General Manager, People & Performance

About the role

KINNECT, an Australian-owned occupational health and workplace rehabilitation organisation founded in 1996, is looking for a General Manager, People & Performance to join its executive team and lead the people agenda for a national business of more than 350 people. The role is based in Brisbane, at either the Nundah or Woolloongabba office, and reports to the CEO and regularly to the Advisory Board on people performance.

Key responsibilities

• Shape how performance is defined, developed and managed across the business, and oversee talent acquisition and retention, culture, health and safety governance and compliant people operations.
• Design and embed a company-wide performance management framework with clear expectations, consistent reviews and measurable standards.
• Equip managers to run effective performance conversations and hold leaders accountable, addressing sustained underperformance early through a formal improvement plan or a decisive exit.
• Build a leadership capability framework with role-specific standards, development plans and manager tools, ensuring every people leader completes their priority development each year.
• Build frameworks and standards that keep high performers and support timely, quality hiring.
• Own the KINNECT Kulture survey, turning employee feedback into improvement plans with clear ownership.
• Ensure people operations and safety frameworks are reliable, compliant and fit for a growing national organisation.
• Deliver CEO-assigned priority projects on time each quarter, report monthly to the Advisory Board on people-performance improvements, and own the use of AI and technology to improve efficiency and commercial outcomes.

Required profile

• Experienced senior people leader combining strategic thinking with practical delivery, able to influence at executive level.
• Senior people leadership experience at executive level, ideally in a multi-site or nationally distributed organisation.
• Track record of embedding performance frameworks that strengthen accountability and drive results.
• Leadership development experience, including coaching managers and building future leadership talent.
• Experience across talent acquisition, retention, culture, people operations and employment compliance.
• Commercial acumen and a practical, data-informed approach to continuous improvement, including technology and AI.

What we offer

• An attractive salary and incentives.
• Paid birthday leave and paid parental leave.
• Discounted health insurance and salary sacrificing options.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities.