Strategic Delivery Lead

Gallagher Group Limited; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Onsite parking

Life & Disability Insurance

Staff discounts

Professional development

Team events

Job summary

Gallagher, based in Hamilton, New Zealand, seeks a Strategic Delivery Lead for our Operations Performance team. This pivotal role connects strategy, governance, prioritisation and execution across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations.

You will own the integrated delivery roadmap, align initiatives, and drive governance across functions to enable operations to perform as a connected system.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic delivery, portfolio management, PMO leadership, transformation, or operations performance.
• Strong track record leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and governance frameworks.
• Experience integrating multiple workstreams into a clear and actionable delivery roadmap.
• Excellent executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Leading the integrated Operations roadmap, ensuring initiatives are prioritized and sequenced.
• Driving cross-functional delivery alignment across Operations portfolios and leadership.
• Identifying, managing and resolving portfolio dependencies, risks and competing priorities.
• Facilitating governance forums and supporting high‑quality decision‑making across Operations.
• Maintaining governance frameworks, delivery standards and RASCI ownership models.
• Providing visibility of delivery health, portfolio performance and strategic risks.
• Supporting senior leaders with prioritisation decisions and resource trade-offs.
• Continuously improving PMO practices, governance effectiveness and delivery maturity.
• Creating clarity in complex environments and translating strategy into execution.

Skills

Strategic delivery

Portfolio management

PMO leadership

Transformation

Operations performance

Executive stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Systems thinking

Job description

Why Gallagher?

At Gallagher, you'll help build connected technology that's transforming farming around the world. Join a collaborative team where innovation is encouraged, technical excellence is valued, and your work has real global impact.

Alongside a competitive salary and annual performance bonus, you'll enjoy:

• Flexible hybrid working that supports work-life balance

• Free onsite parking, a subsidised café and great local eateries

• Life & Disability Insurance

• Boost App membership and exclusive Gallagher staff discounts

• Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities

• Team events, guest speakers, wellbeing initiatives and an inclusive, social culture

About Gallagher

At Gallagher, we protect what matters most. From securing some of the world's highest-security environments to helping farmers manage their operations more efficiently, our technology solutions are trusted globally.

Our global headquarters and manufacturing site are based in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a people-first culture that extends across our global operations, reaching over 160 countries and offering exciting world-class career pathways. As we continue to grow and evolve, we're looking for exceptional leaders who can help turn strategy into execution and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a highly influential and strategically minded Strategic Delivery Lead to join our Operations Performance team.

This is a pivotal role that sits at the heart of Operations, connecting strategy, governance, prioritisation, and execution. You'll work alongside senior leaders across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement and Operations to create visibility, alignment, and momentum across the Operations portfolio.

Success in this role isn't about managing individual projects. It's about ensuring the right initiatives are prioritised, sequenced, governed, and delivered through one integrated roadmap that enables Operations to perform as a connected system.

You'll be responsible for

• Leading the integrated Operations roadmap, ensuring strategic initiatives are aligned, prioritised, and sequenced effectively.

• Driving cross-functional delivery alignment across Operations portfolios and leadership teams.

• Identifying, managing, and resolving portfolio dependencies, risks, and competing priorities.

• Facilitating governance forums and supporting high-quality decision-making across Operations.

• Maintaining and evolving governance frameworks, delivery standards, and RASCI ownership models.

• Providing visibility of delivery health, portfolio performance, organisational capacity, and strategic risks.

• Supporting senior leaders with prioritisation decisions and resource trade-offs.

• Continuously improving PMO practices, governance effectiveness, and delivery maturity.

• Creating clarity in complex environments and helping leaders translate strategy into execution.

The Fit

We're looking for a strategic thinker who thrives in complexity and knows how to create alignment across diverse stakeholder groups. You'll be comfortable influencing at senior levels, facilitating difficult prioritisation conversations, and helping leaders navigate competing demands to achieve enterprise-wide outcomes. You will be a self-starter with an innovative mindset, ready to constructively drive positive outcomes for Gallagher.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Significant experience in strategic delivery, portfolio management, PMO leadership, transformation, or operations performance.

• A strong track record of leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and governance frameworks.

• Experience integrating multiple workstreams into a clear and actionable delivery roadmap.

• Strong executive stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• The ability to balance strategic thinking with practical execution.

• Demonstrated experience managing dependencies, risks, prioritisation, and organisational capacity.

• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and decision-support capabilities.

• A systems-thinking mindset with the ability to connect people, processes, and outcomes.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.