Delivery Manager

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Auckland - Mount Wellington

Job Category: Advertising, Arts & Media

TĀ TĀTOU WHĀINGA | OUR PURPOSE

Kōrero tuku iho. Share stories.

| Taonga tuku iho. Share possibilities. | Mana tuku iho. Share joy.

Ko Wai Mātou i About Sky

We’re a proud Aotearoa New Zealand business with the ambition to become the most essential and engaging media company.

This is more than entertainment; it’s about moments that matter—connecting Kiwi with the stories and sport they love, anytime, anywhere.

Every person in our crew makes that possible. We are driven by our purpose, and we lead with care, inclusion, and integrity because how we do things matters just as much as what we do.

Te Tūranga i The Role

We’re looking for a Delivery Manager who thrives on turning plans into results.

The Delivery Manager is responsible for leading the successful end-to-end delivery of Digital and Technology initiatives that support key business priorities. The role provides leadership, governance, and oversight to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard of quality, while aligning with business strategy and enterprise architecture.

As the central point of accountability for delivery performance, the Delivery Manager drives integrated planning, cross-functional collaboration, and informed decision-making across software, platforms, infrastructure, integrations, and data initiatives. The role plays a key part in enabling business outcomes by delivering secure, reliable, and scalable solutions, improving delivery maturity, building stakeholder confidence, and ensuring value is realised through well-executed initiatives.

NGĀ HAEPAPA | ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and develop a team of Project Managers and BAs , setting clear delivery expectations and embedding consistent ways of working to uplift capability and delivery maturity
• Establish and maintain delivery governance, reporting structures and tools, assurance mechanisms to support visibility, compliance, and early intervention where risks or issues arise
• In partnership with Strategic Planning Manager validate initiatives’ alignment during Intake Process: strategy, roadmap, OKRs. Confirm sponsorship and Business owners. Clarify problem statements and Business benefits. Ensure intake artefacts are complete and decision ready. Assess high-level feasibility. Initiatives’ triage and prioritization with portfolio governance.
• Drive the adoption of "Adaptive Ways Of Working Measures" including Commitment Accuracy, Cycle Time, and Lead Time—to uplift delivery maturity and team predictability.
• Coordinate integrated planning, support planning events manage interdependencies, and support prioritisation and sequencing of initiatives. Identify and resolve delivery risks and blockers to maintain momentum
• Support the scoping process: facilitate discovery workshops, define scope boundaries, confirm dependencies and delivery approach, define key risks and mitigation strategies
• Partner with Strategic Planning Manager to deliver credible financial and resource plan: develop effort estimates, define resourcing model, confirm timeline and phasing, quantify risks impacting delivery costs.
• Take initiatives through SteerCo approval: prepare governance materials, present delivery plan, cost, timeline and key risks and incorporate exec feedback into the plan
• Oversee the delivery of multiple digital and technology project portfolio, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives. Managing scope, budget, timeline, capacity and quality performance indicators across projects’ portfolio and for BAU delivery by vendors.
• Ensure initiatives are delivered safely, within the scope and on time and ensure sustainable operational ownership
• Establish post-implementation review. Capture lessons learned and continuous improvement actions

NGĀ PŪKENGA ME NGĀ WHEAKO | WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Significant experience delivering complex Digital and Technology initiatives or portfolios in large scale environments
• Proven leadership of Project Managers or delivery teams, with a track record of coaching and performance development
• Strong understanding of delivery frameworks (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid) and their practical application in a business-driven context
• Confident communicator with experience engaging executive stakeholders and resolving delivery challenges
• Expertise in managing budgets, delivery risk, dependencies, and partner/vendor performance across a portfolio

KO NGĀ HUANGA I WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Free Sky, Sky Sport Now, and Neon
• Free onsite parking at our Mt Wellington office
• A flexible, supportive culture where your ideas matter
• Great career development with real pathways to grow
• Discounted Southern Cross health insurance
• Discounted YMCA gym membership

Me Pēhea Te Tono i How To Apply

If you can see yourself in this role and proudly representing Rangiata Sky, we want to hear from you! Apply using the link below.

You’ll need the right to work in Aotearoa or a valid visa with at least 12 months remaining when you join us.

We’re reviewing applications as they land, and once we’ve found our next Sky Crew member, we’ll blow the final whistle — so don’t stay on the sidelines too long.

At Rangiata Sky, we recognise that one size doesn’t fit all.

We’re committed to supporting every candidate, so if you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations during the process, please contact us through [email protected] — we’re here to help make the process work for you.

EEO & Inclusion Statement

As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we’re proud champions of inclusivity and diversity. We welcome applicants of all gender identities and want everyone to feel supported throughout the process.

Our application form also includes a “diverse” gender option for those who identify as non‑binary, genderqueer, genderfluid, or any identity outside the male/female binary.

Recruitment Agencies - Kindly note we are not seeking agency support for this role and will not be accepting unsolicited profiles or approaches.