Scrum Master
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Summary
Verdantas, an ENR-ranked engineering firm, is hiring a Scrum Master in Pune (in-office) to lead Agile practices for its technology and digital transformation teams. The role facilitates ceremonies, coaches Scrum behaviors, clears blockers, and manages boards and metrics using tools like Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow SPM, and Planner.
Join Verdantas – A Top #ENR 73 Firm,
We at Verdantas, seeking for a Scrum Master to lead Agile practices and support technology and digital transformation teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and demos
- Coach teams on practical Scrum behaviors, Agile delivery practices, and continuous improvement
- Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Developers, QA, and business stakeholders to improve delivery flow
- Support backlog readiness by helping teams clarify priorities, acceptance criteria, dependencies, estimates, and sprint goals
- Identify, track, remove, or escalate blockers that impact team progress or delivery commitments
- Promote consistent use of Agile boards, sprint metrics, impediment logs, risks, decisions, and delivery dashboards
- Help teams improve sprint discipline, board hygiene, role clarity, and delivery transparency
- Facilitate retrospectives and help teams turn improvement ideas into practical actions
- Support Agile adoption across technology initiatives, including enterprise platforms, digital products, automation, AI, and transformation work
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT or degree in a relevant field.
- 5- 10 years of experience in Agile delivery, Scrum Master, Agile Project Management, or a related role
- Demonstrated experience facilitating sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
- Experience with Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow SPM, Planner, or similar platforms
- Strong understanding of Agile principles, Scrum practices, backlog management, sprint execution, and continuous improvement
- Experience working with cross-functional technology teams, including product, business, development, QA, and delivery stakeholders
- Demonstrated ability in managing multiple Scrum boards, backlogs/ development teams
- Agile certification such as Certified Scrum Master, Professional Scrum Master, PMI-ACP, or SAFe
- Strong facilitation, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred:
- Experience in a global delivery model (India–US collaboration)
- Experience with PPM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, Planner)
- Certified Scrum Master
Location and Work Set-up
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Work Mode: In Office