Agile Delivery Leader & Scrum Master (Flexible Hours)

LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Shared parental leave

Study assistance

Sabbaticals

Job summary

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions is seeking a Scrum Master to enable one or more cross-functional product engineering teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably.

You will champion Agile ways of working, facilitate effective collaboration, and use data-driven insights to support continuous improvement, working closely with Engineering, Product, TPMs and Product Operations to achieve clear goals and healthy delivery cadence.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience as a Scrum Master or Agile delivery lead supporting software engineering teams.
• Technical background and experience working with technology teams; able to understand technical terminology.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks including Scrum and Kanban, and modern engineering practices.
• Proven facilitation and coaching skills with the ability to navigate conflict and drive clear outcomes.
• Comfort working with delivery metrics and basic analytics, with the ability to translate data into decisions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt communication for engineers, product leaders, and executives.
• Ability to influence without authority and build strong cross-functional partnerships.

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 experience

Agile frameworks

Facilitation & coaching

Tools

Jira

Job description

LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions is seeking a Scrum Master to enable one or more cross-functional product engineering teams to deliver value predictably and sustainably.

You will champion Agile ways of working, facilitate effective collaboration, and use data-driven insights to support continuous improvement, working closely with Engineering, Product, TPMs and Product Operations to achieve clear goals and healthy delivery cadence.