Scrum Master

Role name: Scrum Master

Experience: 3-5 Years

Job Type: C2H (Contract to Hire)

Project Duration: 12+ Month

Notice Period: Immediate 15 Days

Location: Bangalore (Hybrid)

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Agile delivery, strengthen team collaboration, and help Scrum teams deliver high-quality products predictably. The ideal candidate will be skilled in removing impediments, coaching teams and stakeholders, and driving continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Coach Scrum teams, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile principles and Scrum practices.
• Track sprint progress, delivery risks, dependencies, and impediments.
• Remove blockers by coordinating with technical teams, business stakeholders, and leadership.
• Promote self-organization, accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Support Product Owners with backlog refinement, prioritization, and readiness.
• Monitor Agile metrics such as velocity, burndown, cycle time, throughput, and release progress.
• Identify delivery risks and escalate issues appropriately.
• Facilitate collaboration across cross-functional teams, including product, engineering, QA, design, and operations.
• Help teams improve estimation, planning, quality, and predictability.
• Support Agile transformation initiatives and contribute to the adoption of consistent delivery practices.
• Maintain dashboards, reports, and delivery documentation as required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Project Manager, or Delivery Lead.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Agile principles, and software development lifecycles.
• Experience working with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Proven ability to identify and resolve delivery impediments.
• Strong facilitation, communication, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience using tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Confluence, or similar platforms.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
• Experience working in scaled Agile environments.
• Familiarity with Kanban, Lean, DevOps, CI/CD, and product delivery practices.
• Experience supporting multiple Scrum teams or complex technology programs.
• Exposure to cloud, digital, data, or enterprise technology projects.

Key Competencies

• Servant leadership
• Agile coaching
• Stakeholder management
• Facilitation and collaboration
• Conflict resolution
• Risk and dependency management
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Delivery focus
• Adaptability and resilience

Success Measures

• Improved sprint predictability and delivery consistency.
• Effective removal of blockers and management of dependencies.
• Increased team maturity, engagement, and self-organization.
• Improved backlog readiness and stakeholder alignment.
• Timely delivery of quality outcomes.
• Demonstrable continuous improvement across Scrum events and practices.

What We Offer

• Collaborative and Agile working environment.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact technology initiatives.
• Professional development and certification support.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.