Press Tab to Move to Skip to Content Link Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Create Alert Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa What will you do? The RTE is responsible for equipping team members with the right knowledge, tools and training to use agile to its full potential. The role involves understanding where teams are in their journey and offering the right approach to support their growth. To enable continuous improvement the RTE asks the right questions, provides good mental models, challenges people in their thinking and guides them towards consistent quality in their work. The RTE also performs the role of Senior scrum master running key initiatives The RTE has Senior Scrum master functions, who focuses on making things happen, responsible for ensuring their teams have everything they need to succeed. They are great at managing stakeholders and are responsible for coordinating across multiple Agile Teams and Supporting and driving ART Delivery and flow of value and proactively removing any impediments. All things Delivery. All things flow of value. What will make you successful in this role? Program Execution: The primary responsibility of the RTE is to ensure the successful execution of the Agile Release Train (ART), the primary delivery construct in SAFe. This involves facilitating the key events and processes that comprise the ART, including Program Increment (PI) Planning, Inspect&Adapt workshops, and the Scrum of Scrums. Risk and Dependency Management: The RTE needs to manage risks and dependencies within the ART. This means identifying potential issues, tracking them, and devising strategies to mitigate them. The RTE is also responsible for coordinating with other RTEs on cross-train dependencies and risks. Stakeholder Communication: The RTE plays a critical role in communicating with stakeholders both within and outside the ART. They need to provide updates on progress, risks, and obstacles, and help manage expectations about delivery timelines and capabilities. This may involve presenting to senior leadership or other key stakeholders. Continuous Improvement: The RTE leads the ART in continual learning and improvement by facilitating regular retrospectives and fostering an environment of transparency, openness, and innovation. They must inspect and adapt the processes to maximize efficiency and effectiveness. This includes incorporating new practices and tools into the ART and spreading successful innovations to other trains. Qualification and Certification Project Management or Agile certifications • 5+ years Agile life cycle experience • 5+ years IT administration experience • 3+ years SAFE experience • 2+ years Senior Scrum Master • 2+ years Coaching teams on agile cadences in a SAFE framework Experience and Skills Project Management or Agile certifications • 5+ years Agile life cycle experience • 5+ years IT administration experience • 3+ years SAFE experience • 2+ years Senior Scrum Master • 2+ years Coaching teams on agile cadences in a SAFE framework Behavioural and Functional Competencies Being resilient - Contributing through others Collaborates - Contributing through others Cultivates innovation Contributing through others Customer focus - Contributing through others Drives results - Contributing through others Embrace Hybrid ways of work Build a successful career with us We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth.Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development. Turnaround time The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers. #J-18808-Ljbffr