Compliance Specialist (Strategy Lead)

After recently being voted as New Zealand's most attractive employer, Air New Zealand continues to capture the world's attention for its great culture, outstanding customer service and innovations that are truly cutting edge. We have a rare opportunity available for a Compliance Specialist (Strategy Lead) to join our whanau.

This role is based in Auckland within the Engineering and Maintenance Quality & Safety Liaison team, who support the business and provide SME advice to enable informed decisions and enhancement of safety. This is a great opportunity to be at the leading edge of shaping our quality & safety culture.

The Compliance Specialist (Strategy Lead) is a pivotal role and is responsible for leading strategic initiatives to enhance compliance and safety standards, ensuring adherence to civil aviation regulations, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

This role is responsible for:

• Leading and directing strategic Quality & Safety Liaison initiatives to enhance compliance and safety processes.
• Collaborating with senior management to align compliance strategies with organizational goals.
• Developing, reviewing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Conduct audits, capability assessments, business readiness reviews and Quality & Safety Reviews to ensure compliance with internal and external standards.
• Assist in root cause analysis and provide recommendations for improvements to achieve safer and more compliant processes.
• Provide objective consulting services to business leaders and engineers on human factors principles, SMS frameworks, QMS applications, and organisational culture when developing solutions
• Facilitate training and provide coaching to ensure the currency of QMS authorisation holders.
• Manage the QMS authorisation process, including review, evaluation, acceptance/rejection of applications, and providing coaching where necessary.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with the Air New Zealand QMS, SMS and regulatory requirements.

For someone to do this role well, they need to have:

• Aircraft maintenance experience and knowledge of aircraft systems and/or structures
• Extensive experience in aviation compliance, safety management, or a related area.
• Strong knowledge of civil aviation regulations and standards.
• Proven leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyse complex problems and develop effective solutions.

In return, we offer unique staff travel benefits, flexible working, life insurance, paid parental leave, health and wellbeing support, plus much more. We also believe in growing our people and offer fantastic career progression opportunities.

If you're eager to make an impact on a large, complex, and iconic business in a challenging role with a leading brand, take flight and apply online now via our Careers site. Applications cannot be received via email.