Scrum Lead

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is seeking a Scrum Lead / Delivery Enablement Leader to empower teams, strengthen agile practices, and drive data and information initiatives that deliver value. You will work with technical specialists, product owners and senior stakeholders to remove barriers and accelerate delivery outcomes.

This fixed-term internal secondment offers an opportunity to shape delivery practices and contribute to turning data into insight for communities across New

Qualifications

• Experience supporting teams through organisational and technology transformation.
• Excellent facilitation and coaching skills to enable high-performing teams.
• Experience working with technical specialists, product owners, and senior stakeholders.
• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery enablement across teams to mature agile practices.
• Navigate ambiguity and drive outcomes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to remove blockers and build momentum.
• Shape delivery practices and drive data-driven delivery initiatives.

Skills

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

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Ready to lead delivery that makes a real difference?

DMaID is looking for an experienced Scrum Lead, to be our Delivery Enablement Leader. This means empowering teams, strengthening agile practices, and driving the successful delivery of data and information initiatives that create value for the organisation.

Working across technical specialists, product owners, and senior business stakeholders, you'll help teams navigate complexity, remove barriers, and build momentum. You'll play a key role in maturing agile delivery practices across emerging teams and evolving platforms, while fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and accountability.

We're looking for someone who:

• Brings extensive experience supporting teams through organisational and technology transformation
• Has demonstrated success working across technical specialists, product owners, and senior business stakeholders
• Excels at facilitation, coaching, and enabling high-performing teams
• Can navigate ambiguity, build alignment, and maintain a strong focus on outcomes
• Knows the Scaled Agile framework and principles

It would be an advantage if you:

• Have knowledge of data engineering, data analytics, or Snowflake-based cloud data platforms
• Understand the Software Development Life Cycle
• Have worked within a DevOps or DataOps environment

This fixed-term opportunity (covering an internal secondment) offers the chance to shape delivery practices, influence meaningful change, and work alongside a passionate team dedicated to turning data into insight and delivery into impact.

If you're passionate about enabling teams to do their best work and delivering outcomes that matter, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $119,586.00 - $145,235.00

The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.

We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.

We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. You can find out more about our values here.