Scrum Master

The role you are applying for involves the responsibility of forming high-performing agile teams, guiding them through transformation journeys, and embedding agile principles across delivery squads. As a Scrum Master, you will ensure that the team evolves into a well-functioning agile unit capable of consistently delivering business value. Your key responsibilities will include establishing agile frameworks and ceremonies for newly formed squads, mentoring team members on Scrum practices, backlog grooming, story point estimation, and agile mindset, and creating a psychologically safe environment that encourages open dialogue and learning. You will lead all Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives. It will be your responsibility to identify, track, and remove impediments to ensure consistent team velocity and focus, as well as supporting the Product Owner in backlog refinement and prioritization. Conducting regular team maturity assessments, implementing improvement plans, promoting self-organization and accountability within the team, and driving continuous improvement through feedback loops and metrics will also be part of your duties. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, Product Owners, and Chapter Leads to ensure roadmap clarity, provide transparent updates on team progress, risks, and dependencies, and coordinate across squads to manage cross-functional dependencies effectively. The qualifications required for this position include at least 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, preferably in roles involving new team formation and agile transformation. An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent is necessary. Additionally, you should hold certifications such as Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent (e.g., SAFe, PMI-ACP), have experience in banking or financial services, be proficient in tools like Jira, Confluence, Miro, or similar agile collaboration tools, and possess excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Behavioral competencies that will be valuable in this role include strategic orientation and conceptual thinking, strong leadership and team-building capability, high adaptability, integrity, and resilience, as well as a commitment to continuous learning and coaching.,