Data Operations and Risk Manager | Auckland

• Auckland or Wellington
• Permanent role
• Newly created role

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

At NZ Post - whatever the role - we share the same goal.  Delivering.  For Aotearoa New Zealand.  For each other.

This newly created role is accountable for the overall operational effectiveness of the Data & Enterprise Architecture (D&EA) business unit and is responsible for first line risk for the D&EA team.  This role bridges the gap between high-level strategic objectives and the day-to-day delivery of data products and services to meet broader goals of the organisation and the delivery of the D&EA strategic roadmap.

This is a subject matter expert role, a deep understanding of data and analytics operational processes is essential for the success of this role which works collaboratively with Risk, Cyber and delivery teams right across our organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a lead role in the delivery of data products and services to enable data-driven decision making across the organisation.

Mōu - About you

As the ideal candidate for this role you will be able to clearly articulate the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor's degree in technology or commerce related fields
• Proven experience of at least 5 years in large and complex organisational data environments
• Experience in data transformation projects / programmes
• Experience in continuous improvement and delivering change management, ideally around building data and AI maturity
• Good breadth of understanding across data and Analytics disciplines
• Proven success delivering business value and aligning technology initiatives with strategic objectives
• Experience managing a wide range of stakeholders and facilitating workshops
• Experience in risk management practices, including risk identification and control setting
• Proven relationship management skills
• Experience managing budgets, with solid commercial acumen

Hiahia? - Interested? Further your career within the NZ Post whānau!

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Apply today, or find out more details about this opportunity by downloading the JD on the NZ Post Careers page.  If you require additional information, please contact Gemma Corbett via gemma.corbett@nzpost.co.nz or 027 372 4705.

Applications for this opportunity close on 12 October 2025

All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a security check and reference checks.  Some of our roles may also require a credit check and/or a drug test. 

If you're interested in a role, please apply directly through our online portal. No one knows what we do and how we do it better than us, and our in-house talent team are experts at finding the right people for the right roles.  We won't consider candidates through agencies unless this has been previously approved. 

There's something really special about being part of the team here at NZ Post - Tukurau Aotearoa, who we are and what we stand for is grounded in our values.

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