72 Agile Product jobs in South Africa

Purpose of the role

The Product Management and Data Quality Specialist is responsible for managing the product catalog and ensuring the commercial performance of products throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of product data, implementing data governance standards, and supporting internal and external stakeholders. This specialist plays a key role in optimizing product range management, driving data quality initiatives, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments to support business objectives.

Product Data and Catalog Management

• Develop, maintain, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of product catalog data.
• Monitor product data quality, analyze trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the product range.
• Implement and enforce product catalog data standards and governance policies.
• Collaborate with suppliers, 1P/3P partners, and internal stakeholders to maintain up-to-date and accurate product information.
• Ensure appropriate stock allocation, validate supplier agreements, and monitor replenishment modes throughout the product lifecycle (Range A/S, Top 1/2/0, Franco/PCB).
• Develop and implement processes to guarantee data quality and integrity.
• Provide training and support on product catalog management best practices.

Product Range and Lifecycle Management

• Support the Category Manager in constructing and continuously improving the product range.
• Optimize product allocation within the correct typology (Department / Sub-department / Type / Sub-type) to enhance performance monitoring.
• Build and maintain product range listings and range synoptics, ensuring timely updates and communication to stores.
• Manage product lifecycle and address market-specific requirements.
• Collect and analyze customer feedback to improve product range effectiveness.
• Collaborate on promotional activities and ensure effective execution.
• Prepare data and negotiation planners for supplier negotiations and monitor contracts and invoicing compliance.

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication

• Serve as the primary point of contact for stores regarding product data and range matters.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders understand updates and adopt changes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Supply Chain, Merchandising, OmniCommerce) and external partners (suppliers, vendors).

Process Improvement and Technology Utilization

• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in product data management processes.
• Utilize AI and digital tools to enhance research, analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency.
• Respond to cross-functional project requests within the area of expertise.

Behavioral Expectations

• Demonstrate enthusiasm, collaboration, and a positive approach to work.
• Champion and embody company values internally and externally.
• Maintain professionalism, integrity, and reliability in all responsibilities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Data Management, Marketing, or related field.
• 3–5 years' experience in product data management, catalog management, or category management, preferably in retail or e-commerce.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, data analysis, and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with PIM, ERP, or CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Akeneo).
• Exceptional attention to detail, analytical skills, and project management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
• Proactive, adaptable, and committed to continuous process improvement.

Purpose of the role

The Product Management and Data Quality Specialist is responsible for managing the product catalog and ensuring the commercial performance of products throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of product data, implementing data governance standards, and supporting internal and external stakeholders. This specialist plays a key role in optimizing product range management, driving data quality initiatives, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments to support business objectives.

Product Data and Catalog Management

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  Develop, maintain, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of product catalog data.

  
  


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  Monitor product data quality, analyze trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the product range.

  
  


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  Implement and enforce product catalog data standards and governance policies.

  
  


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  Collaborate with suppliers, 1P/3P partners, and internal stakeholders to maintain up-to-date and accurate product information.

  
  


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  Ensure appropriate stock allocation, validate supplier agreements, and monitor replenishment modes throughout the product lifecycle (Range A/S, Top 1/2/0, Franco/PCB).

  
  


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  Develop and implement processes to guarantee data quality and integrity.

  
  


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  Provide training and support on product catalog management best practices.

  
  

Product Range and Lifecycle Management

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  Support the Category Manager in constructing and continuously improving the product range.

  
  


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  Optimize product allocation within the correct typology (Department / Sub-department / Type / Sub-type) to enhance performance monitoring.

  
  


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  Build and maintain product range listings and range synoptics, ensuring timely updates and communication to stores.

  
  


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  Manage product lifecycle and address market-specific requirements.

  
  


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  Collect and analyze customer feedback to improve product range effectiveness.

  
  


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  Collaborate on promotional activities and ensure effective execution.

  
  


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  Prepare data and negotiation planners for supplier negotiations and monitor contracts and invoicing compliance.

  
  

Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication

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  Serve as the primary point of contact for stores regarding product data and range matters.

  
  


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  Communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders understand updates and adopt changes.

  
  


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  Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Supply Chain, Merchandising, OmniCommerce) and external partners (suppliers, vendors).

