Scrum Master

Build a trusted partnership with our clients at the beginning and throughout the relationship with the bank through a fast, transparent, and frictionless experience

Duties and responsibilities:

• Highlighting the activities of the individual team members as well as the different project teams within Bank
• Sequence work and drive delivery
• Internal Consulting on Agile
• Identifying opportunities to reduce waste in the way of work within the team
• Coaching individual team members to help embrace an agile way of work
• Vendor and procurement Management
• Having a deep understanding of theories behind methodologies such as SAFe, Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean thinking, LESS, etc.
• Translating theories behind identified methodologies to give them relevance within the Banking division team
• Agile Transformation
• Influencing internal and external stakeholders to embrace an agile way of work
• Using coaching and training to help others understand how to use an agile way of working to become more productive
• Change Champion
• Change champion for all transformation initiatives in the deployed area
• Support the activation and sustainability of change management mechanisms in departments/business units
• Project Management
• Providing reporting to internal and external stakeholder of the activities, project status, risks and obstacles that are experienced
• Budget Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Build rapport with leaders in the Bank
• Build rapport/ be an interface for the deployed team with relevant end users in the Bank
• Recognized as SME agile Transformation as it relates business strategy in the Bank
• Gain buy-in with different stakeholders for the successful implementation of transformative initiatives and strategic programmes within Bank
• Facilitate alignment and collaboration across teams that deliver on the strategic and operational initiatives

Qualifications and experience:

• 5 years investment banking experience (preferred)
• Investment Banking products knowledge working knowledge (advantage)
• Client Onboarding and Maintenance (advantage)
• 5 years plus experience as a Scrum Master in delivery of business solutions/applications
• Co-ordinate the delivery of multiple projects
• Solid knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum, Kanban, LeSS, to deliver solutions
• Leadership and management experience
• Excellent people and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills