Senior Project Manager – Data Migration (Contract)
Auckland located, Hybrid working
4 – 6 Months

The Opportunity
Our client is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead a complex data migration project as part of a large-scale system implementation for a prominent New Zealand enterprise.
You’ll be responsible for managing the end-to-end delivery of the data migration workstream – ensuring that data is securely and accurately transferred to a new system, with integrity maintained throughout the process.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Own the delivery of the data migration workstream
• Coordinate efforts between internal data engineers, vendors, and other stakeholders
• Ensure a smooth and secure migration of critical data, with strong controls for validation and reconciliation
• Track and manage risks, issues, dependencies, and milestones with transparency and confidence
• Provide clear and consistent communication to project sponsors and stakeholders at all levels
• Contribute to rollout and implementation plans, go/no-go decisions, and post-migration reviews

To be successful, you will need:

• 10+ years of project management experience in technology change environments
• Proven success leading data migration projects, ideally in complex or regulated environments
• Strong grasp of data quality assurance and reconciliation practices
• Ability to navigate and lead in a multi-vendor and cross-functional setting
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Working knowledge of tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and SQL fundamentals
• Experience delivering large-scale digital or customer-facing platforms a plus
• Strong leadership, planning, and decision-making skills – able to anticipate issues before they arise.

Sound like you? Click ‘Apply’ Now to discuss this opportunity.

Opportunity knocks…

This is a 12 month contract opportunity for a seasoned banking or financial services Senior Project Coordinator, working with a leading banking client.

You will work with a highly skilled team dedicated to their craft, across multiple complex projects.

Why you’re special…

• You have 5+ years’ project coordination experience specifically as a contractor, with expertise gained across multiple projects and teams.
• You have gained expert knowledge of delivery framework and project governance methodologies.
• Excellent financial and analysis skills
• Experience using project management tools including, Confluence and JIRA
• Confident collaborator and communicator who can manage multiple stakeholders.
• You are highly proactive, with a “roll your sleeves up” attitude.
• Banking or financial services experience is highly preferred.

What’s in it for you?

• Long-term contracting opportunity
• Reputable banking client
• Fortnightly pay
• Dedicated contractor experience manager

Please apply now to register interest.

Please note we are only able to consider Senior Project Coordinators with valid NZ work rights.

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• Service Desk Analyst
• Location: Auckland CBD – Hybrid opportunity – 2 days in office
• 6 Month contract

Are you a tech-savvy problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced, supportive environment? Our client is seeking a Service Desk Analyst to join their friendly and collaborative IT support team.

As part of a 13-person team, you’ll provide exceptional Level 1 & 2 support via phone and email, with occasional in-person support on a rotating basis. You’ll work with a range of enterprise systems in a Microsoft environment, so confidence with Active Directory and Office 365 is essential.

We’re after someone who is:

• Proactive and able to hit the ground running

• A natural problem solver who tries to resolve issues before escalating

• Comfortable in a remote-first setup (with 1-2 days in office as needed)

• Eager to learn and has a genuine passion for helping people

• A great communicator who can bring a positive, outgoing energy to the team

To be successful in this position, you will need:

• 2+ years of Service Desk or Desktop Support experience

• Hands-on experience with Active Directory and Office 365

• Confidence handling Level 1 & 2 support tickets

• Strong communication and customer service skills

• A friendly, team-oriented attitude (bonus points for a sense of humor!)

Tools Used:

• ServiceNow (Ticketing System)

• Microsoft Suite – Active Directory, Office 365

• Enterprise hardware and software environments

If you love solving problems, helping users, and want to be part of a collaborative and supportive team, we’d love to hear from you!

Apply now to bring your personality and passion for IT support to a team that values both.

Opportunity knocks…

• This is a 12 month contract opportunity for a seasoned banking Business Analyst, working with a leading banking client.
• Utilise your deep knowledge of Funds Management, Kiwisaver and Investment Products as part of a collaborative programme team.
• You will work to understand current state, designing target state solutions with SME input, business requirements documentation, solution design documentation and data analysis.

Why you’re special…

• You are a contract Senior Business Analyst with extensive banking experience, as well as specialist experience in Funds Management and Investment Products.
• You are highly flexible with the ability to “roll up your sleeves” to get the job done.
• Experienced working as part of a highly collaborative team you are able to take problem statements and work with stakeholders so define the problem further, review options and make a recommendation. You are comfortable working with ambiguity and helping to shape solutions.
• You have strong communication and documentation skills and are able to present information clearly.

What’s in it for you?

• Long-term contracting opportunity
• Reputable banking client
• Fortnightly pay
• Dedicated contractor experience manager

Please apply now to register interest.

