Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā 

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun 

This whakataukī speaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds of Tāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.    

Together, our two brands, Meridian and Powershop retail electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand. Now that’s a pretty impressive combo!    

 Mō te tūranga | About the role 

The Head of Generation Data & Digital is a senior leadership role on the Generation Leadership Team, accountable for leading value delivery from data, digital and technology-enabled capability to improve the performance, safety and long-term stewardship of Generation’s physical assets. The role owns the strategy, investment priorities and outcomes for Generation’s data, digital and technology portfolio, ensuring these capabilities support asset reliability, availability, flexibility, safety and cost performance.​ 

Āu mahi | What you’ll be doing 

• Leading the Generation Data & Digital value stream, ensuring alignment to the Generation and wider Meridian strategy.​ 
• Acting as the senior value owner for Generation's data and digital portfolio, ensuring investments, initiatives and resources deliver measurable value through increased asset availability, reduced O&M costs, effective risk management and improved operational performance, while fostering a culture of value ownership and benefits realisation across Generation.​ 
• Partnering with the Generation Leadership Team to define the operational, process and behavioural changes required to achieve Generation's strategic objectives. 
• Owning accountability for the outcomes of transformation programmes, including the digital generation programme DigiGEN, ensuring priorities, resources and delivery remain aligned to agreed value outcomes and strategic objectives. 

Ngā pūkenga kei a koe mō tēnei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

You’ll be a senior leader with accountability for a portfolio of data and digital outcomes at enterprise scale. You’ll demonstrate; 

• ​Experience integrating business technology, operational technology, data and analytics in a safe, secure and well-governed manner.​ 
• Sufficient technical depth to engage credibly with architects, engineers and ICT leaders while maintaining a business-led, outcomes-focused perspective.​ 
• Strong understanding of cyber security, resilience, enterprise architecture, technology lifecycle management and technology investment decisions.​ 
• Strong commercial judgement. 
• Strong people leadership experience with a track record of building high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams. 
• Experience embedding modern ways of working (e.g. product led delivery, OKRs, strengths-based leadership) in operational environments. 
• Understanding of tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori, and experience leading in ways that reflect kaitiakitanga, whanaungatanga and manaakitanga. 

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer 

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer: 

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts from several partnerships  
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind    
• Enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave  
• Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions  
• Access to the Meridian employee share scheme  
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!   
• Award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it  
• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts  
• A one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)  

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?      

We’re a great place to work with plenty of opportunities and career development for those that want it. We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’. 

We embrace diversity and inclusion and ensure that everyone feels like they belong, are welcomed, feel valued, and feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We want all our people to be the best that they can be, so we make sure that there’s room for everyone to be exactly who they are, and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including individuals with disabilities, diverse health needs, and those who identify as neurodiverse, because we believe our differences make us stronger. We believe that fun is good for you, and we make sure that our office vibe reflects that. We support each other and celebrate our successes. 

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA – both socially and environmentally – and we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and we’re helping support others in our generation communities to do the same. 

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now 

All in all, we’re a genuinely great place to work, with meaningful work, supportive teams, and a clear purpose. If this role sounds like a fit and you’re keen to make a real impact on New Zealand’s energy future, apply today and tell us what you’ll bring to the role. 

If you’ve got any questions, please email [email protected]. We’re committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here: meridianenergy.co.nz/careers). 

View the full Head of Generation Data and Digital JD. 

Location – Christchurch, Wellington or Twizel 

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