Scrum Master

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

We are representing the dynamic and rapidly growing fintech division of one of South Africas most recognizable and largest retail groups. Our client is a mission-driven organization focused on making financial services accessible to millions. This is an opportunity to join a team at the heart of technological innovation within a stable household-name company.

Success in this role will be defined by your ability to achieve the following outcomes within the first 12 months.

Objective 1: Achieve Delivery Predictability: Lead the transformation of one to two key development teams by embedding advanced Agile practices resulting in a measurable improvement in delivery predictability and a consistent track record of meeting project commitments.
Objective 2: Elevate Agile Maturity: Act as a dedicated Agile coach to elevate the teams understanding and application of Scrum shifting their focus from process rituals to value delivery. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement psychological safety and collective ownership.
Objective 3: Master Impediment Removal: Develop and implement a proactive impediment-removal and risk-mitigation framework. Your success will be seen in a significant reduction of team-level bottlenecks and external noise enabling the development teams to maintain focus on sprint goals.
Objective 4: Create Stakeholder Transparency: Overhaul the Agile reporting and stakeholder communication process. You will implement clear concise metrics and visuals (like burn-down charts and cycle time analysis) that provide leadership with genuine visibility into project progress risks and team velocity.

Job DescriptionWe are representing the dynamic and rapidly growing fintech division of one of South Africas most recognizable and largest retail groups. Our client is a mission-driven organization focused on making financial services accessible to millions. This is an opportunity to join a team at t...