Agile Master (Contract) - Gauteng/Hybrid - ISB9403098

Ready to lead agile transformation and drive team excellence

Join as an Agile Master to coach international teams facilitate agile ceremonies and foster continuous improvement across Linux and OneHypervisor projects.

Guide teams to higher levels of agile maturity while building collaborative high-performing environments.

Leadership role in agile transformation

International team coaching and mentoring

Strategic project involvement (Linux OneHypervisor)

Continuous improvement and process optimization

CONTRACT: Until December 2027
EXPERIENCE: 8 Years in IT with 5 Years Agile/Scrum
COMMENCEMENT: 01 August 2025

LOCATION: Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation

• 8 years experience in IT industry
• IT Degree and or Agile Master Certified 5 years of Scrum/Agile experience or equivalent qualifications
• Experience in the automotive industry advantageous
• Relevant Agile Master certification would be advantageous

• Experience in working with Agile tools such as Jira Confluence Github Bitbucket
• Facilitating Agile Practices: Ensuring that the team adheres to Agile principles and practices facilitating meetings such as daily stand-ups sprint planning reviews and retrospectives
• Supporting the Team: Assisting the team in removing impediments to progress fostering a collaborative environment and ensuring effective communication
• Coaching and Mentoring: Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and principles to deliver high-quality products
• Stakeholder Liaison: Acting as a bridge between the team and stakeholders ensuring clear communication and managing expectations
• Continuous Improvement: Promoting a culture of continuous improvement helping the team to identify and implement process enhancements
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

Soft skills:

• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate clear and concise information exchange among team members
• Leadership: Ability to lead by example inspire and motivate team members to achieve their best work
• Empathy: Understanding and sharing the feelings of team members to build strong relationships and foster a supportive environment
• Conflict Resolution: Skills to mediate disputes and resolve conflicts within the team efficiently and fairly
• Adaptability: Flexibility to adjust to changing circumstances and help the team navigate through uncertainties
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify analyze and solve issues that arise
• Facilitation: Expertise in guiding meetings ensuring productive discussions and helping the team reach consensus
• Coaching and Mentoring: Ability to guide team members in Agile practices and support their professional growth
• Time Management: Efficiently managing time to ensure that the team stays on track and meets deadlines
• Collaboration: Fostering a cooperative environment and encouraging teamwork to achieve collective goals
• Ability to work as part of the international team
• Above board work ethics
• Willing and able to travel internationally
• Understanding financial and cost tracking and reporting

• Coach team members. The Agile Master makes sure team members are well trained and understand the Agile process
• Host Agile Ceremonies
• Assist the Product Owner and Sub-Product Owners with the backlog
• Remove roadblocks for the team
• Guides the team on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
• Regularly presents team delivery to product owners
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the teams Agile way of working.
• This includes facilitating discussion decision-making and conflict resolution
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency.
• Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes product backlog management and sprint refinement
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required
• Regularly update and improve product confluence pages & documentation within the Product

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