Senior Project Manager

Bank of New Zealand; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of New Zealand is seeking a Senior Project Manager to deliver high‑quality technology initiatives. The role sits in the Technology Portfolio, coordinating across infrastructure, engineering and workplace projects with a hybrid work pattern.

Anchors days in the office are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Based in Auckland or Wellington, you will lead cross‑functional teams, manage budgets and risks, and report to the Head of Portfolio.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering major IT projects.
• Experience in financial management, estimating and investment planning for major upgrades and changes to IT systems and infrastructure.
• Ability to confidently present to senior stakeholders.
• Proven knowledge and experience with the application of Agile delivery planning and management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage interdependencies between initiatives and activities that cross Technology Domains.
• Ensure costs and finances are managed effectively within budget to look to save money and drive down costs of operating and supporting technology investments and support full cost recovery.
• Identify, monitor and control risk to ensure sustainable business and customer outcomes and to reduce technical debt and security vulnerabilities.
• Estimation and forecasting required to support the Quarterly Planning Sessions (QPS).
• Conduct regular project meetings/updates and provide progress reports when required

Skills

Senior PM

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Financial governance

Risk management

Job description

Worker Type:

Permanent

Here at BNZ, it’s about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise “If you can imagine a better future, let’s find a way.”

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to deliver high quality project delivery for Technology Initiatives.

The Technology Portfolio team covers transformation projects across Technology infrastructure platforms, engineering, and workplace. This team plays a critical role in shaping and delivering a wide span of work that strengthens our foundations, including networks, mainframes, datacentres, operating systems, APIs, integration, colleague technology, and much more.

This role can be based in Wellington or Auckland. It is a hybrid role with three days in the office and two days where you can work flexibly. Anchors days in the office are Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Internally this role is title Technical Implementation Lead.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We sat down with our Head of Portfolio (who you will report to) and she let us know the following about the role:

What are 5 day-to-day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• Identify and manage interdependencies between initiatives and activities that cross Technology Domains.
• Ensure costs and finances are managed effectively within budget to look to save money and drive down costs of operating and supporting technology investments and support full cost recovery.
• Identify, monitor and control risk to ensure sustainable business and customer outcomes and to reduce technical debt and security vulnerabilities.
• Estimation and forecasting required to support the Quarterly Planning Sessions (QPS).
• Conduct regular project meetings/updates and provide progress reports when required

What is the team culture and environment like?

The Technology Portfolio team is a veryfriendly, welcoming, and supportive team. The team holds itself to high standardswhen it comes to the quality of our delivery and the information we provide, but have fun and support each other along the way too.

What is your management style?

My management style is to set clear expectations of the workand quality expected, provide flexibility in your approach to achieving that, but to hold you to account for the delivery of the work that was agreed upon. This team works on a ‘no surprises’ approach– keep your key stakeholders in the loop, and you will find supportas you work through the process.

What will success look like for the candidate in this role?

Success will look like ensuring cost effective and high-quality delivery of project work.

What is your favourite thing about working for BNZ?

There are many cool programmes of work underway, with BNZ investing significantly in the uplift and improvement of our technology environment, for the benefit of both staff and customers. Every day is different, and there’s always lots on.

What Technical skills are required for this role?

A background in projects related to operating system upgrades, vulnerability remediation, work spanning multiple domains/teams, and high profile stakeholder reporting.

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role?

• Significant experience and expertise in the planning and delivery of major IT projects including solving complex problems as they arise.
• Experience in financial management, estimating and investment planning for major upgrades and changes to IT systems and infrastructure.
• Ability to confidently present to senior stakeholders.
• Proven knowledge and experience with the application of Agile delivery planning and management methodologies, systems and approaches. Understand the minutiae of the delivery process in an agile, product focused delivery domain.

PLEASE NOTE : Advertising for this role closes Thursday 1 October at 11pm. We review applications as they are received and may close advertising early.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand

This is an exciting opportunityto join us! We’re bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you’re ready tojoin a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander’s to ‘Find their way’.

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, anga he toa takitini” - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.

Closing Date: 01 October 2026

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.