Scrum Master

About the position

12 month renewable contract

• 5 years plus experience as a Scrum Master in delivery of business solutions/application
• Co-ordinate the delivery of multiple projects
• 2 years in an IT service management role
• Solid knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, Less, to deliver solutions
• Leadership and management experience
• Excellent people and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Certified Scrum Master, SAFe preferred
• ITIL certified
• 5 years investment banking experience (preferred)
• Investment Banking products knowledge working knowledge (advantage)
• Client Onboarding and Maintenance (advantage)
• Delivery Coordination
• Highlighting the activities of the individual team members as well as the different project teams within Bank
• Sequence work and drive deliveryInternal Consulting on Agile
• Identifying opportunities to reduce waste in the way of work within the team
• Coaching individual team members to help embrace an agile way of workVendor and procurement Management
• Having a deep understanding of theories behind methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean thinking, LESS, etc.
• Translating theories behind identified methodologies to give them relevance within the Banking division team
• Agile Transformation
• Influencing internal and external stakeholders to embrace an agile way of work.
• Using coaching and training to help others understand how to use an agile way of working to become more [URL Removed] Champion
• Change champion for all transformation initiatives in the deployed area.
• Support the activation and sustainability of change management mechanisms in departments/business [URL Removed] Management
• Providing reporting to internal and external stakeholder of the activities, project status, risksand obstacles that are experienced.
• Budget ManagementStakeholder Management
• Build rapport with leaders in the Bank.
• Build rapport/ be an interface for the deployed team with relevant end users in the Bank.
• Recognized as SME agile Transformation as it relates business strategy in the Bank.
• Gain buy-in with different stakeholders for the successful implementation of transformative initiatives and strategic programmes within Bank.
• Facilitate alignment and collaboration across teams that deliver on the strategic and operational initiatives

Desired Skills:

• scrum
• Agile