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Chief Digital Officer
Wellington, New Zealand
Posted on Jul 8, 2026
- Executive leadership role shaping the future of New Zealand's largest building and construction apprenticeship provider
- Be the architect of BCITO’s digital future
- Drive digital capability, systems, customer platforms and data intelligence
BCITO is New Zealand’s largest provider of building and construction apprenticeships. Industry-owned and led, BCITO has entered and begun an exciting new chapter as a Private Training Establishment dedicated to building the people who build New Zealand. With a clear purpose and programmes designed to be straightforward for learners and workable for employers, BCITO is ready to unlock its next phase of growth and opportunity.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Chief Digital Officer will play a critical role in developing a digital strategy for the future with a focus on system and platform improvement and usage, AI, and ensuring services are fit-for-purpose. There will also need to be better digital visibility a the ELT table.
As CDO, you will be a key strategic adviser to the Chief Executive, Board and Executive Leadership Team, providing the digital strategy and leadership insights that enables BCITO to achieve its ambitious goals.
Your portfolio will include:
- Digital strategy and vision
- Customer-centric design and delivery
- Technology, data and infrastructure
- Digital roadmap and portfolio management
- People leadership
- Internal communications and stakeholder engagement
- Contributing to the ELT and organisational leadership
About you:
- Digital, technology or product leadership at a senior or executive level
- Significant people leadership of high-performing, multi-disciplinary teams
- Deep knowledge of modern digital delivery, agile and product-led development, cloud architecture, cybersecurity, data strategy, AI and enterprise systems
- Strong analytical capability
- Experienced at managing vendor relationships and procurement processes
- Skilled at navigating organisational complexity
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present to non-technical stakeholders
- complex financial information
- A collaborative leadership style that builds trust and credibility across diverse stakeholder groups
This is an opportunity to join an organisation with genuine purpose and national impact. Please apply now or reach out for a confidential conversation.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 2nd August 2026
APPLY OR VIEW THE POSITION DESCRIPTION: www.jacksonstone.co.nz
REFERENCE: BH-11716
FURTHER ENQUIRIES: Simon Boyes on 02• ••• 675