Head of Enterprise Strategy

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation; Auckland; Presencial; NZD 180.000 - 270.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

KiwiSaver matching

Discretionary bonus programme

Professional development opportunities

Comprehensive leave and insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation is seeking a Head of Enterprise Strategy to lead strategic direction, advise the CEO and Board, and translate enterprise priorities into actionable plans. You will oversee strategy development, scenarios and prioritisation, working with the Leadership Team to align investment and organisational execution.

The role requires significant experience in complex organisations, strong communication skills, and a collaborative leadership style aligned with

Formación

• Significant experience leading enterprise strategy in a complex organisation.
• Strong strategic judgement and the ability to translate complex information into clear enterprise insights.
• Proven ability to frame ambiguous problems, develop credible options and support difficult trade-offs.
• Experience considering strategy across organisational capability, operating model, technology, people, risk and external positioning.
• Experience in a relevant long-term institutional, investment and/or public-sector context is desirable.
• Highly capable facilitator with excellent Board-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative, intellectually curious and able to lead and influence without relying on formal authority.
• High integrity, sound judgement and commitment to Guardians’ values.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development and ongoing evolution of the Guardians' enterprise strategy.
• Act as a trusted strategic adviser to the CEO, Leadership Team and Board.
• Translate enterprise strategy into clear priorities, outcomes and enterprise-level choices.
• Lead the Enterprise Strategy Office to ensure portfolio execution and project delivery.
• Ensure visibility of execution with clear status updates and escalation of decisions.

Conocimientos

Enterprise strategy leadership

Executive advisory

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Facilitation

Board communication

Collaborative leadership

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Haere Mai!

Ko ia kāhore nei i rapu, tē kitea - A person who does not seek will not find.

We are the Kaitiaki / Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation. We are proud of our Te Whāinga / Our purpose: Sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders. We invest government contributions to the NZ Super Fund, a global investment fund helping to ensure the country can pay for the growing cost of universal superannuation (New Zealand Superannuation) in the future. We also oversee the Elevate Fund, which invests in small, fast-growing New Zealand companies.

At the Guardians there’s an energy, passion and a shared commitment to excellence: in 2024 the NZ Super Fund was named the world’s best-performing sovereign wealth fund. The work is complex, innovative and intellectually stimulating. Sustainable finance, including a commitment to being net zero by 2050, is core to our Mātāpono / way of working.

The Role

The Head of Enterprise Strategy provides strategic leadership and advice to support the Guardians to make clear, forward-looking choices about its long-term direction, strategic choices and enterprise priorities.

The role leads the development and ongoing evolution of enterprise strategy, working closely with the CEO, Leadership Team and Board to identify emerging opportunities and risks, test strategic assumptions and frame choices and trade-offs. It ensures strategic direction is translated into clear enterprise priorities and intended outcomes and remains connected with organisational execution.

Key Accountabilities

Enterprise strategy and foresight

• Lead the development, refresh and ongoing evolution of the Guardians’ enterprise strategy.
• Assess changes in the operating environment, mandate, scale and stakeholder expectations and identify their strategic and organisational implications.
• Develop strategic scenarios and options, test assumptions and maintain a view of emerging opportunities, risks and questions requiring leadership attention.
• Bring relevant external perspectives and peer insight into enterprise thinking and ensure enterprise strategy complements investment strategy.

Strategic advice and decision support

• Act as a trusted strategic adviser to the CEO, Leadership Team and Board.
• Frame complex enterprise issues and clarify the strategic choices, implications and trade-offs involved.

Strategy translation and prioritisation

• Lead the translation of enterprise strategy into clear priorities, intended outcomes and enterprise-level choices.
• Lead the development of enterprise prioritisation principles and support the Leadership Team to make strategic choices and trade-offs across competing demands.

ESO leadership and strategic governance

• Lead the Enterprise Strategy Office and ensure strategy development, portfolio execution and project delivery operate as one connected system.
• Ensure visibility of overall execution through clear and transparent information on status, progress and escalation of required decisions and trade offs.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Significant experience leading enterprise strategy in a complex organisation, including advising executive leadership teams and Boards.
• Strong strategic judgement and the ability to integrate complex information into clear enterprise insights, choices and recommendations.
• Proven ability to frame ambiguous problems, develop credible options and support difficult trade-offs.
• Experience considering strategy across organisational capability, operating model, technology, people, risk and external positioning.
• Experience in a relevant long-term institutional, investment and/or public-sector context is desirable.
• Highly capable facilitator with excellent Board-level written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborative, intellectually curious and able to lead and influence without relying on formal authority.
• High integrity, sound judgement and commitment to the Guardians’ values.

What We Offer

• A dynamic, exciting place to work with a team united by our common purpose of sustainable investment delivering strong returns for all New Zealanders.
• Competitive remuneration package including base salary, discretionary bonus programme, and up to 8% KiwiSaver matching.
• World class professional development, career pathways and job rotation opportunities.
• Comprehensive leave and benefits programme including strong parental leave package and insurance cover.
• Flexible and accessible work environment that reflects our commitment to equity and an inclusive team.