Enterprise Transformation Programme Director

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) seeks a senior Programme Delivery Director to lead a multi-year Service Modernisation portfolio. This enterprise-level role shapes strategic direction, delivering large-scale transformation across regulatory, operational, digital and policy spaces with oversight of governance, risks and benefits realisation.

You will translate organisational strategy into prioritised programmes, ensuring value for customers and sustained transformation across NZTA.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience delivering large-scale transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to govern complex portfolios and manage interdependencies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills at executive level.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end oversight of a multi-year transformation portfolio.
• Direct governance, risk management and benefits realisation.
• Align programmes with enterprise strategy and securing outcomes and value.
• Lead senior stakeholder engagement and decision-making across the agency.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Programme governance

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Financial acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) seeks a senior Programme Delivery Director to lead a multi-year Service Modernisation portfolio. This enterprise-level role shapes strategic direction, delivering large-scale transformation across regulatory, operational, digital and policy spaces with oversight of governance, risks and benefits realisation.

You will translate organisational strategy into prioritised programmes, ensuring value for customers and sustained transformation across NZTA.