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We appreciate someone that is pragmatic and knows when to push for process improvement or let the team experiment and fail in a safe manner. Many of our teams have been doing Scrum or Kanban, some have even chosen parts of Agile processes that work for them, it is not one size fits all. The candidate should be able to engage with teams to either re-establish Scrum practises or assist them in Process design to achieve buy-in and help the team be effective.
The candidate will work with a high degree of autonomy and will need to engage not only with the team but also with stakeholders outside the team to drive continuous improvement.
You will not be alone, we currently have a team of Scrum Masters that you can co-facilitate, co-coach, pair on anything to help achieve a team’s goals.
We believe Scrum Masters can influence broader than one or two teams and we encourage implementation of improvement themes across the department
Please note: This is a Cape Town based role and you will be required to be in office for a minimum of 3 days / week, with a Monday and Thursday as compulsory.
Responsibilities
Organise and help execute the Scrum framework: Scrum meetings (i.e. daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, planning sessions) and metrics (burndown charts, predictability metrics)
Assist the product owner in prioritisation and scheduling of work, to meet agreed delivery time frames
Make sure that all the team members understand their roles and fulfil them to the best of their ability
Guide/coach/mentor the development team to take on the responsibilities of the process and the ownership of the product – lead team to a self-organised state
Identify and facilitate the resolution of identified impediments
Helps the team in its use of Scrum and Agile practices by motivating the team and reminding the team of its goals and how they choose to meet them
Skills and Competencies
Strong communication, coaching and facilitation skills
Flexible, resilient, energetic and have an adaptive leadership style
Influential. Able to exert influence without authority inside and outside the team
Strong logical thinking and deductive reasoning
Strong negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Self-motivated and the ability to motivate others
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types and deal with conflict in an effective way.
Collaborative. Works to ensure a collaborative culture exists within the team
Highly observant and an expert at root cause analysis
Committed and responsible: Take responsibility without assuming any authority that might be useful in achieving it.
Humble and lead through Servant Leadership. Recognize the value in all team members and by example lead others to the same opinion.
Experience in dealing with all levels of business essential
Experience
Understanding of SDLC
Experience in dealing with all levels of business essential
3 – 5 years Scrum Master experience
2+ years’ IT industry experience essential
Qualifications
Tertiary qualification
Scrum certification
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