Agile Project Manager
Location: NZ, , Wellington
Department: Permanent
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Company profile: SilverStripe CMS & Framework is an open source platform of web development tools. The platform is curated by SilverStripe, an international web development company and supported by a vibrant online community. We take pride in being a locally owned New Zealand company, founded by three people passionate about the limitless possibilities of the web. They share a vision - to reshape business through the web. Top developersSilverStripe is one of New Zealand’s top developers of websites and web applications. We’ve been in business since 2000 and in that time we’ve gone from strength to strength. Our technical expertise has earned us a solid reputation around the world and because of the leading edge work we do, we are able to attract and retain a wide range of talented and dedicated people from within New Zealand and abroad.Open sourceWe are strong advocates of open source software. Our flagship product, SilverStripe Content Management System (CMS), is a free, open source download, alongside SilverStripe Framework, the powerful core underpinning the CMS. We have seen strong growth in adoption of our software around the globe. Many of our larger customers are now developing unique and novel solutions on top of SilverStripe and are integrating our software deep into their own product offerings.Core values & kick ass cultureYou will be working alongside super smart designers, developers and project managers. They’ll share their love of the craft with you and help you grow your skills. There are plenty of opportunities for learning — we pay for developers to attend the usual range of conferences and meetups, and we hold our own internal monthly Hack Day and Show & Tell talks.SilverStripe is big on things like building trusting relationships, sharing ideas, being open, using technology to solve important problems, and helping others reach their goals. We actively foster a culture that supports these core values. Our culture kicks ass.
Description: Are you interested in changing the way the world thinks about project management? Are you someone who leads by supporting people to do their best work to ensure success, rather than telling people what to do when? Do you enjoy working with a group of experts who you can trust to deliver what they commit to? Do you want to help shape a newly formed team of developers and testers to become a trusting, loyal, multi-talented ‘family’?SilverStripe is looking for a full-time Agile Project Manager to help create an additional team of talented people to join our existing bespoke delivery teams based in Wellington.The focus of this position is on delivering value over ticking boxes, leading the team over managing tasks, and adapting to change over conforming to plans.What you will be doing:Forming a new team and helping them to become a highly functioning group of talented people doing their best work for our clientsManaging some very exciting new projects that are on the board for SilverStripeFacilitating the Scrum process with the team and stakeholders as the Scrum Master while proactively removing impediments to progressLeading complex initiatives across multiple functions and teams by planning, directing, and coordinating to the project objectives with consideration for riskWorking with management and other Agile Project Managers to continually identify and implement organisation-wide process improvementsWe want someone who:Has at least five years project management experience, with at least 3 years being in the web industryHas successfully owned and delivered multiple projects simultaneouslyHas had some exposure to Agile methodologies (ideally Scrum)Has successfully led diverse project teamsHas a strong focus at all times on clients’ business needs, user goals, and overall qualityCan always retain a view of the big picture while paying attention to detailCan confidently make difficult decisionsHas  excellent communication skills, both oral and written and can communicate effectively with clients, developers, designers, sales people, and business owners alikeCan work full-time out of our office in Wellington CBDIf you are either an experienced Scrum Master or a Project Manager looking to try something new, and you have worked in the web domain for several years, this could be your opportunity to work with our talented team here in Wellington, in one of New Zealand’s leading open-source companies.Please apply below.
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