Talent International has been engaged by our long-standing client, a globally recognised entertainment organisation, to appoint a Financial Controller to its Sydney leadership team.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant finance function, lead local and offshore teams, and help prepare the Australian business for increased global listing requirements.

Role Title: Financial Controller

Opportunity: Permanent Career Opportunity

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD, four days in the office half day Friday

Salary: $180,000 base + super + 20% performance bonus

The Opportunity:

• Lead financial control for the Australian business, including reporting, tax, audit and statutory compliance.
• Manage and develop a local finance team while improving the performance of an offshore finance function.
• Strengthen controls and reporting as the Australian business prepares for increased global listing requirements.
• Partner with senior leaders and international finance teams across a complex global organisation.
• Bring financial discipline to a creative, relationship-driven business where judgement and commercial understanding are highly valued.

What You’ll Bring:

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Financial Controller or senior finance leadership experience within a listed organisation.
• Strong technical accounting, Australian tax, audit and statutory reporting expertise.
• Proven experience leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.
• The ability to operate autonomously, solve problems and communicate the story behind financial results.
• Big Four or Top Six audit experience will be highly regarded.
• SAP or similar ERP experience.

Why Join?

• Join a globally recognised organisation operating at the heart of the entertainment industry.
• Play an influential role in strengthening Australia’s finance function and global listing readiness.
• Lead a sizeable blended onshore and offshore team.
• Work with experienced senior leaders in a creative, fast-moving and people-focused environment.
• Receive an attractive package of $180,000 base + super + 20% performance bonus.

To Apply:

If you are looking for a senior finance leadership role that combines technical complexity, global exposure and a genuinely unique industry, please click ‘Apply Now’ and submit your resume.

EL2 Director – AI Innovations & Transformation

Full-time Senior-Level Position

CBD Sydney-based with flexible work options

Salary: $162,338-$184,186 p.a, including 15.4% superannuation

Talent International is partnering exclusively with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia to recruit an exceptional Director – AI Innovation & Transformation to lead the Court’s AI Transformation Program.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence across Australia’s largest federal court. You’ll lead nationally significant initiatives that improve access to justice, enhance service delivery, strengthen operational efficiency and deliver better outcomes for court users through safe, ethical and human-centred AI.

Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar, judicial officers, senior executives and multidisciplinary teams, you’ll provide strategic leadership to deliver the Court’s AI vision. Initial priorities include implementing a multilingual AI chatbot to support court users and leading AI-enabled automation of high-volume migration processes.

We’re seeking an accomplished leader with experience delivering enterprise digital or AI transformation, building trusted stakeholder relationships and translating strategy into practical, measurable outcomes within complex or highly regulated environments.

This opportunity will appeal to leaders who want to:

• Lead a significant AI transformation program within the public sector.
• Drive the responsible adoption of AI across a nationally important justice institution.
• Deliver technology that improves accessibility, service quality and operational efficiency for thousands of court users.
• Work at the intersection of justice, innovation and responsible AI.
• Partner with senior executives, judicial officers and multidisciplinary teams to shape strategic reform.
• Lead the delivery of multilingual AI services, intelligent automation and enterprise AI initiatives.
• Champion ethical, secure and human-centred AI within strong governance, privacy and security frameworks.
• Build a lasting legacy by modernising court services and improving access to justice through innovation.

Eligibility

To be considered, you must:

• MUST be an Australian Citizen.

If you’re passionate about leading AI transformation that delivers meaningful public value, this is a rare opportunity to help shape the future of Australia’s justice system.

Apply now or contact Talent International for a confidential discussion.

We’re looking for an experienced Data Engineer with strong Azure data engineering expertise to join the team immediately.

Key responsibilities include:
* Designing, building, and maintaining scalable data pipelines and integration solutions
* Developing and optimising ETL/ELT processes
* Working across Azure cloud data platforms, including Data Factory, Databricks and Synapse
* Ensuring data quality, performance, security, and reliability
* Supporting CI/CD, automation, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives

To be considered, you’ll need:
* 5+ years’ experience as a Data Engineer
* Strong hands on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF)
* Experience with Databricks, Synapse, ETL/ELT, SQL, and cloud data platforms
* Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices
* Strong analytical and problem solving skills

⚠️ Please note: To be considered for this role, you must confirm ALL of the following when applying:

* Your expected daily rate, up to $825/day
* You hold a current NV1 Security Clearance
* Your experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF), Databricks, Synapse, ETL/ELT, and SQL
* You are based in Sydney, NSW

Recruitment Business Partner

Permanent Opportunity Available Now!
📍 Sydney CBD Location (Flexible Hybrid Working Available)
💰 $75,000 – $85,000 + Super

Are you a recruitment professional who enjoys building trusted relationships and delivering great outcomes, without the pressure of sales targets and business development? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

We are seeking a motivated and relationship-driven Recruitment Business Partner to join a collaborative and supportive team environment. In this role, you’ll act as the key link between hiring managers and a large panel of recruitment agencies, ensuring a seamless and effective recruitment process from start to finish.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys stakeholder engagement, coordination, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality recruitment outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop strong relationships with a portfolio of hiring managers and recruitment suppliers.
• Act as the central point of contact between hiring managers and agency partners throughout the recruitment process.
• Undertake detailed job briefs to ensure role requirements are clearly understood.
• Provide hiring managers with market insights, recruitment best practices, rate guidance, process advice, and realistic timelines.
• Partner closely with suppliers to ensure a thorough understanding of requirements, timely responses, and the delivery of high-quality candidates.
• Support best-practice contract labour resourcing outcomes across all recruitment activities.
• Deliver exceptional service to clients while maintaining a strong focus on quality and achieving recruitment delivery targets.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to quickly build credibility and hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment.
• A strategic, logical, and solutions-focused approach to your work.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands and manage expectations.
• The confidence to work autonomously while effectively managing a diverse portfolio of stakeholders.
• The ability to remain calm, professional, and effective under pressure.
• Excellent verbal, written, and active listening skills.
• A proactive mindset, strong initiative, and a genuine desire to contribute to a positive and supportive team culture.

Apply Now

If you’re looking to take the next step in your recruitment career and join a fantastic team culture, we’d love to hear from you.

Please submit your CV along with a brief summary of your relevant experience.

Please note: To be considered for this position, applicants must be based in Sydney and hold Permanent Residency or Australian Citizenship.

• 12 Month Contract
• $1000 PD
• Brisbane Based

About the Role

As the Infrastructure Architect, you will provide technical leadership from strategy through to implementation, driving infrastructure uplift initiatives while ensuring solutions are secure, operationally sustainable and aligned with enterprise architecture principles.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise-wide patch management strategy.
• Modernise patching capabilities across EUC, Windows Server, SQL Server, Active Directory and core infrastructure.
• Develop architecture standards, governance and best practices for enterprise patch management.
• Improve automation and streamline deployment processes to reduce operational overhead and maintenance windows.
• Partner with cyber security teams to strengthen vulnerability management and security compliance.
• Provide technical leadership across architecture, engineering and operational teams.
• Produce architecture documentation, solution designs and implementation roadmaps.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies and remediation strategies.
• Engage with senior stakeholders to influence technical direction and support successful project delivery.

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for candidates with strong experience across:

• Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture within large-scale environments.
• End User Computing (EUC) and enterprise endpoint management.
• Windows Server administration and enterprise patch management.
• Microsoft Active Directory and core infrastructure services.
• SQL Server administration and maintenance.
• F5 (BIG-IP or similar) infrastructure.
• Enterprise patch management tools and best practices.
• Infrastructure automation (PowerShell highly regarded).
• Vulnerability management and cyber security remediation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across infrastructure, security and operational teams.

If this is something you’d like to be considered for click APPLY NOW or contact David at david.reynolds@talentinternational.com

Talent International is currently recruiting for an EL1 Specialist Advisor, Employment Suitability and Workforce Integrity to work for one of our Federal Government clients one of its multiple office locations across NSW. The position is a contract till end of Dec with the possibility of extension. The role pays $602.55 per day + Super.

7.6 hours per day and 38 hours per week

This senior advisory role will lead the development and implementation of contemporary employment suitability, personnel security and workforce integrity frameworks. You will provide expert advice on complex suitability matters, strengthen workforce screening practices and support defensible, risk-based decision-making across the employment lifecycle.

