Scrum Master

4 days ago


Woodstock, South Africa OneDayOnly Offers (Pty) Ltd Full time

**About us**

Without our website, we don't exist as a company. So, it's in our best interests to keep it, and the systems that drive it, running smoothly day in and day out. Business people don't know how to talk IT. And IT struggles to talk business. That's where you come in.

**About you**

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master/Delivery Manager to join our team. If you love problem-solving in an agile environment, then we want to hear from you.

**What you'll Love**

Working in an established team for a rapidly growing company. Our office comes with free internet, aircon and colleagues readily available to listen to your Dad jokes.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Define and document the processes most suitable to the company's context.
- Assist with the implementation of the most suitable practices across the Projects team.
- Coach team members across the business in agile practices.
- Drive Agile culture and create a learning environment for continuous improvement of processes.
- Assist with defining project roadmaps in line with Agile best practices.
- Maintain visibility of the progress of all projects in the company.
- Assist with resource allocation based on the project roadmaps.
- Define and maintain best practices for Product Delivery.
- Manage the product delivery stack and tools (including Jira, Confluence) and the configuration of tools for maximum efficiency.
- Work closely with key stakeholders in defining best practice standards and processes for Project Management, Product Ownership, Business Analysis and Quality Assurance tasks.
- Ensure that defined processes are being implemented and managed appropriately.
- Foster collaboration in cross-functional teams through regular team engagement.
- Provide regular feedback to the Head of Development regarding project status.
- Provide regular feedback on progress with regards to the implementation of processes and team performance.
- Provide regular feedback on the general wellbeing and performance of the teams.
- Identify key project metrics to measure project health and performance.

**Requirements / Technical Competencies**:

- Undergraduate degree essential, Honours preferred.
- At least 4 years of Scrum Master/Delivery Manager experience, ideally in an agile environment.
- Background in consulting would be an advantage.

**Attributes**:

- A collaborative team player with strong leadership skills.
- High emotional intelligence.
- Be a relationship builder.
- Critical thinker and creative problem solver.
- Organised and able to work under pressure.
- Possess strong technical and business acumen.
- Motivate and maintain team morale and cohesiveness.
- Be awesome