Senior Digital & Cyber Risk Leader

Vector Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Market-competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Vector Limited in Auckland is seeking a Senior Risk Partner - Digital & Cyber to provide independent second-line risk leadership across Digital & Data, Technology and Cyber Security. You will help identify, understand and manage technology, AI and third‑party risks within Vector’s enterprise framework.

You will work with the Risk & Resilience team and stakeholders, translating complex technical risks into clear business impacts, guiding strategic planning, assurance reviews, and risk reporting

Qualifications

• At least five years’ senior‑level experience in technology, cyber security or a closely related field.
• Experience supporting and influencing senior leaders, executives or governance bodies.
• Experience working within or alongside risk frameworks and methodologies.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to balance operational priorities, customer outcomes and risk.
• The confidence to provide independent and constructive challenge while maintaining trusted relationships.
• Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strategic thinking, sound judgement and an ability to identify the issues that matter most.
• Experience in a regulated, critical infrastructure or similarly complex corporate environment.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with Digital & Data, Technology and Cyber Security leaders and specialist teams.
• Translate complex technical risks into clear business impacts, options and decisions.
• Assess emerging risks associated with new technology, AI, digital platforms and evolving operating models.
• Help integrate risk management into strategic planning, investment decisions, operational activities and delivery.
• Design and deliver targeted second-line assurance reviews to test key controls and risk treatments, providing clear, practical recommendations for improvement.
• Monitor key controls and ensure assurance findings and agreed actions are tracked through to completion.
• Develop meaningful Digital & Cyber risk reporting for senior leaders, the Executive and Board.
• Use risk data, key risk indicators and insights to identify trends, emerging issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of risk-related policies, standards and procedures.

Skills

Cyber security

Digital & Data

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Job description

Vector Limited in Auckland is seeking a Senior Risk Partner - Digital & Cyber to provide independent second-line risk leadership across Digital & Data, Technology and Cyber Security. You will help identify, understand and manage technology, AI and third‑party risks within Vector’s enterprise framework.

You will work with the Risk & Resilience team and stakeholders, translating complex technical risks into clear business impacts, guiding strategic planning, assurance reviews, and risk reporting