Agile Delivery Lead & Scrum Coach

LexisNexis Legal & Professional group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions in Cape Town is seeking a Scrum Master to enable cross-functional engineering teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably. You will champion Agile ways of working, facilitate collaboration, and use data-driven insights to support continuous improvement across engineering, product, TPMs, and Product Operations.

The role focuses on delivering clear goals, managing dependencies, and maintaining a healthy delivery cadence with strong coaching and

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead for software teams.
• Technical background to understand engineering terminology.
• Strong knowledge of Scrum and Kanban and modern engineering practices.
• Excellent communication and ability to translate data into decisions.
• Proven facilitation and coaching skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more Agile teams, supporting effective adoption of Scrum, Kanban, or Scrumban practices.
• Own team-level delivery governance and predictability, ensuring clear goals, realistic planning, and transparent progress tracking.
• Ensure work is visible, prioritized, and flowing effectively through backlogs, boards, and work management systems.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach teams on Agile principles, self-organization, continuous improvement, and sustainable delivery practices.
• Use qualitative and quantitative insights to identify bottlenecks, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies, risks, and sequencing in partnership with stakeholders.
• Create and maintain delivery metrics, dashboards, and reporting to support informed decision-making.

Skills

Scrum Master

Kanban

Coaching

Facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytics

Communication

Influence without authority

Job description

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions in Cape Town is seeking a Scrum Master to enable cross-functional engineering teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably. You will champion Agile ways of working, facilitate collaboration, and use data-driven insights to support continuous improvement across engineering, product, TPMs, and Product Operations.

The role focuses on delivering clear goals, managing dependencies, and maintaining a healthy delivery cadence with strong coaching and