Key responsibilities:

Personnel security and suitability frameworks

• Lead the design, consultation and implementation of an employee suitability framework covering the full employment lifecycle.
• Ensure alignment with the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), APS integrity requirements and personnel security policies.
• Provide expert analysis and advice on workforce suitability and risk-based controls.

Suitability assessment and advisory

• Apply vetting and suitability assessment principles to complex workforce cases.
• Identify suitability concerns and recommend appropriate risk treatments and mitigations.
• Support consistent and defensible decisions through structured analysis, clear documentation and sound judgement.

Pre-employment screening

• Strengthen pre-employment screening processes by aligning checks with the risk profile of each role.
• Integrate screening requirements into recruitment processes and system workflows.
• Review pre-employment information, identify suitability indicators and provide recommendations.

Ongoing workforce suitability

• Develop practical, risk-informed approaches to ongoing employee suitability.
• Establish clear triggers for review and apply structured assessment methods when concerns arise.
• Help the organisation manage integrity-related workforce risks.

Role risk and governance

• Identify roles with elevated integrity, access or worker-screening requirements.
• Maintain registers or tools connecting positions with relevant suitability expectations.
• Advise business areas on suitability considerations during position design, recruitment and workforce management.

Policy and continuous improvement

• Review and maintain policies, procedures and guidance materials covering the employment lifecycle.
• Improve connections between personnel security, workplace integrity, fraud, audit, risk and governance functions.
• Ensure documentation is clear, consistent and accessible.

Stakeholder engagement

• Build collaborative relationships with Cyber Security, Fraud, Legal, Audit, Risk and operational teams.
• Engage confidently with stakeholders at all organisational levels regarding complex and sensitive matters.
• Prepare high-quality executive papers, briefings and written advice.

Leadership and program delivery

• Lead complex workstreams while managing priorities, risks and interdependencies.
• Mentor staff working in personnel security and workforce integrity functions.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and promote stronger awareness of integrity, ethical behaviour and suitability expectations.

About you

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Significant experience across the personnel security lifecycle.
• Experience applying PSPF requirements to recruitment, onboarding, suitability assessments, ongoing monitoring and cessation processes.
• Strong experience in vetting, personnel security, suitability assessment or comparable integrity-based roles.
• The ability to interpret complex personal information and assess suitability against defined standards.
• Experience developing or applying structured frameworks, assessment methodologies and risk criteria.
• Excellent written analysis skills, including preparing suitability assessments, decision records, executive papers and briefings.
• The ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Highly developed judgement and decision-making skills, including the ability to balance risk with operational requirements.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and senior advisory capabilities.

A Certificate IV in Government Security (Personnel Vetting) will be highly regarded.

If you are interested in this role, please APPLY NOW by submitting your resume in MS Word Format. For further information, you may contact Uvez Ahmed on 0480 806 154 / uvez.ahmed@talentinternational.com for a confidential discussion.

Are you an experienced people leader with a passion for operational excellence and outstanding customer service? We’re seeking a Patient Access Team Leader to oversee a busy patient administration function within a leading healthcare organisation.

Reporting to senior leadership, you will lead the Patient Access team and oversee the day-to-day operations of a busy administration function. You’ll be responsible for ensuring patients receive an exceptional experience while driving operational performance, continuous improvement, and effective stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing patient administration team
• Manage recruitment, onboarding, rostering, performance, coaching and staff development
• Oversee appointment scheduling, patient waitlists and recall processes to maximise service delivery
• Manage patient enquiries, complaints and escalations with professionalism and care
• Monitor operational and financial performance, including reporting, budgets and key performance indicators

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading administration or patient services teams within healthcare
• Strong people leadership and coaching skills
• Experience managing patient appointments, waitlists and customer service functions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Experience analysing performance metrics and implementing service improvements
• Financial administration or budget management experience will be highly regarded

Apply now to secure an interview or contact Anita Fonseka at anita.fonseka@talentinternational.com

• 6 Month Contract – Government Agency
• Melbourne CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement
• Hands-on experience testing Dynamics 365 CRM

We are seeking a Senior Test Analyst to support a major digital service transformation program. This role will take ownership of end-to-end testing across Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions

Key Responsibilities

• Manage functional and non-functional testing across Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Conduct SIT, UAT, regression, integration, performance and accessibility testing.
• Test REST and OData APIs using Postman and validate integrations with external systems.
• Develop and maintain automated tests using Selenium, EasyRepro, Cypress or similar tools.
• Validate data integrity, workflows, business rules, security roles and user permissions.

Key Skills and Experience

• At least five years’ experience in software testing and quality assurance.
• Strong hands-on experience testing Dynamics 365 CRM and Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Demonstrated API and integration testing experience, particularly using Postman.
• Experience across manual and automated testing methodologies and frameworks.
• Good understanding of Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages and SharePoint.

What’s in it for you:

• 6 Month Contract
• Government Agency
• Melbourne CBD Location – Hybrid Working Arrangement

Apply now or for more information feel free to contact Sarah Jordan on sarah.jordan@talentinternational.com

Store Manager

Lead a premium retail boutique. Inspire your team. Deliver exceptional customer experiences.

We’re partnering with a well-established premium fashion brand to find an exceptional Store Manager who leads from the front, inspires their team and creates an outstanding in-store experience.

Whether your background is in fashion, beauty, lifestyle, jewellery, homewares or another customer-focused retail environment, we’re looking for someone with the leadership skills and commercial mindset to take ownership of a successful boutique.

The Opportunity

As the Store Manager, you’ll be responsible for the overall success of the boutique, leading your team to deliver exceptional customer experiences while driving strong commercial performance.

You’ll set the standard through your leadership, create a positive and high-performing team culture, and ensure every customer leaves with an experience that reflects the quality of the brand.

Job Summary
This role is responsible for leading the daily operations of a premium retail boutique, ensuring exceptional customer experiences and strong commercial outcomes. You will manage team performance, drive sales targets and oversee operational efficiency. The position plays a key role in achieving business objectives through leadership and strategic store management.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, inspire and develop a high-performing retail team.
• Drive sales growth and consistently exceed KPIs and store targets.
• Deliver exceptional customer experiences that build long-term loyalty.
• Recruit, coach and mentor team members to maximise performance.
• Manage daily store operations, rostering and productivity.
• Maintain premium visual merchandising and presentation standards.
• Oversee inventory, stock control and replenishment.
• Coordinate boutique events, promotions and product launches.
• Analyse store performance and identify opportunities to improve results.
• Ensure operational excellence and compliance with company standards.

About You

You’re a confident retail leader who enjoys developing people, building customer relationships and delivering results.

You’ll also bring:

• 5+ years’ experience leading successful retail teams.
• A proven history of achieving and exceeding sales targets and KPIs.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people development skills.
• Outstanding communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to make sound business decisions.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Flexibility to work weekends and peak retail trading periods.
• Experience in fashion, premium retail or customer-focused environments will be highly regarded, but we’re equally interested in exceptional leaders with transferable retail management experience.

This is more than just managing a store-it’s an opportunity to develop people, create memorable customer experiences and represent a brand renowned for quality, style and exceptional service.

If you’re passionate about retail leadership, enjoy coaching teams and thrive on achieving results, we’d love to hear from you.

APPLY
Submit your resume, or for further information please contact Mayson:
mayson.willoughby@talentinternational.com

Mechatronics Engineer

6-month FTC – High potential to become Permanent

Role Overview

An exciting opportunity exists for a Mechatronics Engineer to join an innovative engineering team developing advanced automation solutions for commercial applications. Working alongside software and mechatronics engineers, you’ll help design, build, test and commission automation systems while taking ownership of key subsystems throughout the full engineering lifecycle.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and working across hardware and software in a fast-paced development environment.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics or a related Engineering discipline
• 3+ years’ experience in mechatronics, industrial automation or software engineering
• Experience designing, testing and commissioning automation systems
• Strong troubleshooting and hands-on problem-solving skills
• Experience working with sensors, actuators, motion control or control hardware
• Programming experience with C++ and/or Python
• Exposure to embedded systems, firmware or microcontrollers
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong communication skills and a proactive, ownership mindset

Desirable experience includes:

• Docker, Linux, Azure or PostgreSQL
• PCB design or industrial communication protocols
• Robotics, machine vision or motion control
• Manufacturing, semiconductor or solar industries
• Functional safety or engineering compliance standards
• AI-assisted software development tools

Benefits

• 6-month contract with strong potential to become permanent
• Work on innovative automation and engineering projects
• Broad exposure across software, hardware and control systems
• Genuine ownership of technical work from concept through deployment
• Collaborative, highly skilled engineering team
• Opportunity to develop across multiple engineering disciplines

Technical Lead – (Databricks) to support two strategic initiatives that will transform the way the organisation designs, manages, and consumes its enterprise data platforms.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, suited to someone who enjoys remaining close to the technology while providing design leadership, stakeholder engagement, and technical direction across the delivery lifecycle.

About the Role

Working within a high-performing data team, you will lead the technical design and implementation of modern data solutions on AWS and Databricks. You’ll be responsible for translating business requirements into scalable technical designs, producing low-level solution designs (LLDs), and contributing directly to development where required.

You’ll work closely with business stakeholders, architects, engineers, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are aligned with both business objectives and enterprise architecture standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery of enterprise data engineering initiatives.
• Produce high-quality low-level solution designs (LLDs) and technical specifications.
• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions using AWS and Databricks.
• Remain hands-on with development, code reviews, and technical implementation.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to data engineers throughout delivery.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and data governance standards.
• Support deployment, testing, and production implementation activities.

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in a Technical Lead or Senior Data Engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience designing and building modern data platforms.
• Mandatory experience with Databricks.
• Strong AWS data platform experience (S3, Glue, Lambda, EMR and related services desirable).
• Experience producing Low-Level Designs (LLDs) and technical architecture documentation.
• Strong coding capability with Python, SQL, or Spark.
• Experience designing scalable data pipelines, ETL/ELT solutions, and modern data architectures.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.

What’s on Offer

• Six-month contract with an immediate start.
• Opportunity to lead two high-profile strategic data initiatives.
• Work on the modernisation of Virgin Australia’s enterprise data platform.
• Brisbane location
• 2-3 days WFH

If you’re an experienced Technical Lead or Senior Data Engineer ready to lead enterprise-scale data initiatives while staying hands-on with the technology, apply now or reach out to ray.stewart@talentinternational.com

We’re partnering with a leading Australian organisation to find an experienced Business Analyst to join a high-performing Digital team delivering innovative customer experience initiatives. This role will play a key part in a major Google Pay project, while also supporting a range of digital transformation initiatives across customer-facing products and services.

Working closely with Product Managers, Developers, Solution Architects and business stakeholders, you’ll help shape solutions from discovery through to delivery, ensuring exceptional digital experiences for customers.

About the Role

As a Business Analyst, you’ll work across multiple digital initiatives, facilitating workshops, gathering requirements and translating business needs into clear, actionable outcomes for delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and document business and functional requirements.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discovery sessions.
• Produce process maps, user stories, functional documentation and acceptance criteria.
• Work closely with Digital, Product and Technology teams throughout delivery.
• Support solution design, testing, UAT and implementation activities.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Contribute across Agile and Waterfall project environments.

About You

You’ll be an experienced Business Analyst with a strong background delivering digital technology projects and the confidence to engage stakeholders across all levels of the business.

You’ll Bring

• Proven Business Analyst experience within IT and Digital environments.
• Strong skills in requirements gathering, workshop facilitation, process mapping, documentation and testing.
• Experience working across Digital or Product teams delivering customer-facing solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• A proactive, self-directed approach with the ability to manage multiple initiatives.

Highly Regarded

• Experience delivering customer-facing digital platforms or products.
• Exposure to digital payment solutions such as Google Pay, Apple Pay, Google Wallet, Zip Pay or similar.
• Experience within the airline, travel or broader customer-centric digital sectors.

What’s on Offer?

• 12-month contract
• $985 per day (inc. super)
• Flexible hybrid/WFH arrangements
• Brisbane-based opportunity
• Work on high-profile digital transformation initiatives with a collaborative, high-performing team
• Long-term program of work across multiple customer-facing digital projects

If you’re passionate about delivering outstanding digital experiences and enjoy working on innovative technology projects, apply now or reach out to ray.stewart@talentinternational.com