Job description
Company Description
About SEEK
SEEK’s portfolio of diverse businesses make a positive impact on a truly global scale. Our purpose is to help people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and help organisations succeed. We create world-class technology solutions to connect more people to relevant employment, education, small business and volunteer opportunities. We have a culture of high-performance in our workplaces and celebrate the diversity of our employees who contribute to the success of our organisation.
Life at SEEK
SEEK’s purpose is at the centre of everything we do. Our SEEK, which defines the way we work, is all about what makes us unique and a little bit different. Passion, Team, Delivery and Future are our principles that drive innovation and creativity. SEEK strives to support employee wellbeing by providing an amazing experience at work which led us to being named AFR BOSS Top 10 Best Places to Work in Technology (2021-2024). We are proud to work in an environment that’s inclusive where everyone’s unique ideas, experiences and perspectives are valued.
Our award-winning head office in Cremorne (just a 4 min walk from Richmond station) provides an exceptional space to collaborate with colleagues. The building provides sweeping views of the city, a games area, sit and stand desks at every workstation, modern end-of-trip facilities and Thursday night drinks which gives our people an opportunity to connect in a social setting.
Job Description
Why This Role?
As Senior Strategy Manager – Candidate, you’ll lead SEEK’s APAC Talent Strategy, owning one of our most important strategic focus areas: All the Talent and Attention. In this high-impact role, you’ll guide how we attract, engage, and retain candidates across our platforms—shaping experiences that connect millions of people to more fulfilling and productive working lives.
You’ll partner closely with senior leaders across Product, AI, and Marketing, applying structured thinking, strong commercial acumen, and human insight to guide strategic decisions. This role suits someone who thrives in ambiguity, balances analytical depth with clear communication, and knows how to turn vision into momentum.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead strategic thinking and planning within SEEK’s candidate-focused portfolio, becoming a key advisor across the business
- Apply robust frameworks to analyse complex challenges, identify solutions, and support execution across Product, AI, and Marketing
- Track industry trends, competitor moves, and candidate behaviour to shape SEEK’s strategic priorities
- Communicate SEEK’s candidate strategy clearly and credibly across all levels, from cross-functional teams to the executive suite
- Collaborate with internal teams to design, test, and refine new initiatives, and ensure execution aligns to long-term goals
- Champion the voice of the candidate and ensure our platforms deliver value at every step of their journey
The Opportunity
You’ll join SEEK’s global Strategy team—a close-knit group of ~30 talented individuals, many from premier consulting backgrounds. This role gives you a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of product, technology, AI, and marketing, while helping to shape the experience of millions of jobseekers across APAC.
Our team culture is curious, collaborative, and purpose-driven. We care deeply about the work we do, and the impact it has on people’s lives.
Qualifications
What We’re Looking For
✔ Demonstrable experience in strategic roles within high-growth or complex environments, including time in a top-tier strategy consulting firm or equivalent setting
✔ Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills, with the ability to break down and frame ambiguous problems
✔ A track record of shaping and delivering cross-functional strategies that drive measurable outcomes
✔ Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
✔ Deep interest in online marketplaces, digital experience, user acquisition or engagement
✔ Strong commercial acumen, paired with a passion for human-centred problem solving
Additional Information
At SEEK we offer:
- Support of flexible working, including a mix of office and work from home days depending on your role.
- Paid and unpaid leave benefits including Personal Flexi Days and Volunteer Days, as well as the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- SEEK is committed to operating sustainably, certified carbon neutral for its business operations (through Climate Active), purchasing renewable energy for our office and working-from-home emissions and a target for net zero by 2030.
- The opportunity to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per financial year
- SEEKer Support, a confidential service that offers employees up to six sessions with a mental health professional of your choice
- Tailored career development planning (including Education Assistance Program)
- Free income protection insurance
At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.
We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don’t meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.
Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.
For this role, only those candidates with the eligible right to work will be considered.
SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.
