Scrum Master at Boardroom Appointments

Key purpose:

• The Trade products offered by our company are aimed to mitigate international trade risks and optimise client's cash flow. Our company's Trade solutions aim to ensure that exporters receive payment for the goods they have shipped and that importers receive the correct quantity and quality of goods ordered. Trade terms and settlement methods also impact the cash conversion cycle of clients' business. Our company design trade solutions to assist clients' business growth with targeted trade financing and risk mitigation techniques.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Highlighting the activities of the individual team members as well as the different project teams within Bank
• 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
• 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 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 and obstacles that are experienced
• 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 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 or Kanban, to deliver solutions
• Leadership and management experience
• Excellent people and project management skills
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Certified Scrum Master, SAFe preferred
• 5 years investment banking experience (preferred)
• Trade and Investment Banking products knowledge working knowledge (advantage)