Squad Lead

Hello,

Greetings from ZettaMine Labs Pvt Ltd!!

We are looking for an experienced Squad Lead with project opportunities.

Job Role

Squad Lead

Location

Bangalore / Hyderabad / Chennai / Pune / Noida

Experience

8+ Years

Relevant Experience

Strong experience in Agile team practices, team management, coaching and mentoring, building high-performing teams, and Agile delivery.

Notice Period

Immediate Joiners

Mandatory

Agile Methodologies + Agile Team Practices + Team Management + Coaching & Mentoring + High-Performance Team Building + Effective Team Building + Stakeholder Management + Agile Delivery

REQUIREMENT FOR SQUAD LEAD

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage an Agile squad to ensure effective delivery of business and technical objectives.
• Establish and promote Agile team practices across the squad.
• Build and maintain a high-performing, collaborative, and empowered team.
• Coach and mentor team members to improve technical, professional, and Agile capabilities.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
• Support the Product Owner and team in maintaining a clear and prioritized backlog.
• Remove impediments and ensure the team remains focused on sprint and product goals.
• Monitor team performance, delivery progress, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Encourage ownership, accountability, collaboration, and effective decision-making within the squad.
• Identify team development needs and create opportunities for knowledge sharing and skill development.
• Provide regular feedback and support individual team members in their career development.
• Promote psychological safety, open communication, and a positive team culture.
• Work with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to manage dependencies and delivery risks.
• Identify and resolve team-level challenges and escalate critical issues when required.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives, Agile metrics, and feedback mechanisms.
• Support capacity planning, resource management, and workload distribution.
• Ensure alignment between squad objectives, product priorities, and organizational goals.

Who Can Apply?

• Candidates with 8+ years of overall professional experience.
• Strong hands-on experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Proven experience leading or managing Agile teams/squads.
• Experience building and managing high-performing teams.
• Strong coaching and mentoring capabilities.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and implementing Agile practices.
• Strong team management, communication, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience managing stakeholder expectations and cross-functional dependencies.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery, continuous improvement, and team performance management.

Good to Have

• Scrum Master / Agile Coach experience.
• CSM, PSM, SAFe, or other Agile certifications.
• Experience managing distributed or geographically diverse teams.
• Experience with Agile metrics and dashboards.
• Jira/Confluence or similar Agile tools.
• Experience in Agile transformation initiatives.
• Experience handling multiple squads or large-scale Agile programs.
• Strong stakeholder and leadership management experience.

Key Skills

Squad Leadership | Agile Methodologies | Agile Team Practices | Scrum | Team Management | High-Performance Team Building | Coaching & Mentoring | Team Development | Agile Delivery | Stakeholder Management | Conflict Resolution | Continuous Improvement | Sprint Planning | Retrospectives | Product Backlog | Impediment Removal | Performance Management | Collaboration

Mandatory Project Experience

• Minimum 8+ years of professional experience.
• Strong experience with Agile methodologies and team practices.
• Proven experience leading Agile squads/teams.
• Experience building and maintaining high-performing teams.
• Strong experience in coaching and mentoring team members.
• Experience facilitating Agile ceremonies and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience managing team performance, collaboration, and accountability.
• Experience handling team-level impediments, risks, and dependencies.
• Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional coordination experience.
• Experience managing and developing team members.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.

Please share the following details along with your updated resume:

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