Project Manager / Scrum Master - Digital Engineering

Pathway Search LLC.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pathway Search LLC in Sydney seeks a hands-on Project Manager/ Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery for a new CMS-driven digital publishing platform. You'll work with Software Engineering, Product, UX and Editorial teams to lead sprint delivery, manage priorities and translate business requirements into clear engineering tasks.

You will drive sprint ceremonies, manage roadmaps and releases, coordinate front-end, back-end and API work, identify risks, remove blockers and push for continuous

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering digital initiatives in Agile environments.
• Strong Scrum knowledge and backlog prioritisation.
• Experience with web apps, APIs and integrations.
• Excellent stakeholder communication.
• Familiar with Jira and Confluence.
• Hands-on delivery lead with proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives and showcases.
• Manage delivery roadmaps, sprint commitments, releases and engineering priorities.
• Translate business and product requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate dependencies across front-end, back-end, APIs and integrations.
• Identify delivery risks, resolve blockers and maintain momentum across the squad.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile delivery practices.

Skills

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Jira & Confluence

Tools

Jira

Confluence

WordPress

Job description

Project Manager / Scrum Master - Digital Engineering

Project Manager / Scrum Master - Digital Engineering

We’re partnering with a leading Australian organisation to appoint a hands-on Project Manager / Scrum Master to join its Digital Engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to drive Agile delivery across a new content management platform supporting high-traffic digital publishing platforms. Working closely with Software Engineering, Product, UX and Editorial teams, you’ll lead sprint delivery, manage priorities and dependencies, and translate business requirements into clear engineering deliverables.

The Role:

• Drive sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, retrospectives and showcases.
• Manage delivery roadmaps, sprint commitments, releases and engineering priorities.
• Translate business and product requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Coordinate dependencies across front-end, back-end, APIs and integrations.
• Identify delivery risks, resolve blockers and maintain momentum across the squad.
• Drive continuous improvement across Agile delivery practices.

About You:

You’ll be an experienced Digital Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead or Senior Business Analyst with strong engineering delivery experience.

Experience needed:

• Proven experience delivering digital technology initiatives in Agile environments.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, sprint management and backlog prioritisation.
• Experience working closely with software engineering teams across web applications, APIs and integrations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.
• A proactive, hands-on approach to managing delivery and competing priorities.

Experience with CMS platforms (particularly WordPress), cloud environments, media or high-traffic digital platforms will be highly regarded.

The Opportunity

• Join a major digital engineering initiative with significant visibility.
• Play a key role in delivering a new content management platform.
• Work within a collaborative, cross-functional engineering squad.
• Influence delivery practices and outcomes across a significant digital transformation.