ScrumMaster - 4421 (Job Vacancy)

Job Title:

Scrum Master

Department / Business Unit:

Technology

Location:

Bangalore, India

Reports to (job title):

Program Manager – Lead PMO and Delivery

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation, and a proud part of the University of Cambridge. We are focused on meeting the needs of our learners, authors, and customers by bringing research, teaching, learning and assessment together.

Job Purpose

The primary purpose of the Scrum Master role is to facilitate the Agile development process within the organization, ensuring effective collaboration, communication, and delivery of high-quality products or services. The Scrum Master serves as a servant-leader to the Agile team, coaching them on Agile principles, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. By guiding the team through the Scrum framework, the Scrum Master empowers them to deliver value iteratively and adapt to changing requirements, ultimately contributing to the organization's success in delivering valuable solutions to customers.

Principal Accountabilities

• Manage project scope and timeline.
• Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups.
• Coach team members in Agile frameworks.
• Facilitate internal communication and effective collaboration
• Be the point of contact for external communications (e.g. from customers or stakeholders)
• Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
• Resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur.
• Help teams implement changes effectively.
• Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.
• Help build a productive environment where team members ‘own' the product and enjoy working on it.
• Monitoring progress and performance and helping teams to make improvements.
• Tracking project processes and deliverables.
• Preparing and Presenting Status Reports to Stakeholders.

Knowledge & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or Business Administration.
• Should have CSM Certificate. SAFe Preferred.
• 3 to 4 years of experience as a scrum master.
• Working knowledge of agile methodology, techniques, and frameworks, such as Scrum or Kanban, to deliver solutions.
• Leadership and management experience.
• Excellent people and project management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Contributions to Industries such as Agile Coaching or Blogs or Vlogs etc.,

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe that diversity of thought, background, and approach create better outcomes. More importantly, fostering an inclusive culture is the right thing to do, and it's part of how we achieve our purpose: to contribute to society through the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence. Ensuring that anyone, no matter who they are, feels they belong here is an essential part of who we are and the contribution we make to society, and to our planet.

To enable an environment which our people can thrive in, our customers benefit from, and where work complements life, we empower everyone to manage their time and capacity, and to prioritise their wellbeing. That's why from day one everyone at Cambridge University Press & Assessment can discuss flexible working options to find the best solution for them and their role.