Scrum Master - Lead

About Sopra Steria

Sopra Steria is a major technology player in Europe with 51,000 employees in nearly 30 countries, providing consulting, digital services and solutions to support clients' digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate and lead Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement.
• Coach and mentor teams on Agile principles, Scrum best practices, self-organization, and continuous improvement.
• Remove impediments, manage dependencies, and proactively address risks.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, business stakeholders, development teams, and leadership.
• Monitor sprint execution, team performance, and delivery progress using Agile metrics and KPIs.
• Track and report metrics including velocity, sprint burndown, burnup, capacity utilization, release readiness, and predictability.
• Support PI Planning, Inspect & Adapt workshops, and cross-team coordination within SAFe frameworks.
• Drive continuous process improvement and promote Agile governance standards.
• Facilitate conflict resolution and foster high-performing, self-organized teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Scrum certification such as CSM, PSM-I/II, SAFe Scrum Master, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe methodologies.
• Experience working with distributed and cross-functional teams in complex project environments.
• Experience in stakeholder management, facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership.

Technical Skills

• Agile delivery tools such as Jira and Agility.
• Collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and SharePoint.
• Dashboard creation, KPI tracking, burndown and burnup analysis, capacity planning, and release tracking.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in SAFe Agile transformations and large-scale Agile delivery programs.
• Exposure to digital transformation, cloud, SAP, ERP, or enterprise application projects.
• Experience supporting global teams across multiple geographies and time zones.

Qualifications

B.E., BTech, or MCA.

Sopra Steria is committed to an inclusive and respectful work environment. All positions are open to people with disabilities.