Scrum Master

Job Description

Description: Be a part of our success story. Launch offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to do the best work of their lives in a dynamic and growing company. Through competitive salaries, outstanding benefits, internal advancement opportunities, and recognized community involvement, you will have the chance to create a career you can be proud of. Your new trajectory starts here at Launch. What we are looking for: We are looking for Certified Scrum Master for one of our internal projects. Role: Scrum Master Location: Hyderabad Shift timings: Overlapping US hours Years of experience: 10yrs (6 to 7+ Years of Relevant experience) Technologies: Scrum Master, Agile, Sprint Planning Skills: Strong experience as a Scrum Master in dealing with technical teams, with a deep understanding of Agile and Scrum frameworks. Technical background or strong familiarity with software development, CI/CD, DevOps, or testing processes. Proven ability to drive progress, prioritize work, and remove obstacles to ensure the team meets sprint goals and deadlines. Excellent communication and facilitation skills to coordinate across development, QA, DevOps, and other teams. Detail-oriented with a focus on tracking project status, metrics, and team performance using Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps). Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and maintain team focus on key objectives. Expertise in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and maintaining a clear roadmap for the team. Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills to identify and mitigate risks and issues. Role & Responsibilities: Act as the Scrum Master for one or more agile teams, guiding them through all Scrum ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives). Drive team performance by helping prioritize tasks, tracking progress, and ensuring the team stays on track to meet sprint goals. Collaborate closely with product owners, technical leads, and other stakeholders to ensure that the product backlog is well-defined and prioritized based on business needs and technical requirements. Proactively identify and remove roadblocks that may hinder the teams progress, coordinating with other teams or stakeholders as needed. Ensure that the team adheres to Agile practices and maintains high-quality standards, including detailed tracking of velocity, burndown, and other Agile metrics. Facilitate communication and collaboration across technical and non-technical teams, ensuring that the team has a clear understanding of goals and requirements. Provide detailed status updates to stakeholders and leadership, ensuring transparency of project progress, risks, and timelines. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the team by identifying opportunities for process optimization during retrospectives. We are Navigators in the Age of Transformation: We use sophisticated technology to transform clients into the digital age, but our top priority is our positive impact on the human experience. We ease anxiety and fear around digital transformation and replace it with opportunity. Launch IT is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Launch IT is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation.