Capability Lead

Shape the future of leadership and workforce capability across one of Australasia's largest retirement living and aged-care workforces .

• Shape Ryman's leadership and enterprise capability strategy
• Drive enterprise-wide capability uplift and innovation
• Influence business outcomes through data-led insights

About Ryman New Zealand

Ryman is a leader in retirement living and care, employing over 7,700 people in New Zealand and Australia across a wide range of areas, including nursing, village operations, sales, technology, design, and corporate roles.

At Ryman, exceptional care is thoughtfully delivered every day. From meals and activities to maintenance and support, our teams work together so residents can feel confident everything is taken care of – because behind that promise is the standard we’ve always held ourselves to: it’s got to be good enough for mum and dad.

We’re in a period of real transformation, focussing on stronger commercial outcomes, smarter ways of working, and continuing to set the standard in retirement living and aged care.

If you share those values and you're looking for a career where your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

What will you do?

As the Capability Lead, you will play a critical role in evolving Ryman’s capability portfolio into an ecosystem that enables our people, embeds learning into everyday work and delivers measurable outcomes. You'll work closely with senior leaders to ensure our people have the capability required to delivery our business priorities.

Key responsibilities include

• Lead the design and delivery of Ryman's leadership capability framework, programmes, and development pathways.
• Lead the evolution of our approach to capability development by embedding learning into day-to-day work.
• Provide strategic advice and thought leadership on leadership development, organisational capability and workforce readiness.
• Partner with senior leaders to identify capability needs and deliver scalable solutions that support organisational priorities and workforce readiness.
• Drive enterprise capability initiatives across areas such as AI literacy, data literacy, cyber literacy, and commercial capability.
• Use insights, reporting, and analytics to evaluate impact, inform investment decisions, and continuously improve learning experiences and business outcomes.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

What’s in it for you?

If you are the sort of person who loves working with a team of people who work to a clear purpose and have fun doing it, you'll love this role!

In addition, a career at Ryman offers:

• Opportunity to add to your professional skills
• Additional wellbeing leave and flexible working arrangements
• Access to over 60 discounts with well-known brands across a variety of sectors including; health and wellbeing, banking, insurance, and retail
• Social club events, furry Friday’s (bring your dog to work)
• Convenient Ryman owned onsite café (Pioneers Café) with affordable pricing in Christchurch

Who are you?

• You have proven experience leading organisational capability, workforce development or leadership development that has delivered measurable business outcomes.
• You are passionate about capability as a driver of organisational performance and understand that learning is only one part of building capability.
• You have strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and build trusted relationships.
• You have strong leadership experience and are passionate about coaching and developing high-performing teams.
• You are confident using data, reporting tools, and insights to inform decisions, demonstrate impact, and drive continuous improvement.
• You are digitally confident and comfortable leveraging technology, learning systems, and emerging tools to enhance capability outcomes.
• You think strategically and are not afraid to roll your sleeves up and get down to the practical work too
• You value people and kindness and are passionate about delivering results
• You strive for excellence and look for ways to exceed expectations. You can deliver with confidence in a fast-paced environment
• You believe in the value of strong, positive, trusting teams who work together as one
• You are resilient and can demonstrate composure under pressure
• You value communication that is simple, clear and straight to the point

At Ryman, digital confidence and commercial awareness are expectations we hold across every role. We are looking for people who are comfortable using data, reporting tools, and digital systems to inform decisions, understand how their work contributes to business outcomes, and embrace new ways of working. Curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to grow your capability are key as our business continues to evolve.

We support an environment where everyone feels welcome to be themselves. We embrace diversity and celebrate individual uniqueness, encouraging anyone wanting to work for Ryman to apply for our vacant positions.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews may take place prior to the close date. This means a job ad may close before the advertised close date.