Top Companies 2023: The 25 best workplaces to grow your career in New Zealand
LinkedIn Top Companies is a ranking of the 25 best workplaces to grow a career. Backed by unique LinkedIn data measuring different elements of career progression, the list reveals companies like ASB Bank , Genesis and 安永 that are helping their employees build careers that will set them up for long-term success.
This year continues to bring waves of disruption in the labour market —?from advancements in AI to the rise of the ‘quiet’ trend (‘quiet quitting,’ ‘quiet hiring,’ ‘quiet firing’.) Despite strong hiring numbers, economic uncertainty and news of layoffs persist — prompting many professionals to seek their best next career move and employers to rethink how they attract, retain and develop talent.?
Our second annual LinkedIn Top Companies list is the resource to find the 25 best New Zealand workplaces to grow your career right now. The methodology looks at components like how employees are advancing both within a company and when they leave, how they’re upskilling while employed there, and more — revealing companies that help set people up to get ahead in their careers.?
When compiling the list, we also consider factors like attrition and layoffs. To be eligible, companies must have had at least 300 employees as of December 31, 2022 in the country and attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data.?Similarly, companies with layoffs that amount to more than 10% of their workforce,?based on public announcements between January 1, 2022 and the list launch, are also ineligible. A number of the companies on the list have had layoffs under that threshold over the past year. LinkedIn Editor Cayla Dengate digs into what to consider before going to work for a company that has recently laid people off here.?
Wondering how to use the rankings in your own career or job search? This list is filled with actionable insights and resources for professionals at every level. For each company, you’ll find data around in-demand skills, top locations and more (tip: clicking on a skill will bring you directly to a relevant LinkedIn Learning course). If a company sparks your interest, take a look at their current job openings and connect with employees you may know, or turn on job alerts to stay on top of future opportunities.?
Here are this year’s 25 #LinkedInTopCompanies in New Zealand
ASB Bank is the parent company of ASB Finance Limited, ASB Group Investments Ltd and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Insurance | Most common job titles: Software Engineer, Banker, Account Manager | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Information Technology | About ASB Bank: ASB Bank is one of New Zealand’s largest commercial banks and provides personal, business and rural banking services, funds management and insurance.
ANZ is the parent company of ANZ Institutional and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, Data-driven Decision Making | Most common job titles: Banker, Business Development Officer, Business Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Sales, Information Technology | About ANZ: ANZ Bank provides banking and financial services to individuals and businesses. Its services include loans, bank accounts, insurance, term deposits, KiwiSaver, finance and capital raising, and specialist agri products. ANZ is New Zealand’s largest rural banker.
Genesis is the parent company of Frank Energy (previously Energy Online).
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Greater Hamilton Area, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Utilities, Power Systems, Oil & Gas | Most common job titles: Customer Service Representative, Product Team Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Sales | About Genesis: Genesis is an energy company that provides more than 650,000 residential and commercial customers with electricity, and bottled and natural gas. The company operates several power-generation sites around New Zealand, with sources including wind, gas, hydro-electric and thermal.
Trimble is the parent company of SketchUp and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Christchurch | Most notable skills: Mobile Application Development, Earth Science, Development Tools | Most common job titles: Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology | About Trimble: Trimble creates integrated technology solutions to help companies plan, design and execute civil construction and critical infrastructure projects. Trimble also makes hardware and software solutions for industries such as agriculture, geospatial, natural resources, transportation and utilities.
EY is the parent company of EY-Parthenon, Zilker Technology, C Centric Solutions and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Tax Accounting, Auditing, Economics | Most common job titles: Accounting Associate, Business Consultant, Tax Consultant | Largest job functions: Consulting, Accounting, Information Technology | About EY: EY is a global professional services firm that provides consulting, assurance, legal, strategy and tax services. Its customers operate in a wide range of sectors including advanced manufacturing, government and infrastructure, health science and wellness, technology, and energy and resources.
