Senior Scrum Master — Accelerate Value-Stream Delivery

Sanlam Limited; Bellville; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanlam Limited in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to help enable cross-functional teams, drive agile maturity and deliver value across value streams. You will partner with Product Owners, Developers and stakeholders to foster transparency and continuous improvement.

You will also collaborate with the Release Train Engineer to align objectives, escalate impediments, and support program ceremonies that ensure predictable delivery and healthy backlog

Qualifications

• 4+ years as Scrum Master or Agile coach.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean and pragmatic application.
• Excellent facilitation and coaching skills with safe spaces for learning.
• Experience supporting PI Planning and ART-level collaboration with RTE.
• Knowledge of Jira, Confluence and Miro.

Responsibilities

• Support two or more cross-functional teams within a value stream.
• Coach teams to operate as empowered, self-managing units.
• Collaborate with RTE on alignment, risks and delivery outcomes.
• Provide visibility into progress, dependencies and program delivery.

Skills

Coaching

Facilitation

Agile mindset

Servant leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Empirical learning

Empowerment

Emotional intelligence

Education

IT qualification (Degree or Diploma)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Miro

AWS

Job description

Sanlam Limited in Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to help enable cross-functional teams, drive agile maturity and deliver value across value streams. You will partner with Product Owners, Developers and stakeholders to foster transparency and continuous improvement.

You will also collaborate with the Release Train Engineer to align objectives, escalate impediments, and support program ceremonies that ensure predictable delivery and healthy backlog