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University of Otago

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5.04/23/2026

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About Jared

Dr. Jared Hayes serves as Head of Transformation and Improvement in the Operations Group within the Office of the Chief Operating Officer at the University of Otago. He holds a PhD in Information Sciences from the University of Otago, where his doctoral research examined control centre dispatch profiles for St. John's Ambulance Service, Southern Region. With over ten years of experience in the higher education sector, Hayes has held various operational, strategic planning, and project management roles at the University of Otago. His career trajectory includes research positions in the Department of Information Science, contributing to studies on human-computer interaction and decision-making in high-pressure environments. Currently, he leads the Transformation and Improvement Division, which develops robust business cases for investment decisions, designs user-friendly services, optimizes core processes through continuous improvement and automation, and delivers enterprise-wide strategic programmes. The division emphasizes innovation, change management, and value measurement to enhance organizational excellence for work and study at the University.