Why you'll love working with Tower
At Tower, our values are the heartbeat of every interaction. We prioritize our people, fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, representing the vibrant communities we serve. We celebrate all ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, religions, and everything else that makes our culture unique. Proud holders of the Rainbow and DV Free Ticks, we are committed to inclusivity and safety.
We are on a mission to lead our industry into a customer-centric future with innovation and disruptive thinking. As a unique Kiwi and Pacific insurance provider with over 150 years of history, our roots trace back to Dunedin.
What you will be doing
The Modern Workplace Platform and Infrastructure area of capability is a vital aspect of Tower's vision to deliver simple and rewarding experiences to our staff through modern, secure practices
Dive into the heart of your responsibilities:
- Own our capability framework and roadmap within the Modern Workplace and Infrastructure operations supporting Tower staff across New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.
- Ensure that our day-to-day operation is robust, available and secure, meeting our defined SLAs and KPIs.
- Provide guidance and recommendation of good practice and tools and driving adoption throughout the organisation.
What you'll need
- Experience of delivering change required to grow and evolve a team and capability in line with strategic goals
- Experience leading, training and mentoring direct and indirect teams
- Experience in working in scaled Agile delivery and ways of working
- Experience of managing vendors, licensing and contractual obligations
- 10 years hands on experience, an expert within the field of capability of this role
- Detailed understanding of Modern Workplace practices, technologies,Identity and Access Management, Microsoft 365, Power Apps and Azure product suite, and on-premise infrastructure
- Experience implementing MS Co-pilots and guiding the organisation in its adoption of AI based tools
- Demonstrated experience in making decisions based on strategy and business values
- Demonstrated experience managing and mitigating risk
- Strong financial acumen, budgeting and cost management
- Stakeholder management and negotiation experience
Our commitment
We pride ourselves onencouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work, embracing diverse opinions, experiences, and backgrounds. Our commitment is to create an inclusive workplace where our people come first, feel valued, safe, and respected.
What we'll bring to the table
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits to celebrate and look after our Tower employees.
Highlights include:
- Our people come first as we offer 16 weeks of paid leave for the primary carer and 4 weeks of paid leave partner`s leave.
- A paid day off on your birthday, as well as two extra annual leave days every year and the option to buy an additional eight days of leave. So up to six weeks off!
- Annual Performance Review where you get to showcase your progression.
- Wellness leave instead of sick leave so you can proactively look after your health and wellbeing.
- Career growth - we promote internal capability; we also have programmes that recognise star performers.
- Flexible workplace opportunities at our beautiful 6 Green Star Fanshawe St office packed with modern technologies, stand-up desks, open space and coffee machines in two large modern kitchens with cafe-inspired dining areas.
- Discounts on Tower insurance products of up to 50%.
- Free Life Insurance of up to four times your annual base salary.
- Paid parental leave top up for 16 weeks.
- Retail deals and discounts with Les Mills, JB Hi-Fi, PB Tech, The Coffee Club, Warehouse Stationery and more.
Apply now: Ready to embark on a journey where your experience truly matters in the heart of New Zealand and the Pacific`s insurance industry? If you are excited about defining a new era of insurance, submit your resume and a detailed cover letter highlighting your impactful career.
Please note: We're eager to get the right person on board as soon as possible. We don't have set closing dates, so we'll start reviewing applications as they come in. Don't wait—apply now to make sure you're considered.