Scrum Master | Sanlam

As a Scrum Master, you will be an integral part of a squad, collaborating closely with the Product Owner to facilitate processes that ensure value delivery. Acting as a servant leader and coach, you will guide squad members in adopting agile methodologies, removing impediments, and fostering an environment of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Guide Product Owners in discovery through agile techniques like journey maps, assisting in defining MBI/MVP for larger epics.
• Support PI Planning by facilitating team breakouts and backlog identification, ensuring alignment with Sanlam’s ecosystem.
• Facilitate backlog refinement sessions to slice features into user stories within each iteration.
• Manage iterations in alignment with release management schedules, updating iteration boards and ensuring healthy burn-down of user stories.
• Conduct daily stand-ups for alignment on daily goals and progress tracking.
• Coordinate iteration planning sessions to plan upcoming work and address impediments.
• Represent squads in sync meetings, ensuring alignment and adjusting for technical dependencies.
• Collaborate with End-to-End teams and support structures to ensure smooth squad functioning.
• Facilitate iteration demos and retrospectives to promote continuous improvement and learning.

Qualifications:

• Relevant IT Qualification (Degree or Diploma) preferred
• Scrum Master certification advantageous

Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years in a fully Agile and DevOps environment
• Experience with dashboards, KPI/metrics, burn-down charts, Jira, Confluence, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes

Knowledge:

• Proficiency in engineering practices, Scrum principles, Agile methodology, and sprint methodology
• Familiarity with Behavior Driven Development, product development processes, and project management

Personal Attributes:

• Action-oriented and decisive
• Effective planner and aligner
• Proficient in optimizing work processes
• Demonstrates decision quality
• Balances stakeholder needs effectively
• Builds and fosters effective teams
• Collaborates seamlessly within and across teams