Digital Workforce Strategy Lead

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Income protection and critical illness

Flexible working arrangements

Professional development and continued

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a Digital Workforce Manager to lead the management, governance and continuous improvement of its Digital resourcing and workforce operations services. You will develop and lead Digital’s strategic workforce plan, align workforce needs with delivery priorities, and partner with Chapter Leads to assess capability gaps and build practical plans for the future.

This hands-on leadership role provides accountability for the end-to-end resourcing lifecycle,

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing and implementing workforce strategies and plans.
• Experience in workforce modelling and forecasting future workforce needs in a Digital context.
• Experience assessing current workforce capability, identifying gaps and developing plans to build capability for the future.
• Strong workforce data and analytical capability, with the ability to translate insights into practical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead workforce strategy and planning initiatives, aligning talent supply, capability requirements, and resourcing models with organisational priorities and long‑term objectives
• Deliver meaningful resource workforce reporting, insights and analysis to support leadership decision‑making
• Identify workforce trends, risks and opportunities and recommend practical improvements
• Partner with our Chapter Leads to ensure our internal capability is fit for our current and future needs
• Lead the end‑to‑end contingent workforce lifecycle
• Oversee contractor and consultant engagements, ensuring strong governance, controls and compliance
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, Commercial, Procurement and suppliers to support access to specialised digital capability
• Monitor engagement end dates, tenure, extensions, workforce risks, costs and utilisation
• Strengthen workforce processes and ensure approvals and records are accurate and up to date.
• Support workforce planning, budgeting and forecasting through accurate, reliable information.

Skills

Workforce strategy

Workforce modelling

Data analytics

Governance

Stakeholder influence

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a Digital Workforce Manager to lead the management, governance and continuous improvement of its Digital resourcing and workforce operations services. You will develop and lead Digital’s strategic workforce plan, align workforce needs with delivery priorities, and partner with Chapter Leads to assess capability gaps and build practical plans for the future.

This hands-on leadership role provides accountability for the end-to-end resourcing lifecycle,