Scrum Master

We are hiring multiple Scrum Masters for our Tech team in Chennai to support a large-scale Global Capital Markets platform modernization program. Candidates must have strong Agile delivery experience along with mandatory exposure to Capital Markets or one of its sub-domains, including Derivatives, Futures & Options, FX (Foreign Exchange), Equities, Fixed Income, Trading Platforms, Order Management Systems (OMS), or Market Data Platforms.

Total full-time experience: Minimum 10 years(including 5-6 years of recent hands-on Scrum Master experience)

Location: Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu (Hybrid: 2-3 days WFO)

Notice Period: 0-45 days preferred (Immediate joiners highly preferred)

Key responsibilities:

• Facilitate key Agile ceremonies across the delivery squads — sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews/showcases and retrospectives.
• Track sprint progress, blockers, dependencies and team capacity, and maintain transparency by radiating clear, timely delivery information.
• Support backlog hygiene and readiness for engineering intake, working closely with the Product Owner to maintain and prioritize the product backlog.
• Identify and remove impediments or guide the team to resolve them by engaging the right people, without coercing, assigning or dictating the work.
• Coach the team and stakeholders on Agile/Scrum practices and values, assessing Scrum maturity and guiding the team to higher levels at a sustainable pace.
• Facilitate discussion, decision-making and conflict resolution, building a trusting, safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame.
• Escalate and communicate delivery risks, and support internal and external communication across onshore and offshore stakeholders.
• Monitor and report on key Agile performance metrics (velocity, burndown, throughput) to the leadership team, while managing multiple workstreams and deadlines.

Key competencies:

• Strong knowledge of Scrum theory, rules and practices, and of Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and XP, with a solid grasp of iterative and incremental development.
• Good understanding of Agile engineering practices — user stories, continuous integration, ATDD, TDD, continuous and automated testing, and pairing.
• Understanding of Agile metrics and incremental delivery — task and backlog tracking, burndown, velocity and user stories; experience using JIRA is a strong preference.
• Familiarity with common development practices, service-oriented environments and microservices; advanced knowledge of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation and analytical skills, with a strong work ethic, attention to detail and exceptional relationship-management ability.
• Self-motivated, independent and responsible team player, able to work across multiple projects and deadlines and quickly learn new concepts. Preferred qualifications
• Previous experience in Capital Markets or Commercial Banking, ideally supporting platform modernization or transformation programs.
• Experience coaching distributed onshore/offshore squads and improving Scrum maturity within enterprise delivery environments.

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