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# Senior People Scientist (12 month FTC) at Culture Amp

- **Company:** Culture Amp
- **Location:** Sydney, Australia
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-25
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cultureamp/jobs/8302936

## Job description

We’re big believers in the power of IRL, so for most roles we ask Campers to work from their local Culture Amp office an average of 2 days a week to unlock connection, pace and culture together.

Join us on our mission to make a better world of work.

Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform, revolutionizing how 25 million employees across more than 6,000 companies create a better world of work. Culture Amp empowers companies of all sizes and industries to transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams. Powered by people science and the most comprehensive employee dataset in the world, the most innovative companies including Canva, On, Asana, Dolby, McDonalds and Nasdaq depend on Culture Amp every day.

Culture Amp is backed by leading venture capital funds and has offices in the US, UK, Germany and Australia. Culture Amp has been recognized as one of the world’s top private cloud companies by Forbes and most innovative companies by Fast Company.

For more information visit [cultureamp.com](http://cultureamp.com/).

How you can help make a better world of work

The People Scientist role entails being a thought leader in the HR, engagement and/or performance management space while assisting customers with question design, analyzing results, and establishing feedback strategies for our customers at the organization, group, and individual level.

If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please read on. Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60% of the criteria, women and other marginalized folks tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think your experience still applies please do get in touch.

Your greatest skill is listening and understanding our customers’ needs and providing clarity around direction and feedback and performance strategy. You love people and your passion lies in diving into data to uncover stories and provide insights, as well as imparting knowledge to up-skill customers and coworkers. We are looking for an energetic and hard-working professional to work with a close-knit customer team that takes users all the way from leads to champions.

We want someone who shares our passion for simplifying and applying data analysis and domain research with the goal of elevating our clients’ effectiveness while also building our community of amazing People Geeks. This position is for a mid- to senior-level role with no direct reports. This role is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

In part of this team of amazing humans,

You will

- Collaborate with customers (pre-sale and post-sale) to design and build people-centric feedback surveys
- Lead survey question design and results review sessions with a variety of client stakeholders, from HR leaders to CEOs
- Work with client data and survey outcomes to identify the most valuable themes and stories to help our clients improve their culture and business outcomes
- Generate actionable and predictive insights from HR data sets, including engagement surveys, lifecycle surveys (on-boarding to exit), performance management, and individual/team effectiveness feedback
- Build and deliver People Science insights with broad external audiences, as part of Culture Amp marketing activity (i.e. host webinars, roundtables, workshops, conference keynotes across Australia, NZ and Singapore)
- Support and build domain expertise for our customer-facing teams through coaching,
- training and/or responding to internal queries

You have

- 5+ years of applied experience consulting to organisations and/or working as a subject matter expert within an organisation. Enterprise-level is highly preferred
- Applied experience working with surveys throughout the employee lifecycle (candidate, on-boarding, engagement, inclusion, exit) and/or 360-type feedback processes.
- Experience designing, implementing and analysing surveys, as well as presenting insights to executives and HR leaders
- Comfortable with data; basic knowledge of statistics and research methods
- Proficiency in the usual software tools (i.e. Google docs/sheets) as well as a willingness to learn and work with new technology systems
- Master’s in Organisational Psychology, Organisational Development, Business Analytics, or related field
- Bonus points: Experience Implementing or designing performance management processes for large scale organisations

## Perks & Benefits

At Culture Amp, our people are at the heart of our success. We offer competitive pay and a total rewards package designed to support you at work and in life. This includes:

- Equity through our Employee Share Option Program, so you can share in our long-term success
- Learning programs and coaching to help you thrive and grow
- Quarterly refresh days, an extended end-of-year break and a monthly allowance to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
- Inclusive parental leave from day one
- A MacBook and budget to set up your home workspace, enabling flexibility
- Five annual social impact days to to give back to causes that matter to you
- Medical insurance coverage for you and your family (Available for US & UK only)

Our rewards are designed to support different needs and life stages, recognising that what matters most can vary from person to person.

Research shows that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don’t meet every requirement, but your unique experience matters. If you’re interested in joining us, we strongly encourage you to apply and help us build a more diverse and impactful team.

Accommodations & Data Privacy

If you require reasonable accommodations or adjustments due to a disability to complete the online application or to participate in the interview process, please contact accommodations@cultureamp.com and identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. Do not include any medical or health information in this email. The Reasonable Accommodations team will respond to your email promptly.

Culture Amp will retain your CV & personal information for a period of two years (four years for the US) from the date of your application process completion. Culture Amp may contact you in relation to future job opportunities during this time period. For further information please see our privacy policy [here](https://www.cultureamp.com/privacy-policy) or contact privacy@cultureamp.com.

## About Culture Amp

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Culture Amp is the world’s leading employee experience platform that helps companies transform employee engagement, drive performance management, and develop high-performing teams using people science and AI.
- **Entity Type**: Private (backed by venture capital, $278.5M total funding)
- **Headquarters**: Richmond, Victoria, Australia
- **Founded**: 2010
- **Founders**: Didier Elzinga, Douglas English, Jon Williams, Rod Hamilton

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Human Resources Technology (HR Tech) / Employee Experience Software
- **Target customers**: B2B – serves HR teams, People leaders, and Executives across SMB to Enterprise (trusted by 6,000+ companies including Canva, Asana, Dolby, McDonald’s, and Nasdaq)
- **Mission**: To create a better world of work by empowering companies to build profitable, sustainable, and human-literate organizations through a culture-first approach.

## Products & Services
- **Employee Engagement Platform**: AI-powered surveys and analytics to measure and improve employee engagement, with recommendations from People Scientists.
- **Performance Management (Perform)**: Tools for goal setting, continuous feedback, development plans, and performance reviews to drive growth and accountability.
- **Development & Learning**: Competency tracking, development plans, and tools to help employees own their growth.
- **People Analytics & Data Stories**: Dashboards and data storytelling features that connect HR metrics to business outcomes.
- **AI Analysis & Recommendations**: Built-in AI that analyzes survey responses and suggests actionable next steps.
- **Integrations**: Seamless sync with major HRIS platforms (Workday, BambooHR, etc.) and other SaaS tools.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Total Funding**: $278.5M in total funding across 8 rounds (latest Series F in 2021)
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue estimated at $101.0M; platform serves 25 million employees across 7,500+ companies
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Backed by leading venture capital firms (including Felicis Ventures, Blackbird Ventures, and Index Ventures). Partners include major HRIS providers.
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - 6,000+ customers (up from 4,000+ in earlier years)
  - 70.5k+ questions answered, 594.3M+ surveys launched
  - Named one of Forbes’ top private cloud companies and Fast Company’s most innovative companies
  - Certified B Corp since 2023
  - Launched the Culture Amp Foundation in 2023 to extend its mission

## Competitive Advantages
- **People Science Moat**: The most comprehensive employee dataset in the world (25M+ employees) powers their AI and recommendations, creating a data network effect that competitors can’t easily replicate.
- **AI-First Platform**: Deep integration of AI for analysis and recommendations, reducing manual HR work.
- **B Corp Certification**: Differentiates as a mission-driven, ethical company committed to using business as a force for good.
- **Industry-Leading Security**: SOC II, ISO, and GDPR compliant, making it safe for large enterprises.
- **Strong Community**: The “Culture First Community” is the world’s largest HR network, creating a powerful ecosystem effect.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI & Automation**: Continuing to embed AI across the platform to replace manual tasks and provide predictive insights.
- **Global Expansion**: Growing presence in the US (Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, New York), UK (London), Germany (Berlin), and Australia (Melbourne, Sydney).
- **Enterprise Performance Management**: Accelerating adoption of their Perform module (40% faster implementation than competitors per G2).
- **Social Impact**: Deepening commitment through the Culture Amp Foundation and B Corp initiatives.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture-First Environment**: The company lives its own product—values-driven, with a focus on inclusion, kindness, and unlocking greatness.
- **Flexible Hybrid Model**: Employees work from eight global hubs with flexible hybrid roles (no rigid RTO mandates).
- **Great Benefits**: Parental & caregiving support from day one, quarterly refresh days, social impact days, mental wellbeing resources, and medical coverage (US & UK).
- **Engineering Excellence**: The engineering team is described as a “team sport” focused on solving complex problems, with a dedicated Engineering blog and a graduate program (CampUs).
- **Mission-Driven**: Employees are empowered to make a tangible impact on the world of work, with a strong sense of purpose.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Explicit encouragement for underrepresented candidates to apply; values include “Kind Humans” and “Unlocking Greatness.”
- **Global Community**: Join a team of 752 employees across 15 countries with a strong sense of belonging.

## Sources
1. [cultureamp.com](https://www.cultureamp.com/company)
2. [cultureamp.com](https://www.cultureamp.com/company/careers)
3. [cultureamp.com](https://www.cultureamp.com/)
4. [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cultureamp)
5. [Greenhouse Careers Page](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/cultureamp/jobs/7958998)

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