Iteration Manager / Scrum Master
Our client is a customer-centric insurance company with a global footprint. They are vibrant, successful and values orientated with a truly dynamic culture.
In this role you will be a part of building the best enterprise development team in South Africa. Help software teams unlock their potential and help build software, using cutting edge technology with brilliant people.
Experience and Qualifications
- Matric and a relevant tertiary qualification
- 2-5 years’ experience working as a ScrumMaster / Iteration Manager
- Practical experience implementing agile principles and values in the real world
- Experience in at least some of Scrum / Lean / Kanban / XP processes
- ScrumMaster or PMI-ACP certification
- Other relevant agile qualifications (advantageous)
- Previous IT dev experience(advantageous)
Responsibilities:
Service to the Development Team:
- Keeper of the process, values and principles
- Coaches and mentors team members in the application of the chosen agile framework in their role. This can also be outside the team to enable better cooperation around the team.
- Facilitating the ceremonies
- Ensure all information and work is transparent and visible, including metrics to help the team improve
- Identifies, records, monitors and removes impediments
- Spot risks and impediments before they occur and coach team to remove/remove
- Organically (constantly and subtly) remind the team of the greater vision and goal
- IM protects the team
- Conflict resolution as and when required
- The IM help the team deliver – the team owns the delivery
- Guardian of the team culture
- Responsible for the team health
- Servant leader
- Build trust
- Work with the team to create predictable and sustainable delivery, which is valuable and frequent
- Has authority over the process, not the people
- Have an understanding of the work the team is busy with
- Contribute towards delivery as per capacity, knowledge and skill
Service to the Product Owner:
- IM communicates between team and to others – while building relationships
- Assist with team roadmaps
- Coach/Advise/Challenge the Product Owner/Business stakeholders around the product backlog, prioritisation and ensuring items has correct detail towards sprint
Service to the Organisation:
- Work with various people/stakeholders to enable the success of the team ie Product Owner, Practice Leads etc.
- Working with other IMs to increase the effectiveness of the application of Agile in the organisation
- Assist as and when required in the organisation to understand and enact Agile and chosen framework for relevant teams
Personal skills
- Influential
- Collaborative
- Facilitator
- Observant
- Servant leader/ Leadership without power
- Great communicator
- Multitasker, with being able to use details as needed
- Problem solver
- Take responsibility
- Lighthearted
- Able to question the status quo and continuously try and improve
- Courageous
- Situationally aware and able to act on this
Desired Skills:
- Scrum master
- iteration manager
- Scrum
- Agile Methodologies
- Kanban
- lean
- Iteration
- Agile coaching
Desired Work Experience:
- 2 to 5 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Diploma