Manager DST Strategy and Architecture

Mo m tou | About Us

Our Vision: Preventing Harm. Saving Lives. Securing our Future

We play a key role in the guardianship of New Zealand waterways. Were bringing together our aroha, work and skills to achieve our outcomes of sustainable supply chains and sectors, safe people and operations, secure ports and ships, and clean seas and waterways.

Our values are about who we are as individuals and the behaviours we expect from each other at Maritime NZ.

Care | Kia Tika - We care for each other and do the right thing

Connect | Kotahitanga - We unite in a common purpose

Courage | Kia M ia - We are brave, capable and confident

Mo to m tou Ropu - About the team

The Digital, Data and Finance Group brings together digital capability, data insight and financial stewardship to support how Maritime NZ plans, prioritises and delivers change.

Within this, the DST Strategy and Architecture function plays a central role in shaping the organisations digital future, ensuring systems, platforms and technology investments are aligned, sustainable and designed to deliver strong regulatory performance

Te tunga | The role

Maritime NZ is undergoing a period of change to strengthen its sustainability and future focus. Following an organisational redesign, we are recruiting into a number of newly shaped roles that support our shift toward more efficient, digitally enabled ways of working, helping position us for the future.

This leadership role is responsible for how Maritime NZ designs, plans and evolves its digital and technology environment. As Manager DST Strategy and Architecture, youll lead the organisations digital strategy, enterprise architecture and system design, ensuring technology is aligned to organisational priorities and can be delivered in a practical, scalable way. Youll connect strategy with execution, providing the leadership needed to translate long-term direction into coherent platforms, systems and roadmaps.

Key areas of focus include:

• Leading the development of digital, data and system strategy aligned to organisational priorities
• Ensuring a clear, achievable and well-sequenced digital roadmap
• Providing enterprise-wide architecture leadership across systems and platforms
• Overseeing design and integration of core systems, including effective product ownership, lifecycle management and system evolution
• Ensuring systems are secure, scalable, interoperable and sustainable
• Lead the identification and adoption of AI opportunities, embedding AI into systems, platforms and business processes to improve productivity and decision-making
• Supporting investment decisions and trade-offs through clear strategic and technical advice
• Enabling a joined-up, enterprise approach across strategy, architecture, delivery and insight functions
• Leading and developing a high-performing multidisciplinary team

This role is critical to ensuring Maritime NZs digital ecosystem is coherent, future-focused and able to support effective regulatory delivery.

Nou te rourou | What you bring

Youre an experienced digital or technology leader who can operate at both strategic and technical levels. You bring strong systems thinking and the ability to align complex environments around a clear direction.

You will bring:

• Experience leading digital strategy, architecture or technology functions in complex organisations
• Proven people leadership across multidisciplinary teams
• Strong experience translating organisational strategy into digital roadmaps and system design
• Experience overseeing enterprise architecture, platforms or large-scale technology environments
• Understanding of integration, scalability, security and long-term system sustainability
• Experience supporting investment decisions and working with senior stakeholders
• Ability to influence across organisational boundaries and drive alignment
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A systems-thinking mindset, with comfort navigating complexity and ambiguity

Mou | For you

Maritime NZ recognises and respects te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with M ori to build strong, meaningful and enduring relationships to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.

We aim to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported with a sense of belonging. We encourage our people to actively contribute to our workplace culture where we all thrive and authentically live our MNZ values.

Upon joining us youll receive a full range of benefits including Income Protection & Life Insurance. Check out our full range on our careers page to find out more about why we love working here.

Salary range

$194,797 - $238,085 depending on skills and experience + superannuation.

Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply

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Applications for this role close 23rd June 2026. Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.