Programme Manager

Bank of New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Generous leave

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Bank of New Zealand is seeking an experienced Programme Manager for the Core Ledger Replacement initiative in Wellington. This fixed-term role focuses on delivering modern technology and improved customer experiences within a multi-team environment.

You will own end-to-end delivery planning, manage dependencies, and drive progress to successful project milestones through October 2028.

Qualifications

• Experience leading end-to-end technology delivery programs.
• Strong planning, risk and dependency management across multiple teams.
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and maintain delivery momentum.
• Experience in banking or financial services is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Drive integrated product solution delivery plan and track progress against delivery commitments.
• Lead delivery cadences across solution teams with clear priorities and ownership.
• Identify and resolve blockers, risks and cross-team dependencies; escalate when needed.
• Coordinate delivery across architecture, engineering, integration, data, testing and platform teams.
• Provide visibility of delivery status, milestones and critical-path risks.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Cross-team coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Worker Type:

Maximum Term/Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Here at BNZ, it’s about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions though our promise “If you can imagine a better future, let’s find a way.”

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. No two days are the same.

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Programme Manager to join our Core Ledger Replacement domain and be part of a once-in-a-generation transformation programme. Help build the future of lending at BNZ, delivering modern technology, innovative customer experiences, and lasting impact for New Zealanders.

This is a Wellington based fixed-term opportunity through to October 2028.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We sat down with the People Leader (who you would report to) and they told us the following about the role:

What are 5 day-to-day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• Drive the integrated product solution delivery plan, tracking progress against delivery commitments.

• Lead delivery cadences across the solution teams, ensuring priorities, actions and ownership are clear.

• Identify and resolve blockers, risks and cross-team dependencies, escalating quickly where intervention or decisions are required.

• Coordinate delivery across architecture, engineering, integration, data, testing and platform teams to maintain alignment across the end-to-end solution.

• Provide clear visibility of delivery status and critical path, including upcoming milestones, decisions required and areas at risk.

What is the team culture and environment like?

This team operates in a collaborative and supportive environment where knowledge sharing, technical excellence, and continuous improvement are highly valued. Team members work closely together to solve complex problems, contribute ideas, and support each other’s professional growth. There is a strong focus on quality, innovation, and delivering outcomes in line with established engineering standards.

What projects / work will the candidate be working on now and into the next year?

The successful candidate will currently be leading challenging, complex technology delivery in a high-pressure environment, coordinating multiple teams and competing priorities to deliver critical outcomes. They will be comfortable navigating ambiguity, managing significant dependencies and risks, resolving delivery challenges and maintaining momentum against demanding timelines. Having worked on a similar project in a banking environment will be advantageous.

What technical skills are required for this role?

Strong understanding of end-to-end technology delivery, from solution design and build through integration, testing, release and implementation. Strong integrated planning and dependency management skills across multiple technology teams and platforms. Experience managing delivery across architecture, engineering, integration, data, environments and testing disciplines. Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices, including managing delivery across multiple squads or teams. Strong risk, issue, dependency and critical-path management, with the ability to quickly identify and address threats to delivery. Experience using delivery management tools such as Jira and Confluence to manage and maintain delivery visibility.

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role?

Proactive and delivery-focused, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes. Calm and resilient under pressure, able to maintain momentum and sound judgement in a challenging delivery environment. Decisive and pragmatic, comfortable making progress through ambiguity and incomplete information. Strong influencer and collaborator, able to bring multiple teams and stakeholders together around a common delivery outcome. Confident and constructively challenging, prepared to question assumptions, hold people to commitments and escalated when required. Highly organised with strong attention to detail, while maintaining a clear view of the overall delivery outcome and critical path. Clear and credible communicator, able to move comfortably between detailed technology conversations and senior stakeholder discussions.

PLEASE NOTE:

Advertising for this position closes 30 October at 11pm.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand

This is an exciting opportunityto join us! We’re bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you’re ready tojoin a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander’s to ‘Find their way’, then.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini” - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.

Closing Date: 30 October 2026

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.