Scrum Master

Location: Sandton, Gauteng

Overview:

Our client, a well-established leader in the South African retail and services space is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to help lead their Agile transformation and drive delivery excellence across dynamic cross-functional teams. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, have a strong grasp of Agile methodologies, and are ready to make a real impact this could be the perfect next step in your career.

Minimum Requirements:

• 5 - 10 years Experience in a Scrum Master role.
• Familiarity with Software Development environment and Project Management background.
• Have successfully implemented Agile implementation for teams and conducted PI planning workshops.
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban).
• Scrum Master Certification mandatory.
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement).
• Hands on experience with Jira and Confluence.
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills.

Description:

• Helping software development teams apply the Scrum framework.
• The Scrum Master keeps the team organised and on track by hosting daily Stand-up meetings, Sprint Planning meetings, Sprint Reviews, Retrospective etc.
• Planning deliverables and helping teams monitor performance.
• Resolving issues that hinder the teams work, resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur.
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests.
• Help teams implement changes effectively.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity.
• The Scrum Master hosts daily team meetings to get updates on the progress of the Project, address potential roadblocks, and ensure that the Project is on track.
• Host regular sessions to share updates with product stakeholders about how the Project is progressing (or not).
• Ensure that the team is meeting deadlines with the desired outcome.
• Send timeous reports to the stakeholders and engage with all parties and keep everyone informed with progress updates.
• Must be capable to manage 3 or more teams simultaneously.