Overview

A well-established, financial services firm with an enterprise-grade operating model and strong reputation in the New Zealand market is investing heavily in business-wide transformation to support its next phase of growth.

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager – Transformation Office to lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic initiatives across Technology, Operations, and Business/Product teams. This is a high-impact role responsible for driving multiple concurrent projects from discovery through to delivery and benefits realisation, with ownership of governance, budget, risk, and outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring strong end-to-end delivery experience, confidence working with senior stakeholders, and the ability to operate across both business and technology change in a structured, delivery-focused environment.

Required Skills:

• Extensive experience in end-to-end project management, delivering multiple projects simultaneously, including those with budgets around $1M, specifically within a financial services environment.
• Strong planning, organizational, and analytical skills to define project scope, objectives, and success metrics.
• Proven ability to manage projects across various domains such as digital customer platforms, new product launches, and operational improvements within the financial services sector.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams and leadership.
• In-depth knowledge of project management methodologies (e.g., Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, PRINCE2) and practical experience in applying them.
• Financial and commercial acumen for managing project budgets and ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.

Also Required:

• Familiarity with project portfolio management practices.
• Experience presenting project updates to leadership with concise and impactful insights.
• Capability to mentor junior project managers or coordinators in effective delivery approaches.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Business, Finance, Technology, Project Management, or a related field.
• Professional certifications in project management (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2, Agile/Scrum Master) are highly desirable.

Other Requirements

• Flexibility to adapt to changing project scopes and organisational priorities.
• Willingness to manage external vendors and partners while overseeing vendor performance.

If you are ready to take your career to new heights and be a part of our client’s exciting journey to redefine the financial services landscape, we invite you to apply now and become a key player in their transformation!

Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Overview:

Join a fantastic technology team in the midst of some very exciting technology change!

As a key contributor to our clients growing pipeline of projects, you will collaborate to design and implement robust solutions. We’re looking for a tech-savvy innovator who not only brings technical expertise but also a sense of humour to the table.

This position offers the unique chance to work on cutting-edge technologies within a boutique financial services environment.

Required Skills:

• Proficient in API design and management
• Experience with integrations involving complex systems
• Hands-on skills in React Native for mobile app development and Angular for web app development
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and operate effectively without established frameworks

Nice to Have Skills:

• Familiarity with cloud-based solutions and microservices architecture
• Experience in working with Agile methodologies
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle best practices

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in solutions architecture or a similar role
• Strong focus on modern platforms & digital solutions.
• Proven experience with platform integration (Azure ideally)

Other Requirements:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical team members
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements and priorities

You will be part of something special, in a team that’s highly collaborative and supportive. If this sounds like you, please apply to JP Browne or Amber Shaw for a confidential chat.

Opportunity knocks…

We’re on the lookout for an experienced IT Business Analyst to join our client’s team and lead a critical operational uplift across their product teams.

If you enjoy bringing structure to complex environments, driving process improvement, and delivering measurable operational outcomes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Why you’re special…

• You’re an experienced IT Business Analyst that has SV Security Clearance and a track record of driving operational improvement across enterprise technology environments.
• You bring experience across ITSM, operational governance, SOP development, and service improvement initiatives.
• You’re confident working with technical teams and stakeholders at all levels, facilitating discussions and driving outcomes.
• You have experience with tools such as Cherwell or another ITSM.
• Exposure to infrastructure, cloud, enterprise applications, IDAM, or SRE practices will be highly regarded.

What’s in it for you?

• You’ll have the opportunity to drive meaningful operational change across a large and complex environment.
• You’ll work alongside experienced technical teams and leaders to improve service reliability, governance, and operational maturity.
• You’ll play a key role in establishing sustainable processes and best-practice operational standards across multiple product teams.
• Fortnightly pay.
• A dedicated customer experience lead to guide you throughout your contract and ensure you are part of our IT contractor community.

Please apply now to register interest.

Please note you must have SV security clearance to be eligible for this role.

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Opportunity knocks:

We’re seeking a customer-focused IT Deskside Engineer to join our client on a 6-month contract. In this role, you will be the first point of contact for end users, providing Level 1 and Level 2 Service Desk support in a modern Microsoft end-user computing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 technical support to end users via Service Desk and Deskside support channels
• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and user access issues
• Set up, configure and deploy desktops across a larger user environment
• Support and manage end-user devices using Microsoft Intune
• Delivery positive customer experience through clear communication and professional support

About you:

• Proven experience providing Level 1 and Level 2 IT Support in Service Desk or Deskside environments
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Itune and modern endpoint management
• Experience supporting Windows devices and Microsoft 365 environments
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first mindset

Next Steps:

If you’re ready for your next challenge and have the skills and experience our client is looking for, we’d love to hear from you. Click APPLY now to submit your application.