Please note we are only able to consider Senior BAs with valid NZ work rights, with Banking and Funds Management experience.

For over 30 years Talent has been redefining the contracting experience with industry leading support, exclusive contractor benefits & a world-class digital platform ENGAGE to access it all. Apply today to see how we can elevate your career

Opportunity knocks:

Are you ready to join a transformative journey in the financial services industry? Our client is committed to enhancing their digital capabilities, focusing on improving the digitalization of their portals, advancing connectivity and API platform, and upgrading internal technologies. They are looking for a talented individual to join their team and help drive innovation in this exciting digital transformation.

About you:

• Experienced Software Developer with strong expertise in .Net, C#, SQL
• REST APIs, Security practices for APIs, Design Patterns.
• Nice to have experience in Cloud, Agile ways of working & Blazor.
• Hands-on experience with client-server and n-tier systems.
• Prior financial service experience is highly advantageous.

If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Click APPLY to submit your CV and take the next step in your career.

Please note: This opportunity is open to New Zealand Citizen or candidates with valid work rights who are residing in New Zealand

Lead with purpose. Grow capability. Shape the future of platform engineering.

Opportunity awaits:

• Flexible hybrid working (2-3 days in-office per week)
• Supportive, inclusive and values-led culture
• An opportunity to help shape how platform practices scale in a large public sector environment

Technical people leadership opportunity for a large platform engineering team.

You’ll focus on:

• Capability Leadership – coaching, guiding and growing a community of technical talent
• Practice & Platform Strategy – shaping the roadmap and enabling alignment to architectural direction
• People & Performance – setting standards, fostering culture, and supporting continuous learning
• Collaboration – working closely with architecture and agile delivery leaders to ensure platform alignment across teams

This is a key leadership role that bridges strategy, technical excellence, and people development – all within a supportive and future-focused public sector environment.

Your experience includes:

• Proven leadership of large engineering teams (20+), with a passion for capability development
• Experience working in a complex enterprise, ideally within a Microsoft-aligned environment
• Familiarity with agile-at-scale and highly collaborative ways of working (ART experience a bonus)
• Strong technical foundation in at least one enterprise platform (e.g. Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and strategic thinking skills

Ready to lead a platform practice with purpose?
Apply now and help us build a centre of excellence for the future.

Please note: This opportunity is open to New Zealand Citizens/Residents or candidates with valid work rights who are residing in New Zealand

Lead with purpose. Grow capability. Shape the future of platform engineering.

Opportunity awaits:

• Flexible hybrid working (2-3 days in-office per week)
• Supportive, inclusive and values-led culture
• An opportunity to help shape how platform practices scale in a large public sector environment

Technical people leadership opportunity for a large platform engineering team.

You’ll focus on:

• Capability Leadership – coaching, guiding and growing a community of technical talent
• Practice & Platform Strategy – shaping the roadmap and enabling alignment to architectural direction
• People & Performance – setting standards, fostering culture, and supporting continuous learning
• Collaboration – working closely with architecture and agile delivery leaders to ensure platform alignment across teams

This is a key leadership role that bridges strategy, technical excellence, and people development – all within a supportive and future-focused public sector environment.

Your experience includes:

• Proven leadership of large engineering teams (20+), with a passion for capability development
• Experience working in a complex enterprise, ideally within a Microsoft-aligned environment
• Familiarity with agile-at-scale and highly collaborative ways of working (ART experience a bonus)
• Strong technical foundation in at least one enterprise platform (e.g. Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and strategic thinking skills

Ready to lead a platform practice with purpose?

Apply now and help us build a centre of excellence for the future.

Please note: This opportunity is open to New Zealand Citizens/Residents or candidates with valid work rights who are residing in New Zealand

Opportunity knocks:

We’re on the hunt for an Application Engineer to join our client on their mission, working on exciting and transformative projects across Data and Engineering focused on customer experience through digital platforms. With major changes underway, they need your expertise to ensure everything runs smoothly through precise designs, thorough testing, and proactive maintenance. If you’re ready to take on a new challenge in a collaborative and supportive environment, this could be the next step in your career.

About you:

• Strong experience in IT Operations Support
• Proven experience in Application or System testing within complex environments
• Strong skills in developing and enhancing web and mobile applications or integrating diverse systems
• Skilled using tools like GitHub, Jira, and Confluence
• Proficiency in ITIL frameworks
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks
• Effective at managing relationships with senior stakeholders
• Strong business acumen
• Strong knowledge of Azure and have worked in Agile framework
• Experience in financial services is highly advantageous

Nice to have skills:

• A good understanding of data ingestion processes and data pipelines
• Knowledge with Databricks
• Familiarity with Dynatrace

What’s next:

If this opportunity excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Click APPLY to submit your CV today!

