Agile Master (Contract) - Gauteng/Hybrid - ISB6202611

Introduction

• Amazing brand with cutting-edge technology
• Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
• High work-life balance with Flexible hours
• Agile working environment

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters.
• Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level.
• Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level.
• Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership.
• Guides the team on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices.
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes.
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations.
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working. This includes facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution.
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects.
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element.
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes, product backlog management and sprint refinement.
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required.
• Regularly update and improve product confluence pages & documentation within the Product.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• IT Degree and or Agile Master Certified 6+ years of Project Management experience or equivalent qualifications.
• At least 10 years’ experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry is essential.
• One or more of the below:
• Certified SAFe Release Train engineer (scaledagile.com).

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies.
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc).
• KPI monitoring and ITSM reporting / feedback.
• Ability to manage a technical / operational team using agile methodologies.
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter.

• Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, LeSS).
• Knowledge of GROUP Agile Working Model and ITPM (Advantageous).
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket).
• Understanding the IT Travel Management system and ZA Hub team set up.
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection.