations, and union negotiations.
• Track record of effective project management execution.
• Significant team management experience and demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and career development skills.
• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at careers@raytheon.com.au.

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