Programme Delivery Lead

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey. Length: 6-month contract Banking Sector Location: Auckland About the Role Our client in the banking sector is well into a multi-year core technology transformation and needs an experienced Technical Programme Delivery Lead to lead technical delivery. The programme has recently reorganised around three product workstreams that own the end-to-end journey through build, migrate and sell, alongside an enablement workstream. This is complex, high-pace delivery with minimal onboarding. You will need to bring structure and pace from week one. Key Responsibilities Lead technical delivery across the product and enablement workstreams Coordinate tight sequencing across multiple dependent technical domains Maintain a clear, accurate view of true delivery status, not reported status Work in the detail with domain leads to test and strengthen their delivery plans Improve delivery flow, governance and decision-making inside an established model, practically and constructively Surface the risks and dependencies others miss, early enough to act on them Represent the programme at executive level and across programme forums Keep the why, the critical dates and the key messages front of mind for delivery teams What We're Looking For Proven experience at a programme level delivering complex, multi-workstream technology programmes Strong technical software delivery background, with genuine depth in integration projects and the ability to hold your own in technical detail with domain leads Hands-on exposure to event-driven architecture and integration platforms Deep banking or financial services experience, ideally on core system transformation Strong executive-level stakeholder communication and programme forum representation Ability to build context fast and add value with minimal ramp-up A practical, "how can we" approach to problem-solving Experience across transformation programmes with multiple delivery partners or vendors (advantageous) Cloud-based delivery environments (advantageous) #J-18808-Ljbffr