2 x Scrum Masters - Cape Town - 1 Year Contract

Job Description

The Scrum Master role is within the Project Delivery Centre (PDC), a dedicated unit responsible for overseeing the successful delivery and governance of strategic projects across the Company group. Its primary purpose is to ensure that key initiatives align with the group’s strategic objectives, are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards. The PDC establishes standardized project management frameworks, methodologies, and governance structures to provide consistency and oversight throughout the lifecycle of each project. It facilitates collaboration between departments, manages risks, ensures proper resource allocation, and monitors progress through robust reporting and performance metrics. The PDC is a centre of excellence for all Project Management delivery resources.

IT Scrum Master Role.

• The SCRUM Master (SM) is a team-based servant leader, who coaches, supports and coerces the Agile philosophy, practices and process. (The SM is not a “mini” Project Manager nor a Team Lead.)
• The SM is the Agile team’s Gatekeeper who consistently works and aligns to the Project Manager and / or Programme Manager, project stakeholders and other third parties, protecting the team from uncontrolled injection of work and changing priorities.
• The SM will extend his / her role, working with the Project Manager and / or Programme Manager to enable alignment to the wider programme delivery framework and timeframes.
• The SM’s primary objective is to assist the self-organising, multi-skilled Agile team to achieve its delivery goals through effective collaboration, team ownership and being consistently velocity conscience.
• The SM is further responsible to help the team identify and eliminate impediments or escalate as appropriate.
• The SM supports the Product Owner in his / her efforts and facilitates a vigorous intra-team dynamic and collaboration with respect to priorities, quality and scope.

Scrum Master Responsibilities.

Scrum Master Experience.

Solid understanding of Scrum : Familiar with the core principles, events, and artifacts of Scrum (Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, Backlog Refinement).

Team coaching : Able to mentor the team on Scrum principles and practices, helping them continuously improve their understanding and application of Scrum.

Stakeholder communication : Comfortable working with product owners, managers, and other stakeholders to facilitate clear communication between the team and the outside world.