--- title: 'People Partner at Megaport' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/people-partner-megaport-brisbane-py33xtzfwdcx' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # People Partner at Megaport - **Company:** Megaport - **Location:** Brisbane, Australia - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-07-01 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/megaport/8935afb6-3d0c-4fff-a83d-0708149d989f ## Job description ## About Megaport We’re not your typical tech company – and we don’t want to be. Megaport is the global leader in Network as a Service (NaaS), and has transformed the way businesses connect to the cloud, data centers, and each other. We’re publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange and partnered with the biggest names in tech like Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and more. Headquartered in Brisbane with a crew of over 600 people spread across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, our employees enjoy an environment that is collaborative, supportive, and (actually) fun. ## Our Team Culture We’re a team of problem solvers, pixel pushers, code slingers, and cloud fanatics. Culture is more than a poster on the wall here – collaboration beats hierarchy, curiosity fuels our growth, and everyone’s voice matters. We take our work seriously, but not ourselves. We work across time zones to execute on our global vision, trust each other to get things done, and never compromise our values for commercial gain. Most importantly, we place our customers at the center of everything we do. We’re committed to increasing representation in the tech industry and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Don’t meet every requirement? That’s okay. If you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to apply. ## The Role Based out of HQ in Brisbane, the People Partner will report to the Head of People & Culture. In this global role, you'll collaborate with leaders across APAC, NAM, and EMEA regions to support Megaport's growth. You'll lead, coach, and engage stakeholders, and support the execution of both strategic HR initiatives and day-to-day operations. ## What You’ll Be Doing As a trusted People Partner based in Brisbane, you'll partner with leaders across APAC to deliver practical people solutions that drive business performance and an exceptional employee experience. Working closely with the Head of People & Culture, you'll provide expert advice across the employee lifecycle, build leadership capability, and deliver people initiatives that support our global business. Your focus will be on: Business Partnering & Leadership Coaching - Own the People Partnering relationships for assigned business groups, delivering commercially balanced people advice that aligns people strategy with business priorities. - Build trusted relationships with leaders; provide coaching on people-related matters, including performance, employee engagement, organisational change and team effectiveness. - Coach leaders to build high-performing, engaged teams. Build manager capability through coaching, guidance and practical tools that enable confident people leadership. - Partner with leaders on workforce planning, talent development, succession planning and organisational design initiatives. - Support organisational change initiatives and business transformation activities across APAC. Employee Relations & Compliance - Manage complex employee relations matters across APAC, including performance management, misconduct, grievances and workplace conflict resolution. - Coach leaders through performance management and conduct conversations, ensuring timely, fair and consistent outcomes. - Ensure compliance with employment legislation and best practice people management across multiple jurisdictions. - Partner with Legal to manage employment-related risk and complex workplace matters. - Ensure consistent application of People policies, frameworks and governance across the business. People Programs & Employee Experience - Partner with the People team to deliver initiatives across leadership development, talent management, succession planning and career development. - Support the delivery of employee engagement, onboarding, recognition and wellbeing programs that enhance the employee experience. - Champion Megaport's values and support initiatives that strengthen inclusion, belonging and employee wellbeing, utilising employee feedback to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. People Operations & Continuous Improvement - Take a hands-on approach when partnering with leaders to implement People programs, including performance management, talent reviews, remuneration, succession planning and employee engagement initiatives. - Support the business on global mobility matters, including relocation, immigration and associated people processes. - Drive continuous improvement of People systems, policies, processes and reporting. - Manage and contribute to People & Culture projects aligned with the team's strategic priorities. - Mentor and support other members of the People & Culture team, sharing knowledge and promoting collaboration. ## What We Are Looking For ## Experience - 7–10 years' experience in a People Partner or Senior HR Generalist role within fast-paced organisations. - Experience partnering with senior leaders across multiple countries, employment jurisdictions, and business functions. - Strong experience managing complex employee relations matters and providing commercially balanced advice. - Experience managing a small team, mentoring colleagues or leading project teams is desirable. - Experience in technology, SaaS or other fast-paced, high-growth environments is highly regarded. ## Skills & Capabilities - Strong business partnering and coaching capability. - Excellent working knowledge of people practices and employment legislation across multiple jurisdictions. - Demonstrated ability to balance commercial outcomes with employee experience. - Strong stakeholder management, influencing and relationship-building skills. - Excellent communication, facilitation and presentation skills. - High level of resilience and adaptability. - Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment. - Comfortable navigating ambiguity and change in a global environment. - Proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused, with a continuous improvement mindset. - International HR experience supporting managers and employees across multiple countries and time zones is preferred (particularly Australia, North America and Europe). ## What We Offer - Flexible working environments - Birthday Leave - Generous study and training allowance + 5 days paid study leave - Creative, fun, and contemporary workspaces - A motivated team of industry experts and new talent - Celebrated success with ‘Legend’ and ‘Kudos’ Awards - Health and wellness program - Opportunities for career growth and potential for global intra-company transfers for interested candidates ## #LI-DNI If you have any questions, please reach out to Megaport's Talent Acquisition Team at Careers@megaport.com NOTE: All Megaport business correspondence is conducted via our business email accounts (@megaport.com). If you have any concerns, please reach out to Megaport's careers team careers@megaport.com directly and we will verify the legitimacy of any communication. Megaport will not ask you to create an account via Microsoft teams, and does not associate with any email accounts under "@megaportau.com". All applications will be treated in confidence. Please see Part 2 of our Privacy Policy to see what information Megaport collects from job applicants, why, and how we store and use it. Note that you’re entitled to know what personal data of yours Megaport holds, to request updates, rectification, and in some circumstances restriction or deletion thereof if you object (you being entitled to withdraw your consent to our holding your information at any time). Please see Part 5 of our Privacy Policy for more details on this and how to contact Megaport's data protection officer if you have any further privacy-related questions. Candidates who meet the selection criteria will be invited to attend an interview. Strictly no Recruitment Agencies. ## About Megaport ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Megaport provides a global Software Defined Network (SDN) platform that enables on-demand, private connectivity between enterprises, cloud providers, and data centers. - **Entity Type**: Public (ASX: MP1) - **Headquarters**: Brisbane, Australia (with a major office in London, UK) - **Founded**: 2013 - **Founders**: Bevan Slattery ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Cloud connectivity, Network as a Service (NaaS), data center interconnection - **Target customers**: Enterprises, cloud service providers, managed service providers, and telecommunications companies (B2B) - **Mission statement**: “Take everything we know about traditional networking—flip it and reverse it—and put the power back into the hands of the consumer.” ## Products & Services - **Megaport Virtual Edge (MVE)**: Virtual network functions (e.g., firewalls, SD-WAN) delivered as-a-service through the Megaport platform. - **Megaport Cloud Router (MCR)**: Dynamic routing and multi-cloud connectivity with options for 100G ports, packet filtering, and IPsec tunnels. - **Megaport Internet**: Dedicated internet access provisioned in under 60 seconds. - **Global WAN as a Service**: Interconnect enterprise wide area networks across multiple regions via a single platform. - **AI Exchange**: Dedicated connectivity to GPU providers and AI model ecosystems. - **Financial Services Exchange**:: Private, low-latency connectivity for financial trading firms. - **Data Center Interconnect** (DCI)**: Point-to-point connectivity between data centers over a private network. - **Megaport Terraform**:: Infrastructure-as-Code automation for Megaport resources. - **Compute, Network & Storage on Demand**:: Bare-metal GPU/CPU infrastructure and storage connected through the Megaport backbone. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**:: Not publicly available (ASX-listed, but recent market cap not disclosed in provided sources) - **Key Metric**:: Annual revenue >$395.2 million (FY2025 est., from company overview) - **Notable Investors/Partners**:: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle Cloud, IBM Cloud, Alibaba, Salesforce, SAP, Rackspace, Cloudflare, OVHcloud (key cloud partners) **Customers**:: >4,000 customer logos; >37,000 services active - **Growth Signals**:: Entered three new countries (Spain, Italy, Brazil) in recent year; deployed 400G backbone; launched seven new solutions in 2024; crossed 1,000 enabled data-center locations in 2025; named first provider on AWS Marketplace for AWS Direct Connect network services. ## Competitive Advantages - **Larest SDN platform globally** with presence in >1,200 data centers across >185 cities in 31 countries. - **Neutral platform** – not tied to any single data center operator, giving customers freedom of choice. - **Pay-as-you-go, no setup fees** with real-time provisioning (seconds vs. weeks/months). - **ISO/EC 2701-certified network** ensuring enterprise-rade security. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling for AI workloads** – Project Centurion prepares the network for future compute and AI demands, with high-performance GPU and 100G/400G connectivity. - **Expanding global footprint** – adding new locations and countries (e.g., Spain, Italy, Brazil) and deepening presence in existing regions. - **Platform exension** – introducing new services like AI Exchange, Financial Services Exchange, and Megaport Internet to capture adjacent markets. ## Why Work Here - **Global, diverse culture** with offices in Brisbane and London and a remote-friendly approach (virtual interviews via Google Hangouts, distributed teams). - **Open-plan offices** that welcome pets and children – a family-inclusive environment. - **Engneering focus** – hires for roles like Senior Network Automation Engineer, Senior Backend Software Engineer, and Engineering Manager, indicating a strong technical team. - **Career growth** – company growing rapidly with >1,200 employees and expanding into new markets and product lines. - **Benefits** (not explicitly detailed) – publically listed company offering stock and compettive compensation (implied by public filings). ## Sources 1. [Megaport.com](https://www.megaport.com/) 2. [Megaport Business Overview – Investor Page](https://www.megaport.com/investor/business-overview/) 3[. Megaport About Us](https://www.megaport.com/about-megaport/) 4. [Megaport Careers](https://www.megaport.com/careers/) 5. 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