Scrum Master

nzpolice Wellington, New Zealand

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Career Opportunities: Scrum Master (5883998)

Requisition ID 5883998 - Posted - Wellington - Fixed Term FT

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Scrum Master – 12 Months Fix Term role!

Based at Porirua CBD
Band I
Police Employee
Permanent/Fixed term

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

The NIA Product Team is seeking a Scrum Master to support a significant evolution in the team’s ways of working. The team is transitioning from a single large squad of approximately 20–30 people (with potential growth to nearly 40 as the PIMS project expands) into four focused delivery squads, aligned to distinct areas of work.

This role will provide critical guidance, coaching, facilitation, and Agile leadership to support this transition. The Scrum Master will help embed effective Agile practices as the team moves from operating a single set of ceremonies to running four parallel Scrum cadences, with each squad conducting its own daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, and showcases.

Key Accountabilities:

Lead and support the transition from a single large squad to four focused delivery squads, enabling effective Agile ways of working

Facilitate and coach teams through multiple Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and showcases

Provide Agile coaching and guidance to squads to build capability, autonomy, and continuous improvement

Partner closely with the Technical Product Owner to support day‑to‑day delivery and squad alignment

Identify, remove, and escalate blockers and impediments, ensuring smooth and predictable delivery

Support discovery and refinement activities, aligning delivery with the Product Model and strategic outcomes

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

Strong ability to influence, engage, and collaborate with delivery teams, partners, and wider stakeholders

Proven experience establishing effective team working agreements, including Social Contracts, Definition of Ready, and Definition of Done

Ability to partner closely with Product Owners, ensuring shared understanding of product vision, goals, scope, and priorities

Demonstrated capability to coach teams in Agile and Scrum principles, improving flow, focus, and customer outcomes

Skilled at fostering self‑organising, empowered teams within a safe, trusting, and psychologically secure environment

Confident facilitator of all core Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives

Proven experience supporting the transition from a single large squad to multiple squads, such as scaling to four delivery squads

Ability to operate effectively across multiple delivery and product teams, maintaining alignment and consistency

Strong practical understanding of Scrum, Agile, and Lean practices within a delivery environment

Confidence using and supporting teams with Agile delivery tools, such as Jira and Confluence, within a product‑based delivery model

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

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Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

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All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 22/05/2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact deepa.shankar@police.govt.nz

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