Scrum Master at Deloitte Nigeria

Deloitte Nigeria – Our client, a trusted provider of secure & innovative Digital Payment Products and Solutions in the Financial Technology industry, is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Scrum Master

Location: Nigeria

Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

The Scrum Master must have a firm grasp of agile practices and the ability to effectively manage and mentor development teams. He/She is responsible for the application of scrum to produce high-quality work, managing timelines, resolving problems and coaching team members on Agile methodologies.

Job Purpose

To oversee and guide software development teams in applying the Scrum framework and agile practices in the planning and execution of deliverables and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

Managing project’s scope and timeline, ensuring that development teams follow scrum framework values to improve processes and eliminating impediments
Facilitate and champion the agile methodology by coaching and mentoring development teams and promoting the use of standards and best practices.
Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups
Ensures the team is utilizing Scrum/SAFe ceremonies effectively to maximize value delivery and facilitates Scrum ceremonies.
Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity and build a productive environment where team members ‘own’ the product and enjoy working on it

Monitoring and tracking project processes, performance, deliverables, and financials.
Planning and organizing demos and product/system testing.
Ensuring the proper use of collaborative processes and removing impediments for the scrum team.
Preparing and presenting status reports to stakeholders.
Facilitate internal communication and decision-making processes.
Be the point of contact for external communications ( customers or stakeholders)
Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
Resolve conflicts, determining and managing tasks, issues, risks, and action items to remove obstacles
Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a relevant field preferred.
Certified Scrum master, SAFe preferred
Excellent people and project management skills.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
5+ years of experience as a scrum master or in a similar role.
Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks to deliver solutions.
Experience with agile planning and development tools (e.g., Microsoft Azure DevOps).
Leadership and management experience.