Agile Programme Manager-Midrand

We are seeking an exceptional Agile Programme Manager to lead Agile project teams in delivering innovative projects that drive game-changing value for our customers.

As an Agile Programme Manager, you will be responsible for planning, leading, organising, coaching and motivating Agile project teams to translate business objectives into deliverable projects. You will apply Agile/ Scrum principles and processes to ensure successful project outcomes.

Key Performance

Agile and Project Planning:

• Provide the Agile team with tools and techniques to increase collaboration, innovation, adaptability and flexibility to perform at the highest level.
• Establish and embed an adapted Agile Manifesto to govern the principles of Agile development within the company's innovation and moonshot projects.
• Employ and embed the Disciplined Agile Delivery framework and toolkit to guide the Agile teams' way of working
• Define Agile project scope(s), schedule(s), sprints and associated cadence cycles, to bring focus to regular and timely delivery of project value
• Establish, populate and update burn down charts to indicate backlog to be completed versus total sprint time
• Facilitate Agile Ceremonies to identify action items that have been completed, action items outstanding and barriers to success
• Agile Project Management, Process Management and Improvement

Agile Project Management

• Create a flexible agile universe to incubate identified company's moonshot projects
• Organise and lead daily scrums / stand-ups to conduct effective "plan, do and review" sessions
• Leverage agile and design-thinking principles to drive sustainable Agile implementation
• Employ the use of Agile Project Management tools (i.e. Kanban, Scrum, Agile, SAFe, PMBOK, PRINCE2) to Summarise project statuses, progress, issues and risks
• Oversee regular team updates relating to story card statuses and collate these into the backlog
• Prepare, package and present information for presentation to relevant stakeholders and monitor and report on key Agile performance metrics to the company's leadership team
• Perform quantitative and qualitative risk analyses to inform consequent risk responses
• Perform quality control check-ins and integrated change controls to keep project delivery on-track
• Correct any deviations from the project plan by removing any impediments blocking the Agile team's progress and shield the team from external distractions and interferences with project delivery to remain on target

Process Management and Improvement

Define and manage a well-defined Agile project management process and champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile Project Management

• Analyse current Agile processes, prioritise areas of improvement, and work alongside key stakeholders to implement incremental improvements

Collaboration

• Manage customer expectations for Agile project deliverables, managing stakeholder communications, and implementing effective systems of project governance, within the team and with strategic partners, both internally and externally.
• Lead out and promote the concepts of integration and collaboration across the Innovation projects.

Team and Stakeholder Management

• Foster cross-functional team collaboration to enable strong and consistent Agile project delivery
• Facilitate team development while holding teams accountable for their commitment to ensure strong team delivery
• Leverage organisational resources to improve capacity for Agile project delivery
• Provide transferable skills, frameworks and toolkits to promote empowerment of the team
• Train team members on Agile, Design Thinking and User Experience concepts and frameworks to promote out-of-the-box solutioning
• Encourage sustainable project sprints to enable team accountability to Agile project commitments
• Coach single / multiple team squads to ensure high quality of delivery
• Coach Executive Management and key stakeholders on agile ways of working to inculcate an Agile mindset
• Map and develop a network of diverse stakeholders whose influence is critical to the achievement of identified plans and objectives

Job Requirements

• Bachelors' Degree (field agnostic) – NQF Level 7
• PRINCE2 or PMP Certification
• A relevant Scrum Master certification in at least one of the following:
• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) or
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or
• Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or II) or
• PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner
• Minimum 4 – 7 years of demonstrated track record experience and strong delivery in Agile / Project Management environment
• Any other relevant Agile or coaching certifications are advantageous – i.e. Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) or general coaching outside of the Agile universe
• Deliver Results and Customer Value
• Agile Project Management
• Agile Decision Making
• Tolerance of Ambiguity
• Credible Activist
• Strategic and Conceptual Formulator
• Strong Servant Leadership
• Entrepreneurial and Commercial Acumen
• Maverick approach to Problem-Solving