Safety Optimisation Manager

Qantas Airways
Sydney
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Experience: 6+ yearsSkills: ["Strategic thinking","Analytical capability","Hands-on delivery","Stakeholder management","Leadership","Coaching","Mentoring","Influencing","Managing competing priorities"]

Lead safety reviews, audits, and assurance activities that improve visibility of risk and control effectiveness across the Qantas Group. Work with Heads of Safety, senior stakeholders, Principals, and Senior Auditors to strengthen assurance findings, actions, and risk responses aligned to Group, regulatory, and IOSA requirements. Drive continuous improvement through auditor capability frameworks, governance process enhancements, and data/technology/AI-enabled assurance approaches to optimize safety performance and assurance efficiency.

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Safety Optimisation Manager

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Job Summary

Lead safety reviews, audits, and assurance activities that improve visibility of risk and control effectiveness across the Qantas Group. Work with Heads of Safety, senior stakeholders, Principals, and Senior Auditors to strengthen assurance findings, actions, and risk responses aligned to Group, regulatory, and IOSA requirements. Drive continuous improvement through auditor capability frameworks, governance process enhancements, and data/technology/AI-enabled assurance approaches to optimize safety performance and assurance efficiency.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time · Permanent
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead safety reviews, audits, and assurance activities to improve visibility of risk and control effectiveness across the Qantas Group.
  • •Enhance the quality, consistency, and effectiveness of assurance findings, actions, and risk responses aligned with Group, regulatory, and IOSA requirements.
  • •Support uplift initiatives to strengthen auditor capability frameworks and enhance assurance governance processes.
  • •Use data, technology, and AI-enabled approaches to improve assurance practices and deliver more proactive, effective, and efficient assurance outcomes.
  • •Identify opportunities to optimise assurance processes, controls, and safety performance.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Paid ParentalSalary Packaging

Key Requirements

  • •Relevant qualification in Aviation, Business, Safety Management, Quality Systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience.
  • •6+ years’ experience in safety, risk, assurance, governance, or quality management within a large, complex, highly regulated environment.
  • •Strong understanding of safety management systems, risk management principles, and control effectiveness.
  • •Experience delivering audits, assurance reviews, process reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • •Proven ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and influence outcomes across diverse business groups.
Experience:6+ yearsAviationSafetyRiskAssuranceGovernanceQuality managementContinuous improvement
Education:
Skills:Strategic thinkingAnalytical capabilityHands-on deliveryStakeholder managementLeadershipCoachingMentoringInfluencingManaging competing priorities
Languages:English
Tech Stack:DataTechnologyAI

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Qantas Airways
Australia’s flag carrier providing domestic, international and freight air services, operating Qantas, Jetstar and QantasLink brands, plus a loyalty business (Qantas Frequent Flyer) and aviation services.
Industry: Airlines
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Mascot, NSW, Australia
Founded: 1920
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