Transformation Design & Delivery - Associate Director

Job Description & Summary

Kia Ora,

Feel empowered. Our flexible ways of working and adoption of new technologies enable our people to work and live their best. Join us and embrace the exciting intersection of technology and talent.

Ngā Kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

Join the Transformation Design and Delivery team in Pōneke / Wellington as we work to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients across Aotearoa. Our team is experienced in large scale transformation delivery with capabilities in planning, orchestrating, and driving the delivery of outcomes - often involving multiple stakeholders, suppliers and vendors - and across different locations. Programme and Project Management is a critical enabler of this and is the foundation of our most significant engagements.

Leverage your expertise in transformation delivery to make a significant impact for our clients in the following areas:

• Transformation Design and Governance: Lead the delivery of major transformation programmes across diverse clients and industries, providing strategic guidance and governance to ensure successful transformation execution.
• Transformation Management and Major Project Delivery: Leverage your expertise in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients by managing initiatives within budget, scope, and timelines. Serve as a trusted advisor in project steering and advisory roles, performing health-checks, recovering troubled projects, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities, and building deep stakeholder relationships.
• Organisational and Technology Change Management: Drive successful organisational change and technology adoption by developing and implementing robust change management strategies and plans, fostering stakeholder commitment, and driving enduring change.

Tap into our extensive coaching network to enhance your skillset and enjoy a variety of work while you push your career to the next level.

Ngā pūkenga kei a koe / Skills and experience

• Several years of experience in practical application of structured project management and project design methods, with direct experience in Senior Project and/or Programme Manager role(s).
• Skills to manage project scope and objectives to ensure projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Solid understanding of industry and market-specific challenges organisations, particularly those in the South Island are facing.
• An established network in the Ōtautahi and Te Waipounamu market and a business development mindset.
• Experience in Programme delivery with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Innovative and strategic thinking via creative use of existing technologies, a flexible approach to problem solving and ability to produce outputs that are easily understood by others.

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Unrivalled level of access to industry expertise, both locally and through our wider global network of member firms, where you’ll be enabled by cutting-edge technology.
• Shows care to employees by providing life and income protection as part of our total remuneration package.
• Paid parental leave applies to all parents regardless of gender, so all our employees can be involved with raising their children
• Enhanced leave capabilities - an opportunity to purchase additional leave and two staff recognition days available each year.
• Digital upskilling through our Digital Academy.

Mo te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

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Mana motuhake / Independence

Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process.