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Scrum Master Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Scrum Master
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Recruiter:
Isilumko Staffing (JHB)
Job Ref:
1170181832
Date posted:
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Location:
Cape Town, South Africa
SUMMARY:
POSITION INFO:
We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to join our financial services client in Belville. This is an exciting opportunity for a servant leader who is passionate about enabling teams, improving delivery flow, and driving Agile maturity across multiple cross-functional teams within a larger product ecosystem.
Reporting directly to the Release Train Engineer (RTE), you will support two or more Agile teams and work closely with Product Owners, Developers, Testers, Business Stakeholders, and fellow Scrum Masters to ensure alignment, remove impediments, and foster a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous learning.
Key Responsibilities
- Coach and enable cross-functional teams to become empowered, self-managing units
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, reviews, and flow-based cadences
- Partner with Product Owners to maintain healthy, outcome-focused backlogs
- Identify and remove blockers, risks, and delivery impediments
- Improve team flow, throughput, and predictability through Agile metrics and continuous improvement practices
- Support cross-team coordination, dependency management, and alignment across the Agile Release Train
- Participate in PI Planning, ART Syncs, System Demos, and Inspect & Adapt workshops
- Provide visibility into team progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery outcomes to the RTE
- Promote transparency, inspection, adaptation, and sustainable delivery practices
- Contribute to the wider Agile Community of Practice and organisational Agile maturity
Requirements
- Relevant IT Degree or Diploma
- Agile certifications such as CSM, PSM I/II, SSM, SASM, SA, ICP
- 4+ years’ experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, or delivery leader
- Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and scaled Agile frameworks
- Experience working within PI Planning / Agile Release Train environments
- Strong facilitation, coaching, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience using Jira, Confluence, and Miro
Please note, if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks, consider your application unsuccessful.
Deadline: 29 April 2026