  
  

Process Improvement and Technology Utilization

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  Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in product data management processes.

  
  


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  Utilize AI and digital tools to enhance research, analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency.

  
  


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  Respond to cross-functional project requests within the area of expertise.

  
  

Behavioral Expectations

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  Demonstrate enthusiasm, collaboration, and a positive approach to work.

  
  


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  Champion and embody company values internally and externally.

  
  


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  Maintain professionalism, integrity, and reliability in all responsibilities.

  
  

Requirements

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  Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Data Management, Marketing , or related field.

  
  


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  3–5 years’ experience in product data management, catalog management, or category management, preferably in retail or e-commerce .

  
  


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  Strong proficiency in Excel , data analysis, and reporting tools.

  
  


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  Familiarity with PIM, ERP, or CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Akeneo).

  
  


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  Exceptional attention to detail , analytical skills, and project management abilities.

  
  


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  Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

  
  


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  Proactive, adaptable, and committed to continuous process improvement.

  
  

Contract

5 to 20 years

Negotiable

05 September 2025

We're Hiring: IT Scrum Master | Agile Champion Wanted

Are you a skilled Scrum Master who thrives on empowering Agile teams and driving delivery excellence? Join our dynamic IT environment where servant leadership, collaboration, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

What You'll Do:

• Be the servant leader and Agile coach for a high-performing, self-organising team.
• Facilitate all key Scrum ceremonies and foster a culture of delivery, quality, and ownership.
• Partner with Project and Programme Managers to align team efforts with broader delivery goals.
• Shield your team from distractions and scope creep, ensuring focus and flow.
• Help identify and remove impediments, escalating when needed to keep momentum strong.
• Support the Product Owner in prioritisation and backlog refinement.

What You Bring:

• Deep understanding of Scrum principles, Agile values, and Lean thinking.
• Strong facilitation and coaching skills with a knack for resolving team conflicts.
• Experience in JIRA, Confluence, and Agile delivery frameworks.
• Solid grasp of software development and DevOps practices.
• Bonus: Insurance industry experience is a plus

? Your Impact:

• Drive team velocity and predictability.
• Champion Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and ensure transparent communication.

If you're ready to challenge the status quo and lead Agile teams to success, we'd love to hear from you

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Company Description

The Hub ZA Technologies is a leading provider of software engineering services, quality assurance testing, project management, and automation testing in South Africa. Our team consists of highly skilled professionals dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. Operating through both online and physical distribution channels, we cater to a diverse customer base. We are well-regarded for our commitment to excellence and customer satisfaction, establishing ourselves as a trusted industry partner.

Role Description

This is a contract role for a Scrum Master, located in Sandton with some work from home flexibility. The Scrum Master will oversee sprint planning, facilitate daily stand-ups, manage user stories, collaborate with the software development team, and support the continuous improvement of Agile practices. Top-notch communication and analytical skills are essential for effectively coordinating team efforts and ensuring project success.

Qualifications

• Experience in Sprint Planning and managing User Stories
• Proficient in Software Development processes
• Strong Analytical Skills and excellent Communication abilities
• Certification as a Scrum Master (CSM or PSM) is a plus
• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Project Management, or related field
• Ability to work both independently and in a hybrid environment

Facilitating sprint execution and continuous improvement.

Promoting cross-functional collaboration.

Ensuring alignment between business goals and technical execution.

Coaching teams on agile principles.

Removing impediments and promoting agile best practices.

Occasionally contributing to development and testing.

3+ years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach in a software development environment.

Scrum/Agile Certification, with strong understanding of Kanban methodologies.

Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or other Agile project management tools.

Ability to facilitate discussions,resolve conflicts, foster collaboration, and drive team alignment.

Excellent communication, problem-solving skills& excellent at taking ownership/accountability.

Experience in product development with an ability to support software engineering teams technically when required

Between 3 - 5 Years

MRI Software is seeking a dynamic Scrum Master/Release Manager to join the team The individual will be responsible for leading, inspiring, motivating multi-functional teams, enabling the delivery of innovative products to the PropTech market. This is a key role in driving agile and lean frameworks that result in quality product delivery and continuous improvement. The role will report within the Product Development organization with responsibility for facilitating scrum activities and release management.

