Analytics Platform Manager

• Permanent, full-time position based anywhere in New Zealand.

• Shape the future of enterprise analytics across Health New Zealand, leading the strategic evolution of our Corporate Data Platform.

• Own and strengthen analytics platform capability, ensuring it is secure, scalable, well-governed and ready to support future demand.

• Enable better, data-driven decision-making by creating trusted, consistent and accessible analytics across the organisation.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As the Analytics Platform Manager, you'll take ownership of the strategic direction, operation and ongoing development of Health New Zealand's enterprise analytics platforms within the Corporate Data Platform.

Working at both a strategic and technical leadership level, you'll ensure our analytics platforms are secure, scalable, reliable and well governed, while remaining aligned with organisational priorities and the evolving needs of our users.

A key focus of the role will be establishing and maintaining enterprise standards, governance and lifecycle practices for analytics platforms. You'll work closely with data engineers, analytics developers, solution designers and business stakeholders to ensure analytics solutions are consistent, high quality and built to scale.

You'll also play a key role in enabling self-service analytics across Health New Zealand. This will involve creating the platform standards, capabilities and support needed for users to confidently access trusted analytics, while balancing innovation and agility with security, privacy and risk management.

The role will oversee platform performance, availability and capacity, identify and manage operational risks, and drive continuous improvement. You'll also assess emerging analytics technologies and trends, identifying opportunities to enhance platform capability and support innovation across the organisation.

This is an opportunity to influence how analytics is delivered at an enterprise level, helping Health New Zealand make better use of data to support equitable, evidence-based decision-making.

About you

We're looking for an experienced analytics or data platform professional who can combine technical understanding with strategic thinking, strong governance and the ability to influence across a complex organisation.

You'll bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent depth of experience, with typically 8–12 years' experience working in analytics or data platform environments, including platform ownership or governance.

• Strong knowledge of enterprise analytics platforms, data governance, security and analytics lifecycle management across both on-premises and cloud environments.

• Demonstrated experience establishing standards, policies and best practices that improve the quality, consistency and scalability of analytics solutions.

• Proven ability to translate business needs into clear platform strategies and priorities, and to engage and influence senior stakeholders.

• Experience managing vendor relationships and service delivery for critical technology platforms.

• Strong understanding of platform operations, including performance, availability, capacity, security, privacy and risk management.

• A collaborative and pragmatic approach, with the ability to balance innovation and agility with appropriate governance and organisational risk.

Experience with Qlik Sense / Qlik Enterprise or comparable enterprise BI platforms in a large, complex organisation would be advantageous, as would experience supporting self-service analytics at scale.

Experience with Oracle Fusion or other ERP systems, AI tools and their implementation, and public sector or health sector data environments would also be valuable.

You'll be a clear and adaptable communicator who can build trusted relationships across technical and business teams. You'll bring sound judgement, curiosity and a commitment to continuous improvement, with the ability to work effectively in a complex and changing environment.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Friday 23 October 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.Govt.NZ.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.