Programme & Compliance Manager

The Warehouse Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working – Fridays from home

Job summary

The Warehouse Group is seeking a Programme & Compliance Manager to drive governance, reporting, and delivery across a portfolio of store development projects in New Zealand. You’ll ensure schedules, risks and budgets are tracked and reported, with a focus on delivering new stores, relocations and refurbishments.

You will partner with project teams and senior stakeholders across The Warehouse Group, providing visibility, consistency and accountability to support prioritisation and successful

Qualifications

• Experience in programme coordination, PMO, governance, compliance, project controls or portfolio reporting.
• Strong project governance and delivery assurance knowledge.
• Proven experience managing programme schedules, project reporting and RAID registers.
• Advanced reporting, dashboarding and analytical capability, including strong Excel skills.
• Experience supporting financial reporting, forecasting and budget tracking.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data quality and reporting accuracy.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive programme governance, compliance and delivery assurance across a diverse property portfolio.
• Maintain integrated programme schedules and track milestones, dependencies and risks.
• Develop dashboards, reporting packs and performance insights for informed decision-making.
• Manage programme-level RAID registers and ensure pro-active addressing of risks and issues.
• Support financial governance through budget, forecast and variance tracking.
• Ensure project information and reporting data is accurate, complete and reliable.
• Provide portfolio visibility to support prioritisation, resource planning and delivery performance.
• Coordinate procurement and fixture-readiness activities to keep projects on track.

Skills

Programme coordination

PMO

Governance

Compliance

Project controls

Portfolio reporting

Excel

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience

Job description

Company Description

Help shape the future of retail delivery!

Do you thrive on bringing order to complexity? Are you passionate about turning data into insights, driving governance excellence, and ensuring projects are delivered successfully?

Job Description

We're looking for a Programme & Compliance Manager to play a pivotal role in our Property & Store Growth team. This is an opportunity to influence how a portfolio of exciting store development projects is planned, tracked and delivered, helping bring new stores, relocations and refurbishments to life across New Zealand.

The Warehouse Group has become a Kiwi household name, and we proudly recognise the role that we play in communities throughout New Zealand. We are one of the largest general merchandise retailers in NZ across The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery & Noel Leeming. Efficiency and collaboration are cornerstones of our work culture, empowering us to adapt swiftly and work seamlessly together.

In this role, you'll be at the centre of our property growth programme, providing the visibility, governance and reporting that enables great decisions and successful delivery outcomes. You'll work across multiple projects and stakeholders, ensuring risks are identified early, reporting is meaningful, and delivery teams have the information they need to succeed.

You'll be a trusted partner to project teams and senior stakeholders, helping create consistency, accountability and confidence across the programme.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Driving programme governance, compliance and delivery assurance across a diverse property portfolio.
• Maintaining integrated programme schedules and tracking key milestones, dependencies and risks.
• Developing dashboards, reporting packs and performance insights that support informed decision-making.
• Managing programme-level RAID registers and ensuring risks and issues are proactively addressed.
• Supporting financial governance through budget, forecast and variance tracking.
• Ensuring project information and reporting data is accurate, complete and reliable.
• Providing portfolio visibility to support prioritisation, resource planning and delivery performance.
• Coordinating procurement and fixture-readiness activities to help keep projects on track.
• Driving continuous improvement and evolving programme management practices across the function.

Qualifications

You're naturally organised, analytical and curious. You enjoy solving problems, connecting the dots and helping teams work more effectively.

You’ll Bring

• Experience in programme coordination, PMO, governance, compliance, project controls or portfolio reporting.
• Strong project governance and delivery assurance knowledge.
• Proven experience managing programme schedules, project reporting and RAID registers.
• Advanced reporting, dashboarding and analytical capability, including strong Excel skills.
• Experience supporting financial reporting, forecasting and budget tracking.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to data quality and reporting accuracy.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Experience within property, construction, retail development, capital projects or operational delivery environments will be highly regarded. Certifications such as PRINCE2, PMP, MSP or PMO qualifications are advantageous.

Additional Information

Working with The Warehouse Group | Tā mātou tāpaetanga

Awesome Northcote location with views across the water, the all-important free car parking plus EV charging and on-site gym & cafe plus hybrid working – Fridays work from home and you’ll be eligible for great discounts across our brands!

If you're someone who loves bringing structure to complexity, enjoys working across multiple programmes, and gets satisfaction from enabling successful project outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.