Strategic Change Lead: Cybersecurity Uplift

Watercare; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Life and income protection

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Watercare is seeking an experienced Change Lead for a 6-month contract in central Auckland. You will lead change activities across complex initiatives, ensuring new processes and ways of working are understood, adopted, and embedded.

You will partner with project teams, business leaders, and sponsors to drive outcomes. The role requires proven change leadership for large programmes, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence across levels in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading organisational change for large-scale programmes or projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience developing communication and change strategies.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management activities across complex business and technology initiatives.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments.
• Develop change, communication, and stakeholder engagement plans.
• Coach leaders and sponsors to successfully lead change.
• Support training and capability initiatives to drive adoption.
• Track change outcomes, risks, and benefits realisation.
• Build strong relationships across the business and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication strategy

Facilitation

Collaborative approach

Job description

Watercare is seeking an experienced Change Lead for a 6-month contract in central Auckland. You will lead change activities across complex initiatives, ensuring new processes and ways of working are understood, adopted, and embedded.

You will partner with project teams, business leaders, and sponsors to drive outcomes. The role requires proven change leadership for large programmes, strong stakeholder engagement, and the ability to influence across levels in a dynamic environment.