Head of Applications

Kpmgnz·1 day ago

⏰ Full-time👔 Executive🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand📅 Sep 15, 2026

KPMG New Zealand is part of the international KPMG network and one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. We provide audit, tax and advisory services to individuals, SMEs, multi‑nationals and government agencies.

Locally, we’re known for our values‑driven culture and strong staff engagement, anchored in our purpose of fuelling New Zealand’s prosperity. This purpose drives everything we do, from our client work to internal practises, all guided by our shared values of Integrity, Courage, Excellence, Together, for Better.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Applications to lead our enterprise applications landscape and drive the delivery of technology solutions that enable business performance, innovation, and operational excellence.

This is a key leadership role responsible for shaping the applications strategy, modernising digital capabilities, and ensuring the firm's technology solutions remain secure, reliable, scalable, and aligned with business priorities. You will partner closely with senior business leaders, technology teams, and external vendors to deliver exceptional outcomes and create lasting value.

As Head of Applications, you will lead the application portfolio and product landscape, driving strategic investment decisions, modernisation initiatives, and continuous improvement across business-critical platforms. You will oversee service delivery, governance, operational resilience, and application lifecycle management while fostering a high-performing team culture.

Day to day you will:

Lead the enterprise application portfolio, ensuring solutions are secure, reliable, compliant, and effectively managed throughout their lifecycle.
Develop and execute the applications strategy and roadmap, aligning investments, modernisation initiatives, and lifecycle decisions with business objectives and enterprise architecture.
Drive service excellence and operational resilience through effective governance, service ownership, risk management, support, change, and continuity practices.
Lead application modernisation and rationalisation programmes that reduce complexity, increase productivity, and deliver measurable business value.
Build trusted relationships with business leaders, technology stakeholders, and strategic vendors to deliver effective business and technology outcomes.
Establish clear accountability for application performance, service quality, and user experience across the portfolio.
Lead and develop high-performing teams, creating opportunities for growth, capability uplift, and future readiness.
Identify and embed enhancements that improve operational effectiveness and the delivery of technology services.