Business Improvement Lead

Taituarā; Taupo; Híbrido; NZD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Wellness benefits

Gym membership

Health insurance

Flexible hours

Professional development

Generous leave

Descripción de la vacante

Taupō District Council is creating a Business Improvement Team to help the council work smarter, harness data and technology, and deliver better outcomes for communities.

Reporting to the Business Excellence Manager, you will lead a growing team of specialists—Data Analysts, BI Analysts, GIS capability and emerging AI resources—and shape priorities, governance and benefits realisation for years to come.

Formación

• Proven experience leading business improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data analytics, BI, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Ability to mentor specialists and influence across organisational boundaries.

Responsabilidades

• Lead business improvement, process redesign and organisational change.
• Oversee data analytics, BI capabilities, GIS and emerging AI opportunities.
• Drive governance, benefits realisation and performance reporting.
• Collaborate with leaders to prioritise opportunities and deliver value.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analytics

Strategic thinking

People management

Descripción del empleo

Looking to progress your career, but also wanting tolive life to the full? Then Taupō District Council is the place for you!

Everyday brings new opportunities when you are part of our team at Taupō DistrictCouncil. Our diverse organisation is recognised for its vibrant energy,optimism for the future, ambition to act boldly and willingnessto do things differently to secure the best result. We take a balanced and community-focused approach that allows us tostrive with consideration on behalf of our district. We are motivated byensuring we are a district of connected communities who thrive and embraceopportunities and hold this greater purpose in mind in all that we do.

Areyou equally comfortable talking with Data Analysts, challenging businessprocesses, discussing AI opportunities with leaders, and helping peoplenavigate change? Taupō District Council is investing in the future.

We'reestablishing a new Business Improvement Team to help Council work smarter, makebetter use of data and technology, and deliver better outcomes for ourcommunities. This is a unique opportunity to join us at the beginning of thatjourney and help shape the direction of the team, its priorities, and the wayimprovement is delivered across the organisation.

Thisisn't a role where you'll inherit a mature function and simply maintain it. We'relooking for someone who can help build capability, create momentum, andinfluence how Council approaches business improvement, data, analytics, AI andorganisational efficiency for years to come.

Reporting to the BusinessExcellence Manager, you'll lead a growing team of specialists including DataAnalysts, Business Intelligence Analysts, GIS capability and emerging AIresources.

You’ll provide leadership acrossa diverse portfolio that spans:

• Business improvement and processredesign
• Data and analytics
• Artificial intelligence andemerging technologies
• Performance reporting andorganisational insights
• Governance, assurance andbenefits realisation
• Strategic projects andorganisational change

Success in this role requiressomeone who can bridge the gap between technical expertise and practicalbusiness outcomes. You'll have enough technical credibility to lead specialistanalysts and challenge thinking when required, but your real superpower will beyour ability to engage people, build relationships, and bring others on thejourney. You'll help leaders identifyopportunities, prioritise competing demands, remove barriers, and turn goodideas into meaningful organisational improvements.

We're less interested in aparticular qualification and more interested in the impact you've made.

You’ll likely bring:

• Provenexperience leading business improvement, transformation or organisationalchange initiatives
• A strongunderstanding of data, analytics, business intelligence and emerging AIcapabilities
• Theability to lead and mentor specialist technical professionals without needingto be the technical expert in every discipline
• Outstandingstakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Strongstrategic thinking and the ability to see opportunities across organisationalboundaries
• Experiencebalancing innovation with practical delivery
• Apassion for helping organisations become more effective, efficient and customerfocused
  

Mostimportantly, you'll be someone who enjoys solving complex organisationalproblems, connecting people with ideas, and helping turn strategy into action.

Ourpeople are accomplished, capable, and driven by curiosity to learn more - aboutthe council, its impact, and their own potential. Your career aspirations willbe encouraged, whether you’re just starting out or an expert. Our strengths-basedenvironment will enable you to be the best version of yourself atwork.

Ourspaces are filled with warmth and welcoming conversation. We collaborateclosely and lead with empathy - for our colleagues and for our community. We encourage our people to find theflexibility within their role to do more of what matters to them in and out ofwork. Whenyou join us, you’ll enjoy our:

• Strong focus on wellness - discounted gym membershipand health insurance and wellbeing initiatives to support your mental, physicaland financial wellbeing
• Flexible work environment – work from home optionsand flexible hours to promote a great work-life balance
• Assistance with ongoing professional development – accessto learning opportunities to help you grow
• Generous leave entitlements!
• Settling in support – if you’re joining us fromoutside of the district, we’ll work with you to make a seamless transition

If you're excited by the prospectof building something meaningful, leading talented specialists, and helpingshape the future of local government, we'd love to hear from you.

CLOSING DATE: 1 November 2026, 5pm or when the vacancy is filled.

Closing Date: 5pm, 1 November or when appointed.