Please note: This opportunity is open to New Zealand Citizen or candidates with valid work rights who are residing in New Zealand

Talent International, a leading Australian recruitment firm, have been engaged by a global technology company in their search for a Solution Architect/Principal Engineer with Golang experience.

As the Senior Golang Architect, you will be responsible for architecting and developing scalable, high-performance applications will have a strong breadth of experience across multiple applications at scale, API design/development, and cloud-based architectures on AWS. This role requires an individual with a deep understanding of Golang, modern software design patterns, and cloud infrastructure to drive innovation and efficiency across their technology stack.

Role Title: Senior Golang Architect
Contract Length: Permanent Career Opportunity OR 12 month day rate contract initially

Location + WFH Flexibility: Sydney CBD location. On site full time for first 3 months, hybrid working thereafter

Relocation: Open to candidates in New Zealand open to relocating to Sydney, Australia

Annual Pay: $200,000 – $220,000 annually

Role Details:

• Architect and develop scalable, high-performance applications in Golang.
• Design and implement microservices and RESTful APIs for seamless system integration.
• Lead cloud-native development on AWS, optimizing for performance, scalability, and security.
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and Artifactory.
• Design and manage containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS).
• Define and enforce software development best practices and code review standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, DevOps, UI/UX).
• Utilize monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus) for system performance tracking.
• Document architectural solutions and technical implementations.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.

Required Skills and Experiences:

• Programming & Backend Development: Golang (8+ years), Python, JavaScript
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Strong expertise in AWS services
• Database & Storage: Proficiency in SQL databases
• Software Architecture: Microservices, RESTful API design, system architecture
• CI/CD & DevOps: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Artifactory
• Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)
• Monitoring & Performance Tuning: Grafana, Prometheus (optional for staff engineer)
• Project Management & Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

Additional Details & Benefits:

• Open to candidates based interstate willing to relocate to Sydney
  

If you’re interested please APPLY NOW or email your CV to sophia.parrelli@talentinternational.com

Events & Sponsorships Manager

• A rare role within corporate event management
• Strategic and operational expertise required
• Starting mid-July

Here presents an exciting opportunity for a superstar who lives, breathes and loves everything about events to join the team at Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ). As an expert in the business events sphere, you will bring your strategic expertise, hands-on approach, and appetite for continuous improvement to lead and deliver a range of events for LGNZ’s members, including a must-attend conference.

LGNZ is looking for someone to start in this role mid-July, who is available from 14 – 18 July to attend their SuperLocal conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Mō mātou | About LGNZ

Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) champions, connects and supports local government. They represent the national interests of councils.

They advocate for local government on critical issues, decode policy and make submissions. They connect members through networks, sector events and a must-attend annual conference that brings everyone together. And they lead best practice in local government as well as building council capability through learning, development and consulting.

Te āhua o te tūrunga | The nature of the position

As the Events and Sponsorship Manager at LGNZ, you will take ownership of organising and delivering exceptional business events where LGNZ members connect with Government Ministers, industry experts, key stakeholders and each other.

You’ll work collaboratively across the organisation, contributing expert knowledge and fresh ideas to ensure that LGNZ’s events deliver insightful content and value for members.

You have an Events Coordinator as a direct report and will provide her with guidance and support as she develops in her career.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning a compelling calendar of events that aligns with the overarching strategic objectives and priorities of the team
• Leading the strategic planning and delivery of the annual ‘SuperLocal’ conference and awards
• Overseeing the planning and delivery of other large-scale business events across the country
• Developing and executing a proactive sponsorship and partnership strategy to grow LGNZ’s revenue
• Proactively seeking sponsorship and partnership opportunities
• Working with the Leadership Team and others across LGNZ to make sure our events deliver the right experience for members

Ngā tino pūkenga me wheako | Essential knowledge, skills and experiences

This is a role for a seasoned business events professional with a proven track record in delivering a diverse range of events, including large-scale conferences. A confident expert in your field, you lead from the front to create exceptional experiences and thrive in a collaborative team environment.

With a growth mindset and a genuine interest in the local government sector, you’re always looking for ways to elevate event delivery to the next level.

You will bring:

• Proven experience managing large-scale business events
• A commercial mindset, being comfortable with seeking out sponsorship opportunities and building effective partnerships
• A standout passion for events and the broader value they bring to an organisation
• Experience leading, managing and inspiring others
• A shared appreciation for hard work, collaboration – and having fun along the way

Tā mātou e tuku |What’s on offer

LGNZ takes the opinions and needs of its people seriously. LGNZ people say that they appreciate working in an environment that is supportive, flexible, creative, positive and fun. LGNZ has identified that the success of its team depends on feeling connected, appreciated, inspired, curious, optimistic and supported. These are real sentiments identified by the people who work for LGNZ.

Other benefits you will enjoy:

• 5 weeks of annual leave per annum, plus 3 additional days between Christmas and New /Year
• Modern offices in the Cuba Quarter
• Subsidised health insurance

Genuine flexible working practices

Te Tono | How to apply

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, do not delay: applications will be reviewed daily. For more information contact Katie Kemp at Talent Aotearoa on 021 928 232 or Nicci McQueen on 027 297 8075.

Applications for this role will be reviewed daily and close at 5pm on Wednesday 30^th of April. All applications will be acknowledged electronically.

Only people with the right to work in New Zealand for a period of greater than 2 years may apply for this position. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa visit www.immigration.govt.nz.

Opportunity knocks…

• This is a permanent opportunity to join a global organisation that are in growth and scale mode in NZ.
• This is an end to end sales and advisory role, where you will play a key role in driving IT outcomes with key customers, providing guidance on how clients can digitally transform their business, leveraging this organisations excellent technology capability practices.
• You will propose, close, and deliver to client engagements which aim to help drive technology modernisation.

Why you’re special…

• You are an experienced sales professional with a track record working in IT consulting environments with proven business development and delivery success.
• You bring a blend of consulting, sales and delivery within IT – with the ability to deliver workshops, assessments, technology roadmaps and the like.
• You have specific industry experience in Financial Services and/or Government with established relationships and contacts at senior levels in these environments.
• You have proven ability in hunting out new opportunities and expanding relationships with a focus on executives and senior leaders in IT.
• End to end sales experience from SoW and contract development through to negotiation and closing within an IT consulting context.

What’s in it for you?

• Work with an excellent project delivery team
• Growth opportunities… promotion to senior a future optio
• Opportunity to BUILD and HUNT for new business
• Excellent training plan
• Access to employee learning programs

Health, Safety and Wellbeing – Senior Advisor

• Hands on HSW opportunity for an established senior practitioner
• Incredibly interesting subject matter/environment
• Two year fixed term – rare part time opportunity!

The role

We’re seeking a Health, Safety and Wellbeing (HSW) expert to drive the next chapter of our HSW programme and bring our refreshed strategy to life.

Following a strategic system enhancement project, we’re ready to put improvements into action. You’ll deliver the programme, drive meaningful changes and ensure all facets of our programme are well embedded and compliant.

You’ll apply your expertise across our work, noting that a specific focus includes the safety of our investigations team who operate in hazardous and emotionally challenging environments.

You’ll be our engaging hands-on expert across our HSW programme – you’ll embed change, deliver training programmes, proactively identify risks, ensure compliance, advise, guide and influence – and operate with a continuous improvement mindset.

This is a two year fixed term, part-time role.

About the organisation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) investigates significant aviation, rail, and marine accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. Multi-disciplinary teams investigate and analyse the circumstances of these occurrences, supporting the Commission to consider the facts, and make findings and recommendations to improve transport safety, rather than to ascribe blame.

Skilled investigators, led by an Investigator in Charge attend accident sites, often in remote locations, to gather evidence for each particular investigation within these three transport modes.

The Commission has set a visionary goal of “no repeat accidents – ever!”

Skills and experience

We’re seeking a skilled HSW practitioner who thrives on rolling up their sleeves to run a smart and effective programme, and will be the approachable, trusted voice of HSW in our workplace.

Ideally, you’ll have tertiary qualifications in workplace health and safety, professional membership registration, and HASANZ registration (or working toward it), and coaching/mentoring qualifications and/or experience. We’d love to see mentoring or coaching qualifications or experience too.

In addition, you’ll have:

• at least eight years of practical experience in delivering HSW programmes and initiatives
• contemporary thinking on wellness and psychosocial risk, policy, and strategy development
• the ability to assess complex health and safety issues and make informed decisions
• excellent all round communication, and relationship building abilities
• a strong results orientation
• a high degree of professionalism.

Our work can expose you and the team to traumatic scenes and evidential details, thus strong emotional and psychological maturity is required.

How to apply

If you’re passionate about health, safety and wellbeing and keen to apply your experience and energy to ensure we continue to have a strong, positive HSW culture and practice, then apply now!

For more information and a detailed job description, please contact Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996, or Nicci McQueen on 027 297 8075 at Talent International

Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 30th April 2025.