Kia ora!
Are you passionate about driving compliance, safety, and operational excellence? Due to an internal promotion, we have a permanent opportunity for a Compliance and Assurance Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping a safer, more compliant, and forward-thinking airline.
Working within the Supply Chain Performance team, you will work closely with Operational, Health & Safety and Risk and Audit teams to provide specialist advice to Supply Chain leaders on implementation of compliance strategies and improvements to achieve best practice for safe and compliant operations, effective management of health, safety, operational risk across the organizations, improved safety culture and ensure compliance with all regulatory and legislative requirements.
How you’ll make an impact
- Drive the adoption and maturity of Safety Management Systems (SMS) through strategic guidance and impactful coaching
- Provide specialist operational health, safety, and wellbeing advice to ensure best practice management of risks across our business
- Lead Supply Chain compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements including IOSA, IATA, CAA, ESG, and Health & Safety standards
- Oversee comprehensive audits across Supply Chain, addressing environmental, ethical, and labour practices
- Develop and maintain effective compliance assurance programmes and processes, guiding continuous improvement
- Facilitate incident and accident investigations, ensuring robust analysis and follow-through on corrective actions.
What you’ll bring
- Safety Management System (SMS) related experience and regulatory compliance experience
- Proven skills delivering Safety and/or Operational Risk programmes
- Experience in the aviation industry in either a compliance and/or safety role is preferred
- Advanced analytical and audit skills, capable of managing audit programmes and delivering data-driven insights
- Ability to interpret complex regulations and translate them into practical, compliant operational policies
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills to drive change and ensure adoption of best practices
- It would be desirable to understand EPA and ESG Legislation & Compliance and End-to-End Supply Chain.
What we can offer you
We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work, including:
- Generous Staff Travel discounts on Air New Zealand flights and standby access on other international airlines for you and your whānau
- FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four extra weeks off per year
- Life insurance coverage and access to discounted rates for additional insurance options
- Medical expense cover through Koruhealth and discounted private medical insurance with Southern Cross
- A learning culture with ample growth opportunities and on-the-job development
Your journey starts here
If you're ready to make your mark in an innovative airline committed to excellence, safety and continuous improvement, we encourage you to apply.
Applications close Wednesday 21st January 2026.
Additional Information
At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.
"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."
