Senior Scrum Master: AI-Driven Agile Delivery Leader

Indsafri

Centurion

Hybrid

ZAR 850,000 - 1,100,000

Full time

20 hours ago

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Job summary

Indsafri in South Africa is seeking an experienced Senior Scrum Master to drive Agile delivery, coach teams and stakeholders, and promote continuous improvement within a complex technology environment.

You will facilitate Agile ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives and PI Planning), mentor Product Owners and delivery teams, and promote SAFe, Scrum and Lean-Agile practices to improve flow, quality and predictability.

Qualifications

Degree or Diploma in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science or related field.
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) or equivalent Agile certification.
Minimum 8 years' experience as a Scrum Master or in a related Agile delivery role.
Proven experience leading Agile teams in complex digital transformation environments.
Strong practical experience with Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and Lean-Agile principles.

Responsibilities

Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives and PI Planning.
Coach Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects and delivery teams on backlog management, prioritisation, estimation and readiness.
Promote Scrum, Kanban, SAFe and Lean-Agile principles to improve team performance and delivery outcomes.
Identify and remove impediments, manage dependencies, and escalation organisational blockers and delivery risks.
Monitor Agile metrics to improve delivery flow, predictability, quality, capacity and team effectiveness.
Support sprint goals and Program Increment (PI) objectives through effective planning and delivery tracking.
Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional, distributed and hybrid teams.
Promote servant leadership, accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
Coordinate inter-team dependencies and participate in Scrum of Scrums (SoS) and Agile Release Train (ART) activities.
Encourage the use of automation, AI-assisted tools and data-driven insights to enhance delivery outcomes.