Thoucentric - Scrum Master - IT Project Management (4-8 yrs)

Job Description :

The Scrum Master will :

- Understand the general principles of Agile as outlined in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and be fully aligned to those principles

- Uphold the framework and integrity of Agile Scrum practices

- Mentor and coach the teams on Agile methodology and Scrum values and process

- Coach outside groups affected by the initiative to help them understand how Scrum works and how their own work-groups may be affected

- Provide servant leadership, and ensure accountability

- Ensure transparency, inspection and adaption

- Shield the team from external interference to avoid distractions from meeting commitments

- Lead the team to reflect and retrospect to improve the process continuously, thus enabling long-term productivity and quality

- Provide regular feedback to the team, and celebrate the teams successes and small wins

- Ensure the team does not become complacent, and the passion for continuous improvement remains in-tact

- Facilitate PI (Program Increment) and Sprint planning processes, as well as all other Scrum ceremonies, and empower team commitment to PI and Sprint delivery

- Initiate / Participate in cross organization dependencies for/from other Scrum teams, helping navigate complex delivery challenges, allowing for optimized delivery flow

- Monitor and track PI milestones, and facilitate mitigation of issues and risks

- Collaborate with the teams to identify and resolve problems, removing impediments/barriers for the team, and escalating to the RTE as needed

- Monitor the effectiveness of Scrum team processes and performance, and collaborate with the teams on changes and improvements

Requirements :

Skills/ Qualifications :

The Scrum Master should have :

- A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required

- A minimum of four years experience working with and coaching Scrum teams

- A minimum of four years of relevant Information Technology experience

- Prior experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies and Agile at enterprise scale

- Certification(s) in Agile methodologies (SAFe, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSP, SA, SASM or equivalent) preferred

- Strong facilitation and collaboration skills

- Strong communication skills

- Strong understanding of and demonstrated experience in using JIRA

Benefits :

- What a Consulting role at Thoucentric will offer you?

- Opportunity to define your career path and not as enforced by a manager

- A great consulting environment with a chance to work with Fortune 500 companies and startups alike.

- A dynamic but relaxed and supportive working environment that encourages personal development.

- Be part of One Extended Family. We bond beyond work - sports, get-togethers, common interests etc.

- Work in a very enriching environment with Open Culture, Flat Organization and Excellent Peer Group.

- Be part of the exciting Growth Story of Thoucentric!

- At Thoucentric, we work on various problem statements.

The most popular ones are :

- Building capabilities that address a market need, basis our ongoing research efforts

- Solving a specific use case for a current or potential client based on challenges on-ground

- Developing new systems that help be a better employer and a better partner to clients

- All of these need the best of minds to work on them day-to-day; and we do exactly that!

- Your contribution to organization development is as important as outward facing consulting.

- We are invested in both, employee growth and client success!