Project Management- Scrum Master

We are looking for a scrum master to join our client experience division. As a key member of the division, they will support agile squads to deliver product increments & release goals meeting vision & planning of product owner and ensure compliance to WMIS governance Responsibilities

Direct Responsibilities

• Implement and enforce Scrum principles and practices, facilitate continuous improvement, and identify and remove team impediments.

• Work closely with the scrum team to deliver the project deliverables, prioritization, estimations and planning

• Project management and release planning proficiency.

• Ensure the scrum team’s adherence to delivery schedule and estimates. Assess & surfaces all schedule risk and communicate accordingly.

• Creates partnership with product owners, stakeholders and transversal teams (security, solution architects, compliance…)

• Ensure coherence of the tasks in product/sprint backlog and commitment based on release and functionality of overall product

• Ensures squads compliance to WMIS governance

• Assures transparency of the work that is being done and communicate its progress via regular reporting inclusive of: o Burndown Charts o Status reports, Risks, Issues

• Facilitate discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution Contributing Responsibilities

• A member of the scrum master chapter, to share best practices and grow the community

• Participate in discovery sessions with customers and stakeholders

• Assess the Agile maturity of the team. Coach the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• 10+ years experience in working with large distributed IT teams practicing agile principles

• 7+ years of experience as Scrum Master preferably in teams developing client facing/web/mobile applications

• Certified scrum master

• Self-starter with strong critical thinker with problem solving aptitude.

 • Great listener and empathetic

• Good personality with a ‘can-do’ attitude and interpersonal skills

• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Specific Qualifications: None Skills Referential (Required knowledge, skills and abilities) Technical Skills: o Ability to manage a project o Analytical capability of dashboards and guide the team o Facilitate meetings with various stakeholders, committee members etc. o Skill 4 Behavioral Skills: o Ability to influence / convince transversal teams o Good communication skills o Attention to detail is musth o Education Level: Any Engineering degree or equivalent Location: Chennai