Are you an experienced Digital Delivery Lead who is looking for a new permanent opportunity in 2025?

In this role you will lead from the front and drive engagement by partnering and delivering on key projects within the Digital portfolio.

Auckland Airport stands proudly as the gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers beginning their journeys, farewelling Kiwis to new destinations, connecting businesses and workers to new opportunities, and celebrating partners and investors who back us along the way. We have ambitions to be a global hub and a comprehensive development programme to deliver this vision.

With so many moving parts to keep the airport precinct running, it’s our collaboration and passion that keeps everything together. This is what our culture and heritage have been built on. When you work with us, you’ll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that’s making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy.

Please note that this role will be advertised until early January 2025 and CVs will be reviewed in the new year.

Key responsibilities include

• Accountable for leading delivery teams and squads to successfully deliver on the agreed portfolio of work
• Responsible for managing direct reports, overseeing resource allocation, and prioritising projects
• Accountable for the health of projects and programmes, within the portfolio, using defined project metrics
• Support the planning and alignment of the STP. Work alongside the business owners to develop the priorities for the portfolios managed with a 1 to 2-year horizon view
• Ensure that project goals are accomplished and that these as aligned with AIALs strategic direction
• Support the development and maturing of project management capability and skills within the PMO
• Establish and maintain strong senior stakeholder relationships, acting as the key point of contact for the Project Sponsors and relevant executives
• Support the Head of Digital – PMO and represent the project management office as part of the PMO Leadership Team

Key Challenges:

• Embedding effective and transparent Business Partnering and working to influence a shift in embedded processes and ways of working.
• Establishing and maintaining strong senior stakeholder relationships.
• Understanding the entire Digital portfolio to ensure that through collaboration with other project leaders, all risks, issues, and dependencies across the STP are understood, mitigations and plans are in place, and opportunities are identified.

What you will bring to the role

• Minimum 9-10 years’ proven experience in project or programme management across a range of industries with a strong focus on customer product delivery – using digital technologies
• Effective people leadership skills, with the proven ability to build, lead and coach teams to achieve success
• Ability to influence and negotiate with internal and external stakeholders to achieve positive outcomes
• Knowledge of technology and digitalisation approaches and trends kept current
• Demonstrated experience in managing multiple concurrent project/programme activities
• Comfortable with agile and waterfall work practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the ability to build and maintain excellent relationships at all levels
• Experience with and ability to effectively deliver executive presentations
• Strong business acumen and ability to focus on strategy alignment between business and customer

About us

From the arrival of the Tainui Waka into the Manukau Harbour, Auckland Airport has always been a place of journeys. We stand proudly as the gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers beginning their journeys, farewelling Kiwis to new destinations, connecting businesses and workers to new opportunities, and celebrating partners and investors who back us along the way.

E mahi ana mātou mō Aotearoa. We are working for New Zealand.

Auckland Airport is more than just a business. It’s a truly unique place with an important role to play in New Zealand’s recovery. Together we’re its custodians, knowing that the work we do has the power to create positive change for our customers, the community, the environment and for the prosperity of Aotearoa. We’re all about creating a sense of place where everyone can thrive, and one where others aspire to work. We’re a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome people from all walks of life.

Whiria te tangata. Our values weave us together. They’re what we stand for, who we are and how we act.

Please note that applications will be reviewed continuously throughout the recruitment period, and appointments may be made before the official closing date of the advert.

Apply today

It’s our collaboration and passion that keep everything together. This is what our culture and heritage have been built on. When you work with us, you’ll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that’s making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy

If this role sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply online now.

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