Scrum Master

Type: [Full-Time]

Your Mission

As a Scrum Master, you will be the servant-leader and agile champion for

our cross-functional development teams. You are not a traditional project manager; you are a facilitator, a coach, and a bulldozer for impediments. Your primary focus will be creating a highly team-oriented environment where the team can self-organize, operate efficiently within the Scrum framework, and consistently deliver high-quality increments of work.

The Tool Kit

- Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, [SAFe / LeSS / Nexus]
- Agile Tools: Jira, Confluence, [Azure DevOps / Asana / Trello]
- Collaboration: Miro, FigJam, Slack, [Zoom / MS Teams]
- Metrics & Tracking: Velocity, Burndown/Burnup charts, Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Methodologies: User Story Mapping, Backlog Refinement, Planning Poker

The Day-to-Day

- Facilitate the Process: Guide the team through all Scrum events, including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives, ensuring they are productive and time-boxed.
- Clear the Path: Actively identify, track, and remove impediments or blockers that are preventing the development team from achieving their sprint goals.
- Partner with the Product Owner: Assist the PO with effective product backlog management, user story refinement, and ensuring the team has a clear understanding of the product vision and goals.
- Coach & Empower: Mentor the team on Agile principles and Scrum practices, guiding them toward self-management,



cross-functionality, and a predictable delivery cadence.
- Protect the Team: Shield the development team from external distractions, scope creep, and context-switching during active sprints.
- Drive Continuous Improvement: Use metrics and retrospective feedback to help the team identify bottlenecks and experiment with new ways of working to increase efficiency and happiness.

What You Bring

- 3+ years of dedicated experience acting as a Scrum Master for software development teams.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II), or equivalent agile certification.
- Deep understanding of Agile values, principles, and the Scrum framework, along with familiarity with other methodologies like Kanban.
- Exceptional communication, active listening, and conflict-resolution skills.
- A true servant-leader mindset with the ability to influence and motivate teams without having direct managerial authority.

Bonus Points

- You have experience working in scaled agile environments (SAFe, LeSS) or helping an organization transition from Waterfall to Agile.
- You have a technical background (former developer or QA) that helps you deeply understand the team's engineering challenges.
- You are a power user or administrator of Jira, capable of building custom dashboards and workflows.
- You have experience facilitating remote or globally distributed development teams.

📌 Scrum Master (India)
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