Scrum Master at Pepkor Payments & Lending

Primarily the areas of responsibility may include, but are not limited to:

• Apply agile methodology values, principles, and practices to plan, manage and deliver solutions
• Coach and provide guidance to the team on how to effectively apply Agile methodologies
• Manage operational activities by determining and managing key tasks, issues, and action items within the development team
• Oversee the delivery of change through Agile scrum processes
• Provide support to the product owners and software development teams to achieve customer satisfaction
• Ensure the proper use of collaborative processes and removes impediments for the software development team
• Schedule and facilitate scrum events, meetings, and decision-making processes
• Develop and maintain a detailed plan to track progress and provide status feedback to stakeholders
• Measure project performance by using appropriate systems, tools, and techniques
• Perform risk management, address risks, and escalate issues when necessary
• Handle multiple projects concurrently, showcasing effective multitasking
• Provide day-to-day stakeholder liaison, taking responsibility for relationship management, project management, and delivery
• Elevate business-related concerns as needed, including identifying potential business opportunities

Requirements
To excel in our environment, you would require the following: 

• Tertiary Qualification in Information Technology 
• Certification Scrum Master (CSM)
• 5 years’+ experience in project development experience specifically in a scrum environment or working in an Agile Framework/method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban)
• 5 years Scrum Master and Project Management experience in a software development environment (Software Development Lifecycle)
• Experienced in using a task management tool for Scrum and Kanban boards
• Must be able to demonstrate the delivery of successful business projects within Scrum teams, through various stakeholder engagement interventions