Skills Lab Team Lead - Australia

Are you passionate about shaping talent and driving innovation? We’re looking for a dynamic Team Lead based in Sydney to manage and elevate our Skills Lab in Australia and New Zealand. This is a unique opportunity to guide and grow future talent, lead a high-performance team, influence strategy, and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders across the APAC region.

*This role will require some out of hours’ time to attend regional and global management meetings.*

Key Role Responsibilities

· Manage the course schedule in collaboration with the local Sales and recruitment teams to ensure alignment with client demand and industry trends.

 · Hire and onboard coaches based on the clients’ demands.

· Create a positive inclusive learning environment for consultants, coaches, and all stakeholders.

· Attend external Client meetings to understand their coaching requirements

· Ensure timely communication of Skills Lab activities and changes with external departments.

· Effectively manage Skills Lab operations and overall consultants’ experience and performance.

· Deliver coaching as required, this may be face to face and online

· Represent the Skills Lab in Assessment centres for new consultants

· Implement training/coaching plans that prepare consultants for their placements aligned with the clients’ requirements.

· Efficiently implement Skills Lab processes, proactively identify and escalate risks, and prioritize course delivery and resources allocation based on sales demands

· Oversee all resources needed to deliver the coaching commitments agreed upon with the business and act proactively to ensure smooth Skills Lab operations and an overall high-quality coaching experience.

· Educated to degree level preferably in an ITC related degree

· Self-motivated and able to work under pressure 10+ years commercial experience in an IT / BA / PM role

· Project Management Experience

· Technical training/coaching experience

· Experience managing a small team

· Superior interpersonal skills with a passion for growing and developing junior tech talent

· Comfortable in pushing back or compromising on requirements where necessary

· Excellent communication and presentation skills

· Confident and comfortable attending external senior stakeholder meetings

· Proactive approach to learning new technologies to broaden coverage of existing technical modules

· A champion of diversity and inclusion across all stages of the consultant journey

FDM powers the people behind tech and innovation. We spot trends, find top talent, and help businesses stay ahead.

With 35+ years of experience, we coach, mentor, and launch fresh thinkers from diverse backgrounds into world-class careers. Partnering with top global companies, we deliver the right talent at the right time—while guiding our people toward exponential growth.

🌍 Global impact – 19 centers across North America, APAC, the UK, and Europe

🚀 25,000+ careers launched – and counting

🤝 300+ trusted client partners

Committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tech careers should be for everyone. With 80+ nationalities represented, FDM thrives on diversity, fuels innovation through unique perspectives, and celebrates success together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer and FTSE4Good-listed company, we ensure every qualified applicant gets a fair shot—no barriers, just opportunities.