Scrum Master: SLS: RA: Sanlam Risk & Savings: Bellville: PG 11/12

What will you do?

The incumbent will be supporting two or more squads within an established large-scale Agile Release Train (ART), working alongside other experienced Scrum Masters. The Scrum Master is co-located with their squads and work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Testers, Business Stakeholders, and other Scrum Masters to drive alignment, flow, and continuous improvement.

Beyond the team, the incumbent will contribute to the broader Agile Community of practice and help strengthen delivery maturity, coach new team members and shape the culture of agility across the organisation.

• Coach and guide two or more cross-functional squads within an established large-scale Agile Release Train.
• Foster a high-performing, empowered team culture built on trust, openness, and accountability. 
• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies/cadences with purpose, ensuring they are engaging, outcome-driven, and aligned to team goals.Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy, prioritised backlog and deliver incremental value aligned to business objectives. 
• Identify and remove impediments that block/hinder the team's progress. 
• Support ART-level ceremonies such as PI planning, PO Sync, Scrum Sync and Inspect & Adapt sessions. 
• Collaborate with other Scrum Masters and the Release Train Engineer/s to improve flow and coordination across squads.Promote continuous improvement, helping teams reflect, adapt and evolve.
• Increase performance and capability within document development services domain through effective knowledge transfer and coaching of others in IT Delivery.
• Provide trusted advice about the implementation / adoption of the document development services domain based on continuous research on technological trends and best practices.
• Reporting, administration and ad-hoc requests.

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications:

• Relevant Degree or Diploma in Information Technology.
• Agile certifications e.g. CSM, A-CSM, CSP-SM, PSM I, PSM II, SSM, SASM, SA, ICP will be an advantage.

Experience:

• At least 4 years’ experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach or Delivery Leader within an agile environment.
• At least 2 years’ experience supporting PI planning and working within a large Agile Release Train or similar scaled structure. 

Knowledge:

• Good understanding of Agile principles (Scrum, Kanban, Lean and SAFe), frameworks and practices, and Agile metrics (velocity, cycle time, predictability, WIP).
• Good understanding of Agile interface with design, architecture, testing and release management. 
• Knowledge of:

• • Release process: SDLC
  • Jira and Confluence: Miro
  • Empirical process control
  • Product delivery lifecycle

Competencies:

• Communicates effectively
• Facilitation and coaching skills
• Tech savvy
• Business insights
• Decision quality
• Analytical thinking
• Cultivates innovation
• Plans and aligns
• Concern for accuracy
• Customer focus
• Collaborates
• Influencing and gaining commitment
• Drives results
• Being resilient
• Computer skills (Advanced level of Excel and PowerPoint)

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping  our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Closing Date: 6 July 2026

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