Scrum Manager

Job Description:

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Manager to lead Agile delivery teams in a fast-paced enterprise environment. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of IT experience with strong expertise in Agile Scrum methodologies, stakeholder management, and enterprise project delivery. The Scrum Manager will be responsible for coaching Agile teams, driving Agile transformation, facilitating Scrum ceremonies, managing project risks, and ensuring successful delivery of business-critical initiatives within the Insurance or Financial Services domain.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage multiple Agile Scrum teams delivering enterprise applications.
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach and mentor Scrum teams on Agile principles, Scrum framework, and continuous improvement practices.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, Developers, and stakeholders to prioritize work and maximize business value.
• Track sprint progress, velocity, burn-down charts, release plans, and other Agile metrics.
• Identify, manage, and remove project impediments to improve team productivity.
• Coordinate cross-team dependencies and support release planning activities.
• Drive PI Planning, roadmap planning, and Agile governance initiatives.
• Manage project risks, issues, and mitigation plans while ensuring timely communication with stakeholders.
• Support enterprise Agile transformation initiatives and promote Agile best practices.
• Ensure compliance with Agile delivery standards, documentation, and reporting.
• Facilitate conflict resolution and build high-performing, self-organizing Agile teams.
• Provide regular project status updates, dashboards, and executive-level reporting.

Professional Skills:

• 10+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years as a Scrum Master or Scrum Manager.
• Strong experience with Agile Scrum methodology, SDLC, and SAFe Agile Framework.
• Experience managing multiple Agile teams simultaneously.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Teams, and Agile reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of sprint planning, estimation, release planning, Agile metrics, and dependency management.
• Experience working with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and executive leadership.
• Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in risk management, issue resolution, and conflict management.
• Mandatory experience in Insurance or Financial Services.
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), CSM, PSM, or SAFe Agilist certification preferred.
• PMP certification is a plus.
• Experience supporting enterprise Agile transformation programs.
• Exposure to Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and DevOps/CI-CD environments is preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.