At CSL, our purpose is to save lives and protect the health of people around the world. As a global biotechnology leader, we are driven by our promise to patients, innovation, and the power of our people. We believe that diverse perspectives, inclusive workplaces, and a strong sense of belonging enable us to achieve extraordinary outcomes for patients, communities, and one another.
We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Inclusion & Belonging & WGEA to lead the execution of our Inclusion & Belonging (I&B) priorities across Australia while supporting the broader APAC I&B agenda. This is a highly visible role that combines strategic leadership, governance excellence, data-driven insights, and stakeholder influence to drive meaningful and measurable inclusion outcomes. This role is critical in ensuring compliance obligations are met, and serves as the primary owner of Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) governance while influencing senior stakeholders to embed inclusive practices into broader people, culture, wellbeing, and talent strategies
The Opportunity
Based at either CSL Melbourne or Broadmeadows, this role reports to the Head, Culture, Inclusion & Belonging and works closely with both local and global stakeholders. Specifically, you will:
- Lead and coordinate the Australia Inclusion & Belonging network, partnering with local HR teams and regional stakeholders to drive strategic priorities.
- Oversee end-to-end WGEA governance, annual reporting, compliance activities, executive review processes, and associated action plans.
- Analyse workforce data and external benchmarks to identify opportunities across representation, talent, retention, pay equity, flexibility, and employee experience.
- Develop and implement Australia's annual Inclusion & Belonging plan aligned to global priorities and business objectives.
- Establish meaningful metrics, reporting dashboards, and governance processes to monitor progress and demonstrate impact.
- Partner across Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, Procurement, Corporate Affairs, HR, and business functions to drive sustainable change.
- Identify and manage compliance, governance, reporting, and reputational risks while ensuring alignment with legislation, policies, and company standards.
About You
You are a strategic and outcomes-focused leader who combines strong program management capabilities with a passion for fostering inclusive cultures. You thrive in complex environments, enjoy influencing stakeholders at all levels, and are comfortable translating data into compelling business narratives and action plans.
To be successful, you will bring:
- A degree in Human Resources, Business, Legal/Regulatory, People Analytics, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- Significant experience in Inclusion & Belonging, HR, workforce reporting, compliance, people analytics, or related fields.
- Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional initiatives with clear governance, stakeholder management, and executive reporting.
- Experience with WGEA reporting or similar regulatory workforce reporting requirements.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn workforce insights into practical and measurable outcomes.
- Excellent communication, influencing, change management, and relationship-building skills.
- Experience working across regional or global environments, ideally across APAC.
- Enthusiasm and drive to identify possibilities and turn them into realities.
Apply now and help continue building a culture at CSL where everyone belongs and thrives!
About CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular and metabolic, respiratory, and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology, and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.
CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company, CSL, headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, employs 32,000 people, and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.
To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
Our Benefits
For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.
You Belong at CSL
At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.
To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.
