Business operations jobs in New Zealand.

Leading evidence generation · Applying systems thinking · Partnering with senior leaders

Proven experience leading evidence and insights generation in complex environments, ideally public or regulatory sector; strong critical thinking, leadership, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills; tertiary qualification or equivalent experience; legal right to work in New Zealand.

Leading planning frameworks · Providing strategic advice · Managing risk processes

Experienced principal-level advisor with strong experience in strategic and operational planning, external performance reporting, and risk management in the public sector; relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience.

Overseeing department operations · Supervising team · Ensuring product availability

2+ yrsAt least 1 year SAP ordering experience, minimum 2 years retail experience, understanding of financial KPIs, strong communication, computer skills, attention to detail, and proactive problem-solving.

Leading policy work · Providing economic analysis · Mentoring advisors

5+ yrsExtensive public policy experience (5-10 years), strong economic policy capability, proven experience advising Ministers, relevant tertiary qualification preferably in economics, and legal right to work in New Zealand.

Leading policy development · Advising on legislation · Coaching team members

Extensive experience leading complex policy advice in legislative or regulatory contexts; deep knowledge of government processes; expert analytical and communication skills; tertiary qualification in relevant discipline; Wellington-based.

Providing policy advice · Leading complex work · Mentoring colleagues

5+ yrsExtensive public policy experience (5-10 years), strong economic policy capability, proven experience advising Ministers, relevant tertiary qualification preferably in economics, and legal right to work in New Zealand.

Operating robots remotely · Troubleshooting robot issues · Translating observations into improvements

Experience coordinating distributed or remote workflows; controller dexterity; hands-on AI tool use or testing; familiarity with scripting, prototyping, dashboards or automation; construction and field-workflow understanding; ability to handle and mount payloads safely

Leading organisational integration · Delivering strategic objectives · Strengthening stakeholder relationships

Experience as a Chief Executive, General Manager, Executive Director or equivalent senior leader; proven organisational transformation and change leadership; strong commercial and financial acumen; experience building high-performing teams and trusted stakeholder relationships

Attending board meetings · Engaging with governance · Contributing to sector

High integrity, independent viewpoint, sector connection to red meat industry, communication and curiosity; unpaid development role with travel expenses covered.

Leading business services · Managing team · Overseeing planning

Experienced people leader with public sector experience, strong integrated business planning, budget development, forecasting, financial monitoring, and governance processes; must have right to live and work in New Zealand.

Leading improvement initiatives · Coordinating technical improvements · Exploring AI tools

Experience in supply planning or broader supply chain role, ideally FMCG; track record of process improvement; ability to use data and KPIs; strong stakeholder skills; experience with IBP and planning systems; SAP experience useful.

Leading strategic initiatives · Providing policy advice · Managing projects

Demonstrated experience in strategic commissioning, procurement, contract management, project management, and policy advice; central government experience; commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and health equity.

Leading change · Coaching leaders · Embedding operating models

Extensive change leadership experience in a digital context, strong strategic thinking, stakeholder engagement, coaching, and experience with Agile or Lean change approaches. Must have legal right to work in New Zealand.

Leading risk practices · Facilitating risk workshops · Building assurance programmes

Proven experience in risk, assurance, audit, or governance; ability to translate complex concepts into practical actions; strong relationship-building and influencing skills; experience developing risk frameworks and assurance programmes; eligibility to work in New Zealand.

Mapping employee journeys · Designing service improvements · Piloting governed changes

Experience taking ambiguous, cross-functional work from discovery through pilot to handover; knowledge of journey mapping, service blueprinting and root-cause analysis

Advising senior leaders · Embedding operating models · Coaching leaders and teams

Credible experience in a Digital environment; knowledge of, or willingness to gain an understanding of, Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori; knowledge of, or willingness to gain an appreciation of, Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the public sector

Analysing existing operating models · Facilitating stakeholder workshops · Designing future-state operating models

Experience in senior advisory, operating model design, business improvement or organisational transformation; experience analysing current-state environments and developing future-state solutions; currently based in New Zealand with appropriate work rights (a valid visa)

Delivering programmes · Overseeing site operations · Coaching programme staff

2+ yrsMinimum 2 years’ childcare or educational leadership experience; experience across multiple programmes or sites and coaching leaders; knowledge of OSCAR safety regulations, rostering and operations; full Driver License and vehicle; unrestricted full-time work; right to work in New Zealand.

Supporting policy lifecycle · Servicing commercial policies · Querying customer closings

Experience as an underwriting associate in general insurance

Leading branch operations · Managing customer relationships · Optimising plant performance

Leadership experience; experience in manufacturing, contracting, or process-driven industries

Coordinating incident management · Maintaining fault data · Producing performance reports

Maximo experience

Leading claims specialists · Overseeing complex claims · Driving process improvement

2+ yrs5+ years' Life Insurance claims experience; 2+ years' leadership experience; full working rights; two references; police and credit checks

Leading portfolio risk reporting · Building risk dashboards · Providing delivery risk guidance

Experience in a large, complex change environment; experience in transformation, change or delivery; understanding of delivery, delivered and business risk; ability to design and build dashboards using Power BI and Excel

Leading regional launch teams · Owning global onboarding strategy · Managing deployment performance

Experience building high-performing onboarding, implementation or field rollout organisations; leading teams across countries, cultures and time zones; launching physical products and supporting real-world implementation; turning manual onboarding into scalable product experiences.

Developing professional scenarios · Creating verifiable tasks · Reviewing proposed solutions

9+ yrsAt least nine years of relevant professional experience; completed bachelor’s degree or higher; practical comfort using a Linux terminal; at least one authored or co-authored academic or professional publication

Supporting team leaders · Resolving operational escalations · Overseeing claims administration

Experience in claims, insurance operations, contact centre, customer service, or operational leadership; experience coaching, leading, or supporting people leaders; understanding of claims operations, service standards, quality, risk, and compliance; ability to interpret performance data and customer feedback.

Building relationships · Connecting business priorities · Facilitating technology conversations

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience; strong relationship-building, stakeholder engagement, communication, commercial awareness, and ability to translate between business and technical audiences.

Leading transformation programmes · Managing business cases · Coaching team

10+ yrs10+ years in enterprise transformation or complex programme leadership; experience owning business cases, customer engagement, and leading senior delivery professionals; practical understanding of Agile, Waterfall, and product-led approaches.

Leading livestock team · Building supplier relationships · Driving procurement performance

Proven senior leadership experience, strong commercial acumen, deep knowledge of livestock/agricultural sector, exceptional relationship-building skills, strategic mindset, and excellent communication.