People Experience Lead

ASB Bank; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Wellness initiatives

Parental leave

Flexible benefits

Job summary

ASB Bank in New Zealand seeks an experienced People Experience Lead to shape talent, leadership, and future workforce planning. You will collaborate with the executive team and leaders to evolve succession practices, connect leadership initiatives to organisational priorities, and design scalable workforce capabilities.

A strategic thinker who can influence senior stakeholders will thrive in this role. You will partner with senior leaders to strengthen talent pathways, leadership experiences,

Qualifications

• Ability to think strategically and connect people and ideas to business outcomes.
• Experience leading or contributing to strategic organisational development, talent, leadership or transformation initiatives.
• Proven capability to influence senior stakeholders and executives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution of talent and succession practices.
• Connect leadership development initiatives to organisational priorities.
• Support the design and development of enterprise workforce planning capability.
• Influence senior stakeholders and executives on complex organisational challenges.
• Build and refine frameworks, programmes and experiences to strengthen leadership capability.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Leadership development

Workforce planning

Organisational development

Job description

At ASB, we're all about doing what we can to help our customers get "One Step Ahead" by giving them the tools they need to manage their lives and plans for their families and future.

Our People Experience Leads play an important role in shaping simple, intuitive and engaging experiences for our people. We are focused on creating the leadership, capability, culture and employee experiences ASB needs for the future, enabling our people and organisation to deliver strong strategic outcomes.

We are looking for an experienced People Experience Lead to join our People Experience and Capability team. This is unique opportunity will have a focus on shaping ASB's approach to talent, leadership and future workforce planning.

Mŋ te tūānga | About the role

Working closely with the Executive team and all leaders across ASB, you will lead the evolution of our talent and succession practices, connect leadership development initiatives to organisational priorities, and support the future design of enterprise workforce planning capability.

This role combines strategic thinking with practical delivery. You will influence senior stakeholders, bring together diverse perspectives, and design frameworks, programmes and experiences that strengthen leadership capability, support talent decisions and enable ASB to prepare for future workforce challenges.

A significant focus of the role will be partnering with senior leaders to strengthen talent and succession planning practices across the organisation. You'll help identify critical talent risks, develop succession strategies, support leadership capability initiatives, and build frameworks that create stronger pathways for growth and internal mobility.

You will also play an important role in shaping leadership experiences across ASB, helping connect leadership programmes, events, communication and senior leader engagement activities to broader organisational priorities, culture and values.

Looking ahead, the role will contribute to the development of ASB's enterprise workforce planning capability, helping shape how future talent, capability and workforce decisions are made across the organisation.

Ngā mea kia whai angitšā ahau? | What do I need to be successful?

We know this role covers a broad portfolio and don't expect candidates to have deep experience across every aspect of the remit. What matters most is your ability to think strategically, connect people and ideas, navigate complexity and turn concepts into practical outcomes.

You may come from organisational development, leadership, talent, workforce planning, consulting, strategy or another related discipline. If you've successfully led complex organisational initiatives, influenced senior stakeholders and used insights to shape strategic programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

You will ideally bring:

• Experience leading or contributing to strategic organisational development, talent, leadership, workforce planning or transformation initiatives.
• Strong strategic and systems-thinking capability, with the ability to connect organisational priorities, people strategies and business outcomes.
• Experience influencing and partnering with senior leaders and executives on complex organisational challenges.
• Practical application of human centered design to large complex organisational / people opportunities.
• The ability to bring together data, insights, stakeholders and competing priorities to create clear, practical and scalable solutions.
• Strong programme design and delivery skills, with experience building, evolving or improving frameworks, processes or initiatives.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to develop executive presentations, briefing materials and compelling narratives.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to demonstrate the value and impact of people initiatives.
• A collaborative approach and genuine passion for working across teams to drive meaningful change.
• Curiosity, adaptability and comfort working in areas that are evolving or being built for the future.

He aha tā mŋ | What can we offer
"Get the work-life equation right."

We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment.

What's important to you is important to us.

We support your wellbeing in meaningful ways, including comprehensive health insurance, wellness initiatives, parental and flexible leave, and customisable benefits to suit your lifestyle.

Bring your whole self to work every day.

Whether you're into scrap booking, spontaneous karaoke sessions, or just hanging out with the family, ASB is working hard to create a culture where everyone feels safe, included and part of our shared purpose of helping Kiwi get one step ahead.

The whole "one step ahead" thing applies to you, too.

With mentorship, flexible learning pathways, and opportunities to deepen your expertise, ASB is a place where you can take on exciting challenges and step forward to reach your goals, both in and out of office.

To serve a diverse community, we need a diverse organisation. We encourage applicants from allbackgrounds who bring unique perspectives and thinking styles that add to the culture andperformance of our team.