Fonterra is the parent company of nzmp, Anchor Food Professionals, Soprole and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Greater Hamilton Area, Palmerston North | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Chemical Processing, Organic Chemistry | Most common job titles: Laboratory Assistant, Driver, Project Manager | Largest job functions: Operations, Information Technology, Engineering | About Fonterra: Fonterra is a co-operative owned by more than 9,000 New Zealand dairy farmers. The publicly traded multinational company is New Zealand’s largest exporter of dairy products, with consumers in 140-plus countries. Fonterra owns several well-known local brands such as Anchor, Kāpiti, Mainland and De Winkel.
Westpac New Zealand is part of Westpac Group along with BT Financial Group.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, FinTech | Most common job titles: Banker, Software Engineer, Business Analyst | Largest job functions: Finance, Information Technology, Sales | About Westpac New Zealand: Westpac New Zealand provides retail and commercial banking and wealth management services to customers throughout New Zealand.?
The Capgemini Group is the parent company of frog, Sogeti, Empired Ltd, Acclimation and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Software Testing, Human Computer Interaction, Enterprise Software | Largest job functions: Consulting, Information Technology, Engineering | About Capgemini: Capgemini is a global consulting and IT services company with staff in more than 50 countries. It provides technology and business expertise to help companies adopt cloud, data and artificial intelligence technologies to drive innovation and strategic transformation.
Air New Zealand is the parent company of Air New Zealand Gas Turbines.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington | Most notable skills: Aircraft Management, Air Traffic Control, Aerospace Engineering | Most common job titles: Flight Attendant, Aerospace Engineer, Pilot | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Customer Success and Support | About Air New Zealand: Air New Zealand is the national carrier. It operates passenger flights and cargo services around New Zealand to 20 domestic airports and internationally to cities in Australia, the Pacific, North America and Asia.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Tax Law, Tax Accounting, Auditing | Most common job titles: Tax Consultant, Accounting Associate, Business Consultant | Largest job functions: Consulting Business Development, Accounting | About Deloitte: Deloitte is a global multidisciplinary professional services company. It specialises in tax, accounting services, corporate finance, risk and financial advisory, strategy and performance improvement, and technology and systems.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Greater Hamilton Area | Most notable skills: Emergency Medicine, Nursing, Family Medicine | Most common job titles: Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician, Soldier | Largest job functions: Healthcare Services, Operations, Customer Success and Support | About Hato Hone St John: Hato Hone St John is a charitable organisation that delivers essential health services throughout New Zealand. Providing ambulance services is its core activity, but St John also delivers first aid training courses, a medical alarm service and its volunteers give patients and their families non-clinical support.
The Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is the parent company of Costa Coffee, Fairlife, Monster Beverage and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Greater Hamilton Area | Most notable skills: Retail, Sales Operations, Digital Marketing | Most common job titles: Manager of Sales, Sales Manager, Merchandiser | Largest job functions: Sales, Operations, Business Development | About Coca-Cola Europacific Partners: Coca-Cola makes and distributes carbonated soft drinks, hydration, sports, coffee and tea products, and juice, dairy and plant-based beverages. It is the world’s largest beverage manufacturer.
Meridian Energy is the parent company of Powershop.
Top locations in New Zealand: Christchurch, Wellington, Twizel | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Utilities, Drilling Engineering | Most common job title: Software Engineer | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Customer Success and Support | About Meridian Energy: Meridian Energy is a publicly listed company that generates power through the entirely renewable resources of water, wind and sun. The company sells its electricity through the Meridian and Powershop brands in New Zealand.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, New Plymouth | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Materials Science, Product Testing | Largest job functions: Operations, Information Technology, Sales | About Tegel Foods: Tegel Foods processes and distributes a wide range of fresh, frozen and cooked chicken and turkey products. Tegel supplies to New Zealand supermarkets, pet-food manufacturers and hospitality, and exports its poultry products to Australia, the Pacific, Asia and the Middle East.?
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NZ Post is the parent company of Kiwi Group Holdings Limited, Kiwibank, Datam Limited and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Data-driven Decision Making, Commercial Banking, Management Consulting | Most common job titles: Customer Service Representative, Software Engineer, Banker | Largest job functions: Finance, Operations, Customer Success and Support | About NZ Post: NZ Post’s core business is the delivery of mail and parcels within New Zealand. The state-owned enterprise also provides logistics services for businesses and offers banking and digital communications solutions.
