Aroha Ngata
Senior Project Manager
Professional Summary
Senior PM with 9 years delivering complex software projects remotely across APAC. PMP certified. Skilled at async team management, stakeholder alignment, and cross-timezone delivery.
About
Senior project manager with 9 years delivering software projects on time and within budget across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. I have managed distributed remote engineering teams of up to 20 people across 5 time zones. PMP certified and a Linear power user.
Work Experience
Senior Project Manager · Xero (Remote)
2020 — Present
Leads delivery of platform engineering initiatives across a distributed team of 18 in NZ, AU, and PH. Manages $2.5M annual engineering budget. PMP certified.
Project Manager · Trade Me
2017 — 2020
Managed 5 concurrent product delivery streams. Introduced Linear for sprint planning and reduced backlog grooming time by 40%.
Junior Project Coordinator · Datacom
2015 — 2017
Coordinated government IT projects across New Zealand. Maintained project schedules, risk registers, and stakeholder communication plans.
Education
Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management · Project Management Institute
2018 — 2018
Certified PMP. Continuing education hours maintained annually.
Bachelor of Business, Information Systems & Management · Victoria University of Wellington
2011 — 2015
Majored in Information Systems with a minor in Māori Business Studies.