Iteration Manager

As an Iteration Manager at Versent, you’ll lead end-to-end agile delivery across one or more client engagements creating the conditions for high-performing teams to plan, execute, and continuously improve. You’ll facilitate core Scrum ceremonies, partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to shape and prioritise the backlog, and provide clear visibility of progress, velocity, risks, and team health. Working at the intersection of delivery and cloud operations, you’ll factor in service dependencies and operational constraints to ensure delivery outcomes are achieved while maintaining service continuity.

Skills and Responsibilities :

Agile Delivery Leadership

• Lead end-to-end agile delivery for one or more Versent client engagements, ensuring the team operates effectively within a scrum or agile framework.
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews and backlog refinement.
• Maintain a clear and prioritised backlog in collaboration with the Product Owner and client stakeholders.
• Track and report on delivery progress, velocity and team health, taking corrective action as required.
• Understand and factor in cloud operational constraints, service dependencies and environment health when planning and managing delivery iterations.

Stakeholder & Client Engagement

• Act as the primary delivery point of contact for client stakeholders, providing clear and timely communication on progress, risks and decisions.
• Manage escalations and impediments that impact delivery outcomes.
• Liaise with cloud operations and service management teams to communicate delivery impacts, coordinate incident response, and ensure service continuity is maintained across engagements.
• Facilitate workshops and collaborative sessions with client and internal teams to align on priorities and resolve delivery challenges.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across client organisations and internal Versent teams.

Team Capability & Agile Maturity

• Coach and guide team members in Agile principles, practices and ceremonies.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety and self-organisation within the delivery team.
• Identify and remove barriers or impediments preventing the team from achieving their objectives.
• Support the team in adopting and maturing agile practices over the course of the engagement.
• Build team awareness of cloud operations principles and service management practices, enabling the team to make informed decisions around deployment, incident handling and service health.

Governance & Reporting

• Implement and execute delivery policies aligned to Versent and client strategic plans.
• Maintain delivery artefacts including sprint plans, risk registers, status reports and retrospective outputs.
• Contribute to Versent's delivery practice standards, templates and IP.
• Ensure quality management practices are applied consistently across the delivery team.
• Maintain awareness of cloud service management frameworks (e.g. ITIL) and ensure delivery activities align with change, incident and release management processes where applicable.

Life at Versent

We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth.  We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.

We also offer our team:

• Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.

• Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.

• Access to Benefits That Fit Your Life: From salary packaging and purchased leave to novated leasing options, we offer a range of benefits designed to suit different lifestyles and priorities. There’s something for everyone.

• Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.

• Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.

• Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!

• Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.

At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply! 

If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].