Chief Engineer (Head of Engineering) - New Zealand based role
This is a rare opportunity to shape engineering strategy, capability, and delivery practices for a large-scale financial services enterprise in New Zealand. You'll lead a team of engineering leaders and play a critical role in defining how the organisation delivers quality, secure, and resilient technology at scale.
You’ll oversee a group of 5–10 engineering managers plus indirect reports, driving consistency in tooling, platforms, and engineering ways of working. You'll be responsible for shaping the technical strategy, lead engineering communities, and ensuring delivery is aligned with enterprise goals.
What you’ll be responsible for :
* Defining and driving technical strategy
* Leading and influencing engineering communities and practice
* Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, including C-suite and external partners
* Overseeing risk management, governance, and engineering fundamentals
* Lifting operational excellence and delivery maturity
What you’ll bring :
* 10+ years in senior technology leadership roles
* Strong technical grounding, with experience overseeing complex platforms at scale
* Deep experience with modern engineering practices, including DevOps, cloud, and microservices
* Ability to influence at C-suite level, both internally and externally
* A track record of aligning engineering strategy with business outcomes
* 6 weeks annual leave
* Competitive salary & benefits
* Opportunity to relocate to New Zealand, one of the most liveable countries globally
* Open to Australian-based leaders, returning Kiwis, or anyone with NZ work rights
If this role sounds like you and you would like to move to New Zealand please apply now!
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