Kaihoahoa Hinonga Enterprise Architect

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.

Tech, Digital & Data @ Ampol

Technology, Digital and Data at Ampol are dedicated to empowering our business through technology-enabled differentiation, strengthening our foundations to build sustainable value for the future. Our team thrives on the challenge of innovation—dreaming up big ideas, questioning the norm, and tackling complex problems. Together, we are shaping a future that not only meets the needs of today but anticipates the demands of tomorrow.

Our approach is anchored in data-driven decision-making and advanced technology integration, allowing us to create seamless and personalized customer experiences that truly resonate. By prioritizing value-based decisions and outcomes, we ensure that TDD drives meaningful impact and measurable outcomes for the Ampol Group, leaving a lasting impact on our business and our customers.

Job Description
Our
Strategy & Architecture
team communicate the technology vision and roadmap for the Ampol Group, ensuring alignment of our technology investment to deliver our technology strategy, and ensure our teams focus on the things that matter most to our organisation and our customers.

The Enterprise Architect will play a critical leadership role within Ampol's Technology, Digital and Data team. This position is responsible for shaping and guiding the enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technology solutions. The successful candidate will influence decision-making across the IT and business landscape, foster strong relationships with business stakeholders, and drive architecture governance processes.

You will have the opportunity to

• Develop and maintain baseline and target enterprise architecture documentation.
• Conduct architecture assessments and highlight risks and improvement opportunities.
• Create business aligned technology strategies and multiyear roadmaps.
• Guide architecture decisions to resolution by working with delivery teams and senior leaders.
• Identify and quantify opportunities to enhance technology and business outcomes.
• Maintain coherence across the architecture practice and support consistent ways of working.
• Contribute to and improve architecture governance processes.
• Engage across business areas such as customer experience or retail to support informed, enterprise level decision making.

Qualifications
What you'll bring to Z

• Around ten years of experience in enterprise architecture or similar roles in large and complex organisations.
• Strong ability to influence and lead across business and technology teams.
• Solid understanding of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, along with practical governance experience.
• Excellent communication skills across verbal, written and presentation formats, including PowerPoint.
• The capability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business language.
• Experience producing enterprise roadmaps, models and strategic architecture documents.
• An enterprise-wide view that considers impacts, risks and trade-offs beyond individual domains.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders (GMs and exec level).
• A collaborative and structured working style, with a strong team focus.
• Consulting experience is an advantage.

And of course, you'll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Z we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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 $180 to $215K per annum, plus 15% 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 success and deeply loyal to our customers, communities and people.

At Z we focus on achieving extraordinary outcomes by setting the appropriate context, rather than by telling our people what to do. By doing this, high performing and talented people deliver better results and are more personally fulfilled.

We care deeply for our people while pushing them to achieve their best as individuals and collectively as an organisation. Our flexible working approach and Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick accreditations - backed by our strong company values, Tū Kaha Stand Up, Tū Maia Speak Out, Tū Kotahi Side by Side - have created an open and inclusive workplace that promotes personal development and is underpinned by a desire for our people and our communities to succeed.

One of the things we stand for at Z is Diversity & Inclusion. It is our belief that having a diverse workforce make it possible for our people to truly be themselves and deliver on our aspirations for Z.

We're distinctive in our approach and if you're up for a challenge, we'd love you to be part of it. If Z sounds like a place you believe you can add value and grow your own capability, then make sure you read Our Why. This is our founding document and provides further insights in what it means to part of the Z whānau.

If Z feels like a good match for your head and your heart, come join us for one heck of a journey

Whakauru | Apply
Please include a cover letter in your application, telling us why you're a great fit for Z.

Applications close: Friday, 19/12/25

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.
To be considered for this position you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.