Digital Lead

About Asteron Life

Asteron Life has been supporting New Zealanders for nearly 150 years.  We are here to help customers build bright futures and protect what matters most. We offer a range of personal, business and employee insurance products that can help our customers through just about anything life throws at you.  

We work with our financial advisers, who provide expert insurance advice and match the right insurance needs to help our customers live life to the fullest, and our strategic partners who provide tools and information so customers can assess their needs and find the cover that's best suited to them.

We value diverse backgrounds and perspectives, foster an inclusive, collaborative and flexible working environment, that will support your professional growth and reward your contribution.

The Opportunity

Digital Lead – Auckland or Wellington

We're looking for a sharp, capable Digital Lead to design and lead the execution of Asteron Life's digital strategy. This is a permanent role for someone who brings serious digital depth, strong build experience, and thrives in fast-paced, high-change environments. You'll need to be confident working independently, navigating complexity, and delivering outcomes with minimal oversight.

You'll be hands-on - working in agile squads, collaborating across teams, and turning strategy into action. You'll own the digital roadmap end-to-end, translating business needs into scalable solutions and managing delivery from concept to launch. Your expertise in UX, CX, APIs, agile development, AI, and digital analytics will be critical to driving measurable impact across both B2C and B2B channels. We're looking for someone with 6+ years of digital leadership experience, ideally within insurance, financial services, or technology sectors, who can communicate clearly, influence effectively, and thrive in a fast-moving environment with many moving parts.

If you've built digital products, know how to deliver in complex environments, and can balance strategic thinking with execution, this is your chance to lead from the front and shape the future of digital at Asteron Life

Your Story 
 

We have adopted agile ways of working, providing a flexible environment for individuals to make a significant contribution to our success through the application of their skill and experience. To thrive in this environment ideally a candidate has the following attributes:

• 6+ years of digital leadership experience, preferably in insurance, financial services, or technology sectors.

• Proven success delivering digital platforms and transformation initiatives across B2C and B2B.

• Strong understanding of digital marketing, e-commerce, and self-service strategies.

• Deep knowledge of UX, CX, agile development, APIs, and digital analytics.

• Experience working with CRM, CMS, and MarTech platforms (e.g. Salesforce, Adobe, Google Analytics).

• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Strategic thinker with commercial acumen

• Customer-obsessed and innovation-driven

• Collaborative, pragmatic, and resilient

• Comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment

• Strong influencing and storytelling skills

• Expert in taking business needs and translating to technical requirements

• Strong ability to manage to deadlines
   

Why Join Us?

At Asteron Life, we provide a flexible work environment and access to a range of employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally including:

• Career pathways, including local and global mobility opportunities.

• Leading Learning Platforms and support in professional development

• Medical Plan and Wellbeing Programs

• Life, Income Protection and Trauma Cover.

Accessibility and Checks
Before commencing employment in this role, you will need to provide two references, full working rights and complete police and credit checks through an online provider. As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at

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