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Subject Matter Expert : Agile & Jira Project Management

We are seeking a highly skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Agile methodologies and Jira Project Management to develop targeted short courses for various project management roles. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Agile practices and Jira functionalities and the ability to create engaging training materials for diverse professional audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Course Design & Development

• Create modular courses (outlines, lessons, case studies, and assessments) on Agile, Jira, QA, and AI-driven project management practices that are aligned with client requirements and the quality guidelines specified in the client rubric.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure course relevancy and accuracy.
• Translate complex financial workflows into accessible, hands-on learning experiences.
• Use real-world examples and develop practical case studies, scenario-based exercises, handouts, and automated templates to enhance practical application.
• Update content based on client feedback and best practices.

2. Agile Practices & Leadership Modules

• Possess knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean).
• Demonstrate experience in Agile metrics, product ownership strategies, and transformation practices for scaling Agile.
• Build content on the fundamental and advanced skills for the following job roles:
  Agile Coach, Agile Product Owner, Scrum Master, Project Manager, PMO Analyst, Executive Communication, and Agile Metrics Specialist

. 3. Jira Administration & Automation

• Demonstrate proficiency in using Jira for project management, including backlog management and sprint tracking
• Develop advanced content on the fundamental and advanced skills for the following job roles:
  Jira Expert / Jira Admin Expert / Jira Admin, Jira Configuration, Jira Automation Specialist / Jira Automation Expert, Jira Customization, Jira Reporting, and Jira Governance Specialist

4. QA & Test Management

• Create specialized modules on the fundamental and advanced skills for the following job roles:
  QA/Test Management and Manual tester and QA Specialist

5.
AI for Project Management

• Develop modules on skills needed for
  AI for Project Management:
  Knowledge of AI tools and techniques for enhancing project management practices like sprint planning, predictive analytics, risk forecasting, and automation
• Determine ways to integrate AI-driven insights into Agile processes and Jira environments.
• Advise on using AI for Project Management, exploring and implementing tools and techniques to enhance forecasting, risk management, and overall project efficiency.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• Master's degree or relevant certifications such as Agile Certified Practitioner, Certified ScrumMaster, or Jira Administration is a plus.
• Expertise in Agile project management and Jira, with a focus on training or coaching.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide actionable insights.
• Previous experience in a corporate training environment is highly desirable.

Collaboration & Standardization

• Utilize standardized Google Suite templates (Docs, Sheets, Slides) for course outlines, checklists, feedback, and version control within Google Suite to preserve formatting, change tracking, comments, and updates, avoiding complications caused by conversion to other platforms like Microsoft Office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong presentation skills for delivering training sessions.

We are seeking an Agile Specialist for a
6 month contract
To lead and coordinate delivery across digital products, platforms, and engagement initiatives for the South African and Rest of Africa businesses. You need to:

• Ensure effective execution of prioritized work, alignment of cross-functional teams, and timely delivery of value to market.
• Drive delivery excellence by removing impediments, managing dependencies, and promoting agile practices across squads.
• Support the organisation's digital enablement strategy by fostering collaboration and ensuring seamless execution across product, design, technology, and business stakeholders.

The position is onsite at a Broadcasting Company based in Randburg.

Responsibilities

Agile Process Delivery & Control

• Collaborate and leverage contacts in the wider Agile community to deliver the best possible outcomes for the technology division
• Work with technical team on sizing of user stories and prioritization and lead the team's efforts in continuous improvement in the case of Scrum
• Identify issues, risks and recommendations of Agile teams and operating models
• Perform tracking and management as required by the selected agile frameworks chosen
• Develop learning plans to elevate teams to higher levels of maturity and effectiveness
• Remove impediments, eliminate any blocking issues beyond the team's authority or solicit support from other teams / stakeholders until a resolution is reached, so that the team can remain focused on achieving the sprint goals in line with larger objectives
• Continually seek opportunities to increase customer satisfaction and deepen customer relationships

