Job Purpose
The Scrum Master role guides the development teams and facilitates the scrum process in embedding Agile practices aligned to the business objectives. The scrum master enables the delivery team in enhancing & accelerating the flow of value to business.
Exposure to SDLC best practices and establishing agile way of working will be a value-add.
Key Accountabilities
• Assist the team to understand and adopt Agile delivery methodologies
• Ensure that the delivery team follows Agile practices, rules and values
• Organize and facilitate scrum rituals – daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint review and retrospectives
• Mentor the team in agile practices and address any challenge
• Ensure clear communication between development team and other stakeholders
• Foster a collaborating working environment within the delivery team and address any potential conflict
• Monitor & communicate progress across sprints through relevant metrics
• Identify impediments and resolve them in order to ensure efficient sprint delivery
• Ensure that all the sprint activities are in line with the bank’s overall objectives & policies
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in IT/Computer Science or a related field.
Professional Certifications
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
Experience
10+ years of work experience
Skills
1. 10+ years of experience of working as a Scrum Master, preferably in banking sector
2. Knowledge of banking operations, products and services
3. Strong communication, conflict-resolution & leadership skills with an ability to work with diverse teams and foster a collaborative environment
4. Proven experience in facilitating Scrum rituals and delivering Scrum trainings will be an added advantage.
5. High proficiency in using Agile delivery management tools like JIRA, Trello or similar
6. Certifications or experience in frameworks like SaFe (Scaled Agile Framework), LeSS (Large Scale Scrum) would be preferred
