Lead the overall delivery setup and execution, people and financials management for the assigned software services projects/ program work streams in order to realize defined business outcomes with mid-sized, globally distributed teams
Partner with Agile leads, other delivery leads, clients and other internal/ external stakeholders to drive effective adoption of best practices, deployment of processes, methodologies and tools, execution of ceremonies and to drive continuous improvement on delivery engagements
Contribute to pre-sales and works with operations teams to ensure compliance Manage relationships &status reporting within the organization, with clients
Manage internal and external dependencies for the project or program
People management responsibilities for team members, track leads, scrum masters and product owners
Participate in Delivery Management and (or) Agile communities
The Scrum Master is trained on practicing Scrum and helps a team adopt Scrum in order to deliver quality releases quickly to market
Expertise with various Agile Methodologies Scrum, Kanban etc.
Expertise with various Agile Tools - Jira, Confluence etc. and ensuring adoption in consistent manner.
Act as servant leader and shield the team from external interference and distractions to keep it in group flow
Create self-organizing teams, build consensus and resolve conflict
Responsible for the team to follow processes, establish and actively facilitate the cadence of all scrum ceremonies, and remove team impediments or escalate as per defined SLAs
Ability to partner with product owner and manage backlog - backlog prioritization, backlog grooming, ready groomed stories for next 3 iterations
Responsible for Definition of Done, Definition of Ready, Sprint Dashboard, Burn down Charts, QA Metrics(Quality/Technical Debt; Cycle Time/Lead Time), Story Quality Metrics, Escalation Plan, Sprint Start and Closure activities, Team working Agreement, push for Automation, Story Estimation techniques (like planning poker) etc.
Ability to manage and increase team velocity, measure efficiency at team and individual level
Articulate the overall project risk and risk mitigation plan and make it transparent to the relevant stakeholders Good to have functional understanding of project and business value being delivered
Keeps scrum artifacts updated and visible Knowledge of engineering best practices ( Refactoring, Clean code patterns, CI/CD DevOps)
Must have Skills Sets:
Preferably from Development Background Proficiency with MS Office Suits or related software
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to solve problems creatively Ability to work independently with little or no daily supervision
Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices
Excellent analytical skills Strong interpersonal skills and extremely resourceful
Proven ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline
Good have Skills Sets:
Diverse experience across more than one service offering such as application development and maintenance, application/ product support, systems integration, product engineering, package implementation, project management consulting, etc.
Certifications: CSM, PMP, Prince2 etc.
Job Classification
Industry: IT Services & Consulting Functional Area: Role Category: Other Program / Project Management Role: Other Program / Project Management Employement Type: Full time
Education
Under Graduation: Any Graduate Post Graduation: M.Pharma in Pharmacy Doctorate: Ph.D/Doctorate in Pharmacy