Top location in New Zealand: Auckland | Most notable skills: Biomedical Engineering, Plastics, Product Testing | Most common job titles: Design Engineer, Process Engineer, Product Manager | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Information Technology | About Fisher & Paykel Healthcare: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare designs and manufactures medical devices. The company specialises in products to treat and manage respiratory illnesses and obstructive sleep apnea, and in surgical humidification therapy for use during surgery.
Specsavers is the parent company of Healthcall Optical Services.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington | Most notable skills: Ophthalmology, Retail, Customer Experience | Most common job title: Optometrist | Largest job functions: Healthcare Services, Sales | About Specsavers: Specsavers is a multinational company that provides optical and audiology services. It sells affordable contact lenses, glasses and hearing aids through its chain of locally owned retail stores throughout New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland and parts of Europe.?
Top locations in New Zealand: New Plymouth, Wellington, Greater Tauranga Area | Most notable skills: Power Systems, Utilities, Drilling Engineering | Largest job functions: Information Technology, Operations, Engineering | About Powerco: Powerco distributes electricity and gas to residential, business, industrial and commercial premises throughout Coromandel, Bay of Plenty and the lower half of the North Island. The company owns and maintains a network of local power lines, cables and gas pipes.
Top locations in New Zealand: Great Napier-Hastings Area, Palmerston North, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Real Estate, Inside Sales, Administrative Assistance | Most common job titles: Sales Consultant, Real Estate Agent, Administrative Assistant | Largest job functions: Sales, Real Estate, Administrative | About Property Brokers: Property Brokers is a real estate agency that specialises in serving the needs of provincial customers. The company began as a family business in 1986 and now has more than 85 branches around New Zealand.
Ampol is the parent company of Z Energy, which is the local-facing brand.
Top locations in New Zealand: Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Oil & Gas, Sales Leads, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) | Largest job functions: Customer Success and Support, Operations, Sales | About Z Energy: Z Energy is a New Zealand fuel company with around 200 service stations and 160 truck stops. It supplies fuel to trucking and shipping companies, airlines and vehicle fleet operators, and bitumen to roading contractors. In May 2022, Z became a wholly owned subsidiary of Ampol Group.?
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Greater Tauranga Area, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering | Largest job functions: Operations, Engineering, Programme and Project Management | About HEB Construction: HEB Construction is an infrastructure company that belongs to the VINCI Construction Group. The company builds, upgrades and maintains major roads, highways, railway lines, tunnels and bridges around New Zealand. It also undertakes land, urban development and marine engineering projects.
Worley is the parent company of New Zealand Oil Services Ltd and others.
Top locations in New Zealand: New Plymouth, Auckland, Christchurch | Most notable skills: Oil & Gas, Structural Analysis, Drilling Engineering | Largest job functions: Engineering, Operations, Programme and Project Management | About Worley: Worley provides consulting, procurement, project management, engineering and construction services to operators in the energy, chemicals, mining and minerals sectors.??
FNZ is the parent company of Hatch and Irish Progressive Services International (IPSI).
Top locations in New Zealand: Wellington, Auckland | Most notable skills: Software Testing, Computer Security, Development Tools, Data Storage Technologies, Data Science | Largest job functions: Engineering, Information Technology, Business Development | About FNZ: FNZ develops and runs cloud-based wealth management technology that is used by some of the world’s largest financial institutions in 20-plus countries. Its platform manages investment and trading operations and links with local apps and services.
PwC New Zealand is part of the PwC network.
Top locations in New Zealand: Christchurch, Greater Hamilton Area | Most notable skills: Auditing, Tax Accounting, Economics | Most common job titles: Accounting Associate, Financial Analyst, Administrative Assistant | Largest job functions: Accounting, Finance, Information Technology | About PwC: PwC is an international professional services firm with six offices in New Zealand. Its business advisory services include auditing, risk and compliance, tax, mergers, acquisitions and valuations, legal, management consulting and business recovery.
Top locations in New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Palmerston North | Most notable skills: Food Manufacturing, Operational Efficiency, Product Testing | Most common job titles: Merchandiser, Territory Sales Manager, Customer Service Representative | Largest job functions: Operations, Sales, Marketing | About Goodman Fielder: Goodman Fielder is an Australian food company that manufactures, sells and distributes products throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific. It has 12 manufacturing sites in New Zealand producing dairy, baked and grocery items under brands such as Meadow Fresh, Yoplait, Edmonds, Chesdale and Vogel’s.
Methodology
Our methodology uses LinkedIn data to rank companies based on eight pillars that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance; skills growth; company stability; external opportunity; company affinity; gender diversity; educational background and employee presence in the country. Ability to advance tracks employee promotions within a company and when they move to a new company, based on standardised job titles. Skills growth looks at how employees across the company are gaining skills while employed at the company, using standardised LinkedIn skills. Company stability tracks attrition over the past year, as well as the percentage of employees who stay at the company at least three years. External opportunity looks at Recruiter outreach across employees at the company, signaling demand for workers coming from these companies. Company affinity, which seeks to measure how supportive a company’s culture is, looks at connection volume on LinkedIn among employees, controlled for company size. Gender diversity measures gender parity within a company and its subsidiaries. Finally, educational background examines the variety of educational attainment among employees, from no degree up to PhD levels, reflecting a commitment to recruiting a wide range of professionals. Finally, employee presence in the country looks at the company’s number of employees in the country relative to other companies, as a means of capturing companies that provide a diverse work environment and more opportunities for career advancement and networking.?
To be eligible, companies must have had at least 300 employees as of 31 Dec 2022 in the country and attrition can be no higher than 10% over the methodology time period, based on LinkedIn data. Similarly, companies with layoffs that amount to more than 10% of their workforce, based on public announcements between Jan. 1, 2022 and the list launch, are also ineligible. Only parent companies rank on the list; majority-owned subsidiaries and data about those subsidiaries are incorporated into the parent company score. The methodology time frame is 1 Jan 2022 through to 31 Dec 2022. This analysis represents the world seen through the lens of LinkedIn data, drawn from the anonymised and aggregated profile information of LinkedIn's members around the world.
We exclude all staffing and recruiting firms, educational institutions and government agencies. We also exclude LinkedIn, its parent company Microsoft and Microsoft subsidiaries.
About company insights
*Company insights were sourced from LinkedIn Talent Insights and include the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries. Data reflects aggregated public member data from active LinkedIn profiles in the relevant country and includes employee profiles associated with the parent company and majority-owned subsidiaries on LinkedIn. We exclude members who identify as interns or contractors. All insights reflect a 12-month time period looking back from January 2023. Top locations were categorised as the regions or cities that employed the largest percentage of each company. Skills data was derived from measuring the most frequent unique skills among a company’s employees, relative to other companies. Most common job titles represent the occupations that are most common within each company. Largest job function measures the function area most prevalent within each company.
You can read more about how we compile the list at the bottom of the article — and you can also check out the Top Companies in Austria, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Poland, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the US.
Reported and proofread by: Misa Han
Methodology and insights by: LinkedIn Economic Graph team
Senior Managing Editor: Capucine Yeomans
Special Projects Leads: Natalie MacDonald (APAC), Michele Pierri (International), Juliette Faraut
Regional Lead: Pooja Chhabria
International Executive Editor: Sandrine Chauvin
Honouree companies: 1. ASB Bank | 2. ANZ | 3. Genesis | 4. Trimble Civil Construction | 5. EY | 6. Fonterra | 7. Westpac New Zealand | 8. Capgemini | 9. Air New Zealand | 10. Deloitte | 11. Hato Hone St John | 12. Coca-Cola | 13. Meridian Energy | 14. Tegel Foods | 15. NZ Post | 16. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare | 17. Specsavers | 18. Powerco | 19. Property Brokers | 20. Z Energy NZ | 21. HEB Construction | 22. Worley | 23. FNZ | 24. PwC | 25. Goodman Fielder
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