Job Description

Worker Type:

Permanent

Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions through our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. There is the opportunity for growth, learning and career development. No two days are the same.

We have an opportunity for a Senior Business Release Managerto join our team. This is a newly created role supportingthe execution of complex, multi-year transformation programmes across Customer, Product & Services, including the replacement of core ledgers across multiple key product lines.

MōteTūranga| About the Role

We sat down with our GM Everyday Banking Product Domain, and she let us know the following about the role. 

What are 5dayto day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• You are the lead subject matter expert for systems that Everyday Banking (product domain) use to deliver customer products.

• You will work with productand technologycolleaguesto developwell writtenbusinessand technicalrequirements. 

• You will support enterprise incident management and hyper care processes (various) toidentifyroot cause and to support Technology colleagues to fix root cause.

• You will have a deep understanding of customer and colleague needs, and the technology capabilities available

What is the team culture and environment like?

Everyday Banking is passionate aboutworking collaboratively across the bank, and with our vendors, toprovide great outcomes for customers and colleagues. 

What will success look like for this role?

Success in the role willbe reflected by working acrossthe enterprise, with colleagues,to drive alignment and programme efficiency!

What is your management style?

Open, supportive and delivery focused. 

What specific skills would be beneficial?                                   

You'llneed to bring strong strategic planning and leadership capability skills to the role. You will also have:

• Strong technical skills for core banking,and digitalcustomerand colleagueexperiences.

• Strong commercial focus and an understanding of how value is driven in a business

• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Demonstrated ability to work with ambiguity and manage multiple priorities

• Very highstandard of communication and documentation with the ability to clearly present ideas on paper, write succinctly and think critically about an issue, with any implications made explicit

Nau Mai ki tePēkeo Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand 

Please note applications for this position are open until 12pm (midday) Tuesday 26 May 2026, however we will be reviewing applications as we receive them so apply today!

This is an exciting opportunity to join us!  We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. 

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Closing Date: 26 May 2026

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.