Sr. Professional, Scrum Master I

Overview

Lead Agile delivery practices across one or more Agile teams as a servant leader, Agile coach and delivery facilitator, partnering with Product Owners, Technology Leads, Engineering Managers and business stakeholders.

What you'll do

• Facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Reviews, Retrospectives and PI Planning activities.
• Coach teams on Agile values, Scrum principles, SAFe practices and continuous improvement techniques.
• Foster a culture of accountability, transparency, collaboration and continuous learning.
• Guide teams in story refinement, estimation, dependency management and sprint execution.
• Track sprint, release and PI objectives to ensure predictable delivery aligned with business priorities.
• Monitor team capacity, velocity, cycle time and delivery metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Drive proactive identification, escalation and resolution of risks, issues, blockers and dependencies.
• Support teams in maintaining healthy backlogs and ensuring work meets Definition of Ready and Definition of Done standards.
• Partner with Product Owners and Technology Leads to ensure priorities are understood and execution stays aligned with roadmap commitments.
• Support PI Planning preparation, execution and follow-through activities.
• Track PI objectives, dependencies, risks and cross-team commitments.
• Ensure Agile tools and governance processes are consistently followed.
• Maintain accurate reporting and visibility through Jira, Confluence, dashboards and other delivery management tools.
• Provide leadership with clear status reporting, delivery forecasts and escalation insights.
• Coordinate release activities across teams and stakeholders.
• Partner with Release Management and Engineering teams to support production deployments and change approvals.
• Ensure readiness activities, communications and deployment plans are completed prior to releases.
• Facilitate post-release reviews and lessons learned activities.
• Use metrics and team feedback to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Help teams identify process inefficiencies and implement corrective actions.
• Mentor team members on Agile best practices and foster team maturity.
• Promote data-driven decision making through delivery metrics, dashboards and actionable insights.
• Influence adoption of Lean-Agile practices across the broader organization.
• Act as a liaison between business, product and technology stakeholders.
• Ensure transparency on delivery progress, risks, dependencies and commitments.
• Facilitate discussions that drive consensus and informed decision making.
• Communicate complex delivery challenges clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in Agile software delivery, project delivery or Scrum Master roles.
• 4+ years serving as a Scrum Master supporting Agile teams.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies in Scrum and/or SAFe environments.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence and Agile reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics, forecasting and delivery management.
• Experience managing risks, dependencies and stakeholder communications in complex environments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice to have

• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I or PSM II), SAFe Scrum Master, SAFe Agilist, or equivalent Agile certification.
• Experience supporting Program Increment (PI) Planning and SAFe delivery practices.
• Experience working with distributed teams, vendor partners and cross-functional organizations.
• Financial services, wealth management or regulated industry experience.
• Experience supporting cloud, digital transformation or enterprise modernization initiatives.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad.