With the Melbourne-based leader stepping into the role to support the company’s global growth ambitions, in this position, Ms. Black will work closely with the CEO and executive leadership to drive a global people transformation and strengthen scalable, modern people practices that align strategy with execution to unlock long-term value.
In her new role, Black will lead the full people and culture function and oversee a team of 50+ professionals within the company’s fast-moving technology environment. Her focus will be on shaping systems and capabilities that support Easygo’s next stage of international expansion. Sharing her outlook on the role, she said her priority is building a scalable, contemporary and “edgy” suite of people practices and capabilities designed to support business outcomes.
Before joining Easygo, Black held the position of General Manager Talent at Origin Energy. During her tenure, she was promoted to establish the organisation’s first enterprise-wide, end-to-end talent function. Her responsibilities included creating strategic clarity around attracting, identifying, developing, mobilising and retaining critical capabilities. She also partnered with the CEO, CFO and executive leadership to embed a data-driven approach to workforce planning, succession strategies and talent management aligned with the company’s 2030 strategic plan.
Earlier at Origin Energy, Black served in several senior leadership roles across people and transformation functions. As General Manager Transformational Initiatives, she supported the business through transaction readiness and large corporate services transformation programs. She also held the role of General Manager, Capability & Culture, where she led enterprise-wide people and culture priorities and managed a multidisciplinary team across centres of excellence.
Prior to these roles, she worked as Head of HR Retail & Recruitment at Origin Energy, partnering with retail leadership to deliver the organisation’s people strategy while overseeing recruitment and contracting operations. She also served as Senior People & Culture Manager for Energy Markets, where she supported major change programs and partnered with leaders across trading, risk, strategy and commercial functions.
Earlier in her career, Black worked as Head of Human Resources at Saputo Inc. in Melbourne and as Lead HR Business Partner at Bankwest, where she led national HR business partnering and people strategy initiatives. She began her professional journey at Vanguard Australia as a Human Resources Associate.
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