The individual will also be responsible for planning, scheduling, coordinating, and managing all aspects of software releases across multiple applications and environments. This role ensures smooth, timely, and high-quality delivery of software updates, enhancements, and deployments while maintaining stability in production systems.

The individual will work closely with development, QA, DevOps, product, and operations teams to ensure successful deployment and post-release support.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Taking responsibility for all aspects of the delivery of projects
• Coordinates all project activities.
• Coordinates Agile implementation across all projects.
• Motivate and inspire team members and maximize the team's potential.
• Encourage self-organization within the team and empower team members to make important decisions, estimate work done and improve their collaboration on the project.
• Monitor project progress, provide timely feedback, and drive a culture of agility and learning.
• Guide the team in implementing Agile methodology rules to deliver rapid and reliable business products Support Product Owners to find methods to effectively manage the product backlog.
• Organize scrum events as necessary.
• Remove impediments so the team can focus on the work at hand and follow scrum practices.
• Following the change Management Process and ensuring that it is compiled to by all members of the team.
• Preparing and planning projects and driving those plans through to a successful conclusion.
• Managing and tracking effort and progress and highlighting ways to keep the project on track despite issues – "can do" attitude is essential.
• Delivering the resultant projects on time and to budget, managing expectations and handling issues as required
• Mitigating risks and addressing issues to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Ability to clearly monitor and report to management and Customers on project progress with respect to effort, cost and duration and key milestones.
• Manage risks and issues and be able to concisely present status at any time to management.
• Represent company stakeholders at customer meetings and presentations.
• Work with Product owner to align teams with the product vision, sprint goals, and other necessary information.
• Create and environment of collaboration within the teams that allows for open dialogue and productive solutions for resolving conflicts.
• Champion continuous improvement activities to reduce waste and increase productivity.
• Communicate organizational impediments to leadership, clear impediments for the team.
•  Release Planning & Coordination
• Develop and maintain the release calendar across products and projects.
• Coordinate release schedules and resources with development, QA, DevOps, and business teams.
• Define and communicate release scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Release Execution
• Oversee build, deployment, and migration processes across environments.
• Ensure all releases are deployed smoothly with minimal disruption.
• Manage rollback procedures and contingency plans.
• overnance & Compliance
• Enforce release management processes and best practices.
• Maintain documentation for release notes, change logs, and deployment checklists.
• Ensure compliance with change management and security policies.
• isk Management
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate release-related risks.
• Facilitate go/no-go decisions based on readiness assessments.
• ontinuous Improvement
• Analyze and improve release processes to increase reliability and efficiency.
• ollaboration & Communication
• Serve as the central point of contact for all release activities.
• Communicate release status, issues, and impacts to stakeholders.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Scrum Master certification (CSM) required.
• Deep understanding of agile framework (scrum and Kanban).
• In-depth knowledge of agile, scrum, and disciplined agile delivery concepts and methods.
• Expertise in SDLC models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practices.
• Experienced in refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other scrum techniques.
• Experienced in planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams.
• Experienced in working with scrum team as well as dealing with internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project/product teams.
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for eliciting change in team behaviour (example: burndown charts, handling bugs, retrospectives etc.).
• Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership. Facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, increasing transparency.
• Expertise in JIRA (be able to administer projects, run sprints, produce charts and reports)
• Project Management certification preferred.

Key Competencies:

• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Ability to manage multiple parallel releases
• Effective stakeholder management
• Calm and decisive under pressure
• Continuous improvement mindset

Purpose

The purpose of the Senior Scrum Master is to lead scrum teams in agile development and achievement of product goals, including defining and refining backlog items, planning and managing multiple feature developments, sprints/iterations, sprint reviews and retrospectives with the aim of delivering high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done. This role leverages advanced scrum software development project management knowledge to direct to the scrum method adoption and practice within the larger IT team within the domain and guides scrum teams towards product releases within set guidelines, managing the communication and team organization. The Lead Scrum Master advocates for scrum values and principles within the agile framework, remaining flexible and open to opportunities for the team to improve their workflow. This includes removing impediments for the scrum team to ensure delivery of commitments according to set goals and deliverables.

This is a Servant Leader role that builds trust-based relationships, stimulates empowerment and transparency, drives commitment, encourages collaboration, flexibility, empathy and ethical behavior within the scrum team, stakeholders and the customers they serve. Furthermore, this role facilitates trains, coaches and optimizes scrum to the larger team by ensuring good scrum practice. The nature of the projects in this role are generally highly complex within one or multiple domains and do from time-to-time impact other domains.

Role Description

Scrum Team and Service Delivery:

• Ensure relevant teams are practicing core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility in accordance with relevant standards.
• Provide input to the product development process, the Product Owner and the scrum delivery team to manage the delivery of solutions and product releases.
• Manage communication channels within the scrum team to create a trusting and safe team environment.
• Drive the development and maintenance of team standards in order to maximise team performance.
• Provide the team with relevant prerequisites before sprints to enable them to deliver against expectations.
• Manage team delivery to ensure that sprint promises remain unobstructed, mitigating external disruptions and distractions, whenever possible, to ensure optimal team effectiveness. This includes, providing guidance on human resource implementation plan as appraisals, recruitment, skills development, leave etc., and developing the team resource allocation plan to ensure service delivery.
• Manage key dependencies closely to ensure delivery.
• Manage and mitigate for issues / blockers / risks early so they can be mitigated or cleared, enabling the team to deliver optimally.
• Track and ensure that delivery takes place according to the definition of Ready and/or Done.
• Optimise the velocity of delivery and focus on continuous improvement to enhance delivery and meet business needs.
• Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team to ensure optimal team functioning.
• Maintain process documentation in accordance with best practice standards.

Sprint and Backlog Management:

• Manage the planning of prioritised sprint backlogs from both a business and technical viewpoint.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies of sprint kick-off, daily stand-ups, sprint review, and sprint retrospective in order to meet business requirements.
• Drive backlog maintenance and the facilitation of defects/bugs resolution to achieve and meet business needs.
• Educate Product Owners on maintaining the product backlog, actively managing this and preparing for next sprint.
• Monitor and ensure that items planned for the sprint are focused on, and unplanned work is identified and raised with the Product Owner to manage expectations and delivery.

Stakeholder Management: Feedback and Reporting

• Drive team velocity and sprint progress with relevant stakeholders.
• Manage any issues that might affect the delivery of the team, removing barriers between stakeholders and the team.
• Implement the product definition, providing feedback on the user experience and user interface as part of the overlapping phase.

Qualifications and experience:

• Degree or Diploma in Information Technology or a related field – (essential).
• Scrum Master foundation certification (i.e., Certified Scrum Master / Agile Certified Practitioner / Professional Scrum Master) or relevant Scrum Master training - (essential)
• +6 years' relevant experience as a Scrum Master or similar role with advanced knowledge and experience delivering diverse IT solutions through the scrum software development methodology, driving agility within development teams, and managing sprints and backlogs in a variety of environments - (essential).
• Solid experience managing multiple scrum teams and feature development in one backlog and understanding of standard software development roles and responsibilities - (essential).

Our Story

At (formerly SovTech), we believe the future of software lies in the talent, innovation, and creativity found on the African continent. For over a decade, we have been pioneering world-class software development for a global audience. We are the leading custom software development company from Africa that, like any great tech company, was founded in a garage. has now grown to more than 350 of the best AI-powered software engineering experts, building world-class platforms for growing businesses across four cities on three continents.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to growing Africa's tech ecosystems. Africa is home to the world's youngest population, with over 50% of Africans under the age of 25. Recent estimates indicate there are over 700,000 professional software developers across Africa today. That number is projected to double by 2025. We believe in the future of African tech talent and the impact it will have on scaling global companies.

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Our Culture

Our culture is underpinned by 8 core values.

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Why Join Us?

Be part of a dynamic, people-first team that's showcasing and advancing Africa's tech landscape on the global scale. At , we celebrate your individuality, empower your decision-making, and create meaningful experiences. Together, we're driving innovation and building exceptional teams Take a look at some of the highlights:

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• At , we champion an empowered workplace where you shape the culture, influence decisions on tech stacks, and take charge of user testing—all while working from wherever you thrive best across our interconnected Guilds.
• Our distributed teams span South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and other parts of the continent, showcasing the diversity and brilliance of African talent.

