Photon

Scrum Master - Pune

Photon  •  Republic of India (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master to facilitate Agile delivery, enable high-performing teams, and ensure effective adoption of Scrum and Agile principles.

The Scrum Master will serve as a servant leader, facilitator, coach, and impediment remover, working closely with Product Owners, Engineering teams, Architects, QA, DevOps, business stakeholders, and leadership to ensure predictable and continuous delivery of high-quality products.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience working with Scrum, Agile delivery, stakeholder management, team coaching, metrics, risk management, and cross-functional technology teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the Scrum Master and Agile facilitator for one or more Scrum teams.
  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies, including:
  • Sprint Planning
  • Daily Scrum
  • Sprint Review
  • Sprint Retrospective
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Ensure Scrum principles, practices, and Agile values are understood and followed.
  • Remove or facilitate resolution of team impediments, blockers, and dependencies.
  • Protect the team from unnecessary interruptions and external distractions.
  • Coach team members, Product Owners, and stakeholders on Agile/Scrum practices.
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement, transparency, collaboration, and accountability.
  • Partner with Product Owners to ensure the product backlog is sufficiently refined and prioritized.
  • Facilitate effective sprint planning and help teams establish realistic sprint commitments.
  • Monitor sprint progress and proactively identify delivery risks.
  • Track and communicate dependencies across teams and programs.
  • Facilitate resolution of cross-team and organizational impediments.
  • Work closely with engineering, QA, DevOps, architecture, security, and product teams.
  • Support release planning and coordinate with dependent teams.
  • Identify opportunities to improve team velocity, quality, predictability, and delivery flow.
  • Facilitate retrospectives and ensure agreed improvement actions are followed through.
  • Help teams adopt engineering and quality practices that support sustainable delivery.
  • Provide transparent reporting on delivery status, risks, dependencies, and impediments.
  • Collaborate with leadership to address organizational impediments impacting Agile teams.
  • Support Agile transformation initiatives and organizational change.

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD

Maximum Compensation: USD

Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.

Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.

This position is not available for independent contractors

No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post

Photon

About Photon

Photon, a global leader in AI and digital solutions, helps clients accelerate AI adoption and embrace DigitalHyper-expansion® to ‘make tomorrow happen today’. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100, enabling them to stay agile and future-ready in an era of converging digital and AI boundaries. Powering billions of touchpoints a day, Photon combines AI management, digital innovation, product design thinking, and engineering excellence to drive lasting transformation for F500 clients. We employ several thousand people across dozens of countries. Learn more at www.photon.com

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
2007
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