Digital Domain Change Lead

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Life, income protection & critical Ill

Insurance for permanent employees

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is seeking a Digital Domain Change Lead in Wellington (or Auckland) to provide strategic change leadership across Te Aukaha | Digital. You will translate delivery excellence goals into practical, sustainable ways of working, guiding leaders through organisation-wide change during a critical Security transition.

You will work with Digital leadership to connect activity, resolve cross‑boundary issues, and embed the evolving operating model across the organisation

Qualifications

• Extensive change leadership experience within complex organisations in a digital context.
• Experience supporting operating model change and major restructures.
• Strong strategic thinking with a whole-of-system perspective.
• Credible ability to work closely with senior leaders and build trust.
• Excellent influencing, facilitation, coaching and stakeholder engagement capability.
• Experience strengthening organisational and leader-led change capability and embedding new ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Work strategically with Digital senior leaders to provide trusted advice on people readiness and intervention needs.
• Maintain an integrated view across Digital to identify pressure points, dependencies, risks and opportunities.
• Help leaders translate Digital’s operating model into practical, sustainable ways of working.
• Build strong relationships across Digital and the wider organisation to enable a joined-up approach.
• Coach leaders and teams to strengthen leader-led change capability and embed new ways of working.
• Navigate complex or ambiguous situations, establish clarity, and keep work moving.
• Support the transition within Security and the integration with Te Aukaha | Digital.

Skills

Change leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Coaching & facilitation

Agile / Lean change approaches

Job description

Digital Domain Change LeadWe use cookies to give you the best online experience.# Current vacancies## Digital Domain Change LeadApply: Wellington: Auckland: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 24, 2026 (12 days left to apply): JR-0000013747* Lead how people, teams and ways of working come together across Digital* Partner with senior Digital leaders to embed and strengthen ways of working and build lasting capability* Enduring leadership role with an immediate focus on Digital’s evolving operating model and Security transition* Permanent, full-time position. Wellington preferred (but Auckland may be considered)**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**We’re looking for an experienced Digital Domain Change Lead to provide strategic change leadership across Te Aukaha | Digital helping our people and leaders translate our delivery excellence goal into practical, sustainable ways of working. This is a senior, influential role working alongside Digital leadership teams to connect activity across Digital, identify where priorities, people and ways of working are connected or colliding, and help leaders resolve issues that cut across organisational boundaries. You’ll provide strategic advice, challenge and support to leaders, build change capability, and help translate the operating model into clear and sustainable ways of working. Your initial focus will be the transition following the restructure of Security. You will work across Security, Digital and the wider organisation to clarify how the new structure will operate, including roles, decision-making, working relationships, processes and capability needs. More broadly, you’ll play an important role in integrating and embedding Digital’s operating model, looking across the delivery system to identify gaps and risks, conflicting priorities and dependencies while strengthening connections across Te Aukaha and the organisation which will improve how people work together. Importantly, this isn’t a traditional project-based change management role. It’s an enduring leadership role embedded in Te Aukaha | Digital. You’ll stay close to what is happening in the business, and move between strategic advice and hands-on problem solving to make sure new structures and ways of working are working in practice. In this role you will:* work strategically with Digital senior leaders and their leadership teams, providing trusted advice to give them a clear view of pressure on their people, readiness risks and where intervention is needed* maintain an integrated view across Digital, identifying pressure points, dependencies, risks and opportunities* help leaders and delivery teams translate Digital’s operating model into practical, sustainable ways of working* build strong relationships across Digital and the wider organisation, connecting people and activity where a joined-up approach will deliver better outcomes* coach leaders and teams to strengthen leader-led change capability and successfully embed new ways of working* step into complex or ambiguous situations, establish clarity and keep work moving You will find out more about the role here: **Position Description**. Appointment salary is between $133,632 to $163,328 commensurate with skills and experience. **Ko koe tēnei | About you**You’ll be a seasoned change professional who operates comfortably at a strategic level and can build credibility quickly with senior leaders. You’ll bring executive presence, sound judgement and the confidence to challenge constructively, while building trusted relationships. Credible experience within a Digital environment is essential. You’ll understand the context Digital leaders and teams operate within and be able to confidently navigate conversations about operating models, ways of working and the complexity of a large organisation. Ideally, you’ll bring:* extensive change leadership experience within complex organisations in a digital context, with a strong track record of delivering and embedding sustainable change* experience supporting operating model change, organisational restructures, resets of ways of working or significant process improvement* strong strategic and whole-of-system thinking, with the ability to see connections and impacts across multiple areas* credibility and confidence working closely with senior leaders and leadership teams* strong influencing, facilitation, coaching and stakeholder engagement capability* experience strengthening organisational and leader-led change capability* the ability to work comfortably with ambiguity while picking up complex problems and working out what is getting in the way* sound analysis, judgement, political acumen and risk management capability* experience with Agile and/or Change Lean approaches. You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as it applies in the public sector. **Mō mātou | About us**Te Aukaha | Digital strengthens NZTA through supporting our people and delivering future-focused solutions. We enable digital change, provide quality data, information and security services, and create flexible and collaborative workspaces. The Digital Performance team strengthens Te Aukaha | Digital by providing operational and strategic leadership, ensuring our digital foundation is well managed and our stakeholders are seamlessly connected. **Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return**This is an opportunity to step into an influential Digital change leadership role where you can work closely with senior leaders, shape how change is approached across a complex environment, and help build capability that lasts beyond individual initiatives. We offer:* A competitive salary and benefits package* Flexible working arrangements (role dependent)* Five weeks annual leave* Free Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurances for permanent employees* Career development opportunities across a large and complex organisationFind out more about our benefits here. If you enjoy working at the intersection of **people, Digital and strategy**, and get satisfaction from making new ways of working stick, we’d love to hear from you. **Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**Please click apply to upload your CV and cover letter detailing your suitability for the role. **Rā Katinga | Applications close:**23 November 2026For further information, email: [e-mail] be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.