My Government sector client works to support the health and well-being of all New Zealanders and have an exciting new opportunity for a customer focused Scrum Master to manage product/service focused development teams to deliver regular releases of features which meet the release (sprint) scope negotiated with the Product Managers or Product Owner.

In this role you will work to maximise the value created by the Scrum team and protect the team from external distractions. You will be responsible for promoting and supporting their Agile way of working by helping the Scrum Team, and key stakeholders, understand Agile values, principles, behaviours and practices.

The primary accountabilities and outcomes are:

Supporting the product owner ensuring the goals, scope and product vision are understood by everyone in the Scrum Team.
Coaching the Scrum Team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to meet customer needs and enhance productivity.
Encouraging and protecting self-organisation.
Organising and facilitating (at least initially) all Scrum events.
Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments.
Play a key role in creating a culture of continuous learning and improvement through the coaching, application of agile practices, efficient facilitation of scrum ceremonies.
Maintaining key delivery metrics (burn-up, velocity, etc.) to provide visibility of the team's progress.
Helping build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving.
Assisting with internal and external communication, facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution.

This opportunity will appeal if you:

Have a strong knowledge of the Agile values and principles as well as display Agile behaviours.
Previous experience within an Agile environment.
Experience being on multiple Scrum teams in a variety of different contexts such as different team sizes, organisations, cultures.
Knowledge of approaches in Agile space such as Scrum, Kanban, Crystal.
Have experience as a collaborative leader with the ability to drive innovation and new ways of working.
Strong time management and organisational skills.
Knowledge with successful Agile techniques and experience with breaking down epics, writing user stories and estimating.
Strong customer focus and proven ability to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders.

Working closely to support the organisation you will be required to build positive and productive relationships whilst being strongly customer focused. You will have the ability to be inclusive and enjoy collaborating across an organisation, be able to demonstrate the ability to work in a team environment and contribute to team performance. This role will appeal if you are interested in being part of a team directly contributes to the health and wellbeing of all New Zealanders.

Closing date for applications: 5:00pm Friday 3^rd July 2020

Please refer all correspondence, queries or requests for more information, instructions on how to apply (electronically) and a copy of the full Role Description to:

Chantelle Waite

Senior Consultant, Hudson - Wellington

Cell: +64 27 236 3959

Email: chantelle.waite@hudson.com

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