Senior Manager, Digital Workplace & AI Enablement

Auckland University of Technology; Auckland; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Competitive benefits

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) seeks a Technology Experience & Enablement Senior Manager to lead the digital workplace strategy and a team delivering exceptional technology experiences for staff and students.

The role focuses on secure, intelligent, and accessible technology that supports productivity, collaboration and innovation across AUT. It balances long-term strategy with delivery excellence, guiding multidisciplinary teams and modern workplace services.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years in IT with at least 5 years in modern workplace leadership.
• Experience leading and developing a high-performing technology team.
• Experience managing delivery priorities, investment planning, vendor relationships.
• Familiar with endpoint management, Microsoft 365, collaboration platforms.
• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, IS or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead AUT's digital workplace strategy and the team delivering technology experiences for students, researchers and staff.
• Drive innovation through AI, automation and modern workplace technologies.
• Ensure the technology ecosystem is secure, intelligent, accessible and evolving to support productivity and collaboration across the University.
• Drive adoption of modern workplace technologies, AI, automation, and digital experience initiatives.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership across AUT's modern workplace and digital experience portfolio.

Skills

Team leadership

Delivery management

Vendor management

Innovation

Digital workplace

AI & automation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Job description

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) seeks a Technology Experience & Enablement Senior Manager to lead the digital workplace strategy and a team delivering exceptional technology experiences for staff and students.

The role focuses on secure, intelligent, and accessible technology that supports productivity, collaboration and innovation across AUT. It balances long-term strategy with delivery excellence, guiding multidisciplinary teams and modern workplace services.