Scrum Master

HealthEdge Software, Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthEdge Software, Inc. is seeking an experienced Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead cross-functional teams, facilitate ceremonies, and protect delivery focus.

You will drive on-time delivery, maintain velocity metrics, and partner with Product Owners to keep a refined backlog while communicating status to stakeholders. This hands-on role balances servant-leadership with practical project management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent).
• 4+ years in Project Management, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery lead roles.
• Strong knowledge of Agile frameworks and scaling approaches (SAFe/LeSS).
• Proven ability to manage and deliver software with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies and coach teams on Agile principles to improve self-organization.
• Drive on-time, on-scope delivery across sprints/releases and track metrics.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine the backlog and align with stakeholders.
• Identify bottlenecks and lead initiatives for process improvement and quality.

Skills

Agile & Scrum

Kanban & SAFe

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

Communication

Delivery coordination

Jira / Azure DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Business

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

Job description

Overview

Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master to lead and coach one or more cross-functional teams in delivering highquality products. You will own the health of the Agile process — facilitating ceremonies, removing impediments, and protecting the team's focus —while keeping delivery aligned with business goals, timelines, and stakeholder expectations. This is a hands-on role for someone who balancesservant-leadership with practical project management.

Key Responsibilities

• Agile Facilitation & Coaching
  • Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
  • Coach the team and the wider organization on Agile and Scrum principles, helping teams mature toward self-organization andcontinuous improvement.
  • Foster a collaborative, transparent, and psychologically safe team culture.
• Delivery & Project Management
  • Drive on-time, on-scope delivery across sprints and releases, tracking progress against commitments.
  • Maintain and communicate delivery metrics (velocity, burndown/burnup, cycle time, throughput) and use them to forecast andimprove.
  • Manage dependencies, risks, and issues across teams; elevate and resolve blockers quickly.
  • Coordinate planning across multiple teams or workstreams where needed (e.g., PI planning, scrum-of-scrums).
• Stakeholder & Backlog Support
  • Partner with Product Owners to keep the backlog refined, prioritized, and ready for delivery.
  • Provide clear, regular status reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
  • Manage expectations around scope, timeline, and trade-offs, and communicate changes proactively.
• Continuous Improvement
  • Identify process bottlenecks and lead initiatives to improve team efficiency and product quality.
  • Champion engineering and delivery best practices in collaboration with technical leads.
  • Track and act on retrospective outcomes to drive measurable improvement over time.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 4+ years of overall experience as a Project Manager, Scrum Master, or Agile delivery lead.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and scaling approaches (SAFe, LeSS, or similar).
• Proven ability to manage and deliver software projects with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, conflict-resolution, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Hands-on experience with Agile tooling such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM / PSM I or II), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or PMI-ACP certification.
• PMP certification or equivalent traditional project-management experience.
• Background in software development or a closely related technical domain.
• Experience coaching distributed or multi-team environments.

Core Competencies

• Servant leadership — puts the team first and leads by enabling others.
• Organization — keeps complex, multi-stream work on track without losing detail.
• Communication — translates clearly between technical teams and business stakeholders.
• Problem-solving — anticipates risks and removes obstacles before they slow delivery.
• Adaptability — adjusts approach to fit the team's maturity and the project's needs.

This is a customizable template. Adjust the responsibilities, years of experience, certifications, and competencies to match yourorganization's seniority level, industry, and team structure.