Programme Delivery Lead - Associate Director

PwC New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Wellington is seeking a Senior Manager to join its Transformation Design and Delivery team. The role involves leading major transformation programmes, utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to deliver successful project outcomes. Candidates should have significant experience in structured project management, strong stakeholder management skills, and a strategic mindset. The position offers access to industry expertise and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Life and income protection

Paid parental leave for all parents

Opportunity to purchase additional leave

Digital upskilling through Digital Academy

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in project management and design methods.
• Ability to manage project scope and deliver on time and within budget.
• Solid understanding of industry and market-specific challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of major transformation programmes across clients and industries.
• Deliver high-quality outcomes by managing initiatives within budget and scope.
• Drive successful change management and technology adoption strategies.

Skills

Structured project management

Agile methodologies

Waterfall methodologies

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Job description

Overview

Management Level: Senior Manager

Job Description & Summary: Kia Ora, Feel empowered at PwC. Our flexible ways of working and adoption of new technologies enable our people to work and live their best. Join us and embrace the exciting intersection of technology and talent.

Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

Join PwC’s Transformation Design and Delivery team in Pōneke / Wellington as we work to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients across Aotearoa. Our team is experienced in large scale transformation delivery with capabilities in planning, orchestrating, and driving the delivery of outcomes - often involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers and vendors - and across different locations. Programme and Project Management is a critical enabler of this and is the foundation of our most significant engagements.

Leverage your expertise in transformation delivery to make a significant impact for our clients in the following areas:

Responsibilities

• Transformation Design and Governance: Lead the delivery of major transformation programmes across diverse clients and industries, providing strategic guidance and governance to ensure successful transformation execution.
• Transformation Management and Major Project Delivery: Leverage your expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients by managing initiatives within budget, scope, and timelines. Serve as a trusted advisor in project steering and advisory roles, performing health-checks, recovering troubled projects, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, and building deep stakeholder relationships.
• Organisational and Technology Change Management: Drive successful organisational change and technology adoption by developing and implementing robust change management strategies and plans, fostering stakeholder commitment, and driving enduring change.

Tap into our extensive coaching network to enhance your skillset and enjoy a variety of work while you push your career to the next level.

Skills and experience

• Several years of experience in practical application of structured project management and project design methods, with direct experience in Senior Project and/or Programme Manager role(s).
• Skills to manage project scope and objectives to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Solid understanding of industry and market-specific challenges organisations, particularly those in the South Island are facing.
• An established network in the Ōtautahi and Te Waipounamu market and a business development mindset.
• Experience in Programme delivery with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Innovative and strategic thinking via creative use of existing technologies, a flexible approach to problem solving and ability to produce outputs that are easily understood by others.

Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Unrivalled level of access to industry expertise, both locally and through our wider global network of member firms, where you’ll be enabled by cutting-edge technology.
• PwC shows care to employees by providing life and income protection as part of our total remuneration package.
• PwC's paid parental leave applies to all parents regardless of gender, so all our employees can be involved with raising their children.
• Enhanced leave capabilities - an opportunity to purchase additional leave and two staff recognition days available each year.
• Digital upskilling through our Digital Academy.

What are you waiting for?

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Independence

Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.

Travel Requirements: Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No