BI Scrum Master at Sanlam Group

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its business clusters - Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments, Sanlam Corporate, Santam, Miway, as well as the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Purpose of the Role

• The purpose of the Scrum master is to be the Project/Delivery manager for SC BI delivery teams. The Scrum Master will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem solving skills and a drive to make a difference. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management and constantly improving our standards of work.

Key Responsibilities

• Establishes and manages team cadence throughout delivery lifecycle, facilitation of all scrum ceremonies
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Stakeholder management and playback, including product owners, executive sponsors and other external teams
• Work closely with leadership to define product and establish product backlog. Owns delivery roadmap.
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies, managing risks and issues.
• Assist with bedding down BI capability operating model (People and process)

Qualifications And Experience

• Relevant qualification in Engineering or BSc IT preferable.
• Relevant IT/project management certifications is advantageous.
• Experience in a Dev Ops environment and leading the development automation
• Hands-on experience with software delivery life cycle and Agile/Scrum delivery management
• Experience in project management/Team lead roles mandatory.
• Experience in delivering BI products preferable

Knowledge And Skills

• 7+ years of Scrum Master experience.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.

Core Competencies

• Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
• Client Focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Results - Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances.
• Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resilience - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.

Personal Attributes

• Flexible and Adaptable - Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Courage - Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
• Manages Complexity - Demonstrated ability and proven record to make complex decisions.
• Ensures Accountability - Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Plans and Aligns - Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned to organisational goals