VP Scrum Master
On-sitePune, Maharashtra, India
Job Summary
Manage change projects within the organisation, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, budget, and to required quality standards. Develop project plans outlining scope, objectives, timelines, and resource requirements while communicating progress to stakeholders including senior management and external partners. Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as PI Planning and Sprint Planning, drive predictable delivery against commitments, and remove impediments impacting team velocity. Partner with Engineering, Product, Business, and external vendors to manage cross-team dependencies and align business priorities with delivery commitments. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought and provide accurate delivery reporting to support governance and continuous improvement. This role spearheads the evolution of the digital landscape by modernizing the Offer Management ecosystem through new tool implementation.
Required Qualifications
- Experience in Agile delivery, Scrum Master, Delivery Lead, or Agile Coach roles
- Experience leading multiple Agile teams in complex enterprise environments
- Strong knowledge of Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, Lean, and DevOps practices
- Expertise in Jira, Confluence, delivery metrics, and dependency management
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, conflict resolution, and communication skills
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SPC, CSM, PSM, or equivalent Agile certifications preferred
- Facilitate and continually improve Agile ceremonies including PI Planning, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Scrum of Scrums
- Drive predictable delivery against sprint and PI commitments
- Ensure effective backlog refinement and delivery planning
- Promote transparency through Agile metrics and dashboards
- Identify and remove impediments impacting delivery
- Manage cross-team and cross-platform dependencies
- Drive flow optimization using metrics such as velocity, cycle time, throughput, predictability, and dependency tracking
- Escalate risks and blockers proactively
- Partner with Engineering, Product, Business, Architecture, Operations, and external vendors
- Facilitate alignment between business priorities and delivery commitments
- Manage expectations and communicate delivery health, risks, and outcomes effectively
- Build trusted relationships across senior leadership forums
- This role is based out of Pune
Desired Qualifications
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), SPC, CSM, PSM, or equivalent Agile certifications preferred
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