Business Intelligence Lead

Business Intelligence Lead

📍 New Plymouth, Wellington or Tauranga

🕐 Permanent - Full-time

Are you all about enabling Business Intelligence to deliver insights and improve business performance? Do you love supporting teams to do their best work? Are you keen to grow the Business Intelligence capability in a company tasked with playing a central role in Aotearoa’s energy transition?

About us

Our purpose is to connect communities. It’s at the heart of everything we do as we serve our customers now and into the future. At Powerco, we’re passionate about doing mahi that keeps over 1.1 million customers connected and enables energy choices as we support Aotearoa on the journey to a low-carbon future. 

Ngā Tikanga - Our Way, is what guides us to achieve our purpose and ensures we’re better together, work smarter, proud to be here, and future focused in how we work together with each other, our communities, and industry stakeholders.

About the role

In this role, you’ll lead our Business Intelligence (BI) team. They’re tasked with the creation and maintenance of data-driven insights to improve organisational decision making. You’ll focus on the growth and development of specialist people. People who will understand, assess, and deliver on Powerco’s current and future BI needs. You’ll also need to promote and champion Business Intelligence across Powerco, guiding our transition to a data-informed, intelligence-driven future.

This work requires a holistic, people-centred approach, with a laser-focus on how Business Intelligence can improve business performance, making a positive difference to Powerco and the customers and communities we serve. We know the ‘why’ behind BI - we need your expertise and passion to help make the ‘what’ and the ‘how’ a reality .

Our Business Transformation team is purpose-driven and a place where development, growth and collaboration are valued. Our people are trusted to make good decisions that result in positive impact and delivery of results.

Skills & Experience

To successfully carry out the role, you will need:

• ​Knowledge and experience across Business Intelligence and analytics domains, including the SAP Data & Analytics platform (e.g. SAP Business Warehouse, SAC, Datasphere)
• Proven leadership in BI or analytics teams, with a track record of building high-performing, engaged teams
• Demonstrated ability to lead the build, development and maintenance of an effective Business Intelligence practice – ideally including experience with DevOps practices
• A growth mindset

 Our investment in you

• Loads of flexibility – we embrace hybrid working so if you’d like to work a few days a week from home (or the beach) – that’s fine by us.
• All the usual stuff, but way better – 4% Kiwi Saver, ability to buy extra leave, paid volunteer days, free fruit in the office, amazing Parental Leave entitlements, free Life and Medical Insurance – I know right!?
• As much development as you can handle!
• Working with an amazing, supportive, and fun team - even if we do say so ourselves…

📅 Applications close: Friday 20 June 2025

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates – especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds – often won’t apply for roles unless they meet ALL the criteria. We encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.  

If you would benefit from support or adjustments in order to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone 0800 769372 or email kiaora@powerco.co.nz