- Pivotal role in shaping a strategic and structured foundation for Operations
- Align capabilities, processes, and tech with long-term business objectives
- Collaborate to create roadmap and guide investments decisions
Transpower's purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.
About the team
Our Operations Process and Technology Improvement (OPTI) group supports the Operations division to deliver solutions required to manage the real time power system and prepare for an increasingly electrified future https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/our-system-operator-role
The group plays an essential role in proactively identifying the critical capabilities, skills, resources, and support needed to meet current and future operational needs. The group is working to optimise planning and investment decisions across key tools and processes (including SCADA applications, market systems, real time systems, and real time asset management technologies) utilised by our control rooms and other areas of Transpower.
About the opportunity - a pivotal and formative new role!
Working closely with the Operations Senior Leadership Team, OPTI Lead Team, and with our ICT Enterprise Architecture team, you'll shape a strategic and structured foundation for Operations.
You'll focus on aligning capabilities, processes, and technologies with long-term business objectives. This includes designing a comprehensive business architecture that outlines core operational areas, value chains, and essential capabilities. These artefacts will serve as a reference point throughout our capability uplift journey, informing and shaping our key investment decisions.
You are required to evaluate current maturity levels and define target states to guide capability uplift roadmap; and ensure investments and outcomes are aligned and work undertaken is purposeful. You'll engage across Operations and build positive relationships with the broader Operations Senior Leadership team to deeply understand their objectives and challenges.
You'll provide a framework for guiding investment priorities, identifying synergies, and avoiding duplication. Acting as a central integrator across OPTI, the Business Architect connects process modelling, capability planning, and technical systems into a cohesive delivery model. Collaboration with Enterprise Architecture is essential to maintain alignment with broader organisational standards while preserving operational focus and autonomy.
As a key member of the OPTI leadership team (based primarily in Wellington) your mahi will anchor Operations strategic planning ensuring every initiative contributes meaningfully to a well-defined Operational roadmap and capability planning with long term business objectives in mind.
For the right candidate, we are open to your choice of Transpower office as whilst Wellington is preferred, Hamilton or our Ōtara, Auckland office are options noting monthly in person collaboration will be required in Wellington.
What will you bring?
Previous experience as a trusted advisor operating between the business and ICT, translating complexity and technical knowledge from SME's, into actionable, outcome focused strategies and plans.
With outstanding ability to monitor, anticipate and assess emerging trends, and innovations, your magic is bringing people together. You are recognised for your ability to influence, identify strategic business opportunities, and translate them into a clear, practical roadmap that drives enhanced business value.
To be considered, your CV and cover letter will demonstrate:
- 10+ years professional experience in Business Architecture or related roles (e.g. Enterprise Architecture) demonstrating commercial acuity and understanding of road maps, funding mechanisms, and financial management.
- Experience working with and producing business architecture artefacts, including business capability models, value stream maps, business process models, and business performance models.
- Proficiency with using data analytics to drive decision-making and improve operational efficiency.
- Outstanding relationship management and verbal and written communication skills. In previous roles you will have demonstrated astute ability to provide insightful, persuasive, and trusted advice to senior leaders and both technical and non-technical audiences of all levels.
- Experience utilising business architecture tools and frameworks such as APQC (process classification framework), TOGAF, Zachman, or similar underpinned by a tertiary degree in business, information systems or a related field and/or equivalent experience.
Join us at Transpower
Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders - every day and long into the future.
With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.
We work in the office or on-site for a minimum of three days each week, which helps us build and maintain relationships, support learning, deliver outcomes, and sustain our culture. This approach also offers staff the flexibility they need for both work and personal commitments, with adaptable daily start and finish times.
Health and wellbeing is prioritised with a great range of employee benefits including health and income protection insurance.
Next steps
To take on an exciting new role during a time of accelerating electrification, please review the position description on our careers site and apply with your cover letter and CV without delay.
Role closes Wednesday 20th August however applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted before the close date to facilitate shortlisting and interviews.
Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is essential.
