BI Scrum Master – Bellville needed at Sanlam Group

Division:

• One of the largest businesses within the Sanlam Group, Sanlam Corporate (SC) specialises in the provision of risk, investment and administration services to institutions and retirement funds.
• Focused on meeting the unique needs of its diverse clients, SC assists companies in creating and delivering customised employee benefits solutions, including the collection of premiums and communication to fund members.

The overall purpose of the role:

• The purpose of the Scrum master is to be the Project/Delivery manager for SC BI delivery teams. The Scrum Master will be considered a subject-matter expert, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and a drive to make a difference. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team while promoting self-management and constantly improving our standards of work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishes and manages team cadence throughout delivery lifecycle, facilitation of all scrum ceremonies.
• Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
• Stakeholder management and playback, including product owners, executive sponsors and other external teams.
• Work closely with leadership to define product and establish product backlog. Owns delivery roadmap.
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and interdependencies, managing risks and issues.
• Assist with bedding down BI capability operating model (People and process).
• Utilizing Agile metrics as quantitative input in Retrospectives.

Qualification and Experience:

• Relevant qualification in Engineering or BSc IT preferable.
• Relevant IT/project management certifications is advantageous.
• Experience in a Dev Ops environment and leading the development automation.
• Hands-on experience with software delivery life cycle and Agile/Scrum delivery management.
• Experience in project management/Team lead roles mandatory.
• Experience in delivering BI products preferable.

Knowledge and Skills:

• 3-5 years of Scrum Master experience.
• Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures.

Personal Qualities

• Flexible and Adaptable – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.
• Courage – Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said.
• Manages Complexity – Demonstrated ability and proven record to make complex decisions.
• Ensures Accountability – Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Plans and Aligns – Planning and prioritising work to meet commitments aligned to organisational goals.

Core Competencies:

• Cultivates Innovation by creating new and better ways for the organisation to be successful.
• Client Focus – Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Drives Results – Consistently achieving results and meets deadlines, even under tough circumstances.
• Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Resilience – Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.