Scrum Master

Awesome opportunity available for a Scrum Master for a 12 month contract based in the Hunter Region! ASAP Start - apply now to learn more!

• Long term contract on offer!
• Work on a large digital transformation program!
• ASAP start!

A leading government agency is actively recruiting an accomplished ScrumMaster to join their growing team based in the Hunter Region, NSW.
A 12 month contract role, this long term position is a great opportunity to contribute to a highly visible transformation program.
Key responsibilities include:

• Ensure Scrum is understood and the product/project team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, guidelines and increasing the scrum maturity in teams.
• Facilitate all scrum events within the team, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Recommend and implement changes and adaptations during the sprint retrospectives, which improve the efficiency or effectiveness of processes and/or enhance quality of outcomes.
• Identify and resolve team impediments to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization demonstrating servant leadership.
• Build and maintain relationships with Scrum teams, Agile Coaches and other internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organisational project or product teams.
• Establish collaborative and influential relationships with stakeholders, customers and colleagues, to ensure easy and effective achievement of team / project / business goals.
• Effectively balance competing demands.
• Contribute to creating and maintaining a constructive workplace culture.

To be considered for this position essential requirements include:

• Qualifications or equivalent experience in an Agile framework or method, such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Project and Visio or equivalent.
• Experience in Agile project management methodologies, tools and their application.
• Understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices.
• Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques.
• Proven capacities to develop and implement initiatives, including the capability to plan, manage change, improve performance and project manage.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and experience working in a high volume and demanding professional environment
• Well-developed communication, facilitation, negotiation, coaching skills, interpersonal and influencing skills with key stakeholders and customers to influence and achieve optimal business outcomes.

We are actively interviewing for this position. APPLYtoday to secure your new role. Got questions? Contact Alec on awong@genesisit.com.au