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  • Posted: Jan 18, 2021
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    Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of A...
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    Scrum Master, Design System

    Scrum Master drives continuous delivery by managing multidisciplinary teams to deliver efficiently. In the Design team the scrum master will focus on driving the development of design standards across all design disciplines in variety of team and project settings. He/she will enable the squad to manage delivery and stakeholder expectations. Scrum Master will enable timeous delivery by managing the backlog effectively, and helping the teams to focus on the tasks at hand.

    Scrum Master will participate in each project definition. He/she will not simply execute on a project, but will work with senior leaders in Design team to shape the approach, prioritization and structure of the projects. He/she is also responsible for escalating risks and impediments to the relevant stakeholders to ensure that delivery quality and timelines are preserved.

    A successful Scrum Master is an expert motivator, strong collaborator and skillful negotiator. He/she is a self-starter with a passion for high quality delivery and the expertise in managing constrained resources. He/she will have a strong track record of delivering complex, creative and innovative projects that move the business forward. Experience with Design is a benefit.

    Job Description
    Accountability: Scrum and agile process

    • Effectively coach the squad about agile principles and scrum framework
    • Help the squad agree on shared quality standards in the form of a definition of done
    • Help the squad with handover in the form of definition of ready
    • Organize the schedule and materials required for all sprint ceremonies
    • Facilitate sprint planning, product grooming, reviews and retrospectives keeping them focused and ensuring that everyone contributes
    • Ensure that daily scrum happens and useful to the team

    Accountability: Managing delivery

    • Work with product owner as they develop strategy, track progress and manage stakeholders
    • Assist the product owner to establish the product backlog
    • Meticulously monitor quality of work and take necessary corrective actions when necessary
    • Understand the team dynamics and seek to guide them into productive ways of working promoting whole team thinking
    • Lead the team through problems not by providing solution but providing by helping them identify options
    • Work with key stakeholders to interact productively with the scrum team

    Accountability: Building capabilities

    • Continuously develop your own expertise by, for example, actively seeking and incorporating feedback, and following external trends and best practices.
    • Contribute to the knowledge building of the entire team by actively sharing insights and success stories.
    • Continuously research and share insights into world standards and best practices.
    • Evangelizing agile and scrum in other squads.

    Education And Experience Required

    • Matric (Mandatory)
    • Degree or diploma in a Software or Process related discipline such as (but not limited to) Engineering, Computer Science, IT (NQF level 4)
    • Minimum of 2 years of technical delivery of agile software projects OR track record of delivering high quality agile projects, with strong customer impact.
    • Ability to communicate ideas through drawing, digital tools, prototyping, model making, journeys etc.

    Knowledge and skills:
     

    • Basic understanding of either Product design, Service Design or Process Design
    • Firm grasp of modern software development methods
    • Understanding of continuous integration and continuous delivery
    • Problem-solving skills – ability to work tirelessly and think creatively in order to find solutions to problems that result in a great customer experience.
    • Literacy of design tools specific to discipline.
    • Understanding of the importance of data and insight in defining solutions and ability to use data in decision-making
    • Awareness of new and emerging design trends and patterns in specific design discipline.

    Education

    • National Certificate: Information Technology

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Absa on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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