Senior Scrum Master / Project Manager (Certified)

Job Description – Senior Scrum Master / Project Manager (Certified)

Location: Pune (Onsite)
Experience: 8 to 10 Years
Availability: Immediate / Short Notice Preferred
Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Job

About Aligned Automation

At Aligned Automation, we live by our Better Together philosophy to build a better world. As a strategic service provider to Fortune 500 companies, we help digitize enterprise operations and drive impactful business strategies. Our purpose goes beyond projects—we strive to deliver meaningful, sustainable change that shapes a more optimistic and equitable future.

Our culture is deeply rooted in our 4Cs—Care, Courage, Curiosity, and Collaboration—ensuring that each employee is empowered to grow, innovate, and thrive in an inclusive workplace.

Role Summary

We are seeking a certified Senior Scrum Master with strong hands-on Agile delivery experience, operating in a dual capacity as Scrum Master and Project Manager. The role combines servant-leadership of Agile teams (facilitation, coaching, impediment removal) with direct accountability for project-level outcomes (scope, timeline, budget, and stakeholder delivery commitments). The ideal candidate is proactive, delivery-focused, and comfortable operating across both the facilitative and directive ends of project leadership.

Key Responsibilities — Scrum Master

• Own overall project scope, timeline, and budget for assigned engagement(s)
  
• Develop and maintain project plans, resource allocation, and delivery roadmaps
  
• Manage risks, dependencies, and escalations proactively, including mitigation planning
  
• Report project status, financials, and delivery risk to senior stakeholders and leadership
  
• Manage client/stakeholder expectations, including scope changes and commercial impact
  
• Coordinate across multiple teams or workstreams where the engagement spans more than one Scrum team
  
• Drive on-time, high-quality, on-budget delivery aligned with business priorities
  
• Serve as Scrum Master for one or more cross-functional Agile teams
  
• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives
  
• Coach teams on Agile and Scrum principles, driving continuous improvement and team maturity
  
• Proactively identify and remove impediments blocking team progress
  
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy, prioritized, well-groomed backlog
  
• Track and communicate Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time, predictability)
  
• Collaborate with Developers, QA, DevOps, and business teams to optimize delivery flow end-to-end
  
• Act as a change agent, promoting Agile mindset across stakeholders
  

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Agile delivery, including significant time as a Scrum Master and demonstrated project/program management ownership
  
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM / PSM / SAFe SM or equivalent – mandatory); PMP or equivalent PM certification strongly preferred given the dual scope of this role
  
• Strong practical experience with Scrum, Agile frameworks, and iterative delivery
  
• Demonstrated ownership of project scope, budget, and timeline in prior roles — not facilitation alone
  
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders, including senior/executive-level reporting, and resolve conflicts proactively
  
• Experience working with cross-functional teams (development, QA, product) and managing dependencies across teams
  
• Strong facilitation, communication, negotiation, and leadership skills
  
• Hands-on experience with Agile and PM tools (Jira, Confluence, MS Project)
  
• Strong understanding of Agile metrics, financial/delivery reporting, and risk management
  
• Proactive, self-driven, delivery-oriented mindset with comfort operating in both coaching and directive modes
  
• Experience working in pharma / regulated environment
  

Good to Have

• Experience in Scaled Agile environments (SAFe / LeSS / Nexus), particularly managing multiple Scrum teams under one program
  
• Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, or cloud-based delivery models
  
• Experience working in onsite / client-facing roles, including commercial or contract accountability
  
• Coaching or mentoring experience for junior Scrum Masters or PMs