Hoa Umanga Hangarau Technology Business Partner

Hoa Umanga Hangarau Technology Business Partner - Z

Full-time

**Company Description**:
Z has a clear purpose: Powering better journeys, today and tomorrow. As one of New Zealand’s largest transport energy companies, we have a commitment to delivering safe, secure, and reliable transport energy - with the opportunity to deliver new journeys, with new energy solutions in a changing world.

We are proud to be the Kiwi contingent in the Ampol Group, an independent Trans-Tasman energy company, with trading offices across the globe, which are united behind our shared purpose. While many of the challenges and opportunities we face go beyond national boundaries, together we have the scale, influence, and capability to deliver for our customers, communities, and our people.

The **Hoa Umanga Hangarau** **Technology Business Partner - Z** will act as the strategic interface for Technology, Digital & Data (TDD) to shape, prioritise, and deliver technology-enabled business value for initiatives within Z. Working closely with senior leaders and executives, this role will shape demand, drive prioritisation, and foster trusted partnerships to shape roadmaps, drive digital transformation, and deliver measurable outcomes for Z.

**You’ll take us further by**:

- Serve as a key strategic technology partner to Z, fostering deep alignment between technology direction and the commercial objectives of Z.
- Build trusted relationships at the executive level, maintain ongoing visibility into Z strategy, and proactively identify opportunities where technology can unlock competitive advantage, enhance performance, and drive growth.
- Provide strategic oversight to ensure technology solutions are user-centric, commercially viable, and tightly aligned with business objectives.
- Champion a cross-functional approach that balances innovation with practical delivery, ensuring solutions meet both operational needs and long-term strategic goals.
- Translate complex business needs into practical, scalable technology solutions, delivering commercial impact and enhancing efficiency.
- Drive prioritisation and investment decisions that translate business vision into scalable, high-impact technology outcomes through robust business case development, ROI modelling, and benefits realisation frameworks.
- Shape demand into structured needs with benefits, prioritising based on value and capacity, support the business cases and drive value realisation.

**Qualifications**:
**We’d love it if you have**:

- Proven business partnering experience in complex enterprise environments
- Strong expertise in enterprise technology ecosystems, and digital technologies
- Demonstrated ability to translate commercial and operational priorities into scalable, user-centric technology solutions
- Experience shaping business demand into clear, actionable initiatives through business analysis, product management, or project delivery across varied industries
- Proven ability to align technology initiatives with business strategy and deliver measurable outcomes, supported by strong commercial acumen and an understanding of ROI, trade-offs, and value realization
- Experience in defining and delivering product and platform roadmaps that support strategic growth and operational excellence
- Cross-functional leadership capability, with a history of building trusted partnerships with senior business and operations stakeholders and an ability to influence and advise at an executive level.
- Strong background in systems integration, automation, and digital enablement to drive efficiency, resilience, and innovation
- Ability to balance short-term tactical needs with long-term strategic vision in dynamic, high-growth environments

**Additional Information**:
What we can offer you
- A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
- The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
- A chance to build your own capability through learning from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
- Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The base salary range for this role is $191,000.00 to $230,000.00 per annum, plus 20% STI based on company performance, a 5% KiwiSaver employer contribution and health insurance through Southern Cross.

Why Z?

Z has always been a proud Kiwi company. We’re aspirational for our future, confident of our role in Aotearoa New Zealand’s s