Delivery Lead — Digital & AI Transformation (NZ)

Publicis Groupe Holdings B.V

Auckland

On-site

NZD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Publicis Sapient in New Zealand is seeking an experienced Delivery Lead to establish and grow our local presence, delivering complex digital and AI-led transformations for leading clients. You will lead multi-disciplinary teams, partner with senior executives, and drive value by modernising how organisations work, delivering faster outcomes across technology, data, and customer experience.

This role offers the opportunity to shape NZ’s digital landscape from day one with strong leadership,

Qualifications

Extensive experience leading large-scale digital or technology transformation programmes.
Track record delivering outcomes across distributed, multidisciplinary teams.
Knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks SAFe, Scrum, Kanban, Lean.
Experience helping organisations adopt new ways of working at scale.
Strong commercial acumen including budgeting and risk oversight.
Excellent stakeholder management with senior executives.
Coaching and developing delivery leaders and cross-functional teams.
Consulting mindset with proposals and client solutions.
Proven success managing multiple strategic initiatives with a focus on quality.

Responsibilities

Grow Publicis Sapient's footprint in the New Zealand market.
Build trusted relationships with clients, partners, and the wider business community.
Lead large-scale digital and technology transformation programmes end-to-end.
Establish governance, delivery approaches, and working methods.
Guide Agile transformations and continuous delivery improvement.
Oversee programme performance, financials, risks, and stakeholder engagement.