Agile Delivery Lead | 10+ years | Cloud Migration

Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master

with 10+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale technology initiatives, currently leading a Cloud Migration API team (AWS) within the financial services industry. Skilled in coordinating cross-functional stakeholders, managing dependency risks and applying Scrum / SAFe frameworks for infrastructure and API delivery. Actively pursuing relocation to Dubai (Emirates / UAE) with visa sponsorship, and currently completing AWS Cloud Essentials certification.

Selected Achievements & Responsibilities (Updated)

• Serves as Scrum Master for an API delivery team building reusable APIs that enable Sanlam to consume services within an AWS migration programme
• Coordinates delivery across infrastructure, security and platform teams, ensuring end-to-end delivery of cloud-ready APIs
• Facilitates all Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and retrospectives for Cloud delivery teams
• Manages cross-team dependencies and removes impediments in collaboration with cloud architects, DevOps and business stakeholders
• Drives Agile maturity across the migration programme, coaching Product Owners and technical leads on value-based prioritisation
• Implements Jira dashboards and Confluence knowledge spaces to monitor migration progress and enable transparent stakeholder communication
• Currently completing AWS Cloud Essentials certification to strengthen Cloud delivery alignment and stakeholder engagement