- Work anywhere in New Zealand
- Permanent, Full-time
About the Role
The Senior Delivery Manager plays a key role in advancing Health New Zealand's strategic priorities by ensuring the delivery excellence of large and complex technology projects. The role is responsible for leading delivery teams and overseeing the end-to-end implementation of projects, ensuring that changes required to deliver project outcomes are successfully achieved. Working closely with project managers, development teams, and stakeholders, the Senior Delivery Manager ensures comprehensive delivery plans are developed and executed effectively, and that delivery teams are well led and managed. This role ensures the effective inception, scoping, planning, mobilisation, and execution of projects within a diverse technology environment that supports multiple users and business-critical applications across New Zealand.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The Senior Delivery Manager is part of the Digital Operations function under the wider Digital Services group, reporting to the Manager Delivery Management. This function is responsible for operating, optimising, and modernising the digital infrastructure of Health New Zealand, which is considered nationally critical infrastructure. The primary mission of Digital Operations is to ensure the effective operation of digital systems and services within public hospitals, supporting the delivery of care through reliable and resilient clinical systems. The function also serves a broader purpose across community, consumer, and corporate services, actively managing the lifecycle of digital infrastructure, directing investment to agreed priorities, and driving national roadmaps and standards. By raising underlying capabilities across the regions, Digital Operations plays a pivotal role in supporting Health New Zealand's commitment to providing high-quality, equitable health services nationwide.
About you
As an experienced delivery leader, you'll excel at managing complex projects and leading high-performing teams. You will bring strengths in strategic planning, business analysis, and risk management, ensuring projects are delivered effectively. You communicate well and build strong relationships with stakeholders to support the delivery of critical services. You will also have the following skills and experience to support your success in the role:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in project management, program management, or delivery management within a complex technology environment.
- Proven track record of successfully delivering complex technology projects or programs.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Experience in cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP)
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Sunday 3rd August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tegan Gutry at [email protected].
Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.
