Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Purpose

The role involves leading and mentoring multiple teams guided by enterprise Agile framework and methodologies to solve complex problems and ensure project goals are met. Key responsibilities include overseeing project management tasks to ensure timely delivery and alignment with strategic goals, facilitating tasks and process to ensure valuable Agile ceremonies, influence team members in realizing their potential across all levels of seniority and driving high performance and guiding the team towards maturity in resolving challenges or issues and remove impediments faced by the team.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• First Degree

Work Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in the full Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) leading software teams (3-4 years as a Scrum Master).
• Deep expertise in Jira and Confluence for planning and coordination using the organization’s enterprise tools.

Total Number of Years' Experience:

• 8 years

Licenses and Certifications:

• Certified Scrum Master, or equivalent
• Experience with Kanban, Extreme Programming, and LEAN ways of work
• Sound knowledge of Agile methodology
• Project Management certification is a plus

Behavioral Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Directing People
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change

Technical Competencies:

• Project Administration Skills
• Project Definition
• Project Management (Project Mgmt)
• Project Planning
• Project Reporting