Data Enablement - Engineering Excellence Manager

IAG; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5%

Life Insurance

Annual Leave 20d

MyLeave 5d

Insurance Discounts

Health & wellbeing

LinkedIn Learning

Secondment Opportunities

Job summary

IAG in New Zealand is seeking a Data Enablement - Engineering Excellence Manager to lead the practical application of group engineering standards and build scalable data foundations across NZ. You will guide architecture, governance and patterns to enable trusted insights and reusable data products.

Based in Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington, you will shape the data platform, collaborate across architecture, delivery and product teams, and drive modernization to support future AI capabilities

Qualifications

• Experience leading data architecture, data engineering, platform engineering or engineering excellence capabilities within a complex organisation.
• Strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling and modern data platform principles.
• Experience establishing engineering standards, governance frameworks and reusable technical patterns across multiple teams.
• The ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience enabling enterprise data platforms, data products or large-scale data transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of balancing technical quality, governance and engineering excellence with practical business outcomes.
• A passion for creating trusted, scalable foundations that enable teams to deliver great Data & AI products and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve New Zealand's data and information architecture, creating scalable foundations that support trusted Data & AI products.
• Lead engineering excellence by establishing standards, patterns and practices that improve consistency, quality and reliability across teams.
• Shape the design and evolution of core domain data products, ensuring they are trusted, reusable and aligned to business priorities.
• Establish data modelling approaches that create consistency, interoperability and high-quality data across the organisation.
• Enable adoption of Group Data Platform capabilities, translating enterprise direction into practical outcomes for New Zealand teams.
• Provide technical assurance and governance guidance across Data & AI initiatives, helping manage risk and improve delivery quality.
• Drive the modernisation of data foundations, reducing complexity while supporting future scalability, innovation and AI capability.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

Platform engineering

Engineering governance

Enterprise data platforms

Stakeholder influence

Data quality practices

Job description

At IAG, we're ready for you. We're the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand. Our family of brands turns the IAG purpose of making your world a safer place into action by helping everyday Aussies and New Zealanders, supporting their ambitions and making insurance accessible.

Strengthen the foundations behind Data & AI excellence

Join us as we shape the future of Data & AI across IAG’s New Zealand business. As Data Enablement - Engineering Excellence Manager, you’ll lead the practical application of Group engineering direction and standards in NZ, building the data foundations that enable trusted insights, scalable products and better business outcomes.

Working across architecture, engineering, delivery and product teams, you’ll translate established Group standards into practical NZ engineering patterns and consistent ways of working. You’ll provide technical direction, guide design decisions and strengthen engineering quality, ensuring these practices work effectively within NZ’s business, technology and regulatory context. This is an opportunity to lead engineering excellence across the NZ Division and build the foundations that will underpin the next generation of Data & AI capabilities.

This is a permanent full-time role based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Ōtautahi (Christchurch) or Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).

Ngā Mahi Hei Whakatutuki Māu | What You'll Do

• Define and evolve New Zealand's data and information architecture, creating scalable foundations that support trusted Data & AI products.
• Lead engineering excellence by establishing standards, patterns and practices that improve consistency, quality and reliability across teams.
• Shape the design and evolution of core domain data products, ensuring they are trusted, reusable and aligned to business priorities.
• Establish data modelling approaches that create consistency, interoperability and high-quality data across the organisation.
• Enable adoption of Group Data Platform capabilities, translating enterprise direction into practical outcomes for New Zealand teams.
• Provide technical assurance and governance guidance across Data & AI initiatives, helping manage risk and improve delivery quality.
• Drive the modernisation of data foundations, reducing complexity while supporting future scalability, innovation and AI capability.

Ōu Pūkenga me ōu Wheako | What You'll Bring

• Experience leading data architecture, data engineering, platform engineering or engineering excellence capabilities within a complex organisation.
• Strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling and modern data platform principles.
• Experience establishing engineering standards, governance frameworks and reusable technical patterns across multiple teams.
• The ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience enabling enterprise data platforms, data products or large-scale data transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of balancing technical quality, governance and engineering excellence with practical business outcomes.
• A passion for creating trusted, scalable foundations that enable teams to deliver great Data & AI products and outcomes.

Tā Mātau ki a Koutou| What We Offer

• Boosted KiwiSaver with 4.5% employer contribution and life insurance as standard.
• 20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave (extra leave for what’s important to you).
• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance.
• Annual $500 health & wellbeing payment.
• 14 Weeks paid parental leave.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning, the award-winning IAG Academy, study assistance and secondment opportunities.
• employment type eligibility criteria apply

Applications close: Wednesday 25 November 2026 11:59PM NZDT

Tā Mātau Ratonga Tautoko | Adjustments & Support

If you require any support or adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process, we encourage you to reach out to [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

He pitopito kōrero anō mō mātau | More About Us

As part of IAG you'll enjoy a world of career opportunities, a purpose-led place focused on creating connection and belonging, and where you can create meaningful impact every day and grow your career beyond the expected. That's not just words. It's our people promise. We're ready for you with unexpected opportunities for your career, your work-life and your ability to make a difference. We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and wellbeing in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy). We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. And expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.