Iteration Manager

Salary: Increase take home pay with NFP Salary Packaging

Help shape the future of technology delivery at yourtown as our Iteration Manager, driving Agile excellence, delivery performance, and continuous improvement across multiple squads.

yourtown is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

yourtown helps children and young people realise they have the ability to tackle whatever life throws at them. We help them to believe in their unique strengths, tenacity and self-determination. We recognise the courage and determination of children and young people when they reach out to yourtown for support.

Realise your potential at yourtown

your opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Iteration Manager to support and enable high-performing Agile teams delivering meaningful technology solutions that improve outcomes for the young people, families and communities we serve.

This role will play a key part in uplifting Agile maturity across our organisation, embedding consistent ways of working, improving delivery visibility, and helping teams continuously improve how they plan, collaborate and deliver value.

Working closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, Delivery Leaders and stakeholders, you will coordinate delivery across multiple squads, facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage dependencies and risks, and provide meaningful sprint and portfolio reporting that supports informed decision making.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about Agile delivery, servant leadership, coaching teams, and helping organisations build a culture of continuous improvement.

In this role you will:

• Facilitate Agile delivery across multiple technology squads and product teams.
• Lead Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, Showcases and Retrospectives.
• Drive the ongoing uplift of Agile ways of working, delivery governance and continuous improvement practices across teams.
• Coach Product Owners, delivery teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, practices and behaviours.
• Coordinate dependencies, risks and delivery activities across squads to support successful outcomes.
• Develop and maintain sprint metrics, team health measures, dashboards and delivery reporting that provide visibility of performance and progress.
• Support capacity planning, forecasting and delivery planning activities to improve predictability and flow.
• Remove blockers and enable teams to deliver value efficiently and effectively.
• Translate delivery insights into meaningful recommendations for leaders and stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, experimentation and continuous improvement.

what we are looking for

• Proven experience as an Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead or similar Agile leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple Agile squads within a technology or digital delivery environment.
• Strong knowledge of Agile delivery frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban and Lean practices.
• Experience uplifting Agile maturity and embedding effective Agile ways of working across teams and organisations.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics including velocity, throughput, sprint predictability, lead time, cycle time and team health indicators.
• Experience using Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps or similar platforms.
• Exceptional facilitation, coaching and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to identify and resolve delivery impediments, dependencies and risks.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills with the ability to transform delivery data into actionable insights.
• Relevant Agile certifications such as Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master or equivalent will be highly regarded.

your benefits

When you join yourtown you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

• Salary Sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
• Hybrid working environment, with flexible working arrangements
• Access to Paylab to help you save on everyday items like groceries, pharmaceutical, automotive services, as well as things like clothing, books, electricals, furniture, and even holidays!
• Opportunities for internal and external professional development
• Free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
• A genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
• yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
• Access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
• Access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
• An environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

how to apply

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team yourtown and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia.

Click “Apply” to submit your application and take the next step in a career where your work truly matters.

Please paste this link into your browser to view the full position description: https://assets.yourtown.com.au/yourtown.PD.IterationManager

Contact: Lily Welch | Talent Acquisition Specialist | [email protected]

yourtown has a zero-tolerance approach to abuse and we believe that Safeguarding is a shared responsibility of all, for all.

yourtown is committed to providing services that protect and keep children, young people and adults at risk free from harm. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory screening for child-related employment including the completion of a National Criminal History Check and retention of a valid Working with Children Check.

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