Agile Business Manager- Assistant Vice President

Citigroup Inc.; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Citigroup Inc. seeks a highly motivated Project Manager and Scrum Master for a hybrid role in Pune, India. You will bridge business and technology, drive delivery, facilitate Agile practices, and manage stakeholders.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in project delivery, strong Scrum knowledge, and excellent communication. Relevant certifications and a Bachelor’s degree are preferred. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and exposure to global initiatives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery.
• Define scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, milestones and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and roadmaps.
• Manage budgets, resources, risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including business, technology, operations, and vendors.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure on-time delivery within scope, quality and budget.
• Facilitate Agile ceremonies and coach teams on Scrum principles and best practices.
• Remove impediments and blockers to team productivity.
• Maintain a healthy product backlog with Product Owners.
• Foster collaboration, transparency, accountability, and self-organization.
• Track sprint progress and ensure delivery commitments.
• Use Agile metrics to improve performance.
• Promote Agile maturity across teams

Skills

Project management

Agile

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven professional to perform a hybrid role of Project Manager, and Scrum Master. The ideal candidate will bridge business and technology teams, drive project delivery, facilitate Agile practices, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives. This role requires strong stakeholder management, analytical thinking, leadership skills, and hands-on experience in Agile project delivery.

Responsibilities

Project Manager Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery.
• Define project scope, objectives, timelines, deliverables, milestones, and success criteria.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans and roadmaps.
• Manage project budgets, resource allocation, risks, issues, dependencies, and escalations.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including business, technology, operations, and vendors.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, quality standards, and budget.
• Facilitate decision-making by providing project insights, metrics, and recommendations.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and manage expectations throughout project execution.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and implement corrective actions when needed.
• Ensure compliance with organizational governance, change management, and delivery frameworks.

Scrum Master Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions.
• Coach Agile teams on Scrum principles, Agile best practices, and continuous improvement.
• Remove impediments and blockers impacting team productivity and sprint commitments.
• Partner with Product Owners to maintain a healthy and prioritized product backlog.
• Foster collaboration, transparency, accountability, and self-organization within the team.
• Monitor sprint progress and ensure delivery commitments are achieved.
• Use Agile metrics such as Velocity, Burndown Charts, and Sprint Health indicators to improve team performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and promote Agile maturity across teams

Recommended Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project manager experience.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use complex analytical, interpretive and problem-solving techniques
• Proven interpersonal, diplomatic and influencing skills
• Consistently demonstrate clear and concise written and verbal communication

Professional Certifications

• PMP (Project Management Professional) - PMI
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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Job Family Group

Technology

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Job Family

Business Analysis / Client Services

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Time Type

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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