Please note: Only applications based in this region will be considered for this position.

Auckland CBD | Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days WFH)

Join a global SaaS organisation powering customer engagement and loyalty experiences for some of the world’s most recognised brands.

Talent’s client is looking for an experienced Solution Architect to help shape the future of a large-scale customer engagement platform used by hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide. This is a strategic role that sits at the intersection of Product, Engineering, and Architecture, influencing how complex technology decisions are made while helping teams deliver scalable, customer-focused solutions.

You’ll work across domains including loyalty, rewards, messaging, personalisation, identity, consent, and consumer profiling, partnering closely with senior Product and Engineering leaders to solve meaningful business challenges and guide platform evolution.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape technology strategy and roadmap decisions.
• Lead architectural thinking from problem discovery through to solution delivery.
• Provide guidance and oversight across cloud-native, distributed systems and integration solutions.
• Identify risks, trade-offs, and opportunities early in the development lifecycle.
• Define architectural guardrails, standards, and best practices.
• Influence senior stakeholders and challenge thinking constructively to drive better outcomes.
• Help shape approaches to AI-assisted engineering and architecture practices as the business continues to evolve.
• Collaborate closely with Architecture, Security, Cloud, and Engineering teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and fit for purpose.

What We’re Looking For

• 2+ years’ experience as a Solution Architect, Platform Architect, or Software Architect.
• Strong background designing web-based backend and integration solutions.
• Experience designing cloud-native, distributed systems in modern cloud environments.
• Previous software engineering or development experience with the ability to engage credibly with technical teams.
• Proven experience partnering with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, and senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• A pragmatic approach to architecture, balancing long-term vision with business realities.

Nice to Have

• Experience within SaaS or platform-based organisations.
• Exposure to domains such as loyalty, rewards, personalisation, messaging, identity, consent, or customer data platforms.
• Experience with Azure/.NET environments (although other cloud and technology backgrounds are welcomed).
• Experience improving architecture practices, governance, or operating models.
• Exposure to AI-assisted software development and engineering practices.

About You

You’ll be someone who enjoys influencing rather than directing, building trusted relationships across teams, and bringing fresh perspectives to complex challenges. You’re comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and helping teams make sound technology decisions without becoming a bottleneck.

What’s In It For You?

• 15% Short-Term Incentive (STI) bonus based on individual and company performance
• Hybrid working model with flexibility built in.
• Additional paid wellness leave each year.
• Birthday leave.
• Annual learning and development budget.
• Free access to online learning platforms.
• Work-from-home setup allowance.
• Fully funded health insurance.
• Life and income protection insurance.
• Subsidised parking.
• Social club, volunteering initiatives, and regular team events.
• Summer hours programme.
• Modern Auckland CBD office.

If you’re passionate about shaping technology strategy, influencing product direction, and helping engineering teams solve meaningful problems at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

Senior Delivery Lead

Auckland | Hybrid

We are seeking an experienced Senior Delivery Lead to join a large-scale enterprise Agile Release Train (ART) environment across multiple teams. This is a hands-on delivery leadership role (not people leadership) requiring strong programme management capability, financial acumen, and the ability to operate calmly and effectively within a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Permanent candidates are preferred; however, strong contractors will also be considered.

About the Role

You will sit within a Customer Experience (CX) ART responsible for delivering customer-facing initiatives including digital platforms, websites, AI-enabled customer tools, and large-scale enterprise transformation programmes including migration initiatives.

This role works closely with Product Managers, Scrum Masters, senior stakeholders, vendors, and executive leadership to ensure successful programme delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across approximately 3 teams within a large ART environment (30-35 people) – this is the CX (Customer Experience) ART

• Coordinate PI Planning and programme delivery activities

• Manage dependencies, risks, issues, and delivery timelines

• Work closely with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to drive alignment and execution

• Provide governance oversight and financial management across delivery streams

• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders and executive leadership

• Support enterprise-scale customer transformation initiatives

• Take a proactive and hands-on approach to delivery leadership

About You

You will come from a strong delivery background and be comfortable operating within complex enterprise or public sector-style environments where priorities can shift and stakeholder management is critical.

Required Experience

• Proven experience leading large-scale technology or transformation programmes

• Strong Agile delivery experience within enterprise environments

• Experience working within SAFe / Agile Release Train (ART) structures and PI Planning

• Ability to flex delivery approach within evolving Agile environments

• Strong programme governance and financial management capability

• Experience managing vendors, contracts, risks, and dependencies

• Comfortable operating within complex and politically sensitive environments

• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills across both delivery teams and executive leadership

• Customer-facing transformation programme experience highly regarded

Please note to be considered for this opportunity, you must already be in the country and hold valid New Zealand working rights and restrictions.

