PURPOSE:
Reporting to the Group Head of Business Change & Transformation, the Agile Specialist will work with multiple teams across the organization to help implement agile methodologies, optimize team performance, and promote a mindset of continuous improvement. S/he will support Development team, Product Owners, and stakeholders, ensuring that they deliver through the established agile framework and the same is implemented effectively across the organization.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Guide teams in the adoption and effective implementation of Agile practices.
- Organize and lead Scrum ceremonies which include daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure the team follows Scrum framework.
- Implement tools and practices to support Agile delivery, such as backlog management and visual progress tracking.
- Coach and mentor team members and stakeholders on agile best practices and the Scrum framework to improve agile adoption across the organization.
- Guide the team and organization in understanding and adopting agile principles.
- Support the Product Owners and Development team in maintaining and prioritizing the product backlog, ensuring the team understands and executes on product goals.
- Identify inefficiencies in workflows and recommend improvements to enhance team productivity.
- Define and track overall agile metrics such as velocity, burn rate charts and ensure sprint commitments are met.
- Provide timely reports to stakeholders on progress and backlog impediments.
- Enable a collaborative team environment by promoting open communication and constructive feedback among team members.
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Academic and Professional Requirements
Experience Required:
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| CIC insurance Group is committed to providing excellent service, spur further growth and employees are required to align their behaviour to the following core values as critical to driving their performance;
· Integrity- Be fair and transparent · Dynamism- Be passionate and innovative · Performance- Be efficient and results driven · Co-operation- Live the Co-operative spirit |
If you have the aforementioned professional and academic qualifications and you are ready to execute the above mandate, strictly apply through: https://careers.cicinsurancegroup.com/ clearly indicating the position being applied for.
The application should reach us by close of business on 28th January, 2025. Please note only short-listed candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us by 28th February, 2025 consider your application unsuccessful.
N/B: This job advert is open to both internal and external candidates.