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Senior Scrum Master

Senior Scrum Master

Momentum Metropolitan Holdings LimitedCenturion, ZA
30+ days ago
Job description

Job title : Senior Scrum Master

Job Location : Gauteng, Centurion

Deadline : October 12, 2025

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Role Purpose

  • The Scrum Master plays a pivotal leadership role in guiding Agile teams toward high performance. This role supports multiple fast-paced IT development teams with diverse technical expertise and team cultures, to ensure consistent delivery of business value. Through clear direction, proactive facilitation, and a commitment to continuous improvement, the Scrum Master will lead the teams using Agile and Agile project management principles, focusing on iterative delivery.

    • Requirements

    Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

  • Formal Agile certification (CSM, PSM I / II, TKP, PMI-ACP, ICP) Agile Certified Practitioner or equivalent, with 5+ years' experience in an Agile delivery role.
  • Demonstrated experience managing Agile projects and leading cross-functional teams in high-pressure environments.
  • Understanding of software development, Agile principles and project management, particularly for data application development.
  • Computer literate, including competency with Jira, Office365, MS Teams, SharePoint, Excel, and MS PowerPoint.
  • Experienced working with different frameworks within Agile, particularly SAFe, Scrum and Kanban.
  • Exhibit Lean-Agile leadership, with a solid understanding of Lean and Lean principles and the ability to propagate this into the teams and the organization.

    • Duties & Responsibilities

    Delivery leadership & Agile leadership

  • Apply Agile principles to deliver business value through iterative, incremental releases that are small, usable, and aligned with user needs
  • Championing a customer-focused approach by ensuring that work is prioritized that will deliver business value and have real user impact
  • Facilitate adaptive planning, balancing short-term sprint goals with longer-term product and business objectives
  • Proactively identify and manage delivery risks, cross-team dependencies, ensuring alignment with PI objectives and stakeholder expectations in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Facilitate communication between agile teams and product owners of internal and external business units to develop solutions that support business needs
  • Understand project goals to maintain alignment and encourage open communication within the team and with external stakeholders
  • Support the line manager with time management activities, including coordinating timesheet submissions and ensuring accurate tracking of team availability and capacity
  • Support the Application Manager in compiling and presenting monthly reports on team performance, delivery metrics, and overall team health

    • Team Leadership & Agile Facilitation

  • Guide the teams in applying Agile practices to build trust, transparency, and accountability
  • Facilitate Agile events (i.e., Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives) with a focus on purpose, engagement, and outcomes
  • Foster self-organizing teams, empowering them to make delivery decisions and improve their way of working
  • Teach problem-solving techniques and help the team become better problem-solvers for themselves
  • Promote a sustainable pace of work by helping teams balance delivery pressure while maintaining team health
  • Support the team in removing impediments quickly and effectively to maintain flow
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and development teams to support the elicitation, refinement, and documentation of software requirements, ensuring alignment with agile delivery goals and customer value
  • Help the team coordinate the delivery of business objectives by aligning team efforts and goals within the context of Program Increment (PI) Objective to ensure timely execution within delivery timelines

    • Continuous Improvement & Agile Culture

  • Establish feedback loops using retrospectives, metrics, and direct engagement to drive a culture of inspect-and-adapt
  • Encourage technical excellence, collaboration, and peer learning to help foster a culture of discipline and craftsmanship that is the hallmark of effective Agile teams
  • Use Agile metrics (e.g., velocity, cycle time, throughput) to promote visibility and enable data-informed decisions
  • Build a high-performing team – focus on ever-improving team dynamics and performance
  • Cultivate psychological safety and emotional resilience in the face of delivery and team challenges

    • Team and Stakeholder Engagement & Visibility

  • Ensure consistent communication with business stakeholders regarding team progress, delivery timelines, and blockers
  • Facilitate coordination and communication between teams especially in the Scaled agile environment
  • Ensure the visibility of team output, linking delivery back to measurable business value
  • Facilitate inclusive and informed decision-making through structured workshops, alignment sessions, or PI planning (where applicable)

    • Operational Support & Delivery Stability

  • Monitor and maintain awareness of operational support and BAU demands where it may impact sprint commitments
  • Proactively help balance unplanned work, support incidents, and project deliverables without derailing team momentum
  • Collaborate with technical leads, analysts, and external teams to manage production risks and improve team responsiveness

    • Competencies

    Competencies and Skills

  • Excellent people, management and leadership skills.
  • Well versed in conflict management, addressing issues before they impact productivity.
  • Highly self-motivated and resourceful, with critical thinking skills to proactive approach problem-solving.
  • A strong ability to work independently while driving team success.
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Remote facilitation skills to effectively manage hybrid meetings and events.?
  • Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with all team members and business partners.
  • Able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • Able to manage multiple responsibilities effectively, adapt to shifting priorities, and remain focused under pressure in demanding environments.
  • Understanding software engineering best practices and basic architecture concepts like service orientated architecture and object-orientated analysis and design will be an advantage.
  • Experience in data environment, investment and financial industry will be an advantage.

    • Deadline : 18th August,2025

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