Senior Service Delivery Manager

Deloitte NZ

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Wellington, Wellington Region, nz on site Until 8/22/2026 5+ years exp First posted June 18, 2026 Last posted June 18, 2026
Job description

Join us. But be you. At Deloitte, you’ll do more than just join something, you’ll add something. You’ve found a place that values your curiosity, passion, and desire to work alongside people on work that matters. There is only one question: What impact do YOU want to make?

The team you’ll join:
You’ll join Deloitte Technology & Transformation in Wellington as an Associate Director or Senior Specialist Lead, Senior Service Delivery Manager. You will be part of the Systems, Delivery & Modernisation practice, leading delivery across strategic managed service engagements. The team works across complex environments including cloud, enterprise platforms, and large-scale IT services, partnering closely with clients, delivery teams, and alliance partners to drive service performance and long-term value.

The impact you’ll make:
As a ‘Senior Service Delivery Manager’ you will lead the end-to-end delivery and performance of managed service engagements, ensuring service quality, client satisfaction, and commercial outcomes. Your typical day will include:

  • Acting as the senior client interface, leading governance, managing risk and escalations, and building trusted stakeholder relationships
  • Owning service delivery performance across SLAs and KPIs, embedding ITIL-aligned practices, and managing major incidents and operational delivery
  • Managing commercial performance including revenue, margin, and growth opportunities, while supporting renewals and contract management

Your expertise:
Bring your expertise in service delivery leadership, managed services, and commercial management and see what impact you can make. You’ll also have:

  • Experience leading delivery across complex managed services or large-scale IT environments, with strong client relationship management capability
  • Strong commercial acumen, including managing financial performance, contracts, and service lifecycle delivery
  • Proven leadership and stakeholder engagement capability, with the ability to operate across complex, high-pressure environments

Making an impact that matters, together:
We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people. Everything we do is with intent, the intent to make a meaningful difference.

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including taking care of each other and fostering inclusion, ensures everyone can contribute and grow.

How you’ll be rewarded:
We recognise performance beyond remuneration. The Deloitte experience is built on trust, balance, wellbeing, and connection.

We offer you:

  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Subsidised professional qualifications and memberships
  • Subsidised health insurance
  • Income protection insurance
  • 22 days annual leave
  • Social events and wellbeing initiatives
  • Community volunteer opportunities
  • Environmental and sustainability focus

Does this sound like the sort of role and organisation for you? Then apply now. We would value your application.

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria. If you're passionate about this role and believe you have the skills, we encourage you to apply, even if your experience, ideal working hours or qualifications aren't a perfect match.

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About this role

Summary

Lead delivery of managed IT services, ensuring quality, performance, and client satisfaction.

Job title

Senior Service Delivery Manager

Experience level

senior level

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

professional services

Location requirements

Wellington, Wellington Region, nz; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

Yes

Skills & keywords

Required skills

service deliverymanaged servicesITILrisk managementstakeholder engagement

Preferred skills

commercial managementcontract managementlarge-scale IT

Specializations

service deliverymanaged servicesITILclient relationship
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Wellington, New Zealand

On-site City