Investments Technology Strategy Manager

Accident Compensation Corporation; Wellington; On-site; NZD 210,000 - 277,000; Full time

Job summary

Accident Compensation Corporation is seeking an Investments Technology Strategy Manager to set the strategic direction for investment systems, data platforms and analytics across the Investment Group. You will own architecture, governance and a long-term capability roadmap, reporting to the Head of Investment Operations.

This is a senior role collaborating across investments, technology, data, risk and finance.

Qualifications

• Experienced in institutional investment management.
• End-to-end investment processes and systems knowledge.
• Experience implementing and evolving investment systems/solutions.
• Senior leadership across investment systems, technology or data.
• Experience developing technology strategies, target-state architectures and capability roadmaps.
• Strong governance, cyber resilience, operational risk and change management knowledge.
• Ability to translate complex investment requirements into clear priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and senior-level communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term investment technology, data and systems strategy.
• Define target-state architecture and technology roadmap for ACC Investments.
• Establish governance for investment systems, data architecture, cyber resilience and risk.
• Ensure platforms are scalable, secure and fit for purpose across the investment lifecycle.
• Lead prioritisation of strategic technology investments balancing innovation and value.
• Drive automation and modernization to reduce operational risk and improve operating model.
• Provide strategic advice to senior stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• Identify emerging technologies and market practices to enhance investment capability.
• Build partnerships across Investments, Technology, Risk and Finance and external providers.
• Lead and develop a high-performing specialist team.

Skills

Investment management

Technology leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Data strategy

Education

Tertiary qualification in information systems/engineering/data/finance

Job description

Permanent | Auckland or Wellington

Shape the future technology and data roadmap for ACC Investments.

Lead strategic investment systems, architecture and analytics initiatives.

Join a collaborative and supportive team delivering long-term impact.

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

As the Investments Technology Strategy Manager you will set the strategic direction and long-term capability roadmap for investment systems, data platforms and analytics across the Investment Group. You will provide clear leadership and ownership of our investment technology and data architecture, ensuring our platforms are robust, scalable, secure and aligned with ACC's investment and enterprise technology strategies. This role reports to the Head of Investment Operations and is a senior and influential role operating across investments, technology, data, risk and finance. You will work closely with the Data and Platform Product Manager and other key stakeholders to ensure our technology, data and system priorities are aligned, effectively governed and sequenced to deliver sustainable business value. The salary midpoint for this role is $243,564.

• Developing and leading the long-term investment technology, data and systems strategy.
• Defining and maintaining the target-state architecture and technology roadmap for ACC Investments.
• Establishing effective governance for investment systems, data architecture, cyber resilience and technology risk.
• Ensuring investment platforms are scalable, resilient, secure and fit for purpose across the investment lifecycle.
• Leading the prioritisation of strategic technology and systems investments, balancing innovation, resilience and business value.
• Driving technology simplification, automation and modernisation to reduce operational risk and improve the investment operating model.
• Providing trusted strategic advice to senior stakeholders and influencing executive decision-making.
• Identifying emerging technologies, industry trends and market practices that could enhance ACC's investment capability.
• Building strong partnerships across Investments, Technology, Risk, Finance and external service providers.
• Leading and developing a high-performing specialist team.

About you | Mōu

You will be an experienced technology, systems or data leader with deep institutional investment management expertise. You will be skilled at connecting investment business requirements with technology strategy and delivery, balancing innovation with governance, risk management and operational discipline. Commercially minded and pragmatic, you will be comfortable operating in a complex, regulated environment and motivated by using technology and data to enhance investment performance. You will bring:

• Extensive experience within an institutional investment management environment.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end investment processes and the systems and data supporting front, middle and back-office functions.
• Experience implementing and evolving investment systems and technology solutions.
• Senior leadership experience across investment systems, technology or data, including leading specialist teams and vendors.
• Experience developing technology strategies, target-state architectures and capability roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of technology governance, cyber resilience, operational risk and change management.
• The ability to translate complex investment requirements into clear priorities and recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with credibility at senior levels.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in information systems, engineering, data, finance or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level experience.

You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.