Senior Consultant, Talent Acquisition

• A key role in driving our technology talent transformation agenda
• Max term contract until June 2027
• Play an important part shaping the future of our iconic Australian institution to support the Australian community

About the business/role/team

You will be part of a specialist Talent Acquisition providing critical talent and resourcing support for the Bank, reporting to the Head of Talent Acquisition. You will join a highly collaborative and engaged People Department team, a group of specialists in their own areas of expertise with a similar goal of delivering the best talent outcomes for the Bank.

This opportunity would align with substantial experience in an inhouse TA role in professional services, technology or related sectors and who is able to build relationships to become a trusted advisor to our stakeholders across our IT functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and execute the recruitment strategy for mid-level, senior and leadership roles
• Partner closely with hiring managers and executives to understand hiring requirements, market conditions and business priorities.
• Personally lead senior, leadership and technically specialised searches from role scoping through to offer and close.
• Effective utilisation or Workday and ensuring you meet all reporting and governance requirements
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and senior positions through proactive sourcing, networking and market mapping.
• Own overall time-to-hire performance across the recruitment function and intervene early on searches at risk of missing deadlines
• Champion employer branding and candidate experience initiatives to strengthen the RBA’s position in a competitive technical talent market.
• Ensure recruitment practices are fair, consistent and compliant with relevant employment law and company policy.
• Support with the delivery of other critical HR projects and operational priorities

About you

• Demonstrable experience as a Senior Talent Acquisition professional ideally within the professional services or technology industry
• A proactive and curious mindset
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business or a related discipline
• Proven people management experience, ideally leading a small recruitment or HR team
• Strong end-to-end recruitment experience, from requisition through to onboarding
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with senior stakeholders, hiring managers and executives
• Strong sourcing, market mapping and talent pipeline development capability.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and hiring analytics/reporting.
• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to use recruitment data to drive decision-making
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills, including the confidence to constructively challenge hiring managers when required
• Strong organisational and process management skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent searches without compromising quality
• A proactive, adaptable and resilient approach to working in a fast-changing environment
• A genuine commitment to candidate experience, employer branding, integrity and fair hiring practices

Desirable (but not essential)

• Ideally you would be available for an immediate start

Be More

Working for an organisation that truly makes a difference to the people of Australia, we can offer development and career opportunities in a collaborative environment that supports your growth, wellbeing and promotes flexibility. Your individual growth and success drives the RBA forward as an organisation. Be more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

Why RBA?

The RBA makes an important contribution to the Australian economy through the pursuit of national economic policy objectives and associated activities in financial markets and banking. We also issue Australia's banknotes and operate infrastructure critical to the payments system, all of which contribute to the welfare of the Australian people. Made up of specialists across a wide range of fields, our people, values, and culture play a critical role in achieving our objectives. Striving to be Open & Dynamic, we consider and incorporate different perspectives, work across teams and are transparent with each other, whilst delivering quality together effectively and focusing on outcomes by prioritising, testing, learning, and refining as we go. Our people conduct themselves with a high degree of integrity, while striving for excellence in the work they perform and the outcomes they achieve. We encourage intelligent inquiry and we treat one another with respect while promoting the public interest through our efforts. We know it is the growth and success of our people that drives the RBA forward. Come and make a bigger contribution while you build and develop your own skills too, because being more means you can do more, for yourself and for Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse background, those living with a disability and from the LGBTQ+ community. We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates.

Application Close :

August 27, 2026

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