Director Finance, Strategy & Performance

Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

Woolworths New Zealand  | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ

With over 185 Woolworths stores, 78 FreshChoice Stores and 21,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi lives a little better every day.  We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.

What you'll do | Hei mahi

As a key member of both the Woolworths NZ Executive Team and the Group Finance Executive Team, the Director Finance, Strategy & Performance shapes the strategic direction of the NZ business and leads the financial agenda that underpins long-term, sustainable performance.

You will be accountable for the Finance, Strategy, Transformation, and WiQ (Data & Analytics) teams in New Zealand, ensuring these functions operate as a cohesive, high-impact group that drives clarity, discipline, insight, and future-focused decision-making across the business.

Working closely with the MD NZ and Group functions across Australia, you will be responsible for defining and representing the New Zealand business’s strategic aspirations, progress, and performance across customer, commercial, and financial outcomes.

You will lead the Finance function and establish the rhythms that drive accountability and performance — including an integrated planning and performance cycle that spans the 3-year AOP, strategic priorities, quarterly delivery cycles, and weekly and monthly business reviews. Your leadership will ensure strong financial outcomes while enabling sound, future-focused decisions that deliver profitable growth.

Beyond financial stewardship, you will drive the development of the NZ strategy and ensure alignment with Group direction and the needs of the NZ market. You will partner with Directors and GMs to translate strategic ambition into clear priorities and executable plans, guiding teams to focus on outcomes and deliver with pace.

Success in this role requires strong influence, comfort in matrixed environments, and the ability to build deep, trusted partnerships across Group Finance, Strategy, Transformation and WiQ — bringing the best of the Group to the NZ business and creating shared value.

This is an opportunity to shape the performance, direction, and impact of one of New Zealand’s most significant organisations, while contributing meaningfully to the broader success of the Woolworths Group.

About You | Mōu

You are a seasoned finance and strategy executive with the depth, judgement, and enterprise mindset to influence one of New Zealand’s largest organisations. You bring a combination of strategic clarity, commercial discipline, and people leadership, enabling you to drive performance today while shaping the foundations for long term, sustainable growth.

Significant experience leading Finance and Strategy functions in large, complex organisations.

Proven leadership of sizable teams, with accountability for P&L performance, capability uplift, and delivering commercial outcomes.

Strong strategic thinker with a customer centric lens and the ability to balance customer, commercial, and operational priorities across multiple time horizons.

Demonstrated success leading transformation at scale within matrixed environments, delivering results through influence and collaboration.

Exceptional stakeholder leadership, able to align diverse senior leaders, manage competing needs, and drive momentum across an enterprise agenda.

Skilled at setting strategic priorities, enabling disciplined execution, and maintaining focus in ambiguity.

A compelling change leader who can articulate a clear vision, build buy-in, and inspire readiness across teams.

Deep understanding of retail or consumer-facing businesses

Curious, data literate, and energised by the opportunity to unlock value through insight, analytics, and improved decision-making.

• While applications are welcome now, the selection process will extend into January 2026

Our Benefits | To Tatou Painga

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work : A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams

High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.

A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network

A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24 / 7 access to the Sonder app.

A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.

Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential..