Coles Group

Coles Supermarkets Hawthorn


Requisition ID: 55293

Employment Type: Full time


Good things start here

This could be the very first step towards an exciting new career with us – a fresh beginning. At the Coles Group, these are moments we live for.

Starting good things is what drives our purpose: to sustainably feed all Australians so they can lead healthier, happier lives. With a team of 120,000 people and an iconic portfolio of Australia’s most trusted brands, we’re perfectly positioned to turn a promising start into a whole lot more.

Head of People Technology

What you’ll be doing

We’re one of Australia’s most iconic and trusted businesses. With over 120,000 people working across more than 2,500 retail outlets, we provide fresh food, groceries, general merchandise, liquor and fuel to millions of people every week. We’re proud of our top 30 listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). But we’re even prouder of the way we support our team, suppliers and the broader community – making life easier for each other and our customers

As part of the broader Technology team, the Corporate Systems, Liquor & Emerging Businesses portfolio are responsible for the development and support of applications across multiple enterprise platforms including Finance, Procurement, People & Culture, Risk, Safety and Legal. 

You will be required to lead the evolution People applications, accountable for technology strategy, transformation, and operations. The portfolio is responsible for all applications relating to Human Capital Management including (but not limited to) Payroll, Clocking and Team member management.

Key aspects of the role include executive / senior business engagement, sponsoring large scale program delivery, critical application support, team engagement and people initiatives (e.g. gender equity, diversity, inclusion, disability).

You will be required to translate multiple business strategies into a Technology roadmap and deliverables which is aligned with business strategic direction.

You will have overall accountability of the People Technology platform’s performance, including supporting growth, innovation and transformation - which also includes attracting, developing and retaining talented team members

Key responsibilities will include:

• Ability to drive an ongoing focus on continuous improvement and evolution of the People Systems engineering processes and systems
• Experience delivering transformative programmes of work in Finance, Human Resources, or Procurement preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in software engineering preferred
• Understanding of industry trends in software engineering and broader software architecture
• Experience with building and deploying solutions leveraging Cloud platforms (Azure and/or AWS and/or Google)
• Requirement definition and stakeholder management skills
• Present analysis of data with exceptional clarity and focus on key business and customer outcomes
• Experience managing department and project budgets
• Negotiating with third party suppliers, including development of critical partnerships and joint ventures
• Engagement with a broad cross section of business units

Good things you’ll need

• Extensive technology experience working across Human Capital Management (HCM), Payroll and clocking systems.
• Experience in delivering digital solutions
• Proven track record in developing technology strategies, together with delivery and execution for Human Capital Management services at a minimum
• Demonstrated ability to effect change in both small and large-scale change programs
• Demonstrated ability to manage process and technology outsourcing services
• Proven track record in building high-performing teams and managing technology systems for business-critical functions.
• Knowledge and experience of digital technologies and their application across team member experiences.
• Demonstrated autonomy and ‘self-starting’ style
• Vendor management experience essential.

If this sounds like you, we’re keen to talk to you.

Why Coles?
You’re joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing, values what you do and celebrates your success. We’ll invest in you and your career with best practice training, development, and leadership programs. You’ll also receive fantastic team member discounts across our supermarkets and brands.

As part of our focus on achieving a gender balanced workforce, we belong to the WORK180 network as an endorsed employer for women. Our commitment to helping all women thrive in the workplace includes initiatives such as our recently updated parental leave policy, flexible working options and our Employee Assistance Program.

You can explore all this and more at our Coles Careers website.

For everyone who shares our passion
We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs – so reach out to us at www.careers.colesgroup.com.au > Careers for everyone > Disability employment.

We’d love to meet you
If you have the skills, experience and motivation to succeed in this role, please take the next step and submit your application.