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Scrum Master – Agile Delivery Lead
Sabenza IT Recruitment · Johannesburg
Job description
About the role
We are seeking a dynamic Scrum Master / Agile Delivery Lead to energise high‑performing, cross‑functional teams in a large‑scale, regulated transformation environment. This servant‑leadership position blends disciplined governance with an exciting, fast‑paced delivery culture.
Key responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and motivate Product, Design, Engineering, QA and DevOps teams to deliver outcomes with predictability, quality and pride.
- Facilitate sharp, outcome‑focused Agile ceremonies – daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
- Remove impediments, unblock teams and champion continuous improvement on a daily basis.
- Partner with Product Owners and Business Analysts to keep the backlog clear, prioritised and ready for delivery.
- Make progress, dependencies, risks and blockers visible and proactively manage them.
- Align Agile execution with hybrid delivery realities, including waterfall milestones and stage‑gate approvals.
- Own RAID management for the team(s), ensuring accurate capture and action on risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies.
- Embed client security, quality and regulatory standards into everyday delivery without slowing the team.
- Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, psychological safety and genuine collaboration.
Required profile
- Servant‑leadership mindset with a passion for removing blockers and driving team excellence.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills, able to balance empowerment with disciplined governance.
- Experience working in regulated or large‑scale transformation programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to make risks and dependencies highly visible.
Required skills
- Facilitation of Agile ceremonies (stand‑ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives).
- RAID management (risk, assumption, issue, dependency tracking).
- Understanding of hybrid delivery models that combine Agile with waterfall milestones.
- Knowledge of security, quality and regulatory compliance within delivery processes.
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