Savvy Agile Scrum Master is wanted for a position with a well-established consulting company in the Sandton area. The client is looking for go-getter with a vivacious personality to join their talented tight-knit team! *No applications will be considered after 10 December 2015 Minimum Requirements: • Relevant IT or project management experience • At least 2 years’ experience working in a Scrum Master Role • 2 to 3 years’ experience working in an agile environment, preferably in a variety of situations • At least 7 years overall experience in an IT role • Certified scrum master/scrum practitioner (Would be an advantage) • Relevant IT or project management related degree • Project Management certifications (PMP, Prince2) a benefit • Knowledge of the software development life cycle • Excellent communication skills in English (Written and Spoken) Outputs: • Help to achieve Sprint Goals, Spring planning, retrospective and spring reviews. • Strengthen the presence of the team as an AGILE centre of excellence. • Act as a change agent to the team and organisation • Foster good communication between the disciplines, developers, UX and UI designers and testers • Coach and mentor product owners • Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects/bugs • Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition. • Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices • Identify and remove impediments • Train new team members in Scrum and Agile methodologies. *No applications considered after 10 December 2015 *This role is only open to applicants who stay in Gauteng. Written applications to the following e-mail: (at) or fax to: (***)-***-****, you can also contact Justine on (***)-***-**** Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 3 working days after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful. Hire Resolve offers a R1000 for any candidate that is referred and placed through Hire Resolve. Hire Resolve also offers a R1000 job spec fee for any referral that results in a placement through Hire Resolve. If your company is looking for any IT, Finance or Engineering staff, please email us at jobspec(at) with the company name, a contact person and contact email or number of the person doing the hiring. We will keep the referral strictly confidential.