Scrum Master

S&P Global Market Intelligence; Hyderabad, Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

SP Global Energy is seeking a Scrum Master to coach agile teams in transforming software practices. Based in Hyderabad/Ahmedabad, you will enable cross-functional collaboration and ensure disciplined scrum ceremonies, transparency, and continuous improvement.

You will mentor the team, shield them from distractions, and partner with the Product Owner to groom the backlog. A strong facilitator with SAFe knowledge and excellent communication is essential for success in this dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I).
• 4+ years of experience as Scrum Master for a software development team.
• Experience in SAFe environment across Program Increments (PIs).
• Ability to apply SAFe framework.
• Facilitation, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and transparency skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Teams, SharePoint.
• Follow the Scrum values - commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage.

Responsibilities

• Coaching the team and organization to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Coaching the team to get self-organized
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
• Facilitating to getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and streamlining information
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Providing all support to the team using servant leadership skills whenever possible, and leading by example
• Leads team efforts in relentless improvement Helps the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitates the team retrospective

Skills

PSM I

Scrum Master

SAFe knowledge

Facilitation skills

Azure DevOps

Confluence

MS Teams

SharePoint

Strong communication

Scrum values

Team coaching

Tools

Azure DevOps

Confluence

MS Teams

SharePoint

Job description

The Organization:

At SP Global Energy, we provide the insights; you make better informed trading and business decisions with confidence. Were the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Customers in over 150 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing, and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. SP Global Energy coverage includes oil and gas, power, petrochemicals, metals, agriculture, and shipping.

SP Global Energy is a division of SP Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies, and governments to make decisions with confidence.

The Role:

Scrum Master

Grade

10

The Location:

Hyderabad, Ahmedabad

The Team:

The SP Global Energy team seeks transformation from product to platform-centric software engineering practices in Agile development methodology. This person will play a pivotal role to ensure we adopt Agile methodology.

The Impact:

This role has a broader context of major strategic initiatives to extend our market leadership, enhance customer experience, and implement next-generation software technology. In short, it represents an exciting and visible opportunity to join our team during a dynamic period of fundamental organizational and operational changes

Whats in it for you:

Great Place to Work, Good Learning Curve, Excellent Work Culture, and Motivates you to Get Stuff Done.

Responsibilities:

• Coaching the team and organization to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers
• Coaching the team to get self-organized
• Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
• Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel
• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving
• Facilitating to getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work
• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and streamlining information
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Providing all support to the team using servant leadership skills whenever possible, and leading by example
• Leads team efforts in relentless improvement Helps the team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitates the team retrospective

What are we Looking For

Basic Qualifications -

The candidate must have

• First level Scrum Master certification (PSM I)
• 4+ yearsexperience playing the Scrum Master role for a software development team that was diligently applying Scrum principles, practices, and theory
• Worked in the SAFe environment on three or more Program Increments (PIs) and be aware of how their SAFe team is structured
• Capability to apply SAFe framework
• Support the team rules These may include the rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Extreme Programming (XP), Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, and any other process rules the team has agreed
• Worked with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization
• Good skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
• Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience with some of commonly used tools Azure DevOps, Confluence, MS Teams, SharePoint
• Follow the Scrum values - commitment, focus, openness, respect, and courage

Preferred Qualifications

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) certification as an added advantage
• Knowledge of other Agile approaches: Kanban, XP, Crystal, FDD, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games
• Previous experience as a team lead