Scrum Master

About the role

Old Mutual is looking for a Scrum Master in Cape Town to lead and manage several Scrum teams and Scrum of Scrums meetings on Agile projects. The role works with business owners, product owners and other stakeholders to prioritise work, manage risks and dependencies, coordinate releases and align stakeholders around the development teams.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, remove obstacles and help teams resolve conflicts so they can deliver effectively on small projects.
• Plan and replan software releases for medium-sized projects to ensure timely updates and early delivery of benefits.
• Review and reprioritise the backlog of a small project and adjust resource deployment to reduce costs and increase value.
• Promote a culture of innovation through idea platforms, jam sessions and hackathons.
• Help execute parts of the digital roadmap using agile and design-thinking principles.
• Identify and evaluate risks, issues, dependencies and constraints, escalate where needed and agree and implement solutions.
• Collect and analyse data using preset tools, methods and formats, working independently.
• Assign short-term work schedules to subordinates, manage project resources and support the creation of workstream and project plans within the organisation's project management framework.
• Monitor team performance, allocate work, review completion and take corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality.

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master in a financial services business.
• NQF Level 7 degree, advanced diploma or postgraduate certificate, or equivalent.
• Ability to run and facilitate core meetings such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, story writing, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Stakeholder management, negotiation and communication skills.

Required skills

• Knowledge of agile methodologies and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile (SAFe).
• JIRA/Confluence experience (or other relevant tools) and making work visible on a Sprint board.
• Team metrics awareness and professional facilitation skills.