Data & AI Workforce Lead & Performance Coach

IAG; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer contribution

Life insurance as standard

20 days annual leave + 5 MyLeave

Job summary

IAG New Zealand is seeking a Data & AI Workforce & Performance Manager to lead our Data & AI delivery people, balance capacity with business priorities, and guide performance and development across multiple squads.

You'll partner with Delivery, Product and capability leaders to ensure the right talent and skills are in place to achieve meaningful outcomes while sustaining a positive employee experience across Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington.

Qualifications

• Experience leading people within agile, product, technology, data, AI, digital or transformation environments.
• Strong workforce planning and resource allocation experience across multiple squads, teams or competing priorities.
• Demonstrated success coaching individuals, building capability and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience setting objectives, managing performance and supporting talent and succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data & AI workforce across delivery squads and enabling teams, creating an environment where people can perform, develop and succeed.
• Own workforce planning and resource allocation, balancing capability, capacity and business priorities across multiple squads.
• Partner with Delivery, Product and squad leaders to translate changing delivery demand into practical workforce decisions.
• Lead performance, coaching and development conversations that help individuals build capability and achieve their goals.
• Drive talent and succession planning, ensuring critical skills and future capability needs are identified and developed.
• Monitor workforce health, engagement and wellbeing, taking action to support sustainable performance and positive employee experiences.
• Provide workforce insights and recommendations to leaders, helping inform people, capacity and organisational decisions.

Skills

Leadership

Agile delivery

People management

Workforce planning

Resource allocation

Performance coaching

Stakeholder collaboration

Data & AI knowledge

Job description

IAG New Zealand is seeking a Data & AI Workforce & Performance Manager to lead our Data & AI delivery people, balance capacity with business priorities, and guide performance and development across multiple squads.

You'll partner with Delivery, Product and capability leaders to ensure the right talent and skills are in place to achieve meaningful outcomes while sustaining a positive employee experience across Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington.