Senior Scrum Master

Contract Position

Non-Negotiable Requirements

• 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

Specific Additional Experience

• 5 years investment banking experience (preferred)
• Investment Banking products knowledge working knowledge (advantage)
• Client Onboarding and Maintenance (advantage)

Responsibilities:

• Delivery Coordination

Highlighting the activities of the individual team members as well as the different project

teams within Bank

Sequence work and drive delivery

• Internal 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 work

• Vendor 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 productive.

• Change Champion

Change champion for all transformation initiatives in the deployed area.

Support the activation and sustainability of change management mechanisms in

departments/business units.

• Project Management

Providing reporting to internal and external stakeholder of the activities, project status, risks

and obstacles that are experienced.

Budget Management

• Stakeholder 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