Business Operations and Change Advisor

Meridian Energy; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Three company paid days

Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions

Wellbeing programme

Power discounts

Work-from-home grant

Learning & development

Job summary

Meridian Energy in New Zealand seeks a Business Operations and Change Advisor for an 18-month fixed-term role to translate priorities into simpler processes, drive change, and deliver measurable value across business and technology teams using digital tools, automation and AI where it improves outcomes.

You’ll map current workflows, define improvement opportunities, lead initiatives, and ensure documentation, controls and handovers stay current, with ongoing opportunities to grow your capability

Qualifications

• Experience in business process improvement, process mapping, change delivery or business analysis.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder skills, with the confidence to bridge business and technology conversations.
• Analytical thinking, sound commercial judgement and clear communication.

Responsibilities

• Map how work happens today, uncover pain points, risks and dependencies, and design simpler future ways of working.
• Turn business priorities into well‑defined improvement opportunities, lead smaller initiatives and support larger programmes through to adoption.
• Connect Strategy & Portfolio with technology and delivery teams, translating business needs into practical requirements, testing and implementation.
• Spot useful opportunities for digital tools, automation and AI, and help teams confidently adopt new ways of working.
• Track whether changes are delivering the intended value and use what you learn to shape the next improvement.
• Build working knowledge of critical commercial and settlements activities, provide backup when needed, and keep documentation, controls and handovers current.

Skills

Business process improvement

Process mapping

Change delivery

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Job description

Maitehikukitetaurapa,whitikinaeter‚
From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun
Thiswhakatauk‑speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds ofTāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.

Maitehikukitetaurapa,whitikinaeter‚
From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun
Thiswhakatauk‑speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds ofTāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.

Company Description

Maitehikukitetaurapa,whitikinaeter‚
From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun
Thiswhakatauk‑speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds ofTāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.

Mˇtetƣuranga| About the role

Strategy & Portfolio is where Meridian’s biggest commercial choices take shape. As our Business Operations and Change Advisor, you’ll help turn those priorities into simpler processes, practical change and measurable value.

This 18-month fixed term role is a hands‑on, mid‑level role for someone who enjoys getting under the hood of how work gets done, challenging unnecessary complexity and seeing improvements through from idea to adoption. You’ll work across business and technology teams, using digital tools, automation and AI where they genuinely improve outcomes.

Alongside change delivery, you’ll build enough knowledge of our commercial and settlements activities to provide dependable operational cover and help strengthen the processes and controls that keep the team running well. There’s real scope to grow your capability and impact as the role develops.

Āumahi | Whatyou’llbe doing

• Map how work happens today, uncover pain points, risks and dependencies, and design simpler future ways of working.
• Turn business priorities into well‑defined improvement opportunities, lead smaller initiatives and support larger programmes through to adoption.
• Connect Strategy & Portfolio with technology and delivery teams, translating business needs into practical requirements, testing and implementation.
• Spot useful opportunities for digital tools, automation and AI, and help teams confidently adopt new ways of working.
• Track whether changes are delivering the intended value and use what you learn to shape the next improvement.
• Build working knowledge of critical commercial and settlements activities, provide backup when needed, and keep documentation, controls and handovers current.
  

Ngāpukengakeiakoemʼnāneitūārang| Whatyou’llbring

You’re a practical change-maker who is curious about how things work and energised by making them better. You can navigate complexity without adding to it, build trust across different teams and keep momentum from problem definition through to delivery and realised benefit.

• Experience in business process improvement, process mapping, change delivery or business analysis.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder skills, with the confidence to bridge business and technology conversations.
• Analytical thinking, sound commercial judgement and clear communication.
• Exposure to technology implementation, automation or AI‑enabled ways of working would be useful; energy, trading or settlements experience is helpful but not essential.
  

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Ngāpaingaki amātū| What we can offer

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• An attractive and competitive salary package, plus discounts from several partnerships
• Three company paid days (over the holiday period).
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions.
• Award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts
• A one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
  

He ahakoeihonomaiai ki amātū? | Why join us?

We’rea great placeto work with plenty of opportunities and career development for those that want it. We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’,working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’.

Location – Wellington or Christchurch

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