Agile Project Management

• Plan and manage projects and initiatives to deliver within timelines, budgets and people requirements
• Increase expertise within the use of Agile project management tools
• Optimize system support, development and project management processes using an agile / scrum focused vision
• Communicate project status, issues, risks to all stakeholders including executive sponsors and team members, identify and resolve issues and conflicts, mitigate risks where applicable
• Support practitioners and projects, identify areas for improvement, develop improvement plans and work with individuals and teams to implement such improvements Facilitate the team's progress toward sprint goals
• Work with Business Analyst, Project Manager, Product Owner and other stakeholders to develop user stories and prioritize backlog of work

Digital Development Team Support

• Present and support Agile education and training activities as require
• Engage and include all team members and encourage a collaborative approach in completing tasks
• Understand the priorities and interdependencies of past, current and future work to ensure optimal outcomes
• Provide suggestions and guidance when assisting the team with working through blockers, risks and improvement opportunities
• Enable the rules of the Agile process to enable a high-performing team

Stakeholder Relations

• Provide specialized support to internal and external stakeholders to ensure achievement of functional and organizational objectives
• Establish and monitor healthy, diverse internal and external relations and implement remedial actions where required, in the achievement of organizational goals

Reporting

• Provide timely and accurate reports in accordance with business and management requirement
• Report on status, risk and timelines regarding team initiatives to provide visibility and line of sight
• Collate and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports on progress reports

Qualifications

• Degree (Information Technology) - desirable
• Agile certifications
• Project management certifications

Experience

• 1 - 3 years' experience as a Software delivery management with at least one major agile framework, e.g. Scrum
• Experience in Project Management
• Proficient in methodologies concepts and principles

Technical Competencies

• Interpersonal skills
• Risk management and escalation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Systems knowledge
• Project/Program Management

Behavioral Competencies

• Relationship Building
• Conflict Resolution
• Decision Making
• Critical Appraisal
• Holistic Thinking
• Persuading & Influence
• Coaching

Our client requires the services of a Delivery Assurance Manager (Senior) - Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation.

• Amazing brand with cutting-edge technology
• Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
• High work-life balance with Flexible hours
• Agile working environment

EXPERIENCE: 4-6 Years related working experience.

COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible.

ROLE:

• Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters
• Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level
• Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level
• Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership
• Guides the team on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working, including facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency, demonstrating the status/performance of the team as a key element
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes, product backlog management, and sprint refinement
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required
• Regularly updates and improves product confluence pages & documentation within the Product

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• IT Degree and/or Agile Master Certified with 6+ years of Project Management experience or equivalent qualifications
• At least 10 years’ experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry is essential
• One or more of the following certifications: Certified SAFe Release Train engineer (scaledagile.com)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• KPI monitoring and ITSM reporting/feedback
• Ability to manage a technical/operational team using agile methodologies
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, LeSS)
• Knowledge of GROUP Agile Working Model and ITPM (Advantageous)
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)
• Understanding the IT Travel Management system and ZA Hub team setup
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection

Our client in Pretoria is recruiting for Agile Master (Advanced) to join their team.

Responsibilities include:

1. Tracking and communicating commitments, dependencies, and risks.
2. Tracking metrics to measure team performance and ensuring that continuous improvement is enabled.
3. Championing delivery success throughout the team and the early delivery of incremental benefits.
4. Active participation and coordination in agile ceremonies.
5. Establishing the status of current tasks being worked on.
6. Implementing Scrum and its events according to the Scrum Guide.
7. Coaching feature teams on Scrum principles and values.
8. Assisting with impediment resolution.
9. Fostering and increasing team morale.
10. Protecting the team from interruptions and disruptions.

Qualifications/Experience:

1. Degree or Diploma in IT, business, or similar.
2. Minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Scrum/Agile Master in multiple feature teams.
3. Minimum of 8 years’ experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry.
4. Scrum Master certified through scrum.org or Scrum Alliance.
5. Deep understanding and knowledge of Scrum and Agile with practical Scrum/Agile Master experience in multiple software development feature teams.
6. Practical experience with the ATC tool chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, etc.).
7. DevOps and BizDevOps understanding.
8. Ability to be a servant leader for a technical development team using agile methodologies.
9. Knowledge of reporting techniques and well-documented patterns and techniques (burndown techniques, retrospective techniques).

Advantageous Skills Requirements:

1. Change Management (CM), Incident Management (IM), Problem Management (PM).
2. Transition Management.
3. Requirements Engineering.
4. Basic technical understanding of Splunk, Cribl, AWS, Azure.
5. Above-board work ethics and a high level of ownership.
6. Good and effective communication.
7. Consistency & Punctuality.
8. Ability to motivate and coach a team.

Salary Market Related

We're looking for an experiencedAgile Delivery Lead to join our dynamic environment and drive continuous improvement, flow efficiency, and delivery excellence across multiple teams.

• Spearheading continuous improvement across the organisation to reduce waste and increase individual and development team productivity and accountability.
• Helping to remove impediments and facilitate the flow of work.
• Fostering productive relationships and following through on commitments, to gain trust and respect across all levels of the business
• Helping teams understand and practice agility, by leveraging empirical data and iterative delivery.
• Coaching the team on Agile and Lean principles, to enable iterative delivery of value and to reduce waste.
• Effectively facilitating ceremonies and meetings.
• Identifying and mitigating risk across the team’s workflow.
• Using the principles of empowerment and self-organization to enable collaboration, effective communication, and decision making across the organisation.
• Using visual management systems to optimise the flow of work.
• Ensuring that Product Owners are enabled to prioritise and maintain a clear and concise Product Backlog.
• Ensuring that the team understands all necessary information, to produce the desired business value.

What You need to bring

• 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Scrum Master , Kanban Flow Master , or Agile Delivery Lead .
• Deep understanding of Scrum and Kanban , and the ability to adapt each framework to fit team and business contexts.
• Experience working with Agile tools like Jira
• Proven ability to use data to drive team performance , including tracking and acting on velocity, cycle time, and other flow metrics.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Certifications such as CSM , PSM , KMP , or SAFe Scrum Master .

Bonus

• Experience coaching at scale or leading teams through agile transformations .
• Familiarity with DevOps , CI/CD , and value stream mapping .

During the interview process you will meet with the People team, the hiring manager, and relevant CSuite. Be prepared to complete a technical assessment that will showcase your skills.

Join Ozow and become part of an elite force that challenges the ordinary and achieves the extraordinary. If you're driven to make an impact, embrace challenges, and seek unparalleled opportunities for growth, your journey starts here.

Compliance

As a fintech company, we prioritize data security and compliance. Due to the sensitive nature of our work, we require individuals with a high level of integrity and trustworthiness to ensure adherence to financial regulations and industry standards.

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Our client requires the services of a Delivery Assurance Manager (Senior) - Midrand/Menlyn/Rosslyn/Home Office rotation.

• Amazing brand with cutting-edge technology
• Excellent teams in Global team collaboration
• High work-life balance with Flexible hours
• Agile working environment

EXPERIENCE: 4-6 Years related working experience.

COMMENCEMENT: As soon as possible.

ROLE:

• Provides active and regular mentorship to other Agile Masters
• Supports multiple Feature Teams in complex Products / Sub-products up to Domain level
• Provides key insights into the evolution of Agile KPIs in complex Agile Teams to improve efficiencies at an organisational level
• Contributes significant value in relevant CoPs through active leadership
• Guides the team on the use and application of Agile/Scrum methodologies and practices
• Aligns within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding outcomes
• Collaborates with Product Owners and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
• Gives structure to workshops and meetings to lead and facilitate the team’s Agile way of working, including facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assesses the agile maturity of the team and organisation and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
• Assists with internal and external communication and improving transparency, demonstrating the status/performance of the team as a key element
• Supports the Product Owner with grooming processes, product backlog management, and sprint refinement
• Assists with project- and team coordination tasks when required
• Regularly updates and improves product confluence pages & documentation within the Product

QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:

• IT Degree and/or Agile Master Certified with 6+ years of Project Management experience or equivalent qualifications
• At least 10 years’ experience in the IT/Software DevOps industry is essential
• One or more of the following certifications: Certified SAFe Release Train engineer (scaledagile.com)

ESSENTIAL SKILLS:

• Ability to manage a technical team using agile methodologies
• Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (e.g., numerous Burndown techniques, Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• KPI monitoring and ITSM reporting/feedback
• Ability to manage a technical/operational team using agile methodologies
• Any additional responsibilities assigned in the Agile Working Model (AWM) Charter

ADVANTAGEOUS TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Excellent knowledge and experience in applying Agile scaled models (e.g., SAFe, Nexus, LeSS)
• Knowledge of GROUP Agile Working Model and ITPM (Advantageous)
• Excellent proficiency in the Agile Tool Chain (JIRA, Confluence, X-Ray, BitBucket)
• Understanding the IT Travel Management system and ZA Hub team setup
• HR Services, Recruitment & Selection

Nedbank Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

The Agile Project Manager will manage and deliver medium projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed.

The Project Manager will play an active role in providing mentorship and coaching on agile best practices to junior staff and ensuring the team is working on the right tasks at the right time.

• Ensure successful implementation of Agile in software projects with improved quality in accordance with business needs and strategic goals
• Provide expert level guidance to software project team in terms of process, system, tools, methods as well as communication, integration, and successful team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions
• Integrate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitate with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs
• Build professional relationships though engagement and regular communication and feedback with all stakeholders using quality metrics and project status reports as drivers
• Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope
• Manage project budget within project scope
• Deliver projects on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations
• Ensure management of scope including coverage of client requirements and based on estimations
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule
• Meet requirements by providing advice to clients on the most appropriate Project management approach, identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, and define the level of participation in project, map their communication needs and manage stakeholder engagement strategies through the project plan
• Manage each stakeholder group actively through the change cycle
• Conduct business change impact across process, systems, and roles according to the change management plan
• Manage the stakeholders by ensuring an understanding of the behaviours and operations and by defining strategies in project schedule
• Keep clients and management informed
• Ensure the change management process is led and supported together with the client
• Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope and signed off by stakeholders
• Ensure satisfactory post implementation review and performing retrospectives/inspect & adapt sessions as required
• Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope and signed off by stakeholders
• Ensure sufficient resource allocation
• Manage delivery of medium projects according to prevailing Project Management methodology

• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

NQF level 7 qualification or Honours degree in Project Management or Business management

• Relevant certification in PM practises or methodology (PRINCE/ PMBOK ETC)

Project Management or Business Management, Certified Scrum

5-8 years working experience in project environment of which 5 years in a PM role

• Industry trends
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Principles of financial management
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Principles of project management
• Communication Strategies
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Financial management
• Information Technology concepts

• Influencing
• Customer Orientation
• Earning Trust
• Continuous Learning
• Monitoring Information
• Leveraging Feedback
• Planning and Organizing

We are an equal opportunities employer and commit to fairness and equality in the recruitment and selection process.