The Vibes

• Annual Foos-Fest : Showcase your skills at our legendary Foosball Festival and take home quirky, sought-after awards.
• AI-Powered Hackathons : Collaborate with your team to create innovative, market-ready products in just 24 hours—all while enjoying live music and family-friendly fun.
• Year-End Celebrations : Reflect and connect at our unforgettable year-end events, a decade-old tradition we continue to cherish.
• Popcorn Fridays, Dev Chats, and Braais : Bond with colleagues over insightful discussions and sizzling good vibes.
• Fluid Clubs : Join like-minded peers in activities like hiking, running, and more to foster shared interests beyond work.
• Weekly All-Hands : Stay inspired and in the loop with our weekly All-Hands sessions that bring us together as one team.
• Explore Week : Our annual tradition encourages you to work from anywhere around the globe for one exciting week—freedom meets inspiration

Rewards & Recognition

• Stacos (our company currency) : Reward and recognise your peers with Stacos and exchange them for cool vouchers to celebrate accomplishments big and small.
• Commission Incentives : Unlock attractive rewards for successful business development leads and employee referrals.

Continued Career Growth & Support

• Internal AI Platforms : We empower our teams with access to both closed and open source LLM's that make work easier and empower your professional growth. We love AI
• High-Performance Culture : Stay aligned and on track with OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and structured annual reviews.
• Personalized Mentorship : Receive dedicated guidance from leadership and the Talent SuccessTeam through one-on-one sessions and quarterly check-ins tailored to your career aspirations.

Our teams are powered by AI—Transforming How We Work

• Our teams embrace cutting-edge AI platforms, agents and tools, creating smarter workflows and accelerating career development with AI.
• OpenAI, Anthropic, Llama - we use them all so choose what suits you best
• You don't need your own licenses - we cover the costs and have our own internal AI platforms that gives you access to them all in a secure environment.

Outstanding Employee Benefits*

• Discovery Medical Aid : Prioritizing your health with the best care.
• Half-Day Birthday Leave : Celebrate your special day with an afternoon off
• Family responsibility & Parental Benefits : Providing full support for a meaningful work-life balance.
• Please note: Benefits may vary depending on employment type

Join us and be part of a dynamic, supportive team that's making waves across Africa.

The Scrum Master / Project Manager will drive end-to-end delivery of In-House programmes, ensuring alignment between business, technology, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and ensure adherence to Agile discipline.
• Maintain the sprint backlog, track progress, manage impediments, and ensure stories meet Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Work closely with Product Owners, BAs, Developers, and QA teams to ensure timely delivery of sprint goals.
• Drive cross-functional alignment across workstreams (Tech, Data, Ops, Change).
• Manage project timelines, dependencies, and risks; escalate blockers early.
• Prepare and maintain RAID logs, sprint reports, and velocity tracking for PMO and SteerCo reporting.
• Support solutioning sprints, testing readiness, and go-live planning activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in Agile practices and team collaboration.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager in large-scale digital or technology programmes.
• Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) and project governance practices.
• Experience with Jira/Confluence for backlog and sprint management.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and stakeholders.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver within complex or cross-functional environments.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM / PSM) or SAFe Scrum Master certification.

Additional Requirements

• Experience coaching teams or driving Agile adoption in hybrid environments.
• Background in technology, data, or systems integration projects.
• Familiarity with PMO reporting, RAID management, and sprint metrics.
• Exposure to contact centre technology (e.g., dialers, CRM platforms, or omnichannel systems).

Hi Professionals,

Greetings From Ampstek

Hope you are high in your spirits. Please stay safe.

Our client is looking for
Scrum Master
to join a high-growth organization. If you are interested share you resume

Role: Scrum master

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa(Onsite 3days/week)

Duration: Contract

Job Description:

• 10+years as a
  Scrum Master
  for multiple cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Agile values, principles, and practices.
• Facilitate
  Scrum ceremonies
  (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives).
• Guide teams in
  Agile best practices
  and promote a culture of self-organization, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Coach teams and stakeholders in
  Scrum and Kanban methodologies
  , tailoring approaches based on business needs.
• Identify and remove
  impediments
  that block team progress.
• Support
  Product Owners
  in backlog refinement and prioritization.
• Foster close collaboration between
  business stakeholders and development teams
  to ensure delivery of high-value products.

Thanks & Regards,

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