Scrum Master / Product Owner – COMPUTER GAMING START-UP

Scrum Master / Product Owner – COMPUTER GAMING START-UP

Looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Scrum Master / Product Owner that has knowledge around product delivery to come and join a well-funded start-up that is building a new platform for computer gamers around the world.

WHAT’S ON OFFER

• 100 % Remote working arrangements.
• Computer gaming platform that supports over 400,000 users
• New and innovative products / State of the art technology.
• Great benefits and long-term career growth for the right candidate.
• Perm role paying between $110,00 – $150,000 depending on experience

The Role

You will own the product life cycle, from initial design and delivery to the maintenance and enhancement of a mature product, for new products for the platform.

• Take the vision and desired end state for the platform’s product, and flesh out the problem space, high level solution and phasing.
• Work with game developers, publishers, studios, stores, mod creators and players to understand their views and needs.
• Work with the necessary 3rd party providers, to ensure our approach is scalable, automated, and compatible with our business model and the needs of our gaming partners, their creators, and consumers.
• Develop detailed requirements in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and the internal organisations marketplace team.
• Lead an agile, cross functional team to build and deliver the agreed solution.
• Define the Go to market strategy and approach, including phasing to delivery to the market.
• Collaborate with, engage, and update internal stakeholders including CEO, Technology Founder and VP of Operations on key decisions, direction and progress.

The Company

Fast-growing, early-stage start-up backed by leading gaming venture capital firms, working to bring a cutting edge & customised inter-gaming experience for gamers around the world.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

Requirements

You’ll be joining a team co-founded by passionate gamers and engineers, who value building platforms that are loved by studios, game developers, mod creators and players:

• 2+ years’ experience in a product or scrum master role in start-ups and/or established businesses
• 2+ years of experience leading cross functional, agile teams to deliver new capability
• Experience delivering functionality used by a high volume of users.
• Ability to convince, persuade and sell ideas
• Experience working with a large number of stakeholders and user groups
• Experience working in a nuanced, complex environment with multiple players with competing preferences and needs
• Passionate about delivering and making a difference
• Confident in your ability to manage delivery with little oversight from senior team members
• Excitement to dig in and learn, with real attention to detail
• Passionate about efficiency, capable of improving and automating processes, and dedicated enough to do repetitive, manual tasks
• Love of data, stats and being able to identify trends and report on them
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Ability to manage multiple tasks

It would be awesome if you also have:

• Experience with Google Mail, Docs, Sheets and Slides.
• A passion for video games.
• Strong technical skills.
• An understanding of user generated content, its use within games and comparable platforms like Steam Workshop and Playfab.

Please note: You must have Full Working Rights, OR be an Australian Permanent Resident, or Citizen to be considered for this role.

To apply, click the link and upload your current resume in Microsoft Word format only (.doc or .docx), or please send through a copy of your latest CV to dmann@welovesalt.com for a confidential discussion.

Please note: Only suitable candidates will get a call back for this vacancy.

Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.