Associate Director, Digital & Data Transformation

About the role

PwC New Zealand's Digital & Data Transformation team combines strategy, technology, architecture, data and delivery expertise to help organisations define their direction and build scalable solutions. As Associate Director, you will help shape and grow the strategy and architecture capability while expanding your leadership, delivery and market responsibilities. You will work with senior stakeholders across government and public sector organisations, utilities and banks, leading multidisciplinary teams through complex technology and transformation engagements.

Key responsibilities

• Develop strategic intent, technology strategies and transformation roadmaps aligned with clients' business priorities
• Build business cases that connect technology investment with measurable business value
• Lead business capability modelling to help clients understand current-state gaps and future-state requirements
• Design enterprise, solution, cloud and data architecture approaches
• Take responsibility for delivering strategy and architecture engagements
• Lead and coach teams, maintain quality and build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Contribute to proposals, client conversations and new or expanded engagements
• Apply sector experience to government, public sector, utilities or banking clients and collaborate across PwC's digital, data and industry capabilities

Required profile

• 8+ years' experience in technology strategy and architecture, including transformation roadmaps
• Consulting experience, ideally in a Big Four or similar environment, with government, public sector, utilities or banking clients
• Experience developing business cases and leading strategy, architecture or transformation engagements from definition to delivery
• Commercial mindset, proposal contribution and executive-level communication skills

Required skills

• Business capability modelling and enterprise and solution architecture
• Cloud architecture with hands-on experience or relevant certifications (Cloud Architect preferred)
• Ability to translate complex concepts into actionable recommendations

What we offer

• Discretionary bonus, referral bonuses, retail discounts and flexible working
• Global network, leadership development, AI tools and training, and formal learning pathways
• $250 annual wellbeing allowance, life and income protection, EAP, Headspace and 15 days' paid sick leave
• Group-rate health insurance, paid parental leave, paid volunteering leave and two paid recognition days

The role requires an independence review process and direct application through the PwC careers site; early applications are encouraged.