Client Director (Public Sector)

TL;DR

Client Director (Public Sector) (ERP/Digital Transformation): Leading strategic sales campaigns for large-scale New Zealand public sector transformation programmes with an accent on executive relationships, complex pursuit strategy, and multi-year opportunity development. Focus on shaping procurement agendas, mobilising global delivery capabilities, and winning high-value ERP, digital, data, cloud, cyber, and business transformation engagements.

Location: Auckland, New Zealand. Full working rights for Australia and New Zealand are required.

Company

hirify.global is a global consulting and technology services company delivering digital, data, cloud, cyber, ERP, and business transformation solutions.

What you will do

• Own senior-level sales campaigns for complex public sector transformation opportunities across New Zealand.
• Build trusted relationships with Chief Executives, CIOs, CDOs, CFOs, CPOs, programme executives, and senior commercial stakeholders.
• Lead opportunity qualification, account strategy, stakeholder mapping, competitive analysis, partner strategy, commercial planning, and bid mobilisation.
• Shape transformation propositions aligned with public value, operational resilience, and measurable outcomes.
• Mobilise local, regional, global, delivery, solution, alliance, and executive teams around priority pursuits.
• Manage qualified pipeline, deal governance, risk, forecasting, and revenue accountability.

Requirements

• Extensive senior sales, client partner, account director, or business development experience in professional services, technology, consulting, or systems integration.
• Strong track record leading large public sector transformation pursuits and influencing CxO-level buying decisions.
• Experience with long sales cycles, competitive positioning, formal RFPs, governance, commercial negotiations, and executive sponsorship.
• Credibility in government decision-making, procurement, probity, budget cycles, risk management, and public value outcomes.
• Ability to align matrixed internal teams across delivery, solutions, commercial, legal, alliances, regional, and global functions.
• Executive presence, commercial judgement, resilience, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Established networks across New Zealand public sector agencies, central government, regulated environments, or national-scale transformation programmes.
• Experience with ERP modernisation, digital government, cloud, data, cyber, AI, or mission-critical platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work and flexible working hours.
• Career growth programmes and development opportunities for senior leaders.
• Safe and inclusive environment supported by staff-led community groups.
• Support with access requirements or adjustments during the recruitment process.