Manager Talent

Te tūranga – The role

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and shape talent acquisition at New Zealand’s Central Bank, Te Pūtea Matua.

As our Manager Talent, you'll lead the team responsible for talent attraction, sourcing, selection, talent pooling and recruitment delivery across Te Pūtea Matua. More than managing recruitment operations, you'll help define how we attract, engage and develop the talent that will enable our organisation to deliver on its purpose for New Zealand.

You'll create and drive an enterprise-wide talent strategy that brings together workforce planning, talent pipelines, candidate experience and future capability needs into a cohesive and forward-looking programme of work. Working closely with leaders across the organisation, you'll provide thought leadership, challenge conventional approaches and identify new opportunities to build a sustainable talent advantage.

Another key focus of the role is leading our Early Careers programmes, including scholarships, internships and graduate pathways. This is an exciting opportunity to help open doors for the next generation of talent while building diverse capability pipelines that will support the future of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

You'll champion continuous improvement across recruitment and talent practices, ensuring our processes are innovative, inclusive, efficient and deliver exceptional outcomes for candidates, hiring managers and the organisation. Leading a high-performing team, you'll foster a culture of collaboration, curiosity and excellence while contributing to the broader People and Culture strategy.

Ō pūkenga – About you

To succeed in this role, you'll be an experienced and visionary Talent leader who thrives on thinking beyond today's hiring needs and shaping the workforce of tomorrow.

You'll bring:

• Significant leadership experience within Talent Acquisition, Talent Management, Workforce Planning or broader People and Culture functions.

• A proven track record developing and delivering talent strategies, candidate attraction initiatives and sourcing approaches that create long-term organisational value.

• A passion for Early Careers and developing innovative pathways that help emerging talent successfully enter and grow within the workforce.

• Strong commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to turn complex challenges into practical, actionable outcomes.

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, build credibility and partner effectively with a range of stakeholders.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage, inspire and bring others on the journey.

• An inclusive leadership style and a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Knowledge of, or a genuine commitment to building understanding of, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori in the workplace.

Ko wai matou – Who we are  

We’re kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand’s financial ecosystem – enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash, helping to keep prices stable and people in work, maintaining safe banking and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend, save, insure and do business.  

We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion. We’re building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work – reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.  

Ngā painga – What we can offer you  

The Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture, our benefits include additional leave options, a wellness package, generous parental leave provisions, learning and development opportunities, and access to numerous social, networking and sporting activities.  

Find more information about our benefits here: www.rbnz.govt.nz/careers/our-benefits  

Come join us if you want to make an impact   

Working at the Reserve Bank – Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here you’ll have a career, a community, and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.  

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we’ll help you do the rest. You’ll be part of one of the world’s most trusted and respected central banks. We’ll invest in you. And with you, we’re investing in New Zealand.  

Kōrero tāpiri – Additional information  

We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying, or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments: email recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz.  

Me pēhea te tuku tono – Interested?  

Check out the job description for this role or email us at recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz for more info. You can also contact us if you need any accessibility support to apply for this role.  

Applications for this role close at midnight Thursday 23rd July. Please include a cover letter outlining why you think you’ll be a great fit for the role.  

Whilst acknowledging the growing use of AI, we kindly ask that the information you provide outlines authentically why you think you’ll be a great fit for this role.