Agile Delivery Lead/ Scrum Master: Group Data & ML Platform Tribe
Date: 6 Oct 2024
Location: Bellville, Western Cape, ZA
Who are we?
Sanlam Group Technology is responsible for the provision of a digitally enabled technology service as a group COE, drive business and transformation and provide group-wide digital and data architecture. We operate the various technology platforms and shared services, ensure Cyber and Information Security resilience, and act as technology governance and risk orchestrator for technology across Sanlam.
We’re a newly created engineering organization on a mission to empower and accelerate autonomous value creation through insights and ML across the group. Our main users are the data scientists and analysts who sit inside the business units and support them in developing and re-developing their financial and digital products to better meet the needs of our clients and our shareholders.
Agile Delivery Leads are an essential feature of high performing squads. By creating and continuously evolving the rhythms and rituals of the team, they maximize the time and cognitive load in the team invested towards team objectives and delivery.
What will make you successful in this role?
- Maximized ‘flow’ time for engineer execution: Team has most time possible to focus on delivering impactful outputs and achieving their objectives.
- Meetings and ceremonies aligned to performance: All regular interactions, from sprint planning to retrospectives, are optimized to directly enhance team performance and drive outcomes.
- Clear alignment from missions to sprint tasks: Supporting Product Manager to achieve seamless cascading from missions to OKRs, EPICS, initiatives down to daily work.
- Elimination of persistent blockers: Proactively addresses and removes obstacles, ensuring that no blockers persist across sprints and the team can maintain momentum.
Qualification
- Matric
- Relevant IT Qualification (IT Degree or Diploma) will be advantageous
- Scrum Master certification will be advantageous
Experience
- 3+ years in a similar role with at least 1 year in a team and/or company that builds technology
- Track record of high impact and investing in your own development
Knowledge & Skills
- Deep expertise in Agile methodologies , including Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and hybrid approaches.
- Mastery in creating and maintaining high-performing team rhythms , ensuring a healthy balance of planning, execution, and reflection.
- Strong group facilitation skills to navigate discussions, promote collaboration, and ensure all voices are heard.
- A focus on building a culture of belonging and collaboration within teams.
- Incredibly high agency
Personal Attributes
- Action orientated - Contributing through others
- Plans and aligns - Contributing through others
- Optimises work processes - Contributing through others
- Decision quality - Contributing through others
- Builds effective teams - Contributing strategically
- Collaborates - Contributing strategically
Core Competencies
- Being resilient - Contributing through others
- Collaborates - Contributing through others
- Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others
- Customer focus - Contributing through others
- Drives results - Contributing through others
Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa.
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