Scrum Lead

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Potentia Full time

Scrum Lead - Information Group

The organisation


The Ministry of Social Development has one of the largest Information Groups in central government, it plays a vital role in supporting MSD's mission and values.

As part of MSD's Organisational Assurance and Communications Group, they offer support and advice across Information Management, Security and Privacy domains.

With a redesigned operating model, they have multi-disciplinary teams that focus on future needs, delivering in a SAFe Agile environment.

As a people-centric organisation, MSD is committed to supporting and enabling New Zealanders.

They work with partners across the country to provide social policy, income, employment, and housing support to individuals and communities of all backgrounds.

They value diversity, inclusion, fun, and innovation, offering capability development and on-the-job training. Join their team to make a difference in the lives of New Zealanders.

Your role


You'll be responsible for leading a positive work culture that empowers your team to grow and create a productive working environment.

Making sure your team clearly understands the businesses goals, product vision and roadmaps is crucial in how the Scrum Leads supports the team Managers and Directors.

It is essential to be an expert in Agile practices and values as you will lead the team through the Agile journey in order to meet customer needs, remove any impediments and support the wider team deliver work.


Key skills you will bring:

  • Proven leadership coaching Agile practices, clarifying roles and business goals, organising team events, collaborating with stakeholders, suggest efficiency improvements, and supporting high performance and transparency.
  • Protection of teams from disruptions, mitigate risks, provide feedback, maintain interteam cooperation, collaborate with Scrum Leads and stakeholders, and support Release Train Engineers.
  • Ability to support the Team Manager in building capability, provide feedback for Agile development, foster a safe environment for collaboration, and engage with Te Ao Māori.
  • Willingness to embed Te Ao Māori into MSD's way of working and build knowledge and skills to engage with whānau, hapū, and iwi.
  • Understanding of and ability to implement HSS accountabilities, policies and procedures.
  • Remain familiar with Emergency Management and Business Continuity Plans, participate in periodic training and reviews.

What's in it for you?

  • Exciting career opportunities, onthejob career development, secondments within the Ministry and to other government agencies, management support and leadership training.
  • Visioncare: Protecting your eyes
  • Childcare Assistance and other packages such as study assistance
  • Parental Leave and other Benefits including Health Insurance
  • Accident insurance for MSD staff
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