Scrum Master

EPAM Systems; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Hong Kong is seeking a Senior Scrum Master to own Scrum delivery for a squad within a multi-squad programme. You will help the team plan reliably, estimate consistently and keep Jira as the single source of truth on-site in Hong Kong.

You will connect local stakeholders with distributed engineers across regions, coach the Product Owner and team, and drive continuous improvement through effective ceremonies and transparent reporting.

Qualifications

• Proven Scrum Master in software delivery teams.
• Strong knowledge of Agile and Scrum with practical coaching.
• Experience with story point estimation and velocity.
• Experience coordinating distributed teams across time zones.
• Excellent English written and spoken communication.
• Cantonese fluency is a must.

Responsibilities

• Lead full Scrum cycle with focused, time-boxed ceremonies.
• Coach Product Owner and team to improve user stories and backlog readiness.
• Maintain Jira workflows, reporting, and accuracy of progress.
• Facilitate reliable sprint planning, forecasting and capacity planning.
• Identify and remove impediments; manage cross-squad dependencies.
• Provide clear updates on risks, issues and outcomes to stakeholders.
• Act as on-site bridge between HK stakeholders and distributed team members.

Skills

Scrum Mastery

Agile knowledge

Estimation

Distributed team experience

English fluency

Cantonese

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Scrum Master . You will own Scrum delivery for one squad in a large, multi-squad programme, helping the team plan reliably, estimate consistently and keep Jira as the source of truth. Based on-site in Hong Kong, you will connect local stakeholders with distributed engineers across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full Scrum cycle, keeping ceremonies focused, time-boxed and outcome-driven
• Coach the Product Owner and team to improve user stories, acceptance criteria and backlog readiness
• Establish and sustain consistent story point estimation to support reliable forecasting
• Improve sprint predictability by analysing carry-over, scope and delivery trends
• Maintain accurate Jira workflows, statuses and reporting to reflect real progress
• Remove impediments, manage cross-squad dependencies and align with other delivery leads
• Provide clear updates on outcomes, risks and issues to EPAM leadership and client stakeholders
• Act as the on-site bridge between Hong Kong stakeholders and distributed team members

Requirements

• Scrum Mastery in software delivery teams, including facilitating core Scrum events
• Agile and Scrum knowledge, including practical coaching and continuous improvement
• Jira capability, including boards, sprints, filters and reporting
• Confluence knowledge for documentation and ways of working
• Estimation expertise, including story points and building predictable team velocity
• Distributed team experience across time zones and multi-vendor environments
• English fluency, written and spoken Cantonese is a must
• Nice to have Finance project experience