Enterprise Learning & Capability Leader

Mercury NZ; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Free life and income insurance

Up to $100 annual check ups

Gender affirmation leave

Flexible working policy

Additional 5 days leave (MyDays)

Job summary

Mercury NZ is seeking a senior L&D leader to drive Mercury's enterprise-wide learning and capability strategy across the organisation. You will build frameworks, identify capability needs, and partner with OD to deliver scalable, digitally enabled learning programs.

You will lead a small team of L&D specialists, manage learning systems and budgets, and use data to measure impact while guiding a culture of continuous development. Flexible Auckland/Tauranga base with travel and hybrid work options.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise-level learning and development or People Experience roles.
• Experience designing and delivering organisation-wide learning strategies.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across all business levels.
• Experience using learning technologies and data to evaluate effectiveness.
• Strong programme management, prioritisation and commercial skills.
• Experience managing external partners, contracts and budgets.
• A collaborative and inclusive leadership approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Mercury’s enterprise learning and capability strategy.
• Establish frameworks that identify current and future workforce capability needs.
• Lead modern, scalable and digitally enabled learning programmes.
• Strengthen governance and consistency across learning and development activity.
• Support capability uplift for digital, AI and technology-enabled ways of working.
• Partner with the OD team on leadership, talent and organisational initiatives.
• Use learning data and measures to understand impact and improve our approach.
• Manage learning systems, external providers, budgets and partner performance.
• Lead, coach and develop a small team of L&D specialists.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Learning strategy

People leadership

Programme management

Commercial acumen

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

Learning management system (LMS)

Job description

Mercury NZ is seeking a senior L&D leader to drive Mercury's enterprise-wide learning and capability strategy across the organisation. You will build frameworks, identify capability needs, and partner with OD to deliver scalable, digitally enabled learning programs.

You will lead a small team of L&D specialists, manage learning systems and budgets, and use data to measure impact while guiding a culture of continuous development. Flexible Auckland/Tauranga base with travel and hybrid work options.