Banking Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya - I&M Bank

Scrum Master

We are an equal opportunity employer and our staff come from diverse backgrounds. We offer rewarding careers to banking and other specialist professionals with competitive compensation, clear career paths and opportunities to grow within the org anisation and we provide adequate training and other tools to achieve success in the careers of our staff.
We provide a very conducive work environment where excellence, committment and loyalty are recognised and rewarded.


REF: DFD /1/2018
Job Summary:
Enabling cross-functional teams to develop medium-to-complex business / customer/ employee solutions using the agile way of working that integrates the business and technical needs. The Incumbent will report to the Digital Factory Manager or any other official as may be designated.

Key Accountabilities

·         Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to excel at agile development
·         Facilitate medium-to-high complexity Agile initiatives from initiation through release
·         Navigate and identify shared IT services required by the team in the delivery of its objectives
·         Facilitate discussions leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution within the team
·         Actively manage risks and external dependencies drawing in team members as appropriate
·         Create and maintain the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team (e.g. tracker boards, JIRA) to create a trusting and safe team environment
·         Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues

Qualifications

·         At least 1 successfully delivered project using Scum methodology in the role as Scrum Master
·         At least 3 successfully delivered technical projects with experience in software development and/or project management
·         Relevant business degree
Knowledge
·         Knowledge of Agile software development process (e.g. XP, Kanban, Scrum, etc.)
·         Knowledge and/or experience with Agile techniques: User Stories, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, Automated Testing, Agile Games
·         Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team

Agile Coach
We are an equal opportunity employer and our staff come from diverse backgrounds. We offer rewarding careers to banking and other specialist professionals with competitive compensation, clear career paths and opportunities to grow within the organisation and we provide adequate training and other tools to achieve success in the careers of our staff.
We provide a very conducive work environment where excellence, commitment and loyalty are recognized and rewarded.
REF: AC /6/2018 
Job Summary:
The role holder will be responsible for mentoring the key Agile roles within digital factory, with the goal of improving the quality and efficacy with which products are developed leveraging an Agile methodology. Agile Coaches act as a conduit between technology and business to ensure that all voices are being heard.

Key Accountabilities

·         Provide ongoing facilitation and coaching that enables the team to excel at agile development.
·         Facilitate discussion leading to collective decision-making, goal setting and conflict resolution across the digital factory.
·         Continuously seek to improve team performance by promoting joint accountability for results and solving productivity issues.
·         Coaches the Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Tech Leads within digital factory to focus on delivering incremental business value while sustaining an engineering culture
·         Facilitates cross-team meetings and helps teams find innovative ways of resolving dependencies and navigating complex business and technical trade-offs.
·         Engages in problem solving sessions with team leads on how to develop long-term strategies and roadmaps which are congruent with the Agile approach

·         Conducts training sessions on the fundamentals of Agile with new team members
·         Communicates the new way of working with groups outside of digital factory
·         Engages teams of external dependencies to develop an incremental integration plan

Qualifications

·         Undergraduate Degree or equivalent experience
·         Certified Scrum Master / Agile Practitioner
Knowledge
·         Knowledge of Agile software development process
·         Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Paired Programming, Automated Testing, Agile Games
·         Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team


Junior Product Designer
I &M Bank Limited (a regional Bank with a fast growing branch network around the country) is looking to set up a Digital factory to drive its digital strategy.
The Digital factory will work under a special function hived off from the day to day operations and will collaborate with different functions of the Bank to deliver solutions that are customer centric in design and that will radically simplify business requirements and scale fast to full utilization using a clean sheet approach to deliver the desired value.
REF: JPD/7/2018 
Job Summary:
The Junior Product Designer will be responsible for creating end-to-end product designs in order to deliver distinctive digital solutions for I&Ms customers and employees.

Responsibilities 

·         Designing and delivering elegant and delightful product experiences as part of a cross-functional Agile product team.
·         Actively collaborating with business / brand stakeholders throughout the design and development process.
·         Assisting Product Owners in executing both long and short-term vision for digital products.
·         Clearly articulating proposed design and key decisions with Product Owners.
·         Exploring solution space and refining concepts via wireframes and detailed high definition design.
·         Defining the visual style and position relative to design guidelines.
·         Researching, identifying and articulating customer needs
·         Building prototypes and designing tests to validate customer needs, requirements and behaviors.
·         Collaborating with other designers within and cross-team to problem solve design challenges and maintain a level of design consistency and coherence across client organization products.

Qualifications

·         Design Diploma or any other relevant course/ qualification in design studies
·         Strong experience in design
Experience with designing quality consumer products
Experience with user-centered design that spans some combination of web, mobile, tablet.
Experience with Graphical and Visual Design, including use of a diverse set of software such as the Adobe suite, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq, Axure, InVision, Sketch or other tools for Graphic / Visual Design
Knowledge
·         Knowledge of agile values, principles and practices
·         Knowledge of services in client’s industry
·         Awareness of current design trends
How to Apply
If you believe you meet the above requirements, please send your application together with comprehensive curriculum vitae indicating your qualifications, present position, salary expectations and names and contacts of three referees. Your application should reach the address below as soon as possible but not later than 3rd August 2018.   Please quote reference number followed by the position applied for in the application.
The General Manager-Human Resources
I&M Bank Limited
I & M Tower, Kenyatta Avenue
P.O Box 30238 – 00100, Nairobi
Or email: 
recruit@imbank.co.ke  (preferred option)
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.