Ko Mātou – About Us

Kia Hanga I Te Ao, E Ora Ai, E Tupu Ai, Te Tangata Me Te Kainga. At ANZ, we’re shaping a world where people and communities thrive, driven by a common goal: to improve the financial wellbeing and sustainability of our millions of customers.

Mō te tūranga - About the role

The Delivery Practice Lead is a senior leadership role within the Data & Analytics (D&A) COE, reporting to the Head of Data Office. This is a dynamic and responsive role, focused on delivering a high level of delivery excellence across Data & Analytics’ portfolio of strategic priority change projects.

This role is instrumental in developing the delivery performance of the D&A COE. It will work closely with Portfolio Leads, D&A Leadership and leadership of Data Delivery and Enterprise Business Intelligence to remove project delivery blockers, and ensure successful delivery of the data component of projects and data initiatives.

Banking is changing and we’re changing with it, giving our people great opportunities to try new things, learn and grow. Whatever your role at ANZ, you’ll be building your future, while helping to build ours.

Role Type: Permanent
Role Location: Auckland or Wellington
Work Hours: 37.5 Hours, Full-Time

Ka aha tō rā e kite ai? - What will your day look like?

As a Delivery Practice Lead, you are accountable for: 

• Lead, coach and develop a high‑performing team of Delivery Leads and practitioners
• Identify, nurture and retain delivery talent while proactively managing under‑performance
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, simplification and psychological safety
• Uplift agility, delivery pace and effectiveness across project ways of working
• Provide hands‑on delivery leadership and specialist advice across data‑enabled projects
• Partner closely with business and project teams to ensure successful outcomes
• Track delivery metrics and reporting, intervening early to address risks and issues
• Seek, provide and encourage constructive feedback and healthy challenge
• Ensure delivery frameworks, processes and tools are fit‑for‑purpose and consistently applied
• Champion quality assurance, ensuring deliverables meet standards, regulations and guidelines
• Manage resourcing to ensure the right skills are aligned to the right initiatives
• Build strong stakeholder relationships, managing benefits, expectations, and delivery risks effectively

Ōu Pūkenga? - What will you bring?

To grow and be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following:

• demonstrated experience in the delivery of medium to large complex projects (10+ years)
• knowledge of project methodologies, governance frameworks and delivery processes
• experience working in Agile delivery including use of tools such as Jira
• experience in leading large teams within dynamic accountability structures
• commercial acumen, critical thinking and problem solving
• senior stakeholder relationship management
• team and individual coaching for performance and wellbeing
• strong communication skills, including negotiation, influencing and facilitation skills.
• demonstrates problem-solving approaches that require sound judgement, identifying inter-dependencies, risk and issues.
• demonstrates autonomy and can operate and make decisions within defined parameters - seeking direction when required.
• is self-motivated with the ability to adapt quickly and manage multiple competing priorities.

You’re not expected to have 100% of these skills. At ANZ a growth mindset is at the heart of our culture, so if you have most of these things in your toolbox, we’d love to hear from you.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? - So, why join us?

From the moment you join ANZ, you'll be part of a work whānau striving towards a common purpose: shaping a world where communities thrive.  

But it's not just our customers who'll feel your impact. You'll feel it too. Because at ANZ, you'll have the resources, opportunities, and community you need to take the next big step in your career.  

We're a diverse community at ANZ in different roles, different locations, doing different things. That's why we have a range of flexible working arrangements, so our people can 'make work, work for them'. We also provide a range of benefits including access to wellbeing services and discounts on selected products and services from ANZ and more.    

At ANZ you'll be part of an organisation where the different backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people are celebrated. That's because we're committed to building a workplace that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand's communities and this is one of the reasons that has inspired us to develop a multi-year Te Ao Māori Strategy called Tākiri-Ā-Rangi. This includes increasing representation of Māori and Pasifika people at ANZ. Join us and get involved in one of our affinity networks which help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.

Kua wātea te katoa ki te tono. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with an access requirement or disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.  

To find out more about working at ANZ visit https://www.anz.co.nz/careers/.You can apply for this role by visiting ANZ Careers and searching for reference number 114858.

Te Rā Ōtinga - Job Posting End Date

20/05/2026 , 11.59pm, (Melbourne Australia)