Head of People & Performance

This is a special opportunity.

No politics, no red tape, no BS - a 100% focus on building the 'People Engine' for a high growth private group. We have a proven strategy, the financial resources required, and a compelling market opportunity. Your mission is to partner with the Founder and senior leaders to build an A-Player team and high-performance culture to deliver our $100M+ growth strategy. It will require an owner’s mindset - this is not traditional HR.

This role is about building the 'People Engine' to deliver our $100m growth strategy.

- Org Planning: Partner with the Founder and senior leaders to design an organisational plan that will deliver the strategy.

- Talent Acquisition: Own our recruitment capability, including personally recruiting the critical senior roles that move the needle.

- A-Player Standard: Own our A-Player Standard to ensure we only hire, develop, and reward the right people.

- Performance Framework: Implement high-impact feedback systems that drive a high-performance and high-accountability culture.

- Remuneration Design: Own remuneration planning and incentive design to attract, align, drive, and retain the right talent and best performance.

- Development & Succession: Coach our leaders to become world-class people managers, provide pathways for high-potential talent, and provide succession options for all key roles.

- HR Tech Stack: Own the HR tech stack to ensure it is simple, easy to use, enhances productivity, and improves outcomes across the business.

- Frontline Manager Focus: Equip our managers to handle 99% of people and performance management, and keep any other 'HR noise' to a minimum.

You will report to the COO with a dotted line to the Founder. Your initial team will include a Talent Acquisition Specialist and a Recruitment Administrator, with support from our Office Manager. Our group is currently 110 people total and growing at 20-30 per year.

You believe in the philosophy of 'people managing people'. You understand that your role is to hire the right talent, build the performance system, and mentor the leaders - not to do the managing for them.

- Commercial & Practical: You are an 80/20 thinker with a strong bias to action.

- Structured Builder: You like using data, systems, and processes to drive repeatable outcomes.

- High-Performance Mindset: You believe recruiting and retaining ‘A-player’ talent is necessary to achieve 10x growth.

- Positive & Pragmatic: You prioritize decisive, positive action over inaction or letting issues fester.

- Direct & Low-Ego: You are comfortable with "Straight Talk" and positive, pragmatic action to reach better decisions.

- Core Value Fit: You must be a strong fit for our Beaver Core Values: https://www.beaverprocess.com.au/careers/.

- Strong Career Progression: 10+ years of professional experience with clear progression in leadership or People-related roles.

- Private Business Experience: Proven track record in a private company environment, ideally working closely with an entrepreneurial owner.

- Talent Acquisition: Demonstrated ability to deliver senior, executive, and mission-critical hires.

- Mixed Workforce Exposure: Experience across white-collar professional and technical/blue-collar workforces.

- Profile 1 – The People Operator: A senior People leader who has thrived in private or founder-led environments and knows how to build people systems to scale.

- Profile 2 – The Ex-GM / People Leader: An experienced General Manager or excellent 'people leader' who wants to build the people systems that scale our performance-centric approach.

This is a rare role.

It is the chance to own the "People Engine" for a high-growth $100M group.

No politics, no red tape, no BS – just putting the right people in the right seats with a high-performance culture and the right tools – and letting them achieve great things.

- Talent Consigliere: Act as the 'People Whisperer' and strategic partner to the Founder.

- A-Player Standard: Work in a business that truly 'gets' the 10x power of A-Player talent.

- Performance-First Focus: 100% mission-focused role with no administrative drag.

- High-Impact Seat: seat on the Leadership Team with scope across multiple businesses.

- Reward: Strong package with a pathway to equity-based long-term incentive plan for those who prove indispensable.

- Location: Based in our Perth HQ, working side-by-side with the leadership team.

- Initial Remote Option: For candidates requiring relocation, we offer an initial 6-month period of remote work with 1 week per month in Perth so both parties can de-risk the move.

- Part-Time / Flex Option: We are open to a part-time arrangement (min 0.7 FTE) or some other flexibility for the right candidate.

Apply via the link with your resume and a targeted cover letter answering the following:

1. Your Motivation: What is it about this specific role that specifically appeals to you?

2. Your Career Aspiration: What is your future vision for your career?

3. Your Suitability: Why does your head, heart, and briefcase fit this role?

Beaver Group is a private holding company based in Perth, led by entrepreneur and business builder Josh Beaver. We acquire and aggressively grow industrial businesses. We invest our own capital, own for the long term, and back talented people to build great businesses.