Scrum Master

Datonomy Solutions; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Scrum Master in Cape Town, where you will enhance team effectiveness and support self-organizing teams. This role involves facilitating Agile practices, coaching teams, and ensuring stakeholder engagement for optimal alignment. You will work in a hybrid environment, collaborating closely with your team and other departments to drive continuous improvement. If you are passionate about Agile methodologies and have the skills to lead teams toward success, this is the perfect opportunity for you to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as a Scrum Master with Agile frameworks.
• Foundational Agile certifications like CSM or PSM I.

Responsibilities

• Enhance team effectiveness and support self-organizing teams.
• Facilitate Agile practices and remove impediments for the team.

Skills

Agile Methodologies

Scrum Master Experience

Stakeholder Management

Facilitation Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration

Agile Certifications (CSM, PSM I)

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

We are looking for a Scrum Master to join our team in Cape Town.

This is an initial 12-month hybrid contract - onsite 3 times a week.

Responsibilities

1. Enhance team effectiveness and support self-organizing, self-managing teams to achieve their goals.
2. Facilitate, teach, and coach team practices, implementing and supporting Agile values and principles.
3. Coordinate with other teams in the program and facilitate team engagements for improved efficiency.
4. Ensure stakeholder and team engagement for total alignment on work required.
5. Remove impediments for the team and facilitate key events such as daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
6. Align with other teams at Scrum of Scrums to improve overall program delivery.
7. Lead efforts in relentless improvement, building a high-performing team, and coaching in self-management.
8. Facilitate preparation and readiness for ART events.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, Management Information Systems, or related fields.
• Foundational Agile certifications: Scrum Alliance CSM or Scrum.org PSM I.
• 1-3 years of relevant work experience as a Scrum Master.
• Knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe.
• Professional facilitation skills and understanding of team metrics.
• Ability to run and facilitate core Agile events and activities.
• Stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar tools.