Iteration Manager

Job no: 0057346
Location: Parkville
Role type: Full-time; Continuing
Department: Business Services
Salary: UOM 9 – $129,154 – $134,374 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part-time)

• Support teams uptake Agile/Agility to deliver critical enhancement projects
• Join a collaborative, supportive team, influence our ways of working and drive value
• $129,154 – $134,374, 17% super, flexible work environment and development opportunities!

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, of celebration, initiation and renewal, and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

About – Digital Products Centre of Excellence
The Digital Products Centre of Excellence (CoE), within Strategy, Innovation & Assurance, acts as a central body bringing together stakeholders from across the organisation and sets the standard for Salesforce architecture, updates, enhancements and operations.

We are a highly collaborative and supportive team. We value the contributions of our members and make sure to have fun along the way. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and we build better solutions through their development.

About the Role
Reporting to the CoE Lead the Iteration Manager will support teams in effective uptake in Agile/Agility to continue to develop new and improved ways of working and drive the delivery of critical enhancement projects.

The role will engage the team and value stream stakeholders to ensure the goals, scope and work remain clear and support the adoption and usage of appropriate Agile/Agility methodology to accelerate the delivery of value to their stakeholders. The role will also embed and drive team-based metrics to help the teams to understand and manage motivators, stressors and behaviours to foster a culture of continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world-renowned, publicly-spirited institution in a vital role with real influence on our ways of working. We offer a flexible hybrid work environment, a range of benefits and excellent development opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Promote and drive uplift in agile adoption and maturity, helping team(s) self-organise, self-manage and work at a sustainable pace of continual improvement and continuous delivery.
• Work collaboratively with the CoE Lead and the team to design and implement processes that ensure a seamless flow of work between the operational and delivery modes.
• Support the team in the adoption of a ‘customer-centric focus’ with innovative approaches to the delivery of team outcomes and customer value.
• Take an active role in helping the team identify, understand, and resolve issues that may impact their ability to deliver planned agreed work.

About You
You are an experienced Iteration Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile coach with demonstrated leadership within a complex organisation. You possess excellent stakeholder engagement and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and nurture relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. You are an effective communicator with the ability to bring teams together and support their growth.

You will also have:

• A relevant postgraduate qualification with significant relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant significant experience and/or education and training.
• Significant working knowledge of iterative and flow-based work systems and complementary frameworks e.g. Lean, Kanban, Scrum, Scrum/XP, TDD/FDD/BDD, SAFe, DevOps/CD-CI, Management 3.0 and, Cynefin; also, having used and trained teams in the adoption of concepts such as MVP and work decomposition to accelerate delivery of value.
• Demonstrable experience in Product planning and education of teams in the definition and replenishment of Product backlogs with well-defined product requirements that convey stakeholder needs and, with defined ordering/sequencing to maximise value.

Exposure to Salesforce would be highly-regarded.

Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia.

About the University
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

Benefits of Working with Us
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

• Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
• Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
• Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
• Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
• Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

To find out more, visit https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/staff-benefits .

Be Yourself
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity.  First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Join Us!
If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter outlining your interest and experience.  Please note that you are not required to provide responses against the selection criteria in the Position Description.

We are dedicated to ensuring barrier-free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, please contact us at hr-talent@unimelb.edu.au .

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