SUMMARY:
2611_Agile Master
Location: Gauteng
Contract Term: 1 May 2024 - 31 December 2026
POSITION INFO:
ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
· Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies.
· Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency.
· Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
· KPI monitoring and ITSM reporting / feedback.
· Ability to manage a technical / operational team using agile methodologies.
· Strong presentation skills
· Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter
ADVANTAGEOUS SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:
· Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, LeSS)
· Knowledge of BMW Agile Working Model and ITPM (Advantageous)
· Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)
· Understanding the IT Travel Management system and ZA Hub team set up
· German language understanding
WHICH QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE DO WE NEED FOR THE ROLE?
· IT Degree and or Agile Master Certified 6+ years of Project Management experience or equivalent qualifications
· Scrum Master Qualification / Certification
· At least 10 years’ experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry is essential
· One or more of the below:
o Professional Scrum Master III™
o Certified Scrum Professional - Scrum Master® (scrumailliance.org)
o Certified SAFe® Program Consultant (scaledagile.com)
o Certified SAFe® Agilisit (scaledagile.com)
o Scale Professional Scrum™ (scrum.org)
o Certified SAFe Release Train engineer (scaledagile.com)
WHAT WILL BE YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
· Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters
· Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level
· Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level
· Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership
· Guides the team on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices
· Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
· Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
· Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working. This includes facilitating discussion, decision making and conflict resolution
· Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
· Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency. Demonstrates the status / performance of the team as key element
· Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes, product backlog management and sprint refinement
· Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required
· Regularly update and improve product confluence pages & documentation within the Product
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