Housing Finance Company of Kenya was incorporated as the premier mortgage Finance Institution in Kenya licensed under the Banking Act with the CDC and the GoK owning 60% and 40% respectively.

Housing Finance started operations with the main objective of implementing the government’s policy of promoting thrift and home ownership by lending ...

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Scrum Master

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

ICT / Computer

Principle Accountabilities

• Development and roll-out the HF Scrum Methodology across all the group.
• Coaching and leading teams to become self-organized and cross-functional to deliver on the agreed output of each project.
• Maximizing the sustained output and quality of the teams.
• Assisting teams to continually improve and demonstrate tangible performance improvements through the use and interpretation of team metrics.
• Managing relationships and communication with all project stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, priorities and dependencies.
• Coaching Product Owners and Teams in Agile values, practices and rules.
• Removing impediments to the teams’ progress; working with peers and colleagues across other teams and or functions, to leverage support.
• Interlocking with all team lead(s) to ensure delivery to plan and implications of any delay to dependent changes, sharing this holistic understanding with the rest of the team.
• Identifying, quantifying and defining mitigations for risks and issues that could impact delivery and ensure these are reported effectively.

Key Competencies and Skills

General Competencies

• Very good interpersonal skills including facilitation and presentation.
• Adaptability and Flexibility.
• Strong Communication Skills.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset.
• Collaboration and strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Ethical and Professional Conduct.
• Innovation and Creativity. Encouraging and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity within the team.

Technical Competencies

• Facilitation Skills to conduct scrum ceremonies effectively.
• Expertise in Scrum and Agile Practices.
• Data Management and Analytics.
• Project Management Skills.
• Regulatory Knowledge.
• Understanding of Banking Systems and Processes.
• Astute product knowledge
• Process orientation

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Academic & Professional

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field
• Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Professional or equivalent (i.e. Scrum.org or Scrum Alliance qualification).

Experience

• 5+ years’ experience managing projects in the financial services organizations.
• Experience of using Scrum, Kanban or a combination of both.
• Experience of effecting organizational change to achieve agility.
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as JIRA, Trello, or similar.

• Development and roll-out the HF Scrum Methodology across all the group.
• Coaching and leading teams to become self-organized and cross-functional to deliver on the agreed output of each project.
• Maximizing the sustained output and quality of the teams.
• Assisting teams to continually improve and demonstrate tangible performance improvements through the use and interpretation of team metrics.
• Managing relationships and communication with all project stakeholders to ensure alignment on project goals, priorities and dependencies.
• Coaching Product Owners and Teams in Agile values, practices and rules.
• Removing impediments to the teams’ progress; working with peers and colleagues across other teams and or functions, to leverage support.
• Interlocking with all team lead(s) to ensure delivery to plan and implications of any delay to dependent changes, sharing this holistic understanding with the rest of the team.
• Identifying, quantifying and defining mitigations for risks and issues that could impact delivery and ensure these are reported effectively.

• Very good interpersonal skills including facilitation and presentation.
• Adaptability and Flexibility.
• Strong Communication Skills.
• Continuous Improvement Mindset.
• Collaboration and strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Ethical and Professional Conduct.
• Innovation and Creativity. Encouraging and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity within the team.
• Facilitation Skills to conduct scrum ceremonies effectively.
• Expertise in Scrum and Agile Practices.
• Data Management and Analytics.
• Project Management Skills.
• Regulatory Knowledge.
• Understanding of Banking Systems and Processes.
• Astute product knowledge
• Process orientation

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, Finance, or a related field
• Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Professional or equivalent (i.e. Scrum.org or Scrum Alliance qualification).
• 5+ years’ experience managing projects in the financial services organizations.
• Experience of using Scrum, Kanban or a combination of both.
• Experience of effecting organizational change to achieve agility.
• Proficiency with Agile tools such as JIRA, Trello, or similar.