Head of People & Culture

The Role

As Head of People & Culture at endota, and a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will have a pivotal role in the future growth of endota. Reporting to our CEO & Founder, this role is both a strategic and hands-on leadership position, responsible for shaping and driving the agenda across the endota business. 

You will provide expert advice and stewardship on all aspects of organisational performance and culture, including leadership, team engagement, capability development and organisational change initiatives. Lead by example, embedding endota’s values of Intent, Connect, Truth and Balance while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and ownership.

Your responsibilities will cover the full employee lifecycle from attraction and selection, through to development and retention, to ensure that endota’s workforce capability needs are identified, addressed and sustained. You will lead the design and delivery of contemporary people strategies, policies and programs. As a trusted advisor to the CEO and strategic partner to the Senior Leadership Team, you will provide timely, impartial counsel and coaching on current and emerging people and organisational matters, with a clear understanding of business implications and risk.

This role oversees workplace relations, workplace health & safety, payroll and ensures compliance with all relevant legislation and industrial instruments across endota’s support office, Wellness College, company-owned spas and franchise spa network across Australia & New Zealand.

The role will suit a People & Culture leader who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution, influence stakeholders at all levels, and drive outcomes across a diverse, and geographically dispersed region.

Your remit will include:

• Partnering with the Senior Leadership Team to develop and deliver the People and Culture strategy aligned to business objectives.
• Driving talent management, workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership capability across the business.
• Foster a high-performing, values-led culture through employee engagement, organisational development, and change initiatives.
• Provide expert guidance on employee relations, compliance, reward, and people governance across Australia & New Zealand.
• Lead and develop the People and Culture team to deliver exceptional people and business outcomes.

About You

You will be an experienced People leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, combining strategic thinking with hands-on operational delivery. You bring strong ownership, accountability and a clear focus on delivering outcomes. You lead with empathy while maintaining strong commercial judgement and pragmatism.

Your experience will include: 

• Prior experience as a GM or Head of People, leading and developing a team.
• Proven ability to operate effectively at both strategic and operational levels, translating business strategy into practical people outcomes.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, relationship-building and executive influencing skills. 
• Strong commercial acumen and a demonstrated ability to align people initiatives with business priorities and measurable outcomes.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a growth mindset, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Willingness to travel interstate or overseas as required to build relationships and support business operations.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations and compliance, ideally across a business with a frontline workforce.
• Experience working with employment legislation, industrial relations and compliance across New Zealand and a franchise environment would also be highly regarded.
• Prior experience working within Retail, Beauty, Hospitality, Wellness, Medical or other frontline industries would be advantageous.
• A knowledge of HRIS and Payroll systems with exposure to Ready Workforce would be beneficial. 

About endota and what we offer 

We are a values lead organization that believes how we achieve our goals is as important as reaching our KPIs.  Our WFH Policy has been in place since 2020, offering two WFH days to all full-time team members.  In addition, you will benefit from: 

• An attractive remuneration package that includes a base salary plus superannuation, plus a STI. 
  
• Discounts on endota products and spa treatments. 
  
• Quarterly product gifts. 
  
• Free digital membership to endota Retreat. 
  
• Bi-weekly office lunches. 
  
• Birthday leave plus an endota birthday Gift Voucher. 
• Free on-site parking at our Moorooduc Office. 
  
• Opportunities to contribute to our “Giving Back Initiative” supporting four charities each year. 
  
• Free membership to our employee benefits program “Beny”. 
  
• Length of Service Awards that acknowledge our team member’s dedication to endota. 
  
• Participation in our annual Christmas Function. 

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