Consulting - Delivery Lead

Management Level Director Job Description & Summary Kia ora, Innovate. Build. Reinvent. Make your tech skills count at PwC New Zealand. At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems. This is a place to keep growing. You'll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa. Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role The E2E Delivery Lead is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of solutions across Salesforce, Adobe, MuleSoft, and our client's complex legacy technology landscape, ensuring scope, timelines, resources, and outcomes are effectively managed across all streams. Working closely with the Solution Lead, architects, Product Owners, and Business Delivery Leads, the role ensures delivery is well-coordinated, predictable, and aligned with our client's priorities, governance, and programme milestones. The Delivery Lead oversees how work is executed, orchestrating delivery across multiple teams, platforms, and integration layers, and ensuring the integrated plan is delivered effectively across vendors, environments, and dependencies. Your day-to-day could include: End-to-End Delivery: Accountable for delivery across all workstreams; own the integrated plan, sequencing, and overall delivery health Cross-Team Orchestration: Coordinate across product teams, platforms (Salesforce, Adobe, MuleSoft), integration layers, and data dependencies; ensure realistic sequencing and alignment Dependencies & Risk: Maintain a single view of risks, dependencies, and blockers; drive resolution and escalation using data insights Release & Milestones: Align delivery to milestones; coordinate testing, data, readiness, and deployment; track entry/exit criteria Governance & Reporting: Run delivery forums (daily, weekly, PI planning); provide clear reporting on progress, risks, scope, and decisions Vendor & Team Coordination: Align vendors, partners, and teams on priorities and delivery commitments; collaborate across business and technical leads Ways of Working: Establish consistent delivery practices; drive discipline in planning, dependency management, and continuous improvement Stakeholder Management: Act as the key delivery interface; communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly; build confidence through transparency. Identify value-add opportunities through business development. Accountability: Own the delivery plan, reporting, governance, and readiness; share accountability on scope, technical alignment, and quality Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga  / Skills you will bring or develop in this role Senior delivery leadership experience on large, complex, multi-vendor programmes Experience in integration-heavy environments and SaaS platforms (e.g. Salesforce) Experience operating in Agile at scale (e.g. PI planning, cross-team coordination) Government or regulated environment experience (desirable) Experience managing cross-team dependencies and integrated plans Strong risk, issue, and dependency management discipline Data-driven delivery management approach Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills Comfortable challenging assumptions and surfacing dependencies Outcome-focused, pragmatic, and accountable Able to operate at both detailed and executive levels Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days' paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies) Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you'll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems. Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks' annual leave Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for? Belong to a community of problem solvers where differences are embraced. We'll empower you with technology, coaching, flexibility and trust to make a meaningful difference. Learn more on our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html. Grow here. Go further. Ngā whakautu ki o pātai / Your questions answered Motuhake / Independence: Maintaining independence is fundamental to demonstrating that PwC has not been influenced by any relationships or situations that undermine our objectivity. This role requires an independence review process. Tono tika mai / Please apply directly: We're not currently partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. If you'd like to be considered, please apply directly - we'd love to hear from you. Nau mai ngā tono wawe / We encourage early applications: This role may close before the listed date if we identify a suitable candidate. Atamai hangahanga / A.I. usage: Please note that secure, A.I.-enabled tools may support parts of our recruitment process, but all applications are reviewed and decisions made by our people. Travel Requirements Not Specified Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? No Job Posting End Date Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We'll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.