Agile Project Manager.
This mandate is run by SYMPHONI HR, a Mumbai-based executive search firm, est. 2003. Applications are email-verified and reach the search team running the role — confidentially, always.
About the organisation.
Our client is a leading global professional services firm in the accounting and finance sector, serving organisations across industries with assurance, advisory and technology-driven solutions. They operate at significant scale and are known for a collaborative, learning-focused culture that values transparency and continuous improvement. Teams are encouraged to adopt modern ways of working to deliver exceptional value to their customers.
About the role.
The Agile Project Manager will act as a servant leader and Scrum expert, guiding teams and the wider organisation in applying Agile and Scrum practices and values to delight customers. This role focuses on coaching teams to higher levels of Scrum maturity, removing impediments, and fostering a safe environment where problems are raised and solved openly. The successful candidate will facilitate decision making and conflict resolution while supporting the Product Owner with backlog grooming and maintenance.
What you will do.
- Guide the team and organisation on applying Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
- Coach teams on self-organisation and on filling the intentional gaps left in the Scrum framework
- Assess Scrum maturity of teams and organisations and coach them to higher maturity at a sustainable pace
- Remove impediments directly or guide teams to the right people to resolve them
- Build a trusting, safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or judgement
- Facilitate discussion, decision making and conflict resolution without coercion or dictating work
- Improve transparency and communication by radiating information internally and externally
- Support and educate the Product Owner on grooming and maintaining the product backlog
- Lead by example using a servant leadership style to support the team
What you bring.
- 8-12 years of experience, including experience as a Scrum Master for a software development team diligently applying Scrum principles
- Strong knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution and continual improvement
- Knowledge of Agile approaches such as XP, Kanban, Crystal and FDD
- Experience with Agile techniques including User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing and Agile Games
- Familiarity with well-documented patterns for Scrum gaps, such as burndown and retrospective techniques and bug handling
- Applicable knowledge of the technologies used by the team
- Previous experience as a manager
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