To manage and deliver medium projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed. Projects could be associated with any discipline e.g. property, engineering, information technology, in line with the business strategy. The Project Manager will play an active role in providing mentorship and coaching on agile best practices to junior staff. The Project Manager will also ensure the team is working on the right tasks at the right time, working closely with the product manager to translate epics, stories, and other items on the sprint list into actionable tasks for the delivery team

• Ensure successful implementation of Agile in software projects with improved quality in accordance with business needs and strategic goals
• To plan, direct and co-ordinate the activities of enterprise-wide projects to ensure that project goals are accomplished and to develop project plans specifying goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, identification of risks, contingency plans and allocation of available resources, in line with the business strategy
• To manage the strategy; planning; organising; negotiating; staffing; directing and controlling of all aspects of projects/solutions or programmes for a portfolio in ensuring the successful implementation to realize the business strategy.
• Escalates impediments, manages risk, helps assure value delivery and helps drive continuous improvement
• Hybrid role that balances Agile leadership and project/program management to help software development teams build and deliver solutions more efficiently
• Leveraging the solid grasp of how to scale Lean and Agile practices and understand the unique opportunities and challenges associated with facilitating and continuously aligning large development programs
• Provide expert level guidance to software project team in terms of process, system, tools, methods as well as communication, integration, and successful team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions
• Integrate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitate with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs
• Build professional relationships though engagement and regular communication and feedback with all stakeholders using quality metrics and project status reports as drivers
• Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope.
• Manage project budget within project scope.
• Deliver projects on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
• Ensure management of scope including coverage of client requirements and based on estimations.
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule.
• Meet requirements by providing advice to clients on the most appropriate Project management approach, identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles, and define the level of participation in project, map their communication needs and manage stakeholder engagement strategies through the project plan.
• Manage each stakeholder group actively through the change cycle.
• Conduct business change impact across process, systems, and roles according to the change management plan.
• Manage the stakeholders by ensuring an understanding of the behaviours and operations and by defining strategies in project schedule.
• Keep clients and management informed.
• Ensure the change management process is led and supported together with the client.
• Ensure client needs are accurately captured in scope and signed off by stakeholders.
• Ensure satisfactory post implementation review and performing retrospectives/inspect & adapt sessions as required.
• Ensure sufficient resource allocation.
• Manage delivery of medium projects according to prevailing Project Management methodology.

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

NQF level 7 qualification or Honours degree in Project Management or Business management

• Relevant certification in PM practises or methodology (PRINCE/ PMBOK ETC)

Project Management or closely related Certified Scrum Master and Scaled Agile certification

5-8 years working experience in project environment of which 5 years in a PM role

• Industry trends
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Principles of financial management
• Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
• Principles of project management
• Communication Strategies
• Decision-making process
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Customer Orientation
• Earning Trust
• Monitoring Information
• Leveraging Feedback
• Planning and Organizing

Nedbank is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Psybergate is an IT company that builds bespoke software solutions and provides highly skilled resources to its clients. We are looking for an Agile Project Manager to join our financial services client based in Sandton.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure successful implementation of Agile in software projects with improved quality in accordance with business needs and strategic goals.
• Provide expert level guidance to software project team in terms of process, system, tools, methods as well as communication, integration and successful team dynamics through weekly facilitation sessions.
• Integrate with diverse stakeholders by engaging and facilitating with multiple diverse groups across a spectrum of wants and needs.
• Build professional relationships through engagement and regular communication and feedback with all stakeholders using quality metrics and project status reports as drivers.
• Ensure accurate cost estimation based on coverage of client requirements and project scope.
• Manage project budget within project scope.
• Deliver projects on target within due date, budget and according to scope and project governance.
• Ensure traceability of defined benefits throughout lifecycle of the project and escalate any deviations.
• Ensure management of scope including coverage of client requirements based on estimations.
• Manage delivery of project against agreed schedule.
• Meet requirements by providing advice to clients on the most appropriate Project management approach, identify project stakeholders, communicate their roles and define the level of participation in project, map their communication needs and manage stakeholder engagement strategies through the project plan.

What we are looking for:

• Completed IT / BSc degree or other related fields.
• 5 - 8 years working experience in project environment of which 5 years in a Project Manager role.
• SAFe certification and experience essential.
• Project management experience required.
• Agile project management experience required.
• Scrum Master certification and experience required.

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.

Please note that most of our positions are remote; however, candidates should be residing within traveling distance as the circumstances of the opportunity can change.

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