Strategic Applications & Data Lead

Te Oranganui; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SuperLife Funeral Insurance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Coaching

Professional development leave

Salary contribution for development

Job summary

Te Oranganui is seeking an experienced Applications and Data Lead to build and lead a modern application and data environment that enables better decision-making and stronger services delivery. You will be part of Te Taituarā (Corporate Services) working alongside an experienced IT team and reporting to the Chief Digital Officer.

The role oversees activities relating to business applications, data and reporting solutions, including CRM, FMIS, HRIS, and analytics, with responsibilities for

Qualifications

• Background in health and/or social services preferred but shouldn't deter you from applying.
• Experience supporting and administering enterprise business applications (e.g. CRM, FMIS, HRIS, Data Lakes/Warehouses, Dashboard and Reporting Tools) and ideally in a team leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead and develop a team, including project and workstream management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage relationships with internal business stakeholders and external IT service providers to ensure expected delivery outcomes.
• Experience overseeing and delivering solutions including solution architecture and business analysis, including process modelling, requirements gathering, testing and training.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business needs into practical solutions.
• Working understanding of Te Tiriti, kaupapa Māori and Whānau Ora would be an advantage but not necessary.
• Relevant tertiary degree in Information Technology, Business Systems or equivalent experience.
• Relevant certifications in IT Service Management (e.g. ITIL), Project Management (e.g. Prince2), Enterprise Architecture (e.g. TOGAF), Business Analysis (e.g. BABOK), and Data Management (e.g. DMBOK).

Responsibilities

• To lead activities relating to Te Oranganui business applications, data and reporting solutions, ensuring they are aligned with the IT strategy, enterprise systems architecture and technology roadmap.
• To ensure Te Oranganui business applications are architected, designed and implemented effectively. This includes Customer Relationship and Case/Patient Management Systems (CRM), Financial Management Information Systems (FMIS), Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), and Data and Reporting IT solutions.
• To ensure IT solutions relating to business applications are delivered and enhanced using good practice project and systems development methodologies. This includes high-quality business process modelling, business requirements gathering, test management, and change management.
• To ensure IT solutions relating to business applications are supported and maintained in alignment with the ITIL IT service management framework.
• To build strong relationships across the organisation to understand customer and business needs, improve user experience, and ensure business applications effectively support service delivery outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

ITIL knowledge

Education

Relevant tertiary degree

Tools

CRM systems

FMIS

HRIS

Data lakes/warehouses

Dashboard tools

Job description

Te Oranganui is seeking an experienced Applications and Data Lead to build and lead a modern application and data environment that enables better decision-making and stronger services delivery. You will be part of Te Taituarā (Corporate Services) working alongside an experienced IT team and reporting to the Chief Digital Officer.

The role oversees activities relating to business applications, data and reporting solutions, including CRM, FMIS, HRIS, and analytics, with responsibilities for