Scum Master

Boardroom Appointments; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking an experienced Agile Practitioner to lead and coach agile teams across client projects, driving value and collaboration.

The role focuses on coaching teams, facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, and maturing agile practices while aligning governance with lean-agile principles. You will empower teams to self-organize and foster a growth mindset within the practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred.
• 4–7 years of experience in software development teams.
• Relevant Agile and Scrum Master Certifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and coach an agile team on agile values and practices.
• Facilitate team ceremonies.
• Identify and remove impediments; help the team continuously improve.
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
• Empower teams to self-organize.
• Where required, set up and mobilise new teams and work with the client and other leads to set up lean-agile governance processes
• Where required, coach a struggling agile team; tailoring methods in a complex context as necessary
• Collaborate with other Agile Practitioners to improve the agile maturity of all agile teams
• Foster a growth mindset within the practise, contributing to learning materials, personal and team development

Skills

Agile coaching

Facilitation

Conflict resolution

Team leadership

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Information Systems

Agile/Scrum Master Certifications

Job description

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred
• At least 4-7 years of experience working in software development teams
• Relevant Agile and Scrum Master Certifications

Responsibilities:

• Develop and coach an agile team on agile values and practices
• Facilitate team ceremonies
• Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions; help the team continuously improve
• Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution
• Empower teams to self-organize
• Where required, set up and mobilise new teams and work with the client and other leads to set up lean-agile governance processes
• Where required, coach a struggling agile team; tailoring methods in a complex context as necessary
• Collaborate with other Agile Practitioners to improve the agile maturity of all agile teams
• Foster a growth mindset within the practise, contributing to learning materials, personal and team development