Datafin

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Scrum Master

Product/Project management
Cape Town – Western Cape

ENVIRONMENT:
A digital innovation and product development company seeks a Scrum Master to oversee multiple projects and teams simultaneously. This role is crucial for ensuring team performance and meeting deadlines. The Scrum Master fosters accountability and teamwork, implements Scrum processes, and drives continuous improvement. Responsibilities include managing sprints, conducting ceremonies, producing project artifacts, and timely reporting. Ideal candidates possess 2-3 years of experience in a Scrum Master role and relevant certification. Experience in FinTech and certification as a Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master is preferred.
 
DUTIES:
Coach Agile Team:
  • Define and document the processes most suitable to the company’s situation and help teams implement the practices best suited to their environment. You will guide development teams to higher scrum maturity, implementing changes to improve productivity and onboard new teams and team members. Coach team members across the business in agile practice and drive agile culture and create a learning environment for continuous improvement of processes
Manage Project Scope & Progress:
  • The scrum master will participate in defining and managing product roadmap and work with product owners to manage backlogs and new requests. Participate in backlog grooming and provides a clear understanding of the product’s vision and delivery objectives.
Handle Sprint Planning:
  • You will be responsible to plan sprints, work with the development teams on estimating effort and assist with writing user stories, acceptance criteria and test cases and assist with prioritisation of stories and deliverable
Manage Sprint Deliverables:
  • Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups and other ceremonies and remove impediments as they arise to ensure a consistent flow of work. The successful applicant will have to resolve conflicts and queries and facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration.
Reporting:
  • You will be responsible to monitor project progress and provide relevant feedback and reporting to product management team and ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint. Provide feedback to all stakeholders regarding project progress and provide relevant sprint reports, cadence, velocity to the project team.
 
REQUIREMENTS:
  • Certificate of completion of relevant local or international Scrum Master or Agile Project Management training
  • 2-3 years of experience in a Scrum Master role
  • Experience in FinTech
  • Certified Scrum Master or Professional Scrum Master certification (advantageous)
 
ATTRIBUTES:
  • Effective communicator
  • Highly organized
  • Dedication to quality and delivery
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively
  • Critical and creative thinker
  • Maintains professionalism under pressure
  • Promotes agile values and principles
  • Influential and motivating
  • Adept at listening and facilitating
  • Strong understanding of agile frameworks and methods
  • Experience leading and coaching scrum teams
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills 
  • Professional demeanour