Cam specialises in modern work and workforce redesign for better economic, social and environmental outcomes. He's lived in Melbourne, Canberra and Singapore and has worked across the broader Asia Pacific region. Read more about him and why he has a ‘superpower.’

When Cam Pitt decided further education wasn't for him and dropped out of uni, he decided to enjoy the surf and open his own bar.

“One day I got talking to people in the bar who were setting up the Australian division of ManpowerGroup, a provider of workforce solutions and services. They needed someone to open local branch offices.

“As I talked to them, I found their work fascinating and appealing and eventually persuaded them that I could do it and joined ManpowerGroup about six months later.”

‘EARN WHILE YOU LEARN’

Cam quickly built a reputation for getting things done. “I also grew up quickly and decided more education was for me, after all. So I did my Executive Master’s at the University of Melbourne.

“I had huge support from ManpowerGroup. They allowed me to take an ‘earn while you learn’ approach, gave me time off in the week to study, and helped make my studies effective. For example, when I did a finance module, I had the firm’s Chief Financial Officer mentor me.

“At the time [2005] this was all fairly new in Australia,” said Cam, “and the experience shaped my approach to learning and development.”

ENABLING LIVES AND CAREERS

“I believe every enterprise should enable people's careers and lives. When people come to me with things that are important to them, either professionally, personally or academically, I want to enable whatever they need so it is valuable for the individual and the organisation.”

Soon after finishing his Master’s, he joined the talent management division of ManpowerGroup. Following a promotion to General Manager, South East Asia and Korea, he led the launch of a new Strategic Workforce Consulting service line for large enterprises.

“That was really the start of my current career progression as a workforce strategist,” said Cam, who moved to Deloitte in 2012 and has since pioneered the concept of modern work, which is focused on redesigning work. In 2024, Cam was promoted to the role of Canberra Office Managing Partner.

MODERN WORK ERA

“We’re operating in a world where work is no longer defined by jobs, the workplace is no longer a specific place and many workers are no longer traditional employees. These boundaries are falling away,” said Cam.

“We’re seeing enterprises facing a range of unavoidable transitions, such as Smart Work (using AI), Healthy Work, Inclusive Work, Safe Work, Green Work, and adopting a set of new modern work standards that need to get designed into the organisation and the workforce to drive participation, productivity and prosperity.

“The key to the transition is the upskilling, reskilling and deskilling of the Australian labour market,” he said.

“As part of this I think that the national skills system may not yet be ready for the modern work era,” added Cam, “so I wanted to get involved and support the FSO in helping to assess the skilling needs of large enterprise employers across the finance, technology and business sectors as they adopt modern work standards and maximise the benefits.”

PRO BONO WORK

At the heart of what makes Cam tick is purpose.

“Deloitte is focused on delivering an ‘impact that matters,’ and I am a purpose-driven individual and want to improve social, economic and environmental outcomes for Australians.

“My job allows me to do that. Through Deloitte’s pro bono program, I do some work with the Global YMCA around youth mental health, participation and employment. And now my FSO role allows me to contribute further.”

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