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Scrum Master, TSG Agile Center of Excellence

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • IT & Cybersecurity
    Business, Operations & Strategy
  • Delhi

Requirements

  • - Associate's/Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
  • - 3-5 years experience on an agile team in a Scrum Master or similar role
  • - Some expertise in agile ways of working or demonstrated motivation to learn
  • - Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • - Self-motivated, proactive, and dependable
  • - High level of detail orientation
  • - Proactively identifies conflicts or roadblocks, often able to resolve independently
  • - Effective conflict resolution skills
  • - Flexible to shifting priorities
  • - Aspires to learn from best demonstrated practices and to improve work efficiency and sustainability
  • - Ability to work independently and with teams
  • - Demonstrated aptitude to follow technical discussions
  • - High performance and standards as demonstrated by academic or previous job experience

Responsibilities

  • Work with primary scrum team - 90%
  • Facilitate the appropriate scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Backlog Refinement, Retrospectives, sprint/release planning, and other Scrum-related meetings
  • Inspire the agile product team to embrace the full adoption of scrum practices by coaching the team on the framework and instilling an ‘inspect and adapt’ mindset
  • Empower the team to self-organize in pursuit of a better, more fulfilling experience and improved productivity
  • Generate a common understanding amongst the team of the product vision and strategy
  • Create an environment for the agile product team to thrive by protecting the team from outside distractions and over commitment
  • Champion ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement agile best practices
  • Design processes and practices to help the team anticipate and identify impediments while resolving basic team impediments. Recognize when to escalate the impediments and who to involve
  • Assist in team development while holding team members accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work, and mentoring and developing team members
  • Ensure that each team member is fully engaged in the project and making a meaningful contribution, and encourage a sustainable pace with high-levels of quality for the team
  • Advise and coach the Product Owner on the scrum framework, getting items to ‘ready’, user story best practices, writing good acceptance criteria
  • Drive sharing of scrum best practices across Bain agile teams
  • Provide management level reporting on project status, risks and mitigation strategies
  • Track and communicate team velocity, happiness and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management
  • Agile champion - 10%
  • Contribute to initiative work within the capability team

FAQs

What is the primary responsibility of the Scrum Master in this role?

The primary responsibility of the Scrum Master is to act as a servant leader for the agile product team by removing impediments, coaching team members in the agile methodology, and fostering a collaborative environment.

How much time is dedicated to working with the primary scrum team?

90% of the time is dedicated to working with the primary scrum team.

What are some of the key responsibilities of this position?

Key responsibilities include facilitating scrum events, empowering the team to self-organize, ensuring the product backlog is adequately prepared, and driving process improvement initiatives.

What level of experience is required for this role?

A candidate should have 3-5 years of experience on an agile team in a Scrum Master or similar role.

What educational background is preferred for this position?

An Associate's/Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience is preferred.

What skills are essential for a successful Scrum Master in this role?

Essential skills include strong interpersonal and communication skills, effective conflict resolution abilities, a detail-oriented approach, and the capability to identify and resolve roadblocks independently.

Will the Scrum Master be involved in coaching the Product Owner?

Yes, the Scrum Master will advise and coach the Product Owner on the scrum framework, user story best practices, and writing effective acceptance criteria.

What is the role of the Scrum Master in team development?

The Scrum Master assists in team development by holding team members accountable for their commitments, mentoring them, and ensuring that each team member is fully engaged in the project.

Are there opportunities for professional growth in this position?

Yes, the role encourages ongoing learning and the adoption of agile best practices, providing an environment for professional growth and development.

How is project performance tracked and communicated?

The Scrum Master is responsible for providing management-level reporting on project status, risks, and mitigation strategies, as well as tracking and communicating team velocity, happiness, and sprint/release progress.

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10,001+
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1973
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Mission & Purpose

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client

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