Strategic Delivery Manager

About usWe\'re an organisation on a mission to transform ourselves and empower New Zealanders to live their healthiest lives.

With almost a million members in our care, we are New Zealand\'s leading health insurer.We have an unstoppable focus, delivering outstanding experiences to our members in their time of need.

This is an exciting time to be part of our journey and in return for your extraordinary talent, we\'ll provide a high performing values-based team environment where people are at our heart.About the roleAs the Strategic Delivery Manager you will bring our strategy to life through orchestrating the delivery of our annual operational plan through empowered value streams and delivery teams, ensuring the prioritised strategic outcomes are met for the Society.

You'll provide leadership and support for business led programmes and projects, while managing the enterprise pipeline, reporting, and insights that power effective strategic delivery and continuous improvement.Key responsibilitiesDelivering our Operational plan — Drive delivery performance and collaborate with value streams and delivery teams to turn strategy into reality.

You'll lead and facilitate enterprise-wide planning events, and through strong collaboration and cross-team coordination you build alignment, clarity, and confidence to deliver our strategic outcomes.Governance and enterprise pipeline — Provide visibility of strategic delivery progress across the Society through accurate insights and reporting.

You'll oversee the enterprise pipeline to maintain a continuous flow of value, support governance with reporting and strategic insights for decision making, stay mindful of our risk appetite, and build a high-performing team to achieve our long-term goals.Support Enterprise run programmes and projects — Provide leadership and capability to support the delivery of business run programmes and projects in collaboration with Practice Leads.

You'll drive consistency in delivery practices, while enabling flexible prioritisation to meet time-critical needs beyond the quarterly planning cycle.Continuous improvement — Champion continuous improvement, and support the Practice Lead with dashboards, insights, and reporting to demonstrate the value.About youProven leadership in enterprise-wide strategic delivery and transformation at scaleA trusted advisor to executive teams, senior leaders, and steering committeesDrives quarterly planning with effective prioritisation to reliably deliver strategic outcomesExpertise in programme / project management and scaled agile deliveryExperience uplifting operational delivery models for speed and qualityStrong background in enterprise and lean portfolio managementAbility to influence and navigate complex stakeholder environmentsClear, confident communicator who provides clarity from complexityInspiring people leader who builds high-performing, trusted teams and unlocks potentialNgakau nui.

Ahurutanga.

Tikanga.Join a proud diverse team, that\'s always there, always real, always true.

If you thrive in a caring, honest and open culture, we think you'll love working with us.We know that it is our team\'s culture and wellbeing that will drive us forward.

That\'s why we prioritise not only professional development opportunities but opportunities to thrive personally, too.

We offer exceptional work / life balance and our employees are encouraged to – and rewarded for – living well.Southern Cross employee benefits include : Five days of wellbeing leave per yearHealth insurance for you and your immediate whanauLife insurance cover and discounts on pet and travel insuranceExtra parental leave benefits and financial wellbeing supportParticipate in our workplace wellbeing programme.That\'s not all.

Need more time to study, volunteer or support your whanau?

You\'ll have the opportunity to purchase flexi leave.

Each year, you will also get to take part in a volunteer day, to contribute to a cause or community with your team.Our commitment to LGBTQIA+ and minority communities is reflected in our culture, and we run a regular Diversity and Inclusion Forum to help ensure this continues to flourish.If you share our commitment and passion, then apply now!

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