Programme Manager

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand is seeking a strategic Programme Manager to lead the Hybrid Multi-Cloud programme, delivering infrastructure modernisation, cloud adoption, cyber security improvements and enterprise platform investments across New Zealand. You will provide end-to-end leadership across multiple projects, with governance, planning, risk and benefits realisation at the forefront.

The role emphasizes senior stakeholder engagement, financial oversight and coordination across Digital Operations,

Qualifications

• Proven success delivering technology or digital transformation portfolios.
• Strong governance, financial management and executive reporting experience.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience managing vendors, commercial relationships and cross-functional delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across the HMC programme portfolio.
• Manage programme schedules, inter-project dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions and decisions (RAID).
• Drive programme governance, executive reporting and assurance activities.
• Provide financial oversight, investment planning and benefits realisation management.
• Support effective decision-making through clear reporting and programme insights.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, technology leaders, vendors and delivery teams.
• Ensure consistent programme controls, delivery standards and governance practices.
• Coordinate resources and delivery sequencing across multiple initiatives.
• Champion continuous improvement and delivery excellence across the programme.

Skills

Governance

Financial management

Stakeholder engagement

Vendor management

Job description

Lead One of Health New Zealand's Largest Technology Transformation Programmes

Health New Zealand is seeking an experienced and strategic Programme Manager to lead delivery across the Hybrid Multi-Cloud (HMC) Programme.

The HMC Programme is a significant national technology transformation portfolio that supports infrastructure modernisation, cloud adoption, cyber security improvements, service resilience, operational transition, and enterprise platform investments. The programme comprises multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, with extensive dependencies across Digital Operations, Architecture, Security, Regional Digital teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal leadership role in shaping Health New Zealand's future technology landscape while delivering outcomes that directly support healthcare services across Aotearoa.

About the Role

As Programme Manager, you will provide end-to-end leadership and oversight across the HMC programme. You will ensure successful delivery through robust governance, strategic planning, stakeholder engagement, financial management, risk management, and benefits realisation.

You will lead programme-level coordination across multiple projects and initiatives, providing visibility, control, and assurance to senior leaders while helping teams successfully navigate complex dependencies and delivery challenges

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee delivery across the HMC programme portfolio.
• Manage programme schedules, inter-project dependencies, risks, issues, assumptions and decisions (RAID).
• Drive programme governance, executive reporting and assurance activities.
• Provide financial oversight, investment planning and benefits realisation management.
• Support effective decision-making through clear reporting and programme insights.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, technology leaders, vendors and delivery teams.
• Ensure consistent programme controls, delivery standards and governance practices.
• Coordinate resources and delivery sequencing across multiple initiatives.
• Champion continuous improvement and delivery excellence across the programme.

What You'll Bring

You will be a programme leader with a track record of delivering large-scale, complex technology transformation programmes.

Ideally, you will have:

• Proven success delivering technology, infrastructure, cloud, or digital transformation portfolios.
• Strong governance, financial management and executive reporting experience.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
• Experience managing vendors, commercial relationships and cross-functional delivery teams.
• Advanced understanding of programme and portfolio management practices.
• The ability to operate confidently in environments with multiple competing priorities and complex dependencies.
• A collaborative leadership style and a focus on delivering measurable outcomes.

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to influence a nationally significant programme at a scale few organisations can offer. You'll work alongside highly capable technology and delivery professionals, helping shape the future of infrastructure and cloud services that support healthcare delivery throughout New Zealand.

If you're an experienced Programme Manager passionate about delivering complex transformation programmes and creating meaningful impact through technology, we'd love to hear from you.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HNZ/1951027

Location:

New Zealand - All Locations - Work from where you are

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Project Manager - Project Manager