Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master

iLaunch; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Financial Services company is seeking an Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master for a permanent position in Cape Town. The role involves driving Agile practices, optimizing team performance, and ensuring effective alignment and improvement across sprints. Candidates should have an IT degree or diploma, 5+ years of experience in a similar role, and knowledge of Agile methodologies. Scrum Master certification is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master, preferably in Financial Services.
• Scrum Master certification advantageous.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, hybrid approaches.

Responsibilities

• Drive Agile practices within the squad and across the organisation.
• Maximize team objectives and delivery efficiency.
• Support seamless cascading from missions to sprint tasks.

Skills

Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban

Team management

Performance enhancement

Education

IT Degree or Diploma

Job description

About the job Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master

Job brief

Leading Financial Services company requires an Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master for a permanent role based in Cape Town.

Responsibilities

• Drive Agile practices within the squad and across the organisation
• Maximize the time and cognitive load in the team invested towards team objectives and delivery
• Optimise team meetings and ceremonies for performance enhancement
• Support seamless cascading from missions to sprint tasks
• Ensure the squad works smarter and ensure alignment, flow, and continuous improvement across every sprint and initiative

Requirements

• Matric
• IT Degree or Diploma
• 5+ years of experience as an Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master, preferably within a Financial Services industry
• Scrum Master certification advantageous
• Expertise in Agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, hybrid approaches