Programme Manager

Programme Manager

Lead one of New Zealand's most significant public-sector digital transformation programmes. As Programme Manager, you will play a pivotal role in delivering IRIS NextGen, a complex, multi-year programme to modernise regulatory systems across regional councils nationwide in the replacement of the legacy IRIS Classic application.
You will be responsible for coordinating, leading and supporting multiple, interdependent workstreams spanning:
Software design, build and test
Cross-council implementations over a tightly sequenced, three-year deployment schedule
Sector alignment around consistent good practice
Stakeholder engagement and governance across councils, vendors and stakeholder groups
Key responsibilities include:
Leading the end-to-end delivery of the IRIS NextGen programme, ensuring outcomes are achieved on time and within agreed funding
Ensuring programme planning, dependencies, risks, issues and change activities align to best practice
Working closely with councils, clients, product management and governance groups to maintain alignment and momentum
Coordinating multiple concurrent council implementations with minimal tolerance for slippage
Embedding robust programme and change management disciplines across the lifecycle
Providing clear, timely and professional reporting to senior stakeholders and programme governance groups
This is a rare opportunity to shape good practice, lead a sophisticated software transformation, and work collaboratively with councils and technology partners on a national scale.
About you:
You are a seasoned Programme Manager with a strong track record delivering large-scale, multi-organisation technology programmes.
You'll bring:
Proven experience leading complex digital or enterprise software programmes;
Strong understanding of software development lifecycles and SaaS implementations;
Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups;
Confidence managing delivery environments with little slack in timelines;
A strategic, future focused mindset paired with hands on delivery discipline;
Excellent communication skills and professional credibility at senior levels;
Experience working with councils, shared services, or collaborative sector programmes will be highly regarded.
If you are ready to lead a programme that truly matters to councils, communities and the future of regional regulation, we would welcome your application.
Applications close when a suitable candidate is found.