Head of Security Architecture, Operations & Delivery

IAG; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver 4.5% employer contribution

Life insurance as standard

20 days annual leave + 5 days MyLeave

Up to 50% off personal insurance

$500 health & wellbeing payment

14 Weeks paid parental leave

LinkedIn Learning access

IAG Academy

Study assistance and secondment机会

Job summary

IAG in New Zealand is seeking a Security Architecture Operations & Delivery Manager to lead a team of Security Architects and shape the future of cyber security architecture. The role is a permanent full-time position based in Auckland, with responsibilities spanning workforce planning, governance, and strategic advisory to senior stakeholders.

You will drive operational excellence, partner across technology and business teams, and evolve the operating model to deliver lasting security outcomes

Qualifications

• Experience leading security architecture teams in complex organisations.
• Proven ability to partner with executives and deliver workforce plans.
• Strong governance, risk management, and service delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Security Architects, creating an inclusive, high-performing environment that supports growth, engagement, and long-term capability.
• Oversee the operational performance of the Security Architecture function, ensuring effective planning, prioritisation, workload management, governance forums, reporting, and service delivery.
• Partner with delivery leads and senior stakeholders to develop strategic workforce plans, ensuring the Security Architecture function has the capability and capacity required to support current and future business priorities.
• Establish strategic partnerships across technology and business teams, acting as a trusted advisor to help stakeholders embed security architecture thinking into planning, investment, and delivery decisions.
• Drive governance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen operational excellence and service effectiveness.
• Champion culture, mentoring, and community-building programs that support collaboration, professional development, and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to technology and portfolio planning by providing strategic insights on workforce capability, emerging cyber security priorities, operating model considerations, and future demand.
• Drive the long-term evolution of the Security Architecture operating model, identifying opportunities to strengthen capability, improve stakeholder experience, and enhance the value delivered to the organisation.

Skills

Leading security architecture teams

Stakeholder management

Workforce planning

Governance & risk

Strategic advising

Job description

IAG in New Zealand is seeking a Security Architecture Operations & Delivery Manager to lead a team of Security Architects and shape the future of cyber security architecture. The role is a permanent full-time position based in Auckland, with responsibilities spanning workforce planning, governance, and strategic advisory to senior stakeholders.

You will drive operational excellence, partner across technology and business teams, and evolve the operating model to deliver lasting security outcomes