Senior Data Governance Specialist

Auckland Transport; Kumeu; Hybrid; NZD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional transport authority in Auckland seeks an experienced Data Governance professional to embed their data governance framework into daily operations. The ideal candidate will have a background in data governance, strong analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a large enterprise environment, ensuring high-quality data for better decision-making. This role offers flexible working and various other benefits.

Benefits

25% discount on public transport services across Auckland

Investment in your professional development and training

Paid parental and partner leave

Health and Wellbeing benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance or a related field.
• Tertiary qualification in data, analytics, or information systems, or equivalent experience as a data steward.
• Strong business process and data analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Embed AT's Data Governance Framework into daily operations.
• Lead initiatives in Data Sharing, Quality, and Stewardship uplift.
• Work with business teams, analysts, and tech partners to turn governance into enablement.

Job description

Overview

• Champion trusted, high-quality data to support smarter decisions and smoother journeys across Auckland.
• Enable connected communities by embedding data governance into everyday operations at AT.
• Permanent opportunity, Viaduct Location

This role sits within AT's Data & AI Governance team, driving impact across Public Transport, Operate PT, and Customer domains. You'll embed AT's Data Governance Framework into daily operations—making data easier to find, share, trust, and use, whether for timetables, customer apps, or service planning.

You'll lead initiatives in Data Sharing, Quality, and Stewardship uplift, using tools like Informatica IDMC and MDM. Working with business teams, analysts, and tech partners, you'll turn governance into enablement—helping AT use data with confidence, creativity, and care.

What You'll Enable

• Smarter journeys through better data quality and stewardship in PT and Customer systems
• Faster insights by making data easier to find, understand, and share
• Stronger trust in AT's data through governance that's practical, visible, and embedded
• Collaborative culture where governance is a shared responsibility, not a barrier

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?

With experience in data governance or a related field, you hold a tertiary qualification in data, analytics, or information systems—or equivalent experience as a data steward or custodian. You bring strong business process and data analysis skills, with a solid understanding of data lakes, warehouses, databases, and middleware.

A confident communicator and negotiator, you have well-developed interpersonal and relationship management skills. Your critical thinking enables you to interpret technical documentation and understand strategic context. Collaborative and outcome-driven, you thrive in large enterprise environments and can manage competing priorities effectively.

At AT, we embrace inclusion and fully support building a diverse workplace where people come first and we feel safe, respected, valued and supported, inclusive of our differences. Our values are more than just words — they are integral to everything we do. Manaakitanga - We care, Tiakitanga - Safe with us, Whanaungatanga - We connect, Auahatanga - Better, bolder, together.

Our flexible working initiative empowers our people to work flexibly whilst meeting the needs of our customers, the organisation, and the individual.

In addition, we also offer:

Benefits

• 25% discount on public transport services across Auckland
• Investment in your professional development and training
• Opportunity for greater leadership and accountability
• Modern CBD (Wynyard Quarter) waterfront-based office
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Study assistance
• Health and Wellbeing benefits
• Professional memberships
• AT Connect groups such as Mana ka Māori, Women@AT, and many more

Come join us in shaping the future of transport in Auckland — apply today. If this sounds like your ideal role, we would love to hear from you.

For further information or a confidential chat, please contact Rennie Sharma [e-mail]. Applications close 12 October 2025.