Lead Scrum Master Urgent Opening At Wolters Kluwer, Pune

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Scrum Master to join our team in India. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Agile methodologies and a proven track record of managing Scrum Masters and collaborating with leadership. In this role, you will oversee the overall program from a Lead Scrum Master perspective, facilitate communication and coordination between multiple Scrum teams working on a large project(s), ensuring a fully integrated product increment at the end of each sprint.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor Scrum Masters, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and practices.
• Remove cross team-level impediments and resolve conflicts; anticipate challenges, identify risks, and recommend mitigations and solutions.
• Oversee the overall program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and quarterly reporting processes.
• Identify opportunities to improve team-level Agile performance; focus on customer value, quality, and continuous improvement activities.
• Play a scrum-of-scrum role, managing the flow of work through an entire Circle rather than on an individual team or teams.
• Promote Agile best practices and contribute to the overall Agile transformation of the organization.
• Integrate AI technologies into Agile processes to enhance team efficiency and innovation.
• Stay updated on AI advancements and identify opportunities to leverage AI for process improvement.
• Work closely with delivery managers, architects, and release coordinators to manage dependencies across teams and ensure alignment.
• Facilitate quarterly retrospectives with clear, actionable outcomes and drive process enhancements to improve delivery efficiency, collaboration, and team maturity.
• Participate and actively contribute to the Agile Community, partnering closely with Agile Coaches and Leadership to Evolve the Way We Work.
• Increase the overall Agile maturity for teams and support higher complexity work towards successful outcomes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Advanced Agile certifications (e.g., Certified Scrum Professional, Agile Coach)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Knowledge of AI technologies and their application in Agile environments.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.