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Top 40 HR leaders in Australia

Forty HR and people leaders at Australian organisations across tech, industry, services and the public sector, and what each one is working on in 2026. Profiles from Canva, BHP, Medibank, Ampol, QBE and more.

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// What's inside
  • 40 HR leader profiles and their 2026 work
  • Tech, industry, services and public sector
  • The list in numbers and five shared patterns
  • How we chose the list, with public sources

This report profiles 40 HR and people leaders at Australian organisations and sets out what each of them is working on in 2026. They work in tech and digital companies, industry and infrastructure, and services and the public sector. Some run people functions at Canva, BHP, Medibank, Ampol and QBE. Others lead people teams at AI and health tech start-ups, law firms, care providers, hotels, a newsroom and government agencies.

We screened 86 people leaders from company pages, news coverage, award lists and their own public posts. Every pick needed a current HR or people role we could confirm, an organisation of 100 or more staff, and work we could date to 2026 from a public source. We included one person per organisation.

Inside you get a profile of each of the 40 across three groups (Tech and digital, Industry and infrastructure, and Services and public sector), the list in numbers, five patterns across the profiles, and the public sources behind every profile.

Disclaimer. This report reflects Collective Campus's independent assessment, based solely on publicly available information. Inclusion does not imply that any individual or organisation named has endorsed, sponsored, or is affiliated with Collective Campus or The S Curve, or has reviewed or approved this report. Roles checked against public sources in November 2026; some may have changed since. All trademarks, names, and images belong to their respective owners. To request a correction or removal, contact steveglaveski@collectivecamp.us.

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