People & Performance Manager

This is a special opportunity.

Previously advertised, we've now sharpened the role's focus. We want a smart, hands-on driver who wants to build the machine, not someone looking to strategise and delegate.

We have a proven business strategy, the financial resources required, and a compelling market opportunity. Your mission is to partner with the Founder and senior leaders to build the A-Player team and high-performance culture required to deliver our $100M+ growth strategy.

This is NOT traditional HR. No politics, no red tape, no BS. Just great people doing great work.

The Role 

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

Your accountabilities will include:

· 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.

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

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

· Development & Succession: Coach our leaders to become world-class people managers and provide pathways for high-potential talent.

· HR Tech Stack: Select and implement a simple, high-impact HR stack, leveraging AI tools to drive productivity.

· Frontline Manager Focus: Equip our managers to handle 99% of people and performance management, ensuring the frontline manager leads the team (with HR coaching the manager only when required).

You will report to the GM Commercial with a dotted line to the Founder. Your initial team will include an Internal Recruiter or Coordinator plus support from our Office Manager to ensure you stay focused on high-leverage outcomes. This is a group-level role across multiple businesses, with your primary focus being our flagship, Beaver Process Equipment. Our group is currently 110 people total and growing at 20–30 per year.

Who You Are 

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.

· Direct & Pragmatic: You are comfortable with 'Straight Talk' and timely, pragmatic action to achieve better outcomes for the business.

· High Figure-it-out Factor: You are a smart, curious operator who finds what works and implements it, fast.

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

· Strong Career Progression: 8+ years of professional experience with clear progression in hands-on management or People-related roles.

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

· Talent Acquisition Expertise: 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 talented People/HR lead or manager who thrives in private or founder-led environments and knows how to build people systems to scale.

· Profile 2 – The Operational Manager: A highly-capable 'people manager' who knows how to run things and who loves the challenge of building scalable systems and high-performing teams.

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: Partner with the Founder and senior leaders across multiple businesses to build high-performing teams that win.

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

· High Autonomy: Freedom to make things happen and group-wide scope across multiple businesses.

· Tech Stack Ownership: Build the HR tech stack and leverage AI tools to create simple, high-impact processes that sustain high performance.

· Serious Opportunity: Work directly with the Founder, influence strategy & decision-making, deliver results and make a big impact, with no limits or glass ceiling.

· Location: Perth HQ (Embleton).

· 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:

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

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

· 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.