Scrum Master | Kaihautū Scrum

The role | Te tūnga

Join a high-profile transformation programme that is helping build the future of Census processing at Stats NZ. As Scrum Master, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering a modern, scalable Census Processing System that supports New Zealand's evolving data needs and long-term integrated data strategy.

This is a fixed term role until 30 June 2027 based in Christchurch.

Working alongside Product Owners, architects, analysts, engineers, data specialists and senior stakeholders, you'll champion Agile ways of working, remove barriers to success, and empower teams to deliver high-value outcomes. This is an opportunity to lead across multiple workstreams, influence delivery at scale, and help foster a culture of continuous improvement, collaboration and innovation

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

• Proven experience leading Agile delivery across complex, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum, Nexus, Scrum-of-Scrums or other scaled Agile frameworks.
• A skilled coach who can build high-performing, self-organising teams and drive continuous improvement.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and dependency management capability across multiple streams of work.
• Experience using delivery metrics and insights to support decision-making, transparency and successful outcomes.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset with a passion for delivering value in complex and evolving environments.
• Understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a commitment to strengthening cultural capability and responsiveness to Māori.

 We recognise that valuable skills can come from both paid and unpaid work. You might have gained experience in education, hospitality, technology, public service, the marae, or the arts. You might have experience from community involvement, volunteering, or whānau responsibilities. We welcome and value all forms of transferable skills. Please bring your full unique self to your application.

For all our roles, we’re looking for people who:

• Act with integrity, take responsibility, and do what’s right even when it’s hard.
• Understand the ‘why’ behind their work and focus on delivering real value.
• Stay curious and open to learning, seeing challenges as chances to grow.
• Build respectful and inclusive relationships, grounded in care for others.
• Work collaboratively across boundaries and contribute to collective outcomes.

We don’t expect you to know everything. What matters is your genuine interest, commitment, and readiness to grow with us. Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

About Us | Ko mātou

 Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is the National Statistics Office, leading the way in data and insights. While this is our focus, it’s our people who are central to everything we do. We value diverse perspectives and experiences, recognising that our work is strengthened by the people behind it.

The data and insights we produce help shape decisions across government, communities, and businesses, and plays an important role in telling the story of Aotearoa New Zealand. Our mahi supports informed decision making at both national and local levels, helping improve outcomes for people, the economy, and the environment.

We’re proud of the role we play in guiding and strengthening the data system, with a goal of delivering high quality data with equitable access for all.

What’s in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

Take a look at our Stats NZ careers site to learn more about our organisational values: He pēwhea ā tātou tikanga mahi | The way we work.

Some key benefits include:

• 37.5 hours work week.
• 15 days sick leave allowance (to be used for yourself or people under your care).
• 3 extra days off (taken during end-of-year office closure).
• Annual flu vaccines.
• Funded counselling and coaching through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• Visual and hearing health benefits
• Corporate rates for a variety of services and products.
• Study assistance programmes.
• Rōpū Waiata – weekly cross agency connection.
• An active social club in each office.

Starting salary for this position: $90,599- $122,575 + kiwisaver

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

Sound like you? Click ’Apply now’ to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

Our process is to screen applications as we receive them, so we move to interview stage quickly.  You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video.

Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to  [email protected]  if you have any pātai / questions.

Note to recruitment agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.