Engineering Lead

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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.

Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us 

We have the opportunity for an Engineering Lead to join our Digital Sales and Acquisition team in the Digital, Data & AI domain.

The Engineering Lead role offers the chance to combine technical leadership with people management to drive engineering excellence in development teams. By aligning with business goals and focusing on team empowerment and engineering excellence, you’ll cultivate a high-performance culture and drive continuous improvement.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

We sat down with the Platform Manager (Who you'll report to), and they let us know the following about the role:

What are some day-to-day tasks the successful candidate in this role will complete?

• Strategy Alignment: Ensure teams understand the business and technology strategy and priorities, aligning their efforts to deliver secure, scalable, and high-quality solutions for our customers.
• People Leadership and Innovation: Lead Engineers and Testers across their full journey with us—attracting, onboarding, developing, and retaining talent while creating an environment where they can thrive. Champion a culture of trust, collaboration, and accountability, and inspire innovation through experimentation, continuous improvement, and modern engineering practices that strengthen our capability and open new opportunities for growth.
• Oversight and Standards: Drive engineering excellence across BNZ Technology by enforcing unified standards, focusing on secure coding, automation, and a “one-way, same way” approach to ensure quality and reduce technical debt.
• Engineering Capacity: Ensure optimal workload distribution and skill alignment to meet delivery and operational demands, using tools to accelerate coding, streamline delivery workflows, and enhance team productivity. Leverage intelligent insights to forecast capacity, identify capability gaps, and continuously strengthen how we build and deliver.

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?

We’re in an exciting phase of growth and this is a chance to come in early and help shape how we design and deliver seamless, market‑leading customer experiences. You’ll be part of the Digital Sales & Acquisition team, working with people who care deeply about creating outstanding home loan, everyday banking, and credit card experiences across our digital channels — the BNZ Mobile App, Online Banking, and bnz.co.nz. 

What is the most challenging thing about this opportunity?

One of the most rewarding challenges in this role is bringing teams together around unified standards and practices while still championing innovation and continuous improvement. It’s an opportunity to balance thoughtful technical leadership with a strong, collaborative culture while delivering ambitious, high‑impact initiatives with clarity, pace, and confidence.

What attributes will this person display in order to be successful in this role? 

This is an opportunity for a strong leader who is skilled in developing and motivating teams for high performance, growth, and collaboration. You will also bring excellent communication demonstrating the ability to convey goals, priorities, and technical requirements to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What specific tech skills are required to be successful?

• Engineering Leadership Experience: Proven ability in leading technology teams, aligning with tech strategy, empowering teams, and adhering to standards.
• Strong Technical Background:  In-depth knowledge of software engineering principles, including solution design, development processes, and deployment. This role is going to be working with mobile teams so a background in mobile application development is useful.
• Risk and Compliance Knowledge: Familiarity with security and regulatory practices in banking or similar industries.
• Agile Expertise: Proficiency in agile methodologies with a record of effective cross-functional collaboration and delivery.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand 

Please note: Advertising for this position closes Thursday 19 February 2026 at 11:59pm. We review applications as they are received and may close advertising early.

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.”

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