Head of Digital Solutions

Te Tūranga | About the role

As our Head of Digital Solutions, you’ll lead the end-to-end delivery of digital products and platforms that support Tauranga City Council’s long-term plan and deliver measurable value for our community. This is a senior leadership role within Digital Services, focused on turning strategy into prioritised, funded and delivered digital initiatives that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, resilience and trust.

In this role, you’ll:

• Lead a high-performing digital delivery function across products, platforms and programmes.
• Translate strategy into prioritised roadmaps aligned to funding, growth and community needs.
• Partner with executives, elected members and stakeholders to deliver digital initiatives.
• Drive value from digital investment through governance, benefits realisation and reporting.
• Support scalable, secure and sustainable digital services for Tauranga’s communities.

This is an opportunity to shape how digital solutions are delivered across Council, helping build modern, resilient and customer-centred services for one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing cities.

Ngā Pukenga | What you’ll need to succeed

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring significant senior leadership experience in digital delivery, programme or portfolio management, and enterprise-scale technology environments. You’ll be confident leading teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering digital transformation in a complex, multi-stakeholder setting.

You’ll also bring:

• Experience in digital delivery frameworks such as Agile, Waterfall or hybrid approaches.
• Strong programme, portfolio, commercial and vendor management capability.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale ERP environments, ideally modern SAP platforms.
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A good understanding of ICT management frameworks, architecture, DevOps and cloud platforms.
• The ability to work with governance boards, elected officials or senior decision-makers.

Experience in local government, or a similarly complex operating environment, would be an advantage.

Tō Tātou Kaunihera | About Tauranga City Council

At Tauranga City Council, our work has a direct impact on the city and the people who call it home. From planning for growth to delivering everyday services, our teams help shape a city we can all be proud of.

If you’re collaborative, forward-thinking, and community minded, you’ll find meaningful work and opportunity here.

We offer a supportive and flexible workplace, with benefits including 5 weeks’ annual leave, flexible hours, work from home options, and career development opportunities.

You can find out more about working at Tauranga City Council here.

Te Tukanga | How to apply

To submit your application, please apply online, as we are unable to accept applications via email.

If you have specific questions about the role, please contact Ken Renz at ken.renz@tauranga.govt.nz

Applications will close 27th July 2026

We’re committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those living with disabilities.
If you need any support or adjustments to take part in our recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@tauranga.govt.nz

• You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this role.
• Tauranga City Council does not accept unsolicited contact or applications from recruitment agencies. We will not pay fees or commissions related to unsolicited contact.