Talent Acquisition Business Partner

About the role

JD Sports, a global sports fashion retailer founded in 1981 and known for its footwear and apparel, is growing significantly across Australia and New Zealand. It is looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Business Partner to deliver hiring outcomes at scale while partnering with leaders to build talent pipelines, succession plans and workforce capability. The role supports a national portfolio of retail stores and works closely with Area Managers and Store Managers.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment across retail leadership and store-based roles, keeping speed, quality and candidate experience high
• Build talent pipelines for peak trading, new store openings and future growth, and develop sourcing and attraction strategies
• Review and improve recruitment advertising, sourcing channels and candidate engagement, and ensure compliance with recruitment standards
• Build trusted relationships with Area Managers, Store Managers and other stakeholders, acting as a talent advisor and influencing hiring decisions
• Maintain visibility of workforce requirements, identify talent risks and capability gaps, and support succession discussions for Store Manager and Assistant Store Manager roles
• Partner with the wider People Team on retention risks and workforce challenges
• Champion internal mobility, identify high-potential talent and support visible career pathways
• Coach leaders on selection, assessment and interviewing, and use recruitment data to drive continuous improvement

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume recruitment in a fast-paced retail, hospitality, consumer or multi-site environment
• Proven ability to partner with operational leaders and influence hiring decisions
• Strong experience managing multiple priorities and building talent pipelines and workforce planning
• Commercial mindset, strong stakeholder management and ability to spot talent risks early
• Experience in growth businesses, scale-ups or large multi-site organisations is highly regarded

What we offer

• Birthday leave and paid parental leave
• Discounts across JD Sports and partner brands
• Employee assistance program and wellbeing initiatives
• Brand-new CBD offices in Sydney, monthly culture events and pre-payday lunches