Senior Scrum Master at Mukuru

• We are looking for an energetic, curious, self-starter to join our Mukuru team, as a Scrum Master. You will be required to facilitate the Scrum process, ensuring that members of the team follow through on their respective duties and responsibilities and play a key role in our continued adoption of agile methodology. Responsible for ensuring development teams adhere to Scrum framework values and agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making. The Scrum Master reports directly to the Agile Coach.

Duties And Responsibilities (include But Is Not Limited To)

• To ensure the entire SCRUM process runs efficiently and effectively.
• Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog refinement, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• To ensure that the SCRUM standards are adhered to.
• To accurately report on the entire SCRUM process.
• To manage own professional and self-development.
• Provide continuous feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Monitor and manage the timelines and sprints and keep the team focused.
• Ensure communication channels are optimised between all stakeholders.
• Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Coaches the Scrum team in self-organisation, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
• Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organisation.
• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organisation.

Key Requirements

• Grade 12 / or equivalent (Essential)
• Relevant Tertiary qualification
• Certified Scrum course completed (Essential)
• 2-5 years’ experience as a Scrum Master (Essential)
• Experience in financial services is an advantage
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Knowledge of agile methodology, values and principles
• Knowledge of the different frameworks (i.e. Scrum, Kanban etc.)
• Understanding of story splitting, refinement, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques

Additional Skills

• Multitasking skills
• Time management skills
• Organisational & administrative skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Working within a structured delivery environment and in accordance with best practices & standards
• Conflict Management skills
• Relationship Building skills
• Servant Leadership approach
• Facilitation skills