About the role

Company Profile

Aurora Energy is one of the largest electricity networks in Aotearoa New Zealand, delivering power across some of the most diverse terrain in the South Island. The growth of electrification is changing how energy is used - from electric vehicles to solar generation. Aurora Energy continues to grow, with a strong and highly regarded culture that sets it apart.

The Opportunity

This is a hands-on Business Analyst role sitting in a digital programme environment where the work is practical: clarify what the business needs, shape sensible solution options, and help delivery teams land changes that stick. You’ll be close to stakeholders, translating intent into clear requirements and workable process improvements, without making it heavier than it needs to be. 

If you like asking the right questions, mapping dependencies early, and keeping outcomes front and centre (benefits, impact, readiness), you’ll enjoy this.

The Role

• Lead discovery workshops to define business needs and outcomes
• Document requirements, processes, and solution options (GAP / Options)
• Map business and technical dependencies to support delivery
• Assess change impacts and manage evolving requirements
• Support testing (scenarios, UAT, defect triage)
• Track benefits against business cases and initial requirements
• Identify risks early and help remove blockers
• Build strong relationships across business, tech, and external partners

• Join a digital team with real momentum and a clear roadmap
• Work across tech and operations with visible, tangible outcomes
• Variety across discovery, requirements, testing support, and change
• Strong stakeholder engagement (workshops, options, governance)
• Dunedin-based with a solid lifestyle offering

• 5+ years’ experience as a BA in digital / technology environments
• Comfortable across the SDLC, from discovery through to implementation
• Strong process analysis and modelling capability
• Confident facilitating workshops and aligning stakeholders
• Process improvement mindset (Lean / continuous improvement helpful)
• Good understanding of change impacts and business readiness
• Exposure to process mapping / delivery tools (ProMapp, Sentient a bonus)