Product Owner / Agile Coach
Maviance, Cameroon

Maviance PLC is a digital financial services provider that builds, operates and grows a fintech platform that focuses on increasing and facilitating access to digital financial services to people, companies and government entities across Cameroon and the CEMAC region. Maviance PLC is part of the Maviance Group which consists of sister companies in Germany, France and the UK. Maviance Group is specialized in delivering customized solutions and value-added services as well as industry specific web and mobile solutions for telecom, utilities and financial institutions, businesses and governments, with a key focus in emerging economies

Maviance PLC is engaging in its expansion phase in Cameroon and within the CEMAC (Central African) region with the goal of establishing the company as the #1 leading player in the Fintech and Digital Financial space.

In our pursuit to revolutionize access to exceptional financial products and services, we are actively seeking enthusiastic individuals who are passionate about our mission. If you are excited to contribute your valuable time to this endeavor, we invite you to join us.

With this objective in mind, we are currently searching for a talented and adaptable individual to assume the combined role of Scrum Master / Product Owner within our team. As a vital member of our organization, you will play a crucial part in spearheading the agile development process, cultivating a collaborative environment, and overseeing the complete product development lifecycle to ensure efficient project delivery.

Your Purpose:

• Agile coaching
  • Act as an agile facilitator, ensuring the team follow scrum framework effectively.
  • Foster collaboration and communication amongst team members, stakeholders and other cross functional teams to drive successful project delivery and product outcome.
• Product owner
  • Oversee end-to-end project management processes including sprint planning, backlog grooming, sprint reviews and retrospectives to ensure timely and quality project delivery.
  • Gather requirements from stakeholders, analyse user needs, and translate them into actionable user stories and backlog items.
  • Collaborate closely with the development team to define acceptance criteria, review completed work, and ensure alignment with stakeholder expectations.

Your main duties and responsibilities for this role include:

• Agile coach
  • Guide the team in adopting and implementing agile principles, values, and best practices to deliver value incrementally.
  • Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, to ensure effective communication and progress tracking.
  • Identify and resolve impediments and obstacles that hinder the team's productivity, leveraging strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills.
  • Stay up to date with industry trends and advancements in agile practices, identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing relevant changes.
• Product Owner
  • Work closely with the development team to ensure a shared understanding of requirements and provide guidance on scope and priorities.
  • Monitor and track team progress, providing timely and accurate status updates to stakeholders, management, and the organization.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements, ensuring a clear understanding of business objective
  • Incorporate feature requests into product roadmap.
  • Prioritize and refine the product backlog based on value, risk, and dependencies, ensuring it aligns with business priorities.
  • Write user stories and define acceptance criteria
  • Review and accept completed work to ensure it meets acceptance criteria and quality standards
  • Regularly gather feedback from stakeholders and users, iterating and adapting the product as necessary to deliver maximum value.

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience

MUST: Excellent command of English amp; French Language: Reading, Writing, Speaking

• You have at least 4+ years of experience in a comparable role in a fast-growing/scale-up environment where you have worked on a variety of projects. Ideally in a role within our industry
• Proven experience as a Scrum Master /Product Owner in the fintech or startup space
• Strong understanding of agile principles, values, and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, etc) with the ability to apply them effectively in various contexts.
• Solid knowledge of product management practices, including gathering requirements, prioritizing features, and defining pro

Job Rewards and Benefits