Strategic Enterprise Risk & Resilience Director

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking an Enterprise Risk Director to positioned risk at the centre of major transport and investment decisions. You will lead the risk function, challenge leadership, and embed risk-informed thinking across strategy and operations.

You will guide governance, appetite and reporting to the CEO, ELT and Board, while developing a high-performing team and promoting resilience across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading enterprise risk in a large, complex organisation.
• Track record of lifting maturity toward proactive, insight-led risk management.
• Influence with CEOs, ELT, Boards and audit committees.
• Deep expertise in governance, risk appetite, policy, standards and reporting.
• Strong commercial and systems thinking with resilience focus.
• Proven capability to lead and grow teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead evolution of NZTA's enterprise risk capability and governance.
• Provide independent, forward-looking insight to CEO and Board.
• Set risk direction, appetite, policies and Board reporting.
• Embed risk-informed thinking in strategic, investment and operations decisions.
• Strengthen enterprise resilience including business continuity and crisis management.
• Coach and develop the enterprise risk team; build strategic capability.

Skills

Enterprise risk leadership

Board reporting

Governance frameworks

Risk appetite & policy

Strategic decision support

People leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification

Recognised risk/audit/governance credential

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking an Enterprise Risk Director to positioned risk at the centre of major transport and investment decisions. You will lead the risk function, challenge leadership, and embed risk-informed thinking across strategy and operations.

You will guide governance, appetite and reporting to the CEO, ELT and Board, while developing a high-performing team and promoting resilience across the organisation.