Scrum Master at Standard Bank
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Date posted
January 28, 2026
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Closing date
January 28, 2026
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Hiring location
Nairobi, Kenya
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Description
To act as a facilitative leader in the coaching and mentoring of multiple teams delivering work through a hybrid delivery model, combining Agile and plan-driven methodologies as guided by the enterprise projects management framework. To facilitate tasks, ceremonies, and governance processes in a way that ensures both Agile ceremonies and structured project controls add measurable value to the teams. To engage, influence, and inspire team members across all levels of seniority, enabling them to realise their potential and drive a sustained high-performance culture. To guide teams toward increasing delivery maturity in resolving challenges and issues, and to proactively remove impediments across people, process, technology, and dependency dimensions.
Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology, Business or any other related field.
Certifications: PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner, PMP® (Project Management Professional) or equivalent
Experience Required
7-10 years
- Experience in the full SDLC leading software teams
- Experience delivering technology solutions in a bank or telco offering financial services.
- Hands-on exposure to regulated financial-services environments, including risk, compliance, and audit.
- Proven leadership of Agile or hybrid delivery teams within financial-services organisations.
- Direct experience with core financial platforms or payments systems.
- Vendor and systems-integrator management experience in financial-services delivery.
- Deep expertise in Jira and Confluence- planning and coordination using the organisation's enterprise tools is essential.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Challenging Ideas
- Generating Ideas
- Interpreting Data
- Providing Insights
- Pursuing Goals
- Team Working
Technical Competencies:
- Agile Estimation and Prioritisation
- Continuous Process Improvement
- IT Knowledge
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies & Tools
- Stakeholder Management
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