Iteration Manager

Qantas; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Heavily discounted air travel

Flexible leave options

Access to discounts across various services

Wellbeing programs

Job summary

A leading airline in Australia is seeking an experienced Iteration Manager to lead agile teams at their Product and Innovation Centre in Adelaide. The successful candidate will be responsible for coaching squads, ensuring alignment to agile practices, and driving continuous improvement. Applicants should have over 3 years in agile environments, mentor teams effectively, and possess strong stakeholder management skills. This full-time permanent role offers exciting opportunities to innovate and develop within the organization, supported by comprehensive training programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years as an Agile Iteration Manager in a digital environment.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate delivery from discovery through to release.
• Demonstrated ability to coach individuals and squads in Agile practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile squads to deliver features aligned with strategic goals.
• Plan and coordinate agile delivery across squads.
• Coach teams to improve agile maturity and foster collaboration.

Skills

Agile mindset coaching

Stakeholder management

Risk and issue management

Proficient in Jira

Proficient in Confluence

Proficient in Miro

Proficient in Scrum

Proficient in Kanban

Excellent communication skills

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

Job description

• At Qantas, our teams come together to create new and unique experiences for our customers
• A fantastic opportunity to lead and coach a Squad to deliver world class products
• Full-time permanent position based at our new Product and Innovation Centre in Adelaide

Join Qantas in our brand-new Product and Innovation Centre located in Adelaide to help meet evolving consumer needs by enabling agile teams to deliver faster, more adaptive solutions that prioritise customer value, continuous feedback, and innovation at every stage of the product lifecycle.

As an Iteration Manager, you will lead agile squads to deliver features aligned with strategic goals, while mentoring teams to improve delivery practices and agile maturity. You’ll foster a culture of autonomy, collaboration, and transparency.

Your primary responsibility is to plan and coordinate agile delivery across squads, ensuring alignment to agreed practices and frameworks. You’ll coach teams to improve agile maturity, foster collaboration, and remove impediments to maintain delivery flow. The role includes enabling incremental delivery and tracking progress against objectives. By driving continuous improvement, reducing waste, and optimizing resource utilization, you’ll help teams deliver value early and consistently.

You’ll have:

• 3+ years as an Agile Iteration Manager in a digital environment
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate delivery from discovery through to release, optimising time to value
• Demonstrated ability to coach individuals and squads in adopting Agile mindsets and practices, enabling high-performing teams
• Proficient in multiple agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, Design Thinking, and other frameworks
• Strong capability in risk and issue identification and management
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Jira, Confluence and Miro

We have multiple roles available across different product areas and technical stacks, including mobile applications and Salesforce. Experience in these spaces will be advantageous.

Why Qantas?

At Qantas, your career can take you further than you imagined. You’ll join a team where creativity and passion drives success. Together we dream big and deliver even bigger.

You’ll find diverse opportunities to grow, personally and professionally. From day one, you’ll be supported with hands‑on training, coaching, and formal learning programs designed to help you excel. Your development is our priority because we know that when you thrive, so do our customers.

And while this role is your starting point at Qantas, it’s just the beginning. We have a proud history of helping our people explore new paths and reach new heights - the destinations are endless.

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.

• We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.
• We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave and the option to purchase additional paid leave for eligible employees.
• We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
• We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.

Why South Australia?

Discover a place where life is balanced and rewarding, and where innovation thrives. In South Australia we value collaboration, genuine connections, and supporting each other to succeed. That spirit of teamwork is at the heart of our new Product Innovation Centre, a hub dedicated to creating world‑class digital experiences for our customers.

Adelaide offers the best of both worlds. A vibrant city with cutting‑edge tech opportunities and world‑class food, wine, and arts, surrounded by stunning beaches, national parks, and green spaces. Getting around is easy, and the cost of living means you can enjoy more of what matters. From celebrated wine regions and fresh produce to our innovative industries, South Australians take pride in doing things well, with care and integrity. That same commitment drives our approach to digital innovation: building solutions that matter, with creativity and purpose.

If you’re looking for a place where your career can grow, your ideas can shape the future, and your life can flourish, South Australia is waiting for you.

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.

Be a part of something special and play your part in the Qantas story – get in touch today.