Team Leader Investigations

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

MBIE is seeking an experienced Team Leader Investigations to guide a high-performing team within the Business Registries area. You will oversee investigations and prosecutions on behalf of the Registrar of Companies and Official Assignee, upholding regulatory standards and ensuring legislative compliance.

You will lead, coach and develop seven direct reports, shaping outcomes that protect market integrity and public trust in New Zealand businesses.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex criminal investigations and prosecutions.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand legislative and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent judgement and the ability to make decisions in complex environments.
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Track record of managing risk and delivering results under pressure.
• Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Leading and managing the performance, capability and development of the Investigations team.
• Providing expert guidance on investigation, compliance and enforcement matters.
• Overseeing complex criminal investigations and prosecutions.
• Ensuring investigations are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation and the Solicitor-General's Prosecution Guidelines.
• Driving quality assurance and continuous improvement across team processes.
• Managing workloads and prioritising resources to deliver business objectives.
• Building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships across MBIE and the wider public sector.
• Ensuring risks are proactively identified and appropriately managed.
• Contributing to legislative, operational and strategic initiatives.
• Championing a collaborative, customer-focused and high-performing team culture.

Skills

Team leadership

Investigative leadership

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE Discover a career with purpose at MBIE Lead high‑impact investigations that protect the integrity of New Zealand's business environment. Lead a team of skilled investigators undertaking complex compliance, enforcement and prosecution activities. Contribute to fair, transparent and trusted markets for all New Zealanders. Salary: $118,390 - $143,639 Permanent, full-time role on Victoria Street, Auckland CBD.

Why work for us?

At MBIE, we are committed to creating a workplace where people can thrive and contribute to meaningful outcomes for Aotearoa NewZealand. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead and build a team of experienced investigative professionals
• Influence regulatory compliance and enforcement strategies
• Work on complex and challenging matters with real public impact
• Build relationships across government and the wider regulatory sector
• Contribute to continuous improvement and regulatory excellence
• Develop your leadership capability within a large and diverse organisation

About the Role - Tēnei tūranga:

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is seeking an experienced Team Leader to join our Business Registries team as Team Leader Investigations. This is a unique opportunity to lead a high‑performing team responsible for investigative and enforcement work undertaken on behalf of the Registrar of Companies and the Official Assignee. You will play a critical role in supporting compliance outcomes, protecting the integrity of New Zealand's corporate regulatory system, and ensuring legislative requirements are upheld.

As a trusted leader, you will guide complex investigations and prosecutions, provide specialist expertise, and foster a collaborative culture focused on delivering outstanding regulatory outcomes for New Zealanders. Business Registries sits within the Market Integrity Branch of Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group and is the authoritative source of information about New Zealand companies, businesses, securities and financial products. The team plays an essential role in supporting trust, transparency and confidence in New Zealand's business environment. Reporting to the Manager Investigations and Compliance, the Team Leader Investigations provides operational and strong people leadership for a team of seven direct reports.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and managing the performance, capability and development of the Investigations team
• Providing expert guidance on investigation, compliance and enforcement matters
• Overseeing complex criminal investigations and prosecutions
• Ensuring investigations are conducted in accordance with relevant legislation and the Solicitor‑General's Prosecution Guidelines
• Driving quality assurance and continuous improvement across team processes
• Managing workloads and prioritising resources to deliver business objectives
• Building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships across MBIE and the wider public sector
• Ensuring risks are proactively identified and appropriately managed
• Contributing to legislative, operational and strategic initiatives
• Championing a collaborative, customer‑focused and high‑performing team culture

About the team

The Investigations Team undertakes investigative and enforcement activity primarily on behalf of the Registrar of Companies and the Official Assignee. The team contributes to compliance and enforcement outcomes that help maintain confidence in New Zealand's regulatory systems and support fair markets that thrive. Working closely with colleagues across Business Registries, MBIE, and other government agencies the team delivers complex regulatory interventions and seeks to achieve the best possible outcomes for New Zealanders.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

We're looking for an experienced people leader with investigative, regulatory and operational expertise. You will ideally bring:

• Proven experience leading, planning and undertaking complex criminal investigations and prosecutions
• Demonstrated experience successfully leading and developing high‑performing teams
• Strong knowledge of NewZealand legislative and regulatory frameworks
• Experience interpreting and applying enforcement and prosecution requirements
• Excellent judgement and the ability to make decisions in complex and uncertain environments
• Outstanding communication, stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
• A track record of managing risk and delivering results under pressure
• Experience driving continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Strong coaching and mentoring capability
• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant experience in criminal investigation and prosecution‑related work

Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in NewZealand. A credit check will be required as part of the recruitment process.

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high‑performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all NewZealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all NewZealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

Mahi Tahi - Better Together Māia- Bold and brave Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future Pono Me Te Tika - Own It Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under TeTiritio Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to TeTiritio Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa NewZealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross‑cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa NewZealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā‑ohanga, ā‑pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapa kua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.