Senior Agile Programme Delivery & Performance Lead

Airnewzealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Air New Zealand is seeking an experienced Programme Manager (Delivery and Performance Specialist) to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with pace, predictability and value. You’ll coach squads, partners and vendors, shape outcomes and release plans, and improve forecasting through empirical data.

You’ll apply agile principles pragmatically, oversee governance and manage flow, dependencies and risk with a hands-on, roll-your-sleeves-up approach across teams and leaders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in Agile Programme/Delivery leadership across complex digital or operational transformations.
• Strong expertise in agile, lean and flow-based delivery with ability to flex between approaches.
• Proven track record translating strategy into outcomes, value slices and release plans while managing risks, dependencies and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Orchestrate end-to-end delivery across complex, multi-team initiatives aligning scope, timing, dependencies, decisions, vendors and strategic outcomes.
• Shape objectives into clear customer, operational and commercial outcomes with prioritised work and release plans that deliver value incrementally.
• Establish fit-for-purpose planning, governance, cadences, reporting and decision forums; maintain visibility of priorities, WIP, trade-offs, spend, forecasts and delivery confidence.
• Manage flow, critical paths, risks, issues and dependencies; unblock progress as context changes.
• Optimize delivery systems, team interactions and operating rhythms; integrate internal and vendor delivery and address bottlenecks.
• Use throughput, cycle time, predictability and adoption signals to improve forecasting and drive continuous improvement including automation where useful.
• Coach Product Owners, Delivery Owners, teams and leaders to improve prioritisation, accountability and psychological safety.
• Integrate change enablement through stakeholder engagement and adoption tracking to embed outcomes.
• Actively ensure safety and security of people, assets, systems and procedures.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching

Systems thinking

Forecasting

Planning & execution

Risk & dependency management

Change enablement

Job description

Air New Zealand is seeking an experienced Programme Manager (Delivery and Performance Specialist) to drive complex, cross-functional initiatives with pace, predictability and value. You’ll coach squads, partners and vendors, shape outcomes and release plans, and improve forecasting through empirical data.

You’ll apply agile principles pragmatically, oversee governance and manage flow, dependencies and risk with a hands-on, roll-your-sleeves-up approach across teams and leaders.