Agile Program Manager / Release train Engineer

Salt Digital Recruitment

📍 Remote, Remote, New-Zealand

Full-time IT Management & IT Project Management Posted June 10, 2026

Job Description

Agile Programme Manager / Release Train Engineer (RTE)

This is a permanent role within a stable and secure tertiary education environment that has a deep sense of purpose to transform society in line with Māori and NewZealand leadership culture and values. The position is newly created and provides an opportunity to influence the current agile implementation and scale it across other departments.

Benefits

  • Salary: NZ$150,000–170,000 per annum
  • 5weeks of annual leave
  • Superannuation on top of KiwiSaver
  • Discounts on medical insurance
  • Flexible and hybrid (2days WFH)

Responsibilities

  • Act as a lean‑agile leader and Agile Release Train (ART) coach, driving a critical change agent for new ways of working to lift the organisation’s business agility across the Strategic Portfolio.
  • Report to the Associate Director – Strategic Programme.
  • Lead an ART team of 4–5 Scrum Masters and the ...