Executive Leader, Corporate Services & Strategy

Tribe Group; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Tourism New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an enterprise leader to head the Corporate Services portfolio, guiding strategy, performance, people, finance, technology and data. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead six direct reports and engage with the Board and senior government partners, delivering governance, assurance, and change initiatives, including AI adoption.

This role offers a broad leadership scope in a nationally important Crown entity with international reach and a focus

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience, ideally 10+ years, with breadth to lead multiple corporate functions and contribute meaningfully at Executive and Board level.
• Strong strategic and commercial judgement across organisational strategy, planning, performance and risk.
• Experience operating in complex multi-stakeholder environments with governance, stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• People-focused leadership style; develop capable leaders, empower teams, drive performance and build a resilient culture.
• Forward-looking perspective to technology, AI and new ways of working, with a commitment to Te Ao Māori.

Responsibilities

• Lead a broad Corporate Services portfolio spanning strategy and performance, people, finance, technology and data, enterprise risk and corporate communications.
• Lead six direct reports and a multidisciplinary team supporting Tourism New Zealand's global operations.
• Provide clear advice, governance and assurance while uplifting organisational performance, efficiency and collaboration.
• Drive change initiatives forward, including adoption of AI and digital tools, in collaboration with the Executive Team and stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

People leadership

Change management

Tools

AI & digital tools

Job description

Tourism New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an enterprise leader to head the Corporate Services portfolio, guiding strategy, performance, people, finance, technology and data. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will lead six direct reports and engage with the Board and senior government partners, delivering governance, assurance, and change initiatives, including AI adoption.

This role offers a broad leadership scope in a nationally important Crown entity with international reach and a focus