Scrum Master

Scrum Master Salary: Competitive and based on experience Location: Sydney Keywords: Scrum Master, Agile, JIRA, Confluence, Risk Management, Stakeholder Management Our client is seeking a Scrum Master to join their dynamic Transformation project team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work in a supportive and collaborative environment, where you will be trusted to deliver high-quality outputs and guide others effectively. You will have the chance to utilise your extensive knowledge of Agile and Scrum Management, JIRA and Confluence, and your ability to manage resources and stakeholders effectively. This role is perfect for someone who thrives on overcoming challenges, managing risks, and influencing outcomes. * Opportunity to work in a dynamic Transformation project team * Chance to utilise extensive knowledge of Agile and Scrum Management, JIRA and Confluence * Role requires effective resource and stakeholder management

What you'll do:

As a Scrum Master, you will play a pivotal role in our client's Transformation project team. Your day-to-day responsibilities will involve working closely with various team members such as Business Analysts, Change Managers, User Acceptance Testers, Subject Matter Experts to ensure smooth project execution. You will be responsible for managing sprints, ensuring timely delivery of stories, identifying blockers, and escalating issues when necessary. Your expertise in using JIRA will be crucial in updating the board and providing visibility of velocity and sprint status. Additionally, you will be expected to manage resources effectively, overcome conflicts or resistance from stakeholders, and proactively manage risks associated with medium to large projects.

• Work with Team Members to complete a detailed work breakdown of activities.
• Support the team in elaborating Epics into Stories and task/sub-tasks.
• Manage sprint planning activities including objective setting, story allocation and resource alignment.
• Ensure delivery of stories per sprint, identify blockers and escalate as required.
• Update the JIRA board and provide visibility of velocity and sprint status.
• Manage resources as part of a consolidated resource model.
• Overcome and manage conflict or resistance from stakeholders.
• Proactively manage and mitigate delivery risk for medium to large projects/programs.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Scrum Master position brings along extensive knowledge of JIRA and Confluence. You have a proven track record in practicing Agile and Scrum Management principles. Your experience spans across working with transformation teams on both technical and non-technical projects. You are adept at managing resources effectively within a consolidated resource model. Your ability to overcome resistance from stakeholders sets you apart. Moreover, you are proactive in managing risks associated with medium to large projects.

• Extensive knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
• Extensive knowledge and practice of Agile and Scum Management
• Experience working with transformation teams across Technical and Non-Technical projects
• Ability to manage resources effectively
• Ability to overcome resistance from stakeholders
• Proactive risk management skills

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a well-established organisation with a rich heritage. They are committed to attracting the best talent and providing an environment where this talent can thrive. Their purpose is to help Australians and New Zealanders succeed, and their values reflect this commitment. They are passionate about providing a great customer experience, they are trusted to do the right thing, and they are determined to make things better. They hold themselves accountable to get things done and strive to keep things simple and easy.

What's next:

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