Allen + Clarke
HQ
Wellington, New Zealand
NZ Employees
30-50
Industry
policy and regulatory consulting
NZ Presence
Head office at Level 2, The Woolstore, 262 Thorndon Quay, Thorndon, Wellington 6011. Dedicated NZ team serving public sector, business, and NGOs across Aotearoa.
AI Focus Areas
AI Maturity Evidence
Actively hiring Group AI Manager for AI workflows and automation; hosting webinar 'Getting Started With AI: Practical things you can do today'. No evidence of deployed AI tools or systems.
Transformation Opportunities
| Area | Opportunity | Impact | Complexity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research & Analysis | Deploy AI research agents to automate literature scanning, document summarization, and trend identification in policy/regulatory data. | high | moderate |
| Evaluation & Review | AI-driven analytics for sentiment analysis on consultations, automated quantitative evaluations, and insight generation from large datasets. | high | moderate |
| Operations | AI workflows for project tracking, resource optimization, and knowledge management across consulting teams. | medium | simple |
| Client Delivery | Custom AI tools for clients to query regulatory scenarios, simulate policy impacts, or generate compliance checklists. | high | complex |
Decision Makers
Matt Allen
Chief Executive Officer
Strategic oversight of AI adoption and transformation initiatives
Anton Davis
Director of Consulting (NZ)
Leads consulting delivery; AI can enhance service efficiency and client value
Jason Carpenter
Director Business Development (NZ)
Drives growth; AI differentiation key for competitive policy consulting market
Tech Stack Signals
Competitive Landscape
NZ policy consultancies like Sapere Research, Concept Consulting, and Whiteboard Advisors face pressure from government AI strategies (e.g., Public Service AI framework); clients expect faster, data-driven insights amid rising AI use in public sector.
AIA Fit Assessment
- --NZ SME at 'exploring' AI maturity with leadership hire signaling urgent need
- --High budget confirmed by $130-150k salary for AI role
- --Abundant opportunities to AI-ify core manual processes like research/evaluation
- --Accessible NZ directors; no internal AI maturity yet
Hiring Signals
Total Roles
1
Remote
No
Levels
leadership
Skills Sought
Company Timeline
First tracked via Group AI Manager job listing
Deep research and assessment
Engagement Angle
Your new Group AI Manager will build workflows from scratch – let AIA jumpstart with proven AI automations for policy research and regulatory analysis, saving 100s of hours.
Recommended AIA Service
Process Automation Sprint