Jetstar

Aviation

PerformanceManager

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“Performance Manager at Jetstar. Skills: People leadership, Performance management, Stakeholder management. Drive team engagement and performance. Lead delivery of core people processes”

What You'll Achieve.

Driving engagement, leadership capability and operational outcomes; Deliver meaningful people and business impact; Enable engagement, consistent performance, and operational excellence; Embed a high-performance culture; Ensure people processes are delivered with consistency and impact; Help teams perform at their best

Industry & Context.

Aviation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Proven people leadership experience, Demonstrated ability to coach, develop and lead high-performing teams, Experience managing performance, including investigations and disciplinary processes, Exceptional stakeholder management skills, Confidence interpreting and applying HR policies, procedures and Enterprise Agreements

Nice to Have

Experience with HRIS platforms such as Workday

What You'll Do.

Drive team engagement and performance

Lead delivery of core people processes

Manage performance matters end-to-end

Support recruitment and workforce planning

Deliver Airport change initiatives

trusted relationships

Champion employee engagement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with key stakeholders; Building strong, trusted relationships with unions, HSRs and key operational stakeholders

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; Ability to influence and build trust

Full Job Description

We’re Jetstar. You may know us for our famous low fares, but did you also know that we’ve flown more than 400 million customers since we launched in Australia in 2004? In fact, each week we operate around 3,000 flights to nearly 40 destinations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the Pacific. We also operate a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, including state-of-the-art Airbus A320/21 NEO aircraft and the Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8s. Every day we enable more people to takeoff to more places, more often. Impressive numbers? What's even more impressive is the team of extraordinary people taking off together day in day out, flight after flight. Our people are the real jet stars! * Permanent Full Time opportunity leading a large, high-performing Airport workforce at Jetstar Melbourne * Take ownership of people performance and culture, driving engagement, leadership capability and operational outcomes * Lead in a fast-paced, unionised environment, partnering with key stakeholders to deliver meaningful people and business impact As a Performance Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the culture, capability and performance of Jetstar’s Airport workforce. Leading a large, diverse and customer-focused team, you’ll drive the delivery of key people initiatives that enable strong engagement, consistent performance, and operational excellence. With a visible, hands-on leadership style, you’ll coach and support frontline leaders, embed a high-performance culture, and ensure people processes are delivered with consistency and impact. Operating within a fast-paced, unionised environment, you’ll balance operational priorities with meaningful people outcomes, helping our teams perform at their best every day. The core responsibilities of this role will be: * Driving strong team engagement and performance through effective leadership and coaching * Leading the delivery of core people processes including one-on-ones, performance reviews and development planning * Ma

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