M-Pesa Africa - Agile Portfolio & Value Manager at Safaricom Kenya

JOB DESCRIPTION

• M-Pesa Africa is now making strides to deepen and strengthen its offering to consumers and businesses in our operating countries, making it easier for them to manage their money and get more from their limited resources. Your role sits within the Value Management Office
• Working within the scaled agile framework (SAFe), you will perform all aspects of the Value Management Officer role. You will be responsible for implementing lean governance and operations, helping the organisation make better, more informed decisions that enables business agility.  
• Unlike in a traditional Project Management Office, which is highly process driven, your role will be to help create an outcome focused Value Management function, supporting value delivery and flow through small, lightweight controls. Helping to culture shift towards agile values, you will focus on individuals and their interactions and create an environment that rewards the generation of value for customers in the quickest possible time.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support Portfolio Manager to prepare and facilitate key SAFe Lean Portfolio events including Portfolio Syncs and Strategic Portfolio reviews
• Collaborate with Lean Portfolio Management, ART Leadership roles effectiveness; measurable & sustainable Value (inputs, outputs and clear outcomes)
• Driving for Augmented Efficiency through Re-usability Continuous Learning
• Help shift the funding model, moving away from traditional project funding towards directly fund value streams ensuring adherence to the agreed Lean-Budget Guardrails 
• Help manage uncontrolled and unlimited portfolio demand by visualizing work in process and matching demand to portfolio capacity 
• Help the transition away from traditional governance and quality gates by moving our teams to a “build in quality” mindset and value focused delivery
• Guide Product Management to create Lean Business Cases that are outcome-focused and establish a sensible “minimum viable product” (MVP)
•  Help Agile Release Trains execute and deliver by generating progress metrics that are used to improve value delivery and optimize flow
• Help co-ordinate our key PI Planning events and guide Agile Release Trains to prepare the necessary content to support a successful event
• Support preparation for other key Scaled Agile program level events, including Pre and Post PI Planning Sync, ART Sync, PO-Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos & Inspect and Adapt Workshops
• Provide regular reporting and analysis to drive effective decision making and continuous improvement
• Support our drive for relentless improvement by supporting Inspect and Adapt workshops; assess the agility level of the ART and help them improve 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong understanding of / experience with agile ways of working and software development lifecycle
• Demonstrable competence using the JIRA and Confluence tools, backed with experience
• Strong data analytical skills, able to identify solutions to complex problems
• Educated to degree level or equivalent work experience. Bachelor's in computer science/software engineering, Project Management, Agile management or Business Administration is encouraged  
• Certified in SAFe – the Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe Agilist certification preferred 
• Ability to work proactively within a demanding environment, being a key contributor to a fast-moving product development process
• Demonstrable numerical, analytical, and verbal skills, well-developed written and verbal communication skills in English
• Good understanding of the Fintech Evolving Trends 
• Experience working across multiple geographical regions 
• Demonstratable mentoring and coaching experience
• Flexible and adaptive to change.