Business Owner - New Growth Initiatives

As a proud Kiwi insurer, we love challenging the status quo and moving fast to make things happen. We’re here to create beautifully simple, rewarding experiences for our customers and communities—and to protect the future of Aotearoa.

At its heart, insurance is about helping people through the unexpected. Doing what’s right for our customers—especially in tough times—gives real purpose to our work.

We’re looking for a Business Owner – New Growth Initiatives to lead how we identify, test, and scale new growth opportunities for Tower.

Your day-to-day would look like

• Identifying and evaluating new growth opportunities across the insurance market and beyond
• Turning market trends, customer insights, and competitor activity into clear, actionable growth strategies
• Building and managing a pipeline of initiatives aligned to Tower’s strategic priorities, with a strong digital focus
• Owning initiatives end-to-end—from idea through to execution, optimisation, and delivery of results
• Leading cross-functional teams (marketing, digital, product, analytics, legal, risk) to deliver at pace
• Developing business cases, securing investment, and managing performance against targets
• Using customer data, segmentation, and behavioural insights to shape propositions and targeting
• Embedding test-and-learn approaches to validate ideas and continuously improve outcomes
• Partnering closely with marketing on go-to-market strategies and customer experience design
• Identifying and building new distribution channels and partnerships to unlock growth
• Structuring commercial arrangements and managing partner relationships and performance
• Tracking performance metrics (e.g. revenue, ROI, conversion) and providing clear insights to senior leaders
• Ensuring all initiatives operate within regulatory and risk frameworks and meet governance requirements

In your first 6–12 months, success will look like:

• A strong pipeline of validated growth initiatives aligned to Tower’s strategy
• New initiatives launched and delivering measurable revenue and customer growth
• Clear test-and-learn practices embedded, improving speed and quality of decision-making
• Strong cross-functional alignment and momentum across delivery teams
• New partnerships or channels contributing meaningfully to growth
• High-quality insights and reporting giving leaders confidence in investment decisions

To thrive in this role, you’ll need

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or a related industry
• Proven success delivering growth initiatives across digital, product, innovation, or transformation
• Strong commercial thinking, including building and evaluating business cases
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and delivering in complex environments
• Exposure to partnerships or ecosystem-based growth models
• A customer-first mindset and strong use of data and insights in decision-making
• Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment
• 10+ years’ experience in a senior role within insurance or financial services

We invest in you.

We’re serious about looking after our people. Along with a competitive salary, we offer a bunch of perks and benefits to support you and celebrate the work you do:

• 26 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary carer and 4 weeks for partners
• A paid day off on your birthday
• 22 days annual leave, plus two extra annual leave days and the option to buy more
• Wellness leave—no need to justify your mental health day
• Career growth and internal progression opportunities
• Flexible working and a modern Auckland office
• Discounts on Tower insurance products
• Free life insurance

Ready to apply?

If this sounds like your kind of role, we’d love to hear from you.

We’re looking for someone excited to shape new growth at Tower—someone who can connect ideas, insights, and execution to deliver real impact.

Apply now with your CV and a quick cover letter telling us a bit about you. We’re reviewing applications as they come in, so don’t wait too long.