Agile Project Manager (Scrum Master) at Nedbank

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions across multiple squads.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, risks, and impediments through mechanisms such as Scrum of Scrums, PI Planning, or equivalent scaled agile practices (SAFe, LeSS, or Nexus).
• Coach and mentor team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on agile mindset, Scrum framework, and lean delivery principles.
• Manage the relationship with the consulting partner's delivery leads, ensuring consistent delivery standards, shared Definition of Done, and transparent reporting.
• Track and report on delivery metrics (velocity, throughput, cycle time, sprint burndown, cumulative flow) and use data to drive meaningful conversations about team health and performance.
• Identify and remove impediments proactively — escalating to programme leadership or technology management where necessary.
• Drive continuous improvement by facilitating meaningful retrospectives, tracking improvement actions, and embedding a culture of experimentation and learning.
• Ensure governance and compliance — work within the bank's regulatory, risk, and audit frameworks while maintaining agile delivery speed.
• Support release management and coordinate deployments with DevOps, infrastructure, and production support teams.
• Contribute to the Agile Centre of Excellence / Community of Practice, sharing best practices and driving agile maturity across the broader organization.

Minimum Experience Level

• 8+ years of experience in agile delivery roles, with at least 3–5 years as a Scrum Master in large-scale technology programmes.
• Banking, financial services, or fintech experience is strongly preferred — familiarity with core banking, payments, digital channels, regulatory programmes, or platform modernisation initiatives.
• Experience operating within regulated environments with an understanding of compliance, audit, and risk management obligations.
• Proven track record of managing delivery in multi-vendor / consulting partner environments, including governance of blended onshore/offshore teams.
• Experience with large-scale technology transformations such as cloud migration, legacy modernisation, API platform builds, or digital banking rollout

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree