Digital Workforce Strategy Lead (Flexible Work)

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; 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 Digital resourcing and workforce operations services. You will develop and lead a strategic workforce plan, align needs with delivery priorities, and build strong partnerships with Digital Leadership, key vendors and recruitment providers.

You will provide end‑to‑end accountability for sourcing, onboarding, extensions, renewals and offboarding for our contingent

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.
• Strong workforce data and analytical capability, with the ability to translate insights into practical recommendations.
• Experience in workforce planning, resource management, recruitment, contractor management or workforce operations.
• Strong commercial awareness, including workforce costs, utilisation, risk and value for money.
• Experience managing contingent workforce processes and governance and compliance.
• Strong relationship and influencing skills, with the ability to work across Digital, People, Finance, Commercial and Procurement functions.
• A practical approach to improving workforce processes, controls and the experience of leaders and workers.

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 internal capability is fit for 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 access 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 planning

Forecasting

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Contingent workforce

Governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a Digital Workforce Manager to lead the management, governance and continuous improvement of Digital resourcing and workforce operations services. You will develop and lead a strategic workforce plan, align needs with delivery priorities, and build strong partnerships with Digital Leadership, key vendors and recruitment providers.

You will provide end‑to‑end accountability for sourcing, onboarding, extensions, renewals and offboarding for our contingent