Scrum Master
Simplify Alpha™
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Job summary
Simplify Alpha™ in Pune is seeking a seasoned Scrum Master to own agile ceremonies and sprint execution across 2-3 cross-functional squads delivering features for our healthcare SaaS platform.
You will partner with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and QA to protect sprint commitments, remove blockers, and provide real-time delivery visibility in Azure DevOps and Jira, guiding multi-squad dynamics with confidence.
Qualifications
- 5-7 years in software delivery with 3+ years as Scrum Master.
- Experience managing 2-3 concurrent Agile squads.
- Hands-on Azure DevOps board configuration and reporting (hard requirement).
- Jira & Confluence for backlog management and tracking.
- Strong communication to senior leadership and business stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Agile, Scrum, SAFe is a plus.
- Experience in enterprise SaaS with cross-functional stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies across 2-3 squads (Planning, Daily, Review, Retro, Refinement).
- Manage sprint cadence, capacity planning, and velocity tracking across squads.
- Coordinate cross-squad dependencies and blockers; resolve at SM level.
- Run retrospectives and track action item closure sprint over sprint.
- Support PI Planning; identify sprint objectives, dependencies, risks.
- Own impediment log; escalate blockers with context and resolution paths.
- Maintain groomed backlogs with clear acceptance criteria.
- Raise mid-sprint scope changes and inform stakeholders promptly.
- Support release readiness activities and UAT coordination.
- Provide clear sprint health updates to TPM and Delivery Lead.
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Job description
We are looking for a Scrum Master to join our Delivery & Program Management team in Pune. You will own Agile ceremonies and sprint execution across 2-3 cross-functional squads delivering product features and platform releases on our healthcare SaaS platform. Working closely with Product Owners, Engineering Leads, and QA, you will protect sprint commitments, resolve blockers quickly, maintain real-time delivery visibility across squads in Azure DevOps and Jira, and communicate program health clearly to stakeholders at every level. This role suits a practitioner who has moved beyond just running ceremonies - someone who actively manages multi-squad dynamics, communicates with confidence across technical and business audiences, and pushes back on anti-patterns with constructive intent.
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies - Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Retrospective, and Backlog Refinement - consistently across 2-3 squads.
- Manage sprint cadence, capacity planning, and velocity tracking across all squads; surface trends and anomalies proactively.
- Coordinate cross-squad dependencies, shared resource conflicts, and inter-team blockers - resolve at the SM level before escalating to the TPM.
- Run retrospectives that generate genuine improvement actions; track closure of action items sprint over sprint.
- Support PI Planning participation for all squads; help identify sprint objectives, dependencies, and team-level risks.
- Own the impediment log across all squads; elevate blockers promptly with context and recommended resolution paths.
- Partner with Product Owners to maintain groomed, ready backlogs - stories enter sprint with clear acceptance criteria and no open questions.
- Raise mid-sprint scope changes and their delivery impact to stakeholders without delay.
- Support release readiness activities including regression tracking, UAT coordination, and go-live checkpoint adherence.
- Maintain accurate, real-time sprint boards in both Azure DevOps and Jira; ensure stories, tasks, and bugs are correctly logged, linked, and updated throughout the sprint.
- Configure and manage Azure DevOps boards, work item types, sprint iterations, and queries to reflect multi-squad delivery structure.
- Generate sprint health reports, burn-down charts, and velocity dashboards from Azure DevOps and Jira for leadership and program reviews.
- Use Azure DevOps pipeline visibility to stay informed on build, test, and deployment status; flag release-impacting issues early.
- Support integration of Jira and Azure DevOps workflows where squads operate across both platforms.
- Provide clear, concise sprint health updates to the TPM and Delivery Lead on a defined cadence - written summaries and verbal walkthroughs as required.
- Communicate sprint outcomes, blockers, and risks to Product Owners, Business Analysts, and senior stakeholders in non-technical, business-friendly language.
- Facilitate alignment conversations between squads and stakeholders when priorities conflict or delivery timelines are at risk.
- Prepare and present sprint review outputs in a format suited to the audience - executive summary for leadership, detailed breakdown for engineering.
- Participate in program-level governance check-ins; represent multi-squad delivery health accurately and proactively.
- Help squads understand and consistently apply their Definition of Done and Definition of Ready.
- Identify Agile anti-patterns across squads and raise them constructively in retrospectives or 1:1 conversations.
- Encourage a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement across all teams.
- Support onboarding of new squad members to team norms, tools, and working agreements.
- 5-7 years of overall experience in software delivery, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated Scrum Master role.
- Proven experience managing 2-3 concurrent Agile squads- not just a single team.
- Hands-on proficiency with Azure DevOps - board configuration, sprint management, pipeline visibility, and reporting. This is a hard requirement.
- Working proficiency with Jira and Confluence for backlog management, sprint tracking, and documentation.
- Strong communication skills - written and verbal. Must be comfortable presenting sprint health to senior leadership and translating technical status for business stakeholders.
- Working knowledge of Agile and Scrum principles; awareness of SAFe is a strong plus.
- Experience working in enterprise SaaS environments with Engineering, QA, Product Management, and BA stakeholders.
- Proactive problem-solving mindset; raises issues early with context, not just flags.
- Experience in healthcare IT, health insurance, benefits administration, or similarly regulated SaaS.
- Exposure to SAFe ART structure or PI Planning events.
- Experience supporting a squad through a production go-live or enterprise client implementation cycle.
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps pipeline and release management concepts (not just boards).
At least one of the following is required:
- CSM - Certified Scrum Master (Scrum Alliance)
- PSM I - Professional Scrum Master (Scrum.org)
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
- PSM II - Professional Scrum Master Level II
- PMI-ACP - Agile Certified Practitioner
- Microsoft Certified: Azure DevOps Engineer Expert (orequivalent Azure tooling certification)
=80% of sprint commitments delivered across all managed squads
Average impediment cleared within 3 business days of logging
=75% of retro action items closed within the following sprint
Squad velocity variance within +/-20% over rolling 3-sprint window
=90% of sprint-entry stories meet Definition of Ready at planning
Azure DevOps and Jira boards 100% current at daily stand-up each day
- Opportunity to build your Agile craft on real-world, large-scale healthcare SaaS programs.
- Mentorship from Senior Scrum Masters and Delivery leadership with deep domain experience.
- Clear growth path toward Senior Scrum Master or Agile Coach roles.
- Hybrid work model based in Pune with flexibility.
- Competitive compensation with performance-linked incentives.
- Exposure to SAFe at scale and modern Azure-based delivery tooling in a fast-growing, regulated SaaS environment.
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