Scrum Master

About the role:

Reporting to the Head of Digital Enablement, this Scrum Master role supports successful project delivery by coordinating agile practices, facilitating collaboration, and ensuring progress against key milestones. The position works closely with project teams, product owners, managers, and stakeholders to remove impediments, drive effective sprint delivery, and promote agile ways of working. It also contributes to project governance, stakeholder engagement, financial tracking, vendor coordination, and risk management. This is a hands-on role requiring strong organisational skills, sound judgement, and the ability to work independently while fostering a productive, accountable, and high-performing team environment aligned with business and project objectives.

This is a fixed term contract until end of March 2028.

About You:

You bring proven experience in Scrum Master, project delivery or similar roles, with strong knowledge of agile methodologies and delivery in medium to large organisations. You have excellent stakeholder engagement, facilitation and communication skills, with the ability to build collaborative, high-performing teams and remove delivery barriers. You are organised, proactive and confident working independently across multiple priorities, with sound judgement in managing risks, budgets, governance and project reporting. Tertiary qualifications in IT or a related field are preferred, along with project management certification and experience using agile tools such as Jira in complex delivery environments.

Key Requisites: 

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master, Project Lead or in a similar agile delivery role


• Strong understanding of agile delivery methodologies and hybrid project environments


• Demonstrated ability to facilitate sprint ceremonies, stand-ups, retrospectives and showcases


• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate and resolve conflicts


• Strong project coordination capability, including reporting, governance, risk and issue management


• Experience managing competing priorities independently with sound judgement and initiative


• Financial and commercial acumen, including budget tracking, invoice management and vendor coordination


• Relevant tertiary qualifications and project management certification, with Jira experience highly regarded

Why We Love Working at CPA Australia

At CPA Australia, we’re proud of our vibrant, values-led culture. We live by our core values: Create Opportunity, Pursue Excellence, and Achieve Together—and they shape everything we do.

Here’s what makes working here special:

• Inclusive culture – We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered to thrive.

• People-first culture – Work alongside passionate, like-minded professionals who strive to be their best.


• Hybrid flexibility – Enjoy the balance of working from home and in the office (minimum two days onsite).


• Wellbeing matters – Access health and wellbeing sessions, learning labs, and a generous reward and recognition program.


• Supportive benefits – Paid parental, volunteer, and study leave, plus the option to purchase additional leave.


• Career growth – Take advantage of learning and professional development opportunities.


• Global mindset – Be part of a truly international organisation with over 20 offices around the world.


• Incentives that reward you – Participate in our annual incentive scheme.


• Fast-paced and purpose-driven – Thrive in a dynamic environment where your work makes a difference to our members and the profession.

About Us: 

CPA Australia is Australia’s leading professional accounting body and one of the largest in the world. We have more than 175,000 members in over 100 countries and regions. Our core services include education, training, technical support and advocacy. CPA Australia provides thought leadership on local, national and international issues affecting the accounting profession and public interest. We engage with governments, regulators and industries to advocate policies that stimulate sustainable economic growth and have positive business and public outcomes. 

We are values-based organisation underpinned by the CPA Australia Way, which is our commitment to each other and a way of working. It is the foundation of our success, experienced and lived by our people, and felt by members. 

How do I Apply?

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To learn more about CPA Australia and other opportunities, please visit our Careers page at https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/about-cpa-australia/work-with-us/careers