Change Manager (Fixed-Term Contract)

Job Description

At TAL, we’re building the future of talent to better protect what matters most to Australians. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping how our people experience change, guiding the human side of a major transformation that will redefine how we attract and support talent across the business. Partnering at the heart of our Talent Acquisition transformation, you’ll help embed new ways of working that empower our people, strengthen capability, and unlock lasting value—ensuring change is not just delivered, but truly embraced.

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. 

In this role you will:

• Develop and own the change strategy for the TA transformation, spanning systems, processes, operating model, and digital uplift.
• Assess and manage change impacts, readiness, and adoption risks across TA, hiring managers, P&C, and business stakeholders.
• Design and deliver stakeholder engagement and communications that support understanding, readiness, and sustained adoption.
• Enable capability uplift through role‑based training aligned to future‑state processes and system solutions.
• Activate and support a change champion network to reinforce adoption and local change leadership.
• Track and drive business readiness and adoption through key milestones, addressing resistance and gaps to ensure successful go‑lives.

Qualifications

• Bring hands‑on change leadership experience in Talent Acquisition or HR technology transformations, ideally involving ATS or HRIS platforms.
• Apply structured change approaches with confidence, using recognised methodologies (such as PROSCI/ADKAR) in complex, fast‑moving environments.
• Navigate large, multi‑workstream programs with the ability to prioritise, adapt, and lead change across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Talent Acquisition, quickly building credibility with recruiters, hiring managers, and People & Culture partners.
• Build trusted relationships and influence effectively at all levels, from senior leaders to frontline users, through empathy and clear intent.
• Communicate complex change simply and clearly, translating systems and process shifts into messages that resonate and inspire adoption.

Additional Information

TAL is one of Australia’s leading life insurers, committed to inclusion, and supporting the career growth of our diverse workforce. We’re proud to be:  

• An Inclusive Employer – Recognised as Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency from 2014 to 2025 and 2023 to 2026 Bronze Tier Status within the Australian Workplace Equality Index  

• Diversity Champions – Member of Diversity Council Australia, Australian Disability Network, Pride in Diversity and Champions of Change  

• Reconciliation Advocates – Read our Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan. 

• We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences, perspectives and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, caregivers, individuals with disability/ies, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and the LGBTQ+ community.  

• Need adjustments during the recruitment process? Let our team know by getting in touch with us here.—we’re here to support you. 

You’re always accountable for your actions. You never give up. You strive to find the best outcomes for customers and partners. And you value working together to find the best solutions for problems.   

As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate your eligibility for a role at TAL including Criminal History, Bankruptcy, Entitlement to Work, Regulatory and Reference Checks.  

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Everyone at TAL has a responsibility to do the right thing and is accountable for the way they conduct themselves. Our expectations are that you follow the principles set out in our Code of Conduct when you come to work every day. Risk management is everyone’s responsibility.

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