Jade Software Corporation – Christchurch, South Island IMPORTANT NOTE: Please do not apply on Seek. Applications are only accepted via our website.Please visit www.jadeworld.com/careers to view a position description and apply by Monday 18 November.The CompanyWe are an iconic New Zealand technology company, one of the original kiwi start-ups, with a mission to help mid-market businesses punch above their weight globally. Our products like Jade Platform and Jade ThirdEye power and protect industries around the world, making an impact behind the scenes on everyday life.We pride ourselves on a culture of innovation, inclusion and collaboration with 260 talented people throughout New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom supporting customers across six continents every moment of every day.We are privileged to be part of the Skipton Group, able to leverage the resources of a larger purpose-driven organisation with long-term horizons whilst retaining our autonomy and agility to move at pace.The OpportunityAs we grow, we are seeking a Chief People Officer who will play a pivotal role in refreshing our people strategy and authentically embed our values, culture, and brand into everything we do—internally and externally.With a talented team and strong foundations to build on, you will bring fresh thinking and perspective on how to develop our people, evolve our culture and communicate with impact to amplify and unleash Jade's potential.Role PurposeOperate as a strategic adviser to the CEO, and as an ELT member, share accountability for overall company performance and objectives.Lead the development of a people strategy aligned to Jade's mission that embeds our values and drives awareness around behaviours and expectations.Embed brand across all touchpoints internally and externally through an authentic execution that ties together culture, values and strategy.Drive organisational development at Jade through people, processes and technology to attract, grow and retain the best talent.Lead a high performing team of people, communications, and design professionals; ensuring individuals and the team collaborate, meet objectives and are highly engaged in partnering with the business when delivering enabling services.About YouMinimum of 10 years of progressive HR leadership experience, with at least 5 years in an executive or senior leadership role within a medium to large organization.Strong background in organizational design and effectiveness with experience in succession planning and leadership development programs.Extensive experience in developing and implementing HR strategies that align with organizational goals.Outstanding communication skills – written, conversational, facilitation and presentation.Excellent ability to establish effective, collaborative working relationships.Strong understanding of commercial drivers and influencers on margin and profitability in a commercial contract context.Highly analytical with strength in critical thinking and analysis.About JadeJade Software is an iconic New Zealand name in technology and has evolved and grown to support our customers globally with complex technology problem solving, providing products Jade ThirdEye and Jade Platform, and creating data driven solutions. Our HQ is based in Christchurch, NZ and we have offices in Auckland, Dunedin, Sydney and York, UK.We value and celebrate creating a diverse and inclusive organisation for our people. We know diversity benefits everyone who comes into contact with our business. Diversity and Inclusion at Jade means that we celebrate and appreciate all the ways we are different.At Jade our People First culture means we do not stand still with our progressive people initiatives; we have recently improved our employee benefits around our community connect leave, flexi-leave and a highly supportive and generous parental leave scheme. Our employees and their whanau are provided with health insurance, as well as life and income protection for our people amongst other great benefits. We are proud at Jade that we have crushed our gender pay gap to 1.9% in 2024.Your application to Jade will be reviewed based on your work experience or skills that you can bring to Jade and not on your cultural background, gender, age, disability, citizenship, religion, sexual orientation or any other aspect which makes you unique.Please advise us in the application process if you previously applied for the Director of People & Performance position.
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