Scrum Master - Payments - JHB at Vodafone Global Enterprise

Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the Product Owner in ensuring right-sized story writing, aligning priorities, and planning sprint iterations
• Coach team members on Agile methods and technical practices (e.g., CI/CD, TDD, etc.)
• Track and manage risks and issues of the delivery team
• Track and report on current status of all team members and the delivery
• Facilitating key agile ceremonies, such as daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives
• Monitor and optimize agile processes and practices
• Promote continuous improvement through retrospectives and team learning
• Coordinate with other delivery teams, stakeholders, and partners to manage risks, interdependencies, and impediments to the team

The ideal candidate for this role will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related field preferred
• A total of at least five years relevant experience of which at least two years needs to be as a Scrum Master or Product Owner with agile teams
• Experience in designing and delivering complex digital capabilities
• Experience leading teams using agile methodologies in large-scale teams
• Certified Agile coach, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Certified Scrum Master or similar
• Experience working with agile methodologies, such as Scrum, Kanban, XP, TDD, and BDD
• Experience in the payments industry is required with proven experience in card and digital payments, settlements and reconciliation. Knowledge of PCI DDS principles is an advantage
• Certifications in traditional Project Management practices, e.g., Prince 2, PMP preferred
• JIRA/Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent experience preferred