Senior Brand Manager

He whakahaere aronga-anamata a Mercury, e tuku ana i te pūngao me ngā whitimamao ki te mahi a tangata o Aotearoa, ā, he nui ake i tā ētahi atu. Waihoki, e para ana i te huarahi mā te pūngao whakahou me te whai i tētahi anamata toitū. Kei te iho ko tō mātou koronga. Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. He āki tēnei i a tātou ki te whakapau kaha kia hua ake ai he anamata pai ake mō ō tātou tāngata, mō ō tātou hapori, me Aotearoa.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our teams at Mercury make a real difference to Aotearoa New Zealand by doing new and exciting things with energy, and our Customer business is entering an important next stage of growth and transformation.

As we continue to evolve, we’ve created a number of new roles to strengthen the way our Customer teams are set up for the future. These roles will support clearer accountability, stronger commercial ownership and better alignment across our channels, helping us stay efficient, customer-focused and future-fit.

Tā mātou arawātea | Our Opportunity

At Mercury, we're on a mission to take care of tomorrow — and our brand is how we bring that to life for New Zealanders every day. We're looking for an experienced Senior Brand Manager to own Mercury's brand strategy and be the growth engine behind how Mercury is perceived, remembered, and chosen.

This is a senior, brand-first role sitting at the heart of our Marketing team. You'll set the direction for broad brand expression — across integrated campaigns, social, paid, owned and earned channels — and lead a small, talented team to deliver work that's distinctive, purposeful, and consistently on brand. If you've led brand transformations, built brands that drive customer acquisition, and know how to translate business needs into compelling brand strategy, we want to hear from you.

Tāu e mahi ai | What you'll be doing:

• Leading Mercury's annual brand plan — setting objectives, audience priorities, and investment approach to build brand equity and drive customer acquisition over time
• Driving end-to-end integrated brand campaigns, from strategic brief and creative development through to media, production, and evaluation
• Orchestrating brand insights — drawing on health tracking, customer research, social listening, and competitive analysis to continuously inform and evolve brand strategy
• Acting as Mercury's brand guardian, ensuring our standards, tone of voice, and visual identity show up consistently across every channel and touchpoint
• Translating business needs into clear brand opportunities, connecting commercial priorities to brand activity
• Leading and developing the Social Lead and Brand Executive, providing coaching, clear direction, and genuine investment in their growth
• Managing agency relationships and brand budgets with rigour — getting the best creative work and demonstrating return on investment

Tāu ka kawe mai | What you'll bring:

• 8+ years' experience in brand management, including brand strategy, broad brand expression, and brand transformation
• Proven ability to lead integrated brand campaigns from brief to evaluation, with measurable impact on awareness, consideration, and preference
• Experience building brands that drive customer acquisition, with demonstrated exposure across both B2B and B2C environments
• A background in professional services is highly regarded, alongside experience in consumer or purpose-led brand environments
• Astute creative judgement — you can champion bold, distinctive work that cuts through, and you know when something isn't right
• Confidence translating business needs into brand strategy, with strong influencing skills across senior stakeholders, agencies, and cross-functional teams
• Experience leading or mentoring direct reports, with a genuine commitment to developing others

He aha te pai o te hono mai? | Why join us?

• Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū

Every voice has its place – and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

Please click 'apply' to submit your application. If you require accessibility or assistance support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to [email protected]. Please do not apply via this email address.

A full position description is available below. Applications close 10th July 2026 at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.

Job Details

Reference #

43278

Posted

26 Jun 2026

Closing

10 Jul 2026 17:00

Location(s)

Auckland, Tauranga

Expertise

Brand, Marketing

Job level(s)

Management

Work type(s)

Permanent full time