HEAD OFFICE RETAIL RECRUITMENT

Not more candidates.
The right shortlist.

Connecting exceptional head office talent with Australia's most ambitious retail brands.

i'm looking

i'm hiring

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01 our approach

A shorter route to the right fit.

The Shortlist is a specialist head office retail recruitment agency connecting ambitious brands with exceptional people—from emerging leaders to C-suite executives.

We look beyond the résumé. Experience matters, but so do ambition, values, leadership style and cultural fit. By understanding both sides properly, we create placements built to last.

02 where we work

What makes our shortlist.

Senior and specialist head office roles across the retail landscape.

Executive & Leadership

Buying & Merchandise

Planning

Marketing & Digital

E-commerce

Operations

People & Culture

Finance

03 the person behind the people

"Recruitment should feel less like a transaction and more like the start of the right conversation."

The Shortlist brings together deep retail knowledge, a carefully built network and a genuine instinct for people.

NATALIE — FOUNDER, THE SHORTLIST

04 FOR TALENT

Your next move
starts here.

Tell us where you've been, what drives you and where you want to go next. Every conversation is confidential.

join our network

FOR brands

Build the team that takes you there.

Tell us where your business is heading and who you need to help get it there. We'll curate the right shortlist.

brief a role

natalie@theshortlistagency.com.au