DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:   

• Leads project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities for a Scrum Team  

• Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective 

• Guides and coaches the squad on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services  

• Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement by monitoring scrum metrices. 

• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines. 

• Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team 

• Assists Product Owners with backlog grooming, prioritization (Prioritization Matrix, Opportunity Canvas), story / epic writing 

• Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams 

• Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization 

• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices throughout the whole organization 

• Prepares and maintains project plans and tracks activities against the plan, providing regular and accurate reports as appropriate 

• Monitors costs, timescales and resources used, and reviews actions where these deviate from agreed tolerances with line manager. Ensures that deliverables are implemented within these criteria 

• Manages the change control procedure gaining agreement for revisions to the project from project stakeholders Identifies issues and problems with scope and progress of the project 

Required: 

• Strong communication (both business and technical) and interpersonal skills 

• Detail-oriented, project management skills 

• Ability to support squads and corresponding documentation 

• Ability to break down problems and estimate effort 

• Deep knowledge of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) / Agile / Scrum principles 

• Awareness of Project Management Tools and Processes 

• Scrum Master experience in a US India Matrix team environment 

• Hand-on experience in Atlassian tools (Jira/confluence) 

Experience: 

• 3+ years of technology experience 

• Minimum 1- 2 years of Scrum Methodologies, IT Project Management experience or equivalent 

Education: 

• Bachelor's in Information Technology, Business or equivalent 

Principles & Related Competencies: 

Ethical 

• Complies with policies and procedures; Takes the high road and upholds our values; Maintains confidentiality; Acts with integrity, honesty and respect. 

Leader 

• Communicates the big picture whether remotely or in-person, connecting the dots globally and overcoming obstacles; Gives and receives frequent feedback, learns, teaches, encourages information sharing and cooperation among teams; Celebrates the individual and the team; Ability to clearly communicate. 

Collaborative 

• Communicates the big picture whether remotely or in-person, connecting the dots globally and overcoming obstacles; Gives and receives frequent feedback, learns, teaches, encourages information sharing and cooperation among teams; Celebrates the individual and the team; Ability to clearly communicate. 

Looks Beyond Oneself 

• (Team Leader) Demonstrates humility through servant leadership by thinking about what can I do as a leader to help you achieve your goals; Develops a vision (strategy) and sets goals and targets, fostering an environment which encourages achievement; Inspires and influences people to work together cohesively and enthusiastically engages with them; Welcomes a diversity of backgrounds and ideas; Values teammates. 

Drives Innovation

• Add value through: Driving opportunities for all 3 types of innovation (incremental, evolutionary or disruptive); Proposing ideas and creative solutions to challenges; Celebrating and learning from failures and successes, willing to experiment and take educated risks making decisions based on facts & data; Welcoming other’s ideas and suggestions and acting on them. 

Delivers Change 

• Delivers Change Through: Experiencing and leading change; Understanding AAP’s business; Creating a sense of urgency for delivering business benefits; Flexibility and openness to change.