Senior Manager Product Development and Management

Reserve Bank of New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 209,000 - 243,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Wellness package

Public transport subsidy

Parental leave

Fitness passport

Learning & development

Social & sports activities

Job summary

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua seeks a Senior Manager, Product Development and Management to lead multidisciplinary teams across development, testing and product ownership. You’ll be accountable for delivering technology services, initiatives and solutions that support the Bank’s evolving needs.

A key focus is transformation: leading the evolution of software development and testing, embedding AI, automation and modern engineering practices to boost productivity, quality and speed

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in technology delivery and team leadership within complex environments.
• Proven experience in building a high-performance culture across diverse teams.
• Proven expertise in transforming application development and testing with AI toolsets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high-performing teams across product ownership, development and testing.
• Transform our application development and testing capability, embedding AI, automation and contemporary engineering practices.
• Mature product management practices, including prioritisation, road mapping, lifecycle management and measurement of value.
• Align product priorities, engineering capability, investment and change activity to deliver high-value outcomes.
• Build the product, engineering, process and leadership capability needed for contemporary technology delivery.
• Ensure applications and solutions are secure, resilient, maintainable and aligned with organisational needs.

Skills

Technology leadership

Team leadership

Change management

AI & automation

Product ownership

Security & risk

Job description

Join the Technology leadership team for a significant opportunity to shape how Te Pūtea Matua delivers, develops and manages its technology products and applications.

Te tūranga – The role

As Senior Manager Product Development and Management, you’ll be part of our Technology Leadership Team, leading multidisciplinary teams across development, testing and product ownership. You’ll be accountable for the delivery of technology services, initiatives, projects and solutions that support the Bank’s evolving business needs. A key focus of this role is transformation. You’ll lead the evolution of our software development and testing capabilities, growing our people and embedding AI, automation and modern engineering practices to improve productivity, quality and speed to value. You'll build upon the strong product ownership foundations that we have built, providing clear strategic alignment, investment roadmaps and bringing together business and technology stakeholders. You’ll understand the realities of delivering technology through people, products and platforms, and know how to lead teams through meaningful change while maintaining strong risk, security and control disciplines.

In this role you’ll:

• Lead and develop high-performing teams across product ownership, development and testing.
• Transform our application development and testing capability, embedding AI, automation and contemporary engineering practices.
• Mature product management practices, including prioritisation, road mapping, lifecycle management and measurement of value.
• Align product priorities, engineering capability, investment and change activity to deliver the highest-value outcomes.
• Build the product, engineering, process and leadership capability needed for contemporary technology delivery.
• Ensure applications and solutions are secure, resilient, maintainable and aligned with organisational needs.
• Lead continuous improvement across technology delivery while maintaining appropriate risk and control disciplines.

The anticipated appointment range for this role is $208,529 to $243,284 (actual salary will be dependent on your skills and experience).

Ō pūkenga – About you

We’re looking for an established technology leader with deep, hands‑on experience leading technology delivery and developing high‑performing technical teams. You’ll bring:

• 10+ years’ experience in technology delivery and team leadership within complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining a resilient, high-performance culture across diverse teams.
• Proven experience in conceiving and leading change initiatives which fundamentally change the way the team work and value is delivered.
• Proven expertise in transforming an application development and testing practice, increasing the throughput and quality of output from the practice through the use of artificial intelligence toolsets, methodologies and capabilities.
• Proven expertise in leading product and delivery teams, managing end-to-end solution delivery, and integrating COTS, custom-built, and ‘as-a-service’ solutions.
• Strong background in developing and overseeing IT development and delivery frameworks, solution architecture standards, QA frameworks, and change/release processes.
• Experience in delivering business-aligned technology solutions, and establishing performance reporting for delivery, QA, and testing.
• Above all, you’ll be a people and technology leader. You’ll know what great technology delivery looks like because you’ve led it yourself, and you’ll bring the leadership capability to take an established function through its next stage of maturity.

Ko wai matou – Who we are

We’re kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem – enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash, helping to keep prices stable and people in work, maintaining safe banking and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend, save, insure and do business. We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion. We’re building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work – reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.

Ngā painga – What we can offer you

The Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture, our benefits include

• additional leave options
• a wellness package
• public transport subsidy
• generous parental leave provisions
• fitness passport
• learning and development opportunities
• access to numerous social, networking and sporting activities

Find more information about our benefits here: www.rbnz.govt.nz/careers/our-benefits

Come join us if you want to make an impact

Working at the Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here you’ll have a career, a community, and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others. Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most trusted and respected central banks. We’ll invest in you. And with you, we’re investing in New Zealand.

Kōrero tāpiri – Additional information

We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying, or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments: email [e-mail].

Applications for this role close on 19th November 2026.