Scrum Master

Recruiter:

Mindworx Consulting

Job Ref:

JNB007932/LD

Date posted:

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

SUMMARY:
Job Purpose:

The Scrum Master will play a pivotal role in Project Athena, managing a cross-functional team that includes Business stakeholders, IT experts, and Vendor resources. This team will configure and implement a short-term insurance product on a new Policy Administration System (PAS), enabling capabilities such as product configuration, process automation, workflow orchestration, system integration, and document generation and management

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:

Facilitate Agile ceremonies: sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and demos
Manage delivery cadence and sprint goals across internal and external team members
Maintain an up-to-date and visible product backlog and sprint board (e.g., using Azure Boards)
Promote Agile principles, transparency, and accountability within the team
Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
Coordinate the work of a blended team across Business, IT, and Vendor streams
Ensure alignment between functional, technical, and integration tasks across the PAS
configuration lifecycle
Work closely with the Product Owner to prioritise and deliver business value iteratively
Impediment Removal and Issue Resolution
Proactively identify and remove delivery obstacles across the programme workstreams
Support efficient issue escalation and resolution processes with vendors and internal teams
Track risks, dependencies, and blockers impacting sprint commitments and delivery timelines

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

5–8 years’ Project Management experience with 2+ years as a Scrum Master in Agile delivery
Strong background in insurance systems implementation, ideally within a short-term insurance context
Experience working with vendor-led product implementations (e.g., Sapiens, Guidewire, TIA)
Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and system integration best practices
Ability to lead cross-functional teams through complex transformation initiatives
Confident in conflict resolution, prioritisation, and navigating competing stakeholder interests
Comfortable working across Business, IT Architecture, Development, QA, and Change teams
Proficient in tools such as Jira, Azure, and other Agile reporting frameworks

Educational and Certification Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
Certified Scrum Master (CSM), PSM, or equivalent Agile certification (e.g., SAFe Scrum Master)
Advantageous: Certification or experience in Agile at Scale or SAFe environments

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