If this sounds like you or something you are interested in APPLY NOW or send your CV to amber.shaw@talentinternational.com

Opportunity knocks:

We’re partnering with a leading insurance organisation to secure a Principal Engineer on a 12-month contract. This is a critical, high-impact role focused on strengthening technical leadership within a key API platform team.

About you:

You will act as the Senior-most technical leader within a business -facing API team, driving design, quality, and delivery across a suite of APIs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strong experience as a Senior/Lead/Principal .NET Engineer
• Proven background in API design and delivery
• Solid Azure/cloud experience (or strong readiness to work in cloud environments)
• Ability to lead technical design and influence teams (without direct people management)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience in financial services or insurance (nice to have)

Tech Environment:

• .NET / C# (core stack)
• Microsoft Azure (cloud + API gateway adoption)
• API development & integration
• DevSecOps tooling (e.g. SonarQube, Fortify, Mend)
• Exposure to CI/CD and modern engineering practices

Why This Role Stands Out:

• Opportunity to shape API strategy and cloud adoption
• Strong engineering culture with modern tooling
• Real scope to contribute to AI-led innovation (e.g. GitHub Copilot, enterprise AI initiatives)
• Collaborative, forward-thinking leadership team with strong backing for change

Next Steps:

If this role sounds like you, APPLY now and submit your CV today!

Please note: Only Auckland-based applications will be considered for this opportunity.

Opportunity knocks:

Our client is looking for an intermediate-level SOC Analyst to join them at a pivotal moment of growth and transformation. In this role, you will take responsibilities for investigations, supporting response coordination, and contributing to SOC maturity. It’s a great opportunity to be part of a newly created, high-performing team while settling into brand-new offices designed to support collaboration and innovation.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead investigation of security alerts and incidents
• Coordinate and support incident response
• Identify gaps and improvements in detection and response
• Contribute to playbooks and continuous improvement
• Support on-call operations

About you:

• 5+ years of proven experience in a SOC role
• Strong incident investigation and response capability
• MUST have experience with SIEM, EDR, and cloud platforms
• Clear communicator who works well across teams and is highly adaptable

Next Steps:

If this sounds like you and you’re keen to learn more, we’d love to hear from you – APPLY today with your CV and let’s have a chat!

Please note: Only candidates currently based in New Zealand with valid working eligibility will be considered for this opportunity.

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect – Core Ledger to provide strategic leadership, architectural governance, and design direction for this critical domain. You will define the target-state architecture, guide migration from legacy core platforms to modern capabilities, and ensure seamless integration across the enterprise ecosystem.

This role plays a key part in enabling safe, compliant, and value-driven transformation by working closely with business, technology, risk, and delivery teams, as well as leading and mentoring a team of solution architects.

What You’ll Do

• Define and evolve the target-state architecture for the Core Ledger domain, including retail banking capabilities
• Lead architecture design for the migration to a modern core banking platform, including coexistence and legacy retirement strategies
• Shape integration between core ledger systems and enterprise domains such as customer, product, integration, and regulatory/reporting
• Ensure alignment between domain architectures and enterprise-wide business, data, application, and technology strategies
• Provide architectural leadership, guidance, and assurance through design reviews and governance forums
• Identify, assess, and manage architectural risks, dependencies, and constraints, working with stakeholders to resolve them pragmatically

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience as an Enterprise or Domain Architect in large, complex organisations
• Strong understanding of banking products and core ledger systems, ideally within retail banking environments
• Proven experience delivering large-scale platform migrations or core system transformations, including transition states
• Deep knowledge of integration architecture, data flows, APIs, and event-driven design patterns
• Understanding of financial, regulatory, and reporting requirements in core banking environments
• Familiarity with modern architecture frameworks and concepts (e.g. BIAN desirable)
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across executive, technical, and delivery levels
• Ability to operate effectively in a collaborative, team-based environment

Working Style & Culture
This role operates in a hybrid working environment with strong emphasis on collaboration, delivery impact, and enterprise-wide alignment. You’ll be part of a culture that values:

• Creating opportunities through innovation and continuous improvement
• Delivering what matters with pace, care, and strong risk awareness
• Succeeding together by working across teams and challenging constructively

Integrity, accountability, respect, collaboration, and excellence underpin the way work is delivered and decisions are made.

Interested?

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jenny Nguyen at jenny.nguyen@talentinternational.com.

Please note: Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

We are seeking two experienced Area Grid Planners to support the establishment of a new Area Grid Planning capability within a major national transmission infrastructure environment.

These roles will help integrate and coordinate planned work across projects, maintenance, and capital programmes, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-sequenced delivery across a complex and critical network.

About the Role

You will work across:

• Grid Delivery – project delivery and maintenance execution
• Grid Development – future network planning and investment direction

The focus is to create a single, integrated view of outages, sequencing, dependencies, constraints, and risks across multiple portfolios.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate outages and network work across multiple programmes
• Identify and manage dependencies, constraints, sequencing conflicts, and risks
• Optimise timing, access, and scheduling across delivery teams
• Support integrated planning across maintenance, capital works, and customer connections
• Facilitate planning discussions and governance forums
• Provide planning insights, reporting, and recommendations to stakeholders
• Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes and data quality

About You

You will have strong experience in outage planning, network operations, or large-scale infrastructure delivery environments.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:

• Electricity transmission or distribution networks
• Rail, transport, or other complex infrastructure environments
• Utilities such as water, gas, or telecommunications
• Project controls, scheduling, or integrated planning roles

You will ideally bring:

• Strong outage planning and sequencing capability
• Experience managing complex dependencies across multiple stakeholders
• Ability to work in operational and delivery-focused environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to influence and coordinate without direct authority
• Exposure to governance or planning forums (advantageous)

What’s on Offer

• 2 x key contract roles shaping a new national planning capability
• High-impact work across a complex infrastructure network
• Strong collaboration with engineering, delivery, and planning teams
• Exposure to large-scale, critical infrastructure programmes
• Flexible location options (Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch)

Location

• Wellington
• Auckland
• Christchurch

• Exceptional candidates in Hamilton or Palmerston North may also be considered.

If you are an experienced Outage or Network Planner looking to step into a high-impact infrastructure planning environment, we would love to hear from you.Apply now !!!!

Note:Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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We’re seeking a Senior Business Process Specialist/ Associate Lead with strong capability in business process improvement and operational transformation to help drive meaningful change across people, process, and technology.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in collaborative environments, enjoys solving complex operational problems, and has a structured, data-led approach to improvement. You’ll play a key role in identifying inefficiencies, analysing current-state operations, and shaping practical, high-impact solutions that improve how work gets done.

What you’ll be doing

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, initially within underwriting, to:

• Lead business process improvement and operational transformation initiatives
• Facilitate workshops with stakeholders to map, challenge, and redesign end-to-end processes
• Analyse current-state operations to identify pain points, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
• Use data and structured problem-solving techniques to develop evidence-based recommendations
• Translate findings into clear, practical future-state process designs
• Support the implementation of improvements across business and technology teams
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Produce high-quality process documentation, including process maps and workflow analysis

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in business process improvement / operational transformation
• Solid Lean Six Sigma capability (Green Belt or Black Belt highly regarded)
• Proven ability to facilitate workshops and engage senior stakeholders confidently
• Experience in process mapping tools such as Signavio, Visio, Miro or similar
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify root causes and improvement opportunities
• Ability to work effectively across both business and technology teams
• Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills
• A structured, practical approach to problem solving and delivery

Nice to have:

• Insurance or financial services experience
• Exposure to Agile environments
• Experience using data insights / Power BI to support analysis

Why this role?

This is a high-impact opportunity to work in a highly collaborative, relationship-driven environment where your expertise will directly shape better ways of working across the business. You’ll be empowered to challenge the status quo, influence change, and deliver tangible operational improvements.

If this sounds like you, please apply with your updated CV or contact Jenny for a confidential chat: jenny.nguyen@talentinternational.com

Note:

• You must be currently based in New Zealand
• You must hold a valid NZ working visa
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Opportunity knocks…

We’re on the lookout for an Information Security Consultant to join our client’s team and play a key role in strengthening secure delivery solutions across the organisation. This is an opportunity to work closely with Architects and Engineers to design and implement robust security controls, contribute to enterprise-wide security initiatives, and help enhance the organisation’s overall security posture.

Why you’re special…

• You bring 10+ years of Information Security experience, including at least 5 years in design or consulting-focused roles within agile and highly complex organisations.
• You have created and executed information security strategy, roadmaps and controls modernisation.
• You bring proven expertise in risk management and can confidently advise on mitigation strategies to support safe and secure solution delivery.
• You have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling you to translate complex security concepts for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Skilled in influencing and negotiating across all levels of an organisation and thrive in complex environments.
• You have experience with security testing, assurance activities, and contributing to comprehensive solution designs.
• Knowledge of industry trends and emerging technologies within the Information Security landscape.
• You hold tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Information Technology, Law, or a related discipline.
• Relevant industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or similar are highly desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• You’ll have the opportunity to help shape and strengthen the organisation’s Information Security Strategy and Roadmap.
• You’ll work on enterprise-level security initiatives in a collaborative environment.
• You’ll play a key role in improving security operations, assurance processes, and incident resolution capabilities.

Please apply now to register interest.

Please note we are only able to consider NZ Citizens or NZ Residents, we are unable to consider candidates that are overseas without NZ working rights.