• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Scrum Master


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 5 - 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field Project Management 
  

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to excel at Agile development


• Facilitate medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives from initiation through release


• Navigate and identify shared IT services required by the team in the delivery of its objectives


• Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal setting, and conflict resolution within the team


• Actively manage risks and external dependencies drawing in team members as appropriate


• Create and maintain the appropriate channels for open communication within the scrum team (e.g., tracker boards, JIRA) to create a trusting and safe team environment


• Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues


• Collectively with the product owner owns creation and prioritization of the digital product backlog for specific digital solutions


• Assists Product Owners to shape the digital product roadmap and vision from timelines and team capacity perspective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or equivalent Degree in Computer Science or related field


• 5-7 years of Scrum master experience


• Proven track record of delivering successful projects using Scrum methodology as Scrum Master


• At least 3 successfully delivered technical projects with experience in software development and/or project management


• Certified Scrum Master is a plus


• Knowledge of Agile software development process (e.g., XP, Kanban, Scrum, etc.)


• Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, Automated Testing, Agile Games


• Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team


• Professional fluency in English